Trams in Minsk
| Trams in Minsk | |
|---|---|
The Minsk tram network in 2018 | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Minsk, Minsk Region, Belarus |
| Transit type | Tram line |
| Number of lines | 10 |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 22 May 1892 (horse trams) 13 October 1929 (electric trams) |
| Operator(s) | Minsktrans |
| Number of vehicles | 151 including types: * АКСМ-60102, * АКСМ-843, * АКСМ-1М & * АКСМ-743 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 123.12 km (76.50 mi) (total track length) |
| Track gauge | Russian broad gauge |
| Electrification | 600 V DC overhead lines |
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The Minsk tram (Belarusian: Мінскі трамвай, romanized: Minski Tramvaj) network is organised into 10 routes, integrated with the city's trolleybus, Metro and bus services. It uses a Russian broad gauge, which remains the standard in the former soviet union.
Trams, initially using horse traction, have been operating in Minsk, the Belarusian capital, since 1892. At that time the entire territory was part of the Russian Empire. Services were interrupted for a few years following the 1917 Russian Revolution and again during the Second World War.
Minsk used horse trams for longer than many other cities, but a programme of tram electrification took place during the 1920s.