List of town tramway systems in Belarus
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Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

. It includes all tram systems, past and present.

Overview

The first Tramway systems in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 started on October 13, 1929 when two Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

ian tramway lines were created in Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

.

Nowadays, there are 11 tramway lines in Minsk. Also, tramway lines exist in Homel, Brest
Brest, Belarus
Brest , formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet...

, Mogilev
Mogilev
Mogilev is a city in eastern Belarus, about 76 km from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and 105 km from the border with Russia's Bryansk Oblast. It has more than 367,788 inhabitants...

, Vitebsk
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...

, Grodno. The cost of a ticket is about 0.16 Euro.

List of systems

Name of System
and picture
Location Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Mahilyow tram Магілёў / Могилёв (Mahilyow / Mogilev) Horse 10 Feb 1910 1920  
Mazyr tram
Мазыр / Мозырь
Mazyr
Mazyr, also Mozyr is a city in the Homiel Province of Belarus on the Pripyat River about 210 km east of Pinsk and 100 km northwest of Chernobyl and is located at approximately . The population is 111,770 . The total urban area including Kalinkavičy across the river has a population of...

 (Mazyr / Mozyr)
Electric (express tramway) 1 Aug 1988    
Minsk tram
Мiнск / Минск
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

 (Minsk)
Horse 22 May 1892 20 Jan 1928 Operation suspended May 1918 - 7 Aug 1921 because of war.
Electric 13 Oct 1929   Operation suspended 25 Jun 1941 - 1 May 1943 and Jun 1944 - 30 Apr 1945 because of war.
Novopolotsk tram Наваполацк / Новополоцк (Navapolatsk / Novopolotsk) Electric (express tramway) 21 May 1974    
Vitebsk tram
Віцебск / Витебск
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...

 (Vitsyebsk / Vitebsk)
Electric 30 Jun 1896   Operation suspended 1918 - Apr 1923 and Jul 1941 - 5 Oct 1947 because of war.

See also

  • Trams in Belarus
  • Rail transport in Belarus
    Rail transport in Belarus
    Rail transport in Belarus is owned by the national rail company BŽD / BČ . The railway network consists of 5,512 km, its gauge is 1,520 mm and 874 km are electrified.-History:...


  • Transport in Belarus
    Transport in Belarus
    This article is about transport in Belarus. For Soviet transportation, see Transport in the Soviet Union.- Railways :Rail transport in Belarus is operated by Belarusskaya Chyhunkatotal:5,512 kmcountry comparison to the world: 32...

  • List of town tramway systems in Europe

This article shows a list of town tramway systems in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

. It includes all tram systems, past and present.

Overview

The first Tramway systems in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 started on October 13, 1929 when two Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

ian tramway lines were created in Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

.

Nowadays, there are 11 tramway lines in Minsk. Also, tramway lines exist in Homel, Brest
Brest, Belarus
Brest , formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet...

, Mogilev
Mogilev
Mogilev is a city in eastern Belarus, about 76 km from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and 105 km from the border with Russia's Bryansk Oblast. It has more than 367,788 inhabitants...

, Vitebsk
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...

, Grodno. The cost of a ticket is about 0.16 Euro.

List of systems

Name of System
and picture
Location Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Mahilyow tram Магілёў / Могилёв (Mahilyow / Mogilev) Horse 10 Feb 1910 1920  
Mazyr tram
Мазыр / Мозырь
Mazyr
Mazyr, also Mozyr is a city in the Homiel Province of Belarus on the Pripyat River about 210 km east of Pinsk and 100 km northwest of Chernobyl and is located at approximately . The population is 111,770 . The total urban area including Kalinkavičy across the river has a population of...

 (Mazyr / Mozyr)
Electric (express tramway) 1 Aug 1988    
Minsk tram
Мiнск / Минск
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

 (Minsk)
Horse 22 May 1892 20 Jan 1928 Operation suspended May 1918 - 7 Aug 1921 because of war.
Electric 13 Oct 1929   Operation suspended 25 Jun 1941 - 1 May 1943 and Jun 1944 - 30 Apr 1945 because of war.
Novopolotsk tram Наваполацк / Новополоцк (Navapolatsk / Novopolotsk) Electric (express tramway) 21 May 1974    
Vitebsk tram
Віцебск / Витебск
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...

 (Vitsyebsk / Vitebsk)
Electric 30 Jun 1896   Operation suspended 1918 - Apr 1923 and Jul 1941 - 5 Oct 1947 because of war.

See also

  • Trams in Belarus
  • Rail transport in Belarus
    Rail transport in Belarus
    Rail transport in Belarus is owned by the national rail company BŽD / BČ . The railway network consists of 5,512 km, its gauge is 1,520 mm and 874 km are electrified.-History:...


  • Transport in Belarus
    Transport in Belarus
    This article is about transport in Belarus. For Soviet transportation, see Transport in the Soviet Union.- Railways :Rail transport in Belarus is operated by Belarusskaya Chyhunkatotal:5,512 kmcountry comparison to the world: 32...

  • List of town tramway systems in Europe

This article shows a list of town tramway systems in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

. It includes all tram systems, past and present.

Overview

The first Tramway systems in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 started on October 13, 1929 when two Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

ian tramway lines were created in Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

.

Nowadays, there are 11 tramway lines in Minsk. Also, tramway lines exist in Homel, Brest
Brest, Belarus
Brest , formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet...

, Mogilev
Mogilev
Mogilev is a city in eastern Belarus, about 76 km from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and 105 km from the border with Russia's Bryansk Oblast. It has more than 367,788 inhabitants...

, Vitebsk
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...

, Grodno. The cost of a ticket is about 0.16 Euro.

List of systems

Name of System
and picture
Location Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Mahilyow tram Магілёў / Могилёв (Mahilyow / Mogilev) Horse 10 Feb 1910 1920  
Mazyr tram
Мазыр / Мозырь
Mazyr
Mazyr, also Mozyr is a city in the Homiel Province of Belarus on the Pripyat River about 210 km east of Pinsk and 100 km northwest of Chernobyl and is located at approximately . The population is 111,770 . The total urban area including Kalinkavičy across the river has a population of...

 (Mazyr / Mozyr)
Electric (express tramway) 1 Aug 1988    
Minsk tram
Мiнск / Минск
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

 (Minsk)
Horse 22 May 1892 20 Jan 1928 Operation suspended May 1918 - 7 Aug 1921 because of war.
Electric 13 Oct 1929   Operation suspended 25 Jun 1941 - 1 May 1943 and Jun 1944 - 30 Apr 1945 because of war.
Novopolotsk tram Наваполацк / Новополоцк (Navapolatsk / Novopolotsk) Electric (express tramway) 21 May 1974    
Vitebsk tram
Віцебск / Витебск
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...

 (Vitsyebsk / Vitebsk)
Electric 30 Jun 1896   Operation suspended 1918 - Apr 1923 and Jul 1941 - 5 Oct 1947 because of war.

See also

  • Trams in Belarus
  • Rail transport in Belarus
    Rail transport in Belarus
    Rail transport in Belarus is owned by the national rail company BŽD / BČ . The railway network consists of 5,512 km, its gauge is 1,520 mm and 874 km are electrified.-History:...


  • Transport in Belarus
    Transport in Belarus
    This article is about transport in Belarus. For Soviet transportation, see Transport in the Soviet Union.- Railways :Rail transport in Belarus is operated by Belarusskaya Chyhunkatotal:5,512 kmcountry comparison to the world: 32...

  • List of town tramway systems in Europe


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