List of town tramway systems in Russia

This is a list of town tramway systems in Russia by federal district

Federal districts of Russia

The federal districts are a level of administration for the convenience of the federal government of the Russian Federation. They are not the constituent units of Russia . Each district includes several federal subjects and each federal district has a presidential envoy...

. It includes all tram systems, past and present.

Central Federal District
Central Federal District
The Central Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. The word "Central" is of political and historical meaning; geographically, the district is situated in the extreme west of Russia. The district spans an area of , with a population of 38,438,600 according to the 2010...

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Ivanovo / Иваново Ivanovo Ivanovo is a city and the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Population: Ivanovo has traditionally been called the textile capital of Russia. Since most textile workers are women, it has also been known as the "City of Brides"...	Electric	8 Nov 1934	2 Jun 2008
Kolomna / Коломна Kolomna Kolomna is an ancient city and the administrative center of Kolomensky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Moskva and Oka Rivers, southeast of Moscow. The area of the city is about . The city was founded in 1177...	Electric	5 Nov 1948
Kursk / Курск Kursk Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym Rivers. The area around Kursk was site of a turning point in the Russian-German struggle during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history...	Electric	30 Apr 1898		Operation suspended Apr 1918 - Oct 1924 and Nov 1941 - Sept 1943 because of war.
Lipetsk / Липецк Lipetsk Lipetsk is a city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Voronezh River in the Don basin, southeast of Moscow.-History:...	Electric	11 Dec 1947
Moskva / Москва Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... (Moscow)	Horse	22 Jun 1872	1912
	Steam	29 Jul 1886	1922
	Electric	6 Apr 1899
♦ Novogireevo / Новогиреево Novogireevo Novogireyevo is a Moscow Metro station on the Kalininskaya Line. It was constructed in 1979 in Moscow's Novogireyevo District, as the final terminus of the Perovo radius. The station has entrances at both ends, and is at a depth of nine metres. About 110,000 passengers use Novogireyevo station...	Horse	?	?
♦ Noginsk / Ногинск Noginsk Noginsk is a town and the administrative center of Noginsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of the MKAD ring road on the Klyazma River. Population:...	Electric	2 Mar 1924	1 Apr 2011	Operation suspended 1992 - 1994. Unique because the only full-year system in Russia is fully build as single track line.
Oryol / Орёл Oryol Oryol or Orel is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River, approximately south-southwest of Moscow... (Orel)	Electric	15 Nov 1898		Operation suspended May 1919 - May 1922 and Oct 1941 - Oct 1943 because of war.
Rostov Veliky / Ростов Великий	Horse	1902 (?)	1921
Ryazan / Рязань Ryazan Ryazan is a city and the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Oka River southeast of Moscow. Population: The strategic bomber base Dyagilevo is just west of the city, and the air base of Alexandrovo is to the southeast as is the Ryazan Turlatovo Airport...	Electric	2 Jan 1963	15 Apr 2010
Sankt-Peterburg / Санкт-Петербург Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea... (St. Petersburg)	Horse	8 Sep 1863	Sep 1917
	Steam	1882	1922
	Electric	29 Sep 1907		Operation suspended 8 Dec 1941 - 15 Apr 1942 because of war. Ranked (prior to recent track closures) as world's largest operating town tramway (by system length). See Tramways in Saint Petersburg Tramways in Saint Petersburg The city of Saint Petersburg, Russia once had the largest tram network in the world, consisting of about 340 kilometres of unduplicated track in the late 1980s. However, since 1995 the tramway network has declined sharply in size as major portions of track were removed, particularly in the city... .
♦	Steam	?	?	Sankt-Peterburg / Санкт-Петербург - Ozerki / Озерки, Sestroretsk / Сестрорецк Sestroretsk Sestroretsk is a municipal town in Kurortny District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, the Sestra River and the Sestroretskiy Lake northwest of St. Petersburg... - Kurort / Курорт Kurort Kurort , is a railway station in Sestroretsk, Russia.The station has been constructed simultaneously with sanatorium the Sestroretsk kurort.... , branch to Lisi Nos / Лисий Нос.
♦ Strelna / Стрельна Strelna Strelna is a municipal settlement in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, situated about halfway between St. Petersburg proper and Petergof and overlooking the shore of the Gulf of Finland...	Horse	?	?
♦ Vyritsa / Вырица	Horse	?	?
♦ Popovka / Поповка Popovka Popovka may refer to:inhabited localitiesPopovka, Belgorod Oblast, a village in Belgorod Oblast, RussiaPopovka, Kirov Oblast, a village in Kirov Oblast, Russia*Popovka, Kursk Oblast, a village in Kursk Oblast, Russia...	Horse	?	?	Connected Popovka / Поповка with Zakhozhye / Захожье, branch to Peschanka / Песчанка.
Smolensk / Смоленск Smolensk Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...	Electric	20 Oct 1901		Operation suspended Aug 1919 - May 1922 and 15 Jul 1941 - 6 Nov 1947 because of war.
Staraya Russa / Старая Русса Staraya Russa Staraya Russa is a town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located south of Veliky Novgorod. It is a wharf on the Polist River in the Lake Ilmen basin. It serves as the administrative center of Starorussky District, although administratively it is not a part of it...	Electric	6 Jul 1924	Feb 1939 (?)
Stary Oskol / Старый Оскол Stary Oskol Stary Oskol is a city in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located south of Moscow, on the Oskol River. Population: 221,163 ; 215,898 ; -History:...	Electric	4 Jan 1981		Express tramway.
Tula / Тула Tula, Russia Tula is an industrial city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia. It is located south of Moscow, on the Upa River. Population: -History:...	Horse	15 Nov 1888	1919
	Electric	7 Nov 1927
Tver / Тверь Tver Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;...	Electric	28 Aug 1901
Vyborg / Выборг Vyborg Vyborg is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of the Bay of Vyborg, to the northwest of St. Petersburg and south from Russia's border with Finland, where the Saimaa Canal enters the Gulf of Finland...	Electric	28 Sep 1912	25 Apr 1957	Until 1940 the city was a part of Finland. Operation suspended 23 Dec 1939 - 22 Aug 1940, Aug 1941 - 5 May 1943 and 25 Apr 1944 - 21 Sep 1946 because of war.
Voronezh / Воронеж Voronezh Voronezh is a city in southwestern Russia, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on both sides of the Voronezh River, away from where it flows into the Don. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway , as well as the center of the Don Highway...	Horse	23 Aug 1891	1919 (?)
	Electric	16 May 1926	15 Apr 2009
Yaroslavl /Ярославль Yaroslavl Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...	Electric	29 Dec 1900

Far Eastern Federal District
Far Eastern Federal District
The Far Eastern Federal District is the largest of the eight federal districts of Russia, while being also the least populated, with a population of 6,291,900 . The Far Eastern Federal District was established in 2000 by then-President Vladimir Putin and is currently being governed by presidential...

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Aniva / Анива Aniva Aniva is a coastal town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the coast of Aniva Bay in southern Sakhalin on the Lyutoga River 37 km south of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Population: 8,084 ; 8,905 .-History:...	Horse	?	?
Khabarovsk / Хабаровск Khabarovsk Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia...	Electric	11 Nov 1956
Khavomai / Хавомай	Horse	?	?
Komsomolsk-na-Amure / Комсомольск-на-Амуре	Electric	6 Nov 1957
Vladivostok / Владивосток Vladivostok The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...	Electric	22 Oct 1912		http://www.tramz.com/tva/ss.html.

Siberian Federal District
Siberian Federal District
Siberian Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was 19,254,300 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...

Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Notes
Barnaul / Барнаул Barnaul -Russian Empire:Barnaul was one of the earlier cities established in Siberia. Originally chosen for its proximity to the mineral-rich Altai Mountains and its location on a major river, the site was founded by the wealthy Demidov family in the 1730s. In addition to the copper which had originally...	Electric	7 Nov 1948	Express tramway opened 26 Sep 1985.
Biysk / Бийск Biysk Biysk is a city in Altai Krai, Russia. It is the second largest city of the krai . Population: -Geography:Biysk is situated in southwestern Siberia, on the Biya River . The city is called "the gates to the Altai Mountains", because of its position comparatively not far from this range...	Electric	13 Jun 1960
Irkutsk / Иркутск Irkutsk Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...	Electric	3 Aug 1947
♦ Angarsk / Ангарск Angarsk Angarsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Angara River, from Moscow. It serves as the administrative center of Angarsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population:...	Electric	26 Nov 1953
♦ Usolye Sibirskoye / Усолье-Сибирское	Electric	26 Feb 1967
Kemerovo / Кемерово Kemerovo Kemerovo is an industrial city in Russia, situated on the Tom River, east-northeast of Novosibirsk. It is the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, located in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin...	Electric	11 May 1940
Cheryomushki / Черёмушки	Electric	Feb 1991	Connects railway station with hydropower dam and generating station.
Krasnoyarsk / Красноярск Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of...	Electric	1 May 1958
Achinsk /Ачинск Achinsk Achinsk is a city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Chulym River near its intersection with the Trans-Siberian Railway, west of Krasnoyarsk. Area: . Population:...	Electric	15 Apr 1967
Novokuznetsk / Новокузнецк Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Novokuznetsky District, but it is not administratively a part of it...	Electric	30 Nov 1933	Unconnected line on the right bank of the river Tom (Томь) Tom River Tom is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob. Its length is 540 miles . Its source is in the Abakan mountains , and it flows northward through the Kuznetsk Basin... opened 30 Nov 1969.
♦ Osinniki / Осинники Osinniki Osinniki , known until 1938 as Osinovka , is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population:...	Electric	1 Nov 1960	Unconnected line in southern extremity, extending from Kaltan (Калтан) railway station, 1957 - 1963 (?).
♦ Prokopyevsk / Прокопьевск Prokopyevsk Prokopyevsk is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: It was founded in 1918 as the settlement of Prokopyevsky from the existing villages of Monastyrskoye and Prokopyevskoye, and was granted town status and renamed in 1931....	Electric	12 May 1936	Unconnected line in eastern extremity opened 5 Nov 1956, connected with main Prokopyevsk system 1964.
Novosibirsk / Новосибирск Novosibirsk Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...	Electric	26 Nov 1934	Unconnected lines on the left bank of the river Ob (Обь) Ob River The Ob River , also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean .The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.-Names:The Ob is known to the Khanty people as the... opened 4 May 1941. Tramway service across river Ob, 1955 - 1990.
Omsk / Омск Omsk -History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...	Electric	8 Nov 1936
Tomsk / Томск Tomsk Tomsk is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River. One of the oldest towns in Siberia, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004...	Electric	25 Apr 1949
Ulan-Ude / Улан-Удэ Ulan-Ude Ulan-Ude is the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located about southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence with the Selenga...	Electric	16 Dec 1958
Ust-Ilimsk / Усть-Илимск Ust-Ilimsk Ust-Ilimsk is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River. Population: 53,000 .-History:An ostrog was built on the present site of the town in the 17th century; however, the modern town was not founded until 1966, during the construction of the Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power...	Electric	15 Sep 1988	Express tramway.

Northwestern Federal District
Northwestern Federal District
Northwestern Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It consists of the northern part of European Russia. Its population was 13,583,800 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...

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Arkhangelsk / Архангельск Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river...	Electric	26 Jun 1916	24 Jul 2004	World's northernmost electric town tramway.
Cherepovets / Череповец Cherepovets Cherepovets is the largest city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Sheksna River, a tributary of the Volga River. Population: 311,869 ; It is served by Cherepovets Airport.-Location:...	Electric	19 Oct 1956
Kaliningrad / Калининград Kaliningrad Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...	Horse	26 May 1881	1901
	Electric	31 May 1895		Operation suspended Jan 1945 - 7 Nov 1946 because of war.
Pskov / Псков Pskov Pskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:...	Horse	13 Nov 1909	1912
	Electric	22 Jan 1912	Sept 1944
Sovetsk / Советск Sovetsk Sovetsk may refer to:Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia: formerly named TilsitSovetsk, Kirov Oblast, a town in Kirov Oblast, Russia*Sovetsk, Tula Oblast, a town in Tula Oblast, Russia...	Electric	26 Jul 1901	Oct 1944	Closed because of war damage.

Southern Federal District
Southern Federal District
Southern Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic-Caspian steppe. Its population was 13,856,700 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...

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Abinsk / Абинск Abinsk Abinsk , known as Abinsky before 1963, is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located southwest of Krasnodar. Population: 23,000 ....	Horse	?	?
Astrakhan / Астрахань Astrakhan Astrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...	Electric	24 Jun 1900	14 May 2007	Operation suspended Apr 1919 - Apr 1922 because of war.
Grozny / Грозный Grozny Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989...	Electric	7 Nov 1932	Dec 1994	Closed because of war damage. Virtually all tramway infrastructure was destroyed; no plans for reconstruction are known.
Ilsky / Ильский	Horse	1908	?
Krasnodar / Краснодар Krasnodar Krasnodar is a city in Southern Russia, located on the Kuban River about northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. It is the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai . Population: -Name:...	Electric	23 Dec 1900
♦ Krasnodar / Краснодар - Pashkovskaya / Пашковская	Petrol (gasoline)	4 Apr 1912	1914
♦ Krasnodar / Краснодар - Pashkovskaya / Пашковская	Electric	14 Dec 1914		Connected to main Krasnodar system 1918.
Krymsk / Крымск Krymsk Krymsk is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Population: It was founded in 1858 as the fortress and stanitsa of Krymskaya , named after the Crimean Cossack Regiment. The stanitsa was granted town status and given its present name a century later, in 1958...	Horse	1921	1932
Novocherkassk / Новочеркасск Novocherkassk Novocherkassk is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Tuzlov River and on the Aksay River. Population: 169,039 ; 170,822 ; 178,000 ; 123,000 ; 81,000 ; 52,000 ....	Electric	22 Jan 1954
Novorossiysk / Новороссийск Novorossiysk Novorossiysk is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is the country's main port on the Black Sea and the leading Russian port for importing grain. It is one of the few cities honored with the title of the Hero City. Population: -History:...	Electric	30 May 1934	26 Aug 1969
Pyatigorsk / Пятигорск Pyatigorsk Pyatigorsk is a city in Stavropol Krai on the Podkumok River, about from Mineralnye Vody. Since January 19, 2010 it has been the administrative center of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia...	Electric	5 May 1904
Rostov-na-Donu / Ростов-на-Дону Rostov-on-Don -History:The mouth of the Don River has been of great commercial and cultural importance since the ancient times. It was the site of the Greek colony Tanais, of the Genoese fort Tana, and of the Turkish fortress Azak... /Rostov-on-Don	Horse	11 Sep 1887	Dec 1902
	Electric	2 Jan 1902		Operation suspended October 1941 - 1 Jun 1943 because of war.
♦ Nakhichevan-na-Donu /Нахичевань-на-Дону	Horse	21 May 1890	Dec 1902
♦ Nakhichevan-na-Donu /Нахичевань-на-Дону	Electric	4 Jan 1903		Nakhichevan amalgamated with Rostov in 1928.
Shakhty / Шахты Shakhty Shakhty is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the southeastern spur of Donetsk mountain ridge, northeast of Rostov-on-Don. Its population was 240,152 per the preliminary results of the 2010 Census; up from 222,592 recorded in the 2002 Census....	Electric	7 Nov 1932	7 Dec 2001	Operation suspended 1942 - Apr 1944 because of war.
Taganrog / Таганрог Taganrog Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...	Electric	7 Nov 1932
Vladikavkaz / Владикавказ Vladikavkaz -Notable structures:In Vladikavkaz, there is a guyed TV mast, tall, built in 1961, which has six crossbars with gangways in two levels running from the mast structure to the guys.-Twin towns/sister cities:...	Electric	16 Aug 1904		Operation suspended 1920 - Nov 1924 because of war.
Yeysk / Ейск Yeysk -External links:* *...	Steam	1915	?

Urals Federal District
Urals Federal District
Ural Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. The district was established on 13 May 2000 by a decree of the President of Russia. The district is mostly located in the geographical region of Ural, but also includes some parts of the Volga Region; its extent is different...

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Chelyabinsk / Челябинск Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:...	Electric	9 Jan 1932
♦ Kopeysk / Копейск Kopeysk Kopeysk is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Chelyabinsk. Population: The population growth of the city between 2002 and 2010 was caused by the annexation of surrounding settlements....	Electric	5 Nov 1949
♦ Chelyabinsk / Челябинск Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:... - Kopeysk / Копейск Kopeysk Kopeysk is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Chelyabinsk. Population: The population growth of the city between 2002 and 2010 was caused by the annexation of surrounding settlements....	Electric	1949	Feb 1976
Irbit / Ирбит Irbit Irbit is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located from Yekaterinburg by train or by car on the right bank of the Nitsa River. It is crossed by long distance railway Yekaterinburg–Tavda–Ustye-Akha and by road traffic routes, directed to Kamyshlov, Artyomovsk, Turinsk, and Tyumen. Total area...	Horse	1926	1933
Kamensk-Uralsky / Каменск-Уральский Kamensk-Uralsky Kamensk-Uralsky is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kamenka and Iset Rivers . Population: 173,000 ; 51,000 .The mayor of the city is Mikhail Astakhov.-History:...	(Electric)			Construction started 1949, not completed.
Krasnoturinsk / Краснотурьинск	Electric	15 Jan 1954
Magnitogorsk / Магнитогорск Magnitogorsk Magnitogorsk is a mining and industrial city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern side of the extreme southern extent of the Ural Mountains by the Ural River. Population: 418,545 ;...	Electric	18 Jan 1935
Nizhny Tagil / Нижний Тагил	Electric	28 Feb 1937
Orsk / Орск Orsk Orsk is the second largest city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the steppe about southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. The city straddles the Ural River. Since this river is considered a boundary between Europe and Asia, Orsk can be said to lie in two continents. It is...	Electric	5 Dec 1948		Unconnected line in eastern extremity opened 12 Dec 1985. Orsk lies on both banks of the river Ural (Урал) Ural River The Ural or Jayıq/Zhayyq , known as Yaik before 1775, is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan. It arises in the southern Ural Mountains and ends at the Caspian Sea. Its total length is 1,511 mi making it the third longest river in Europe after the Volga and the Danube... , the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia.
Ust-Katav / Усть-Катав Ust-Katav Ust-Katav is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Yuryuzan River. Population: -Transport:Ust-Katav is situated near the Transsiberian Railway, as well as the M5 "Ural" motorway.-Industry:...	Electric	1973	1997	Operation on the test track of Ust-Katav carriage works
Volchansk / Волчанск Volchansk Volchansk is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Karpinsk in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volchanka River , north of Yekaterinburg...	Electric	31 Dec 1951		See Volchansk tram system Volchansk tram system Volchansk Tram is a main kind of transportation connecting southern and northern parts-townships of one town Volchansk . These townships are called Volchanka and Lesnaya Volchanka respectively. Town population is only about ten thousand people. Tram has been working since December 31, 1951...
♦ Karpinsk / Карпинск Karpinsk Karpinsk is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turya River , north of Yekaterinburg. Population: -History:The settlement of Bogoslovsk was founded in either 1759 or in 1769. It remained one of the largest copper production centers in the Urals until 1917...	Electric	26 Jun 1946	1 Nov 1994
♦ Volchansk / Волчанск Volchansk Volchansk is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Karpinsk in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volchanka River , north of Yekaterinburg... - Karpinsk / Карпинск Karpinsk Karpinsk is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turya River , north of Yekaterinburg. Population: -History:The settlement of Bogoslovsk was founded in either 1759 or in 1769. It remained one of the largest copper production centers in the Urals until 1917...	Electric	Jun 1953	22 Apr 1965
Yekaterinburg / Екатеринбург Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...	Electric	7 Nov 1929
Zlatoust / Златоуст Zlatoust Zlatoust is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ay River , west of Chelyabinsk. Population: 181,000 ; 161,000 ; 99,000 ; 48,000 ; 21,000 ....	Electric	25 Dec 1934

Volga Federal District
Volga Federal District
Volga Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It forms the southeastern part of European Russia. Its population was 29,900,400 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...

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Izhevsk / Ижевск Izhevsk Izhevsk is the capital city of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, situated on the Izh River in the Western Urals. Population: From 1984 to 1987 Izhevsk carried the name Ustinov \|Minister of Defense of the USSR]], Marshal of the Soviet Union, Dmitry Ustinov). The city is an important industrial center,...	Electric	18 Nov 1935
Kazan / Казань Kazan Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...	Horse	15 Oct 1875	1900
	Electric	2 Dec 1899
Kirov / Киров Kirov, Kirov Oblast Kirov , formerly known as Vyatka and Khlynov, is a city in northeastern European Russia, on the Vyatka River, and the administrative center of Kirov Oblast. Population: -History:...	(Electric)			Construction started 1943, not completed.
Naberezhnye Chelny / Набережные Челны Naberezhnye Chelny Naberezhnye Chelny is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River some 225 km east of Kazan near Nizhnekamsk Reservoir. It serves as the administrative center of Tukayevsky District, although it is not...	Electric	8 Oct 1973
♦ Nizhnekamsk / Нижнекамск Nizhnekamsk Nizhnekamsk is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located to the south of the Kama River between the cities of Naberezhnye Chelny and Chistopol.Population: -History:...	Electric	15 Feb 1967
Nizhny Novgorod / Нижний Новгород Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg...	Horse	1908	1918
	Electric	20 May 1896		Operation suspended 1 May 1919 - 2 August 1923 because of war.
♦ Dzerzhinsk / Дзержинск Dzerzhinsk Dzerzhinsk, transliterated from Russian, may be the name of one of the following places.Dzerzhinsk, RussiaDzyarzhynsk, Belarus*Dzerzhynsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine...	Electric	7 Nov 1933
♦ Bor / Бор	Horse	?	?
Novotroitsk / Новотроицк Novotroitsk Novotroitsk is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of and along the Ural River, from Orenburg, on the border with Kazakhstan. In the east Novotroitsk almost borders Orsk: the distance between the two cities is less than...	Electric	5 Nov 1956		see also Orsk (below).
Penza / Пенза Penza -Honors:A minor planet, 3189 Penza, discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978, is named after the city.-Notable residents:...	Diesel	1935	1938
Perm / Пермь Perm Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....	Electric	7 Nov 1929		Unconnected line to southwest (Osentsy / Oсенцы) opened 25 Oct 1957. Connected with main Perm system Dec 1958.
Salavat / Салават	Electric	29 Jul 1957
Samara / Самара Samara, Russia Samara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast...	Horse	22 Jul 1895	1917
	Electric	25 Feb 1915		Operation suspended 1 Mar 1919 - 20 Jul 1920 because of war.
Saratov / Саратов Saratov -Modern Saratov:The Saratov region is highly industrialized, due in part to the rich in natural and industrial resources of the area. The region is also one of the more important and largest cultural and scientific centres in Russia...	Horse	13 May 1887	1909
	Electric	22 Oct 1908		Express tramway opened 1974.
Ufa / Уфа Ufa -Demographics:Nationally, dominated by Russian , Bashkirs and Tatars . In addition, numerous are Ukrainians , Chuvash , Mari , Belarusians , Mordovians , Armenian , Germans , Jews , Azeris .-Government and administration:Local...	Electric	1 Feb 1937
♦ Chernikovsk / Черниковск	Electric	16 Aug 1956		Chernikovsk amalgamated with Ufa in 1956, tramway lines connected in 1958.
Ulyanovsk / Ульяновск Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk The city is the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin , for whom it is named.-History:Simbirsk was founded in 1648 by the boyar Bogdan Khitrovo. The fort of "Simbirsk" was strategically placed on a hill on the Western bank of the Volga River...	Electric	5 Jan 1954
Volgograd / Волгоград Volgograd Volgograd , formerly called Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River...	Electric	22 Apr 1913		Operation suspended 1920 - 1922 and 23 Aug 1942 - 26 Dec 1943 because of war. Express tramway, initial surface segment opened 1 May 1972. Underground segment opened 5 Nov 1984.
♦ Krasnoarmeysk / Красноармейск Krasnoarmeysk Krasnoarmeysk may refer to:Krasnoarmeysk, Russia, name of several urban localities in Russia, including:Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow OblastKrasnoarmeysk, Saratov OblastKrasnoarmiisk, a town in Ukraine...	Electric	6 Nov 1958		Unconnected line in southern Volgograd.
♦ Volzhsky / Волжский Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast Volzhsky is an industrial city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Volga River and its distributary the Akhtuba, northeast of Volgograd. Population:...	Electric	30 Dec 1963

Siberian Federal DistrictSiberian Federal DistrictSiberian Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was 19,254,300 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...

Northwestern Federal DistrictNorthwestern Federal DistrictNorthwestern Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It consists of the northern part of European Russia. Its population was 13,583,800 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...

Southern Federal DistrictSouthern Federal DistrictSouthern Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic-Caspian steppe. Its population was 13,856,700 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...

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Siberian Federal District
Siberian Federal District
Siberian Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was 19,254,300 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...

Northwestern Federal District
Northwestern Federal District
Northwestern Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It consists of the northern part of European Russia. Its population was 13,583,800 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...

Southern Federal District
Southern Federal District
Southern Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic-Caspian steppe. Its population was 13,856,700 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...

Volga Federal District
Volga Federal District
Volga Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It forms the southeastern part of European Russia. Its population was 29,900,400 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...