Operator(s) Gorelectrotrans Locale Kharkiv | System length 232.1 km (144.2 mi) Began operation 1906 | |
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Track gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)
(1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ⁄32 in) Russian gauge) | ||
The Kharkiv tram (Ukrainian: Харкiвський трамвай) is part of the public transport system of the second largest city of Ukraine. The tram system has a "Russian Standard" track gauge of 1,524 mm (5 ft). The tram network is built almost exclusively on the streets of Kharkiv, making it a traditional tram system. The network consists almost exclusively of double track. In some parts the tracks are separated from other road traffic, whereas elsewhere tracks lie on lanes that cars and buses may also use.
In October 2016, extensive sections of the track are in poor condition, even unsafe. Sleepers are rotten in parts, fishplates unbolted, pointwork derelict, some rails have sunk some 8 cms below the road surface, overhead voltage supply is poorly regulated. Speeds are low.