Trams in Kryvyi Rih

Operation

Locale

Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine

Status

Operational

Routes

Owner(s)

Kryvyi Rih City Council

Operator(s)

"KRShT"

Infrastructure

Track gauge

1,524 mm (5 ft)

Propulsion system(s)

Electricity

Stock

172

Electric tram era: since 1935 (1935)
Status	Still running
Operator(s)	Kryvyi Rih City Council
Track gauge	1524
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity

Overview

The Kryvyi Rih tramway network is part of the public transport system of Kryvyi Rih, city in Ukraine. The tram network serves as the backbone of the transit system, serving both under the name of the "Kryvyi Rih Rapid Tram" municipal corporation.

In operation since 1935, the Kryvyi Rih tram network is one of world's largest tram networks, operating on 88.1 kilometres of total route.^{[citation needed]} As of 2014, it was composed of 13 lines. The system is operated by the Kryvyi Rih City Council under the supervision of the city community.

On May 1, 2021, Kryvyi Rih became the first city in Ukraine to introduce free travel in public transport for its citizens.^[1] In order not to pay for municipal transport one must show a special electronic "Kryvyi Rih Citier Card".^[1]

On April 27, 2022, free travel in Kryvyi Rih became available to all the tram, bus, trolleybus and the Metro passengers.^[2]

Network

Line number	End stations	Stock type
	Dombudivnykiv - Pyvzavod	КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608
	Domnobudivnykiv - Bukovynska	КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608
3М	Zarichna — Zbahachuvalna str.	Tatra KT3UA Tatra T3
		КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608
4М	Zarichna - PivdGZK	Tatra KT3UA Tatra T3
		КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608
		КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608
		КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608
		КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608
		КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608
		КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608
		КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608
		КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608
		КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608
		КТМ-5 КТМ-8 К-1 71-608

Rolling stock

Current fleet

Type	Modifications and subtypes	Count
Tatra T3	Tatra T3SU, T3R.P, Tatra T3SUCS, T3RP, K3R-N
Tatra KT3UA	KT3UA
КТМ-5	КТМ-5	52
71-608	71-608К, 71-608КM	16
К-1		7

References

^ ^a ^b (in Ukrainian) Free, but unpleasant. In Kryvyi Rih, the fare in transport, which needs urgent modernization, is being abolished, The Ukrainian Week (21 April 2021)
^ (in Ukrainian) https://kr.gov.ua/ua/news/pg/270422434443931_n Відсьогодні у Кривому Розі проїзд у комунальному транспорті безкоштовний не лише для мешканців міста, а й для усіх - в тому числі військових, переселенців, жителів Криворізького району