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Trolleybuses In Kyiv
The Kyiv Trolleybus is a trolleybus network in Kyiv, the largest trolleybus network in the world in terms of line length, and the largest in Ukraine in terms of length and number of cars. The network was opened on November 5, 1935. History Pre-History In June 1914, a London firm proposed to Kyiv Mayor Mayor of Kyiv, I. M. Dyakov to build a "railless" tram (of course, this was a trolleybus). It was said that the construction of a trolleybus will cost 5 times cheaper (although funds for road repairs and asphalt were not taken into account). But due to lack of experience with such lines and the war, the talk of a trolleybus in Kyiv began only in 1935, after the transfer of the capital of the Ukrainian SSR from Kharkiv. According to the first project, the trolleybus was to follow the route of the former tram No 2, via European Square (Kyiv), III International Square – Khreshchatyk – Lenina Street – Pirohova Street – Tarasa Shevchenka Boulevard – Cominterna Street – Kyiv- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyivpastrans
Kyivpastrans is a municipal company that operates public transport in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Its operations include electric trams, city buses and trolleybuses. It also operates the Kyiv Funicular and some urban rail lines. Kyivpastrans was established on October 2, 2001, by the Kyiv City Council to replace KP "Kyivelektrotrans" and the Kyiv City Territorial-Production Union of Automobile Transport. Rolling stock and depots File:Bus in Kyiv.jpg, Air conditioned bus on route #114 Kyivpastrans has four bus depots and operates 650 buses that drive 107 routes. The company also has three tram depots: one on the left bank of the Dnieper (in Darnytskyi District, Darnytsia) and two on the right bank. The system serves 21 tram routes in total. :uk:Трамвайне депо імені Шевченка, LRT routes #1 and 3 are operated by new air-conditioned trams from a dedicated right-bank depot. The most popular tram model used in the system is a modified Tatra T3. There are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
