Shenyang, a major industrial city on the Hun River in northeast China has returned its tramway as a modern tram system. Shenyang once had a standard steel wheeled tramway network. Unlike other Chinese towns & cities, Shenyang's tram system was not opened directly as an
electric tram. The tram service was completely stopped in 1973. On 15 August, 2013 Shenyang opened a
modern tram system in
Hunnan New District south of central Shenyang.
History
A horse tramway was opened at Shenyang in 1907. The Japanese - who operated the railways - started electrification in March 1924 even before the creation of the
Manchukuo puppet state, and finally the electric tramway opened in October 1925 from Huaiyangmen via Taiqinggong to Xiaoxibianmen. In November 1925, the section between Xiaoxibianmen to
Xita started operating. In 1926 Sino-Japanese joint venture opened a tramway, starting at
Mukden Railway Station to Xiaoxibianmen. From 1920s to 1945 a total of six tram routes was put into operation in Shenyang.
The
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...
and
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Th ...
had great impact to tramway operations with power shortages and bombing causing the tram service to be suspended numerous times. By December 12, 1948, all six routes were fully rebuilt. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Shenyang had 170 tramcars, making it the largest in the country. The number of private cars greatly increased leading to major traffic congestion and delays to tram services. With the emergence of the first
trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or trol ...
line in Shenyang, the development of the tram gradually gave way to the trolleybus. On August 1, 1974, the last tram lines from
Shenyang Railway Station
Shenyang railway station () is a railway station on the Shenyang–Dalian railway, Shenyang–Dandong railway, Shenyang–Shanhaiguan railway, Huanggutun railway, Shenyang–Fushun intercity railway, Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway and ...
to Taiqinggong were removed.
History
*1925 - Electric tram started running from 15 March.
*1945 - Total six routes opened as a maximum extension of the network.
*1974- The last tram ran.
*2013 - Tram returned as modern system.
Fleet
Shenyang's tram was one of the modern tram in Asia. There were two closed type coaches. Electricity were drawn by bow collectors. However, after that tramway had very little upgrade and basically the 1930s electric cars were still running in the 1970s.
Depots & termini
Huai door, Taiqinggong, West Gate Mukden Railway Station was some of the termini.
See also
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Shenyang Modern Tram - The second generation tram in Shenyang
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Shenyang Metro
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Shen Fu Intercity Railway
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Changchun Tram
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Dalian Tram
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Hong Kong Tram
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Qingdao Tram
References
External links
Old photos of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang & Tianjin tram
{{Rapid transit in the People's Republic of China
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Transport in Shenyang
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