Liepājas tramvajs
 Two KT4SU trams in July 2013 | |
| Type | state owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | transportation |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Headquarters | Liepāja, Latvia, 56°31′19″N 21°01′05″E / 56.52194°N 21.01806°ECoordinates: 56°31′19″N 21°01′05″E / 56.52194°N 21.01806°E |
Key people | Aigars Puks,[1] CEO |
| Revenue |  776000 LVL (2009)[2] |
Number of employees | 70[2] |
| Website | http://www.liepajas-tramvajs.lv |
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Liepājas tramvajs is a municipal company that operates a single tram line in Liepāja, Latvia. The current double-tracked tram line has a length of 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi).[3]
History[]
1899[]
The first electric tram line in the Baltic states was founded in Liepāja, September 26, 1899. The first nine trams used by the company were made by Herbrand (based in Köln, Germany). The first tram line was built to Karosta.
1903[]
In 1903 the company ordered six new trams from Herbrand. The new trams received numbers 10 to 16.
1904[]
Two-way tram line has been built at Liela street in the city center.
1940[]
After World War II the old Herbrand trams has been placed to new self-made frames. 18 March 1941 for the first time since 1899 the woman (Anna Cekuse) has become the conductor. The company starts to use tree-digit numbering, precessing tram number with 1. In 1949-1956 few trams has been built in Liepāja using the details from Kaliningrad and self-made frames.
1957[]
In 1957 Liepājas tramvajs has received 8 Gotha T57 trams with numbers 125-132.
1960[]
Liepāja has received 10 new trams with the numbers 139-148 in 1961. In 1962 has been bought 8 new with numbers 149-156.
1970[]
In 1974 Liepājas tramvajs has transported 12 million passengers per year.
1990[]
New tram-stops with add stands has been built in Liepāja by
2007[]
In Liepāja widely discussed plans to extend the tram line to the Ezerkrasts district. The company starts to offer new service — payments for the tram tickets by mean of SMS. This service was developed in cooperation with Riga company Citycredit.
2013[]
the tram line to the Ezerkrasts district is made
2018[]
In 2018, 12 KONCAR NT2300 low-floor trams were ordered, with first delivery happening in November 2020, and one KONCAR NT2300 trams should be on liepāja's streets by the end of 2020.[3]
October 2020[]
The first KONCAR NT2300 low-floor tram is being tested in Zagreb's streets, 2 Liepaja's tram drivers and 2 technicians drive to Zagreb, to learn how to drive KONCAR NT2300 tram, also a plan has been made to extend tram line to go to k-senukai market, to go through Laumas district and go to Karostas bridge.
10 November 2020[]
The KONCAR NT2300 delivery has been started to Liepāja, it will go through other countries to Germany by land, then it will be loaded onto a ship and delivered to Liepāja by ship. This is the first Croatian tram to be delivered to another country also the first new Liepāja tram has been numbered as ''250'' which means the other 13 trams will receive numbers from 251 to 262.[4]
17 November 2020[]
The first KONCAR NT2300 has been delivered to Liepāja and put into Liepaja's tram rails, the old trams are numbered to 247, the number 248 will be given to the "snow white" track cleaner and number 249 will be given to a technical tram when its purchased in future, also theres a discussion to buy 2 more trams, so Liepāja will have 14 new trams in total, also the 2 new tram shold come to Liepāja at January 2021 but the first six should all be delivered to May 2021, the new tram aren't expected to drive through Liepaja's streets till 2021, when second KONCAR NT2300 will be delivered to Liepaja
18 February 2021[]
2nd and 3rd KONCAR NT2300 have been delivered to Liepaja, however at 18 February, Liepaja's tram drivers have started to train on how to drive KONCAR NT2300 trams. The new trams are expected to be in service sometime at march[5]
18 March 2021[]
The KONCAR NT2300 trams enter service during liepaja's 396th birthday, currently all 6 KONCAR NT2300's are in service
Fleet[]
The current fleet consists of five Tatra KT4SU trams that were newly delivered, eleven type KT4D trams formerly in service in Cottbus, Gera and Erfurt, six KONCAR NT2300's, two of them are in service and a tram track cleaner called 'Snow White', which was built around the 1920s and rebuilt in 1954, and is the only tram from that time which is still in operating condition. This tram fleet is currently the oldest tram fleet in the Baltics.
What will happen to the old trams[]
The old Tatra KT4's will not be refurbished, but rather sold to either individuals, other cities, or used as donor trams for parts for the other old trams that are still in the tram depot. There have been two auctions, where two trams were to be sold for 10000 euros, however both of the auctions failed, as no one showed up to the tram depot on the day of the auction. The snow cleaner will become an expedition of the upcoming Liepājas tram museum.[6]
Tickets & price[]
| Year | Price | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.02-0.05 | Russian ruble |
| 1933 | 0.10-0.15 | LVL |
| 1946 | 0.20-0.40 | Soviet ruble |
| 1947-1990 | 0.03 | Soviet ruble |
| 1994-2006 | 0.25 | LVL |
| 2007-2011 | 0.30 | LVL |
| 2012-2014 | 0.38-0.50 | LVL |
| 2014-2016 | 0.38-0.50 | EUR |
| 2016–present | 0.80 (if buying from other places) | EUR |
| 2020–present | 1.00 (if buying from driver) | EUR |
Gallery[]
Tram station in Karosta
Tram No. 12 at Peldu St.
Tram No. 13 near Kursaal (Kūrmāja)
The current trams in liepāja
References[]
- ^ "Liepājas tramvajs unofficial site". Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Ints Grasis (2010). "Tramvajs NAV miris! Lai dzīvo tramvajs!". Liepājas Vēstules Nr. 3 (in Latvian). Kurzemes Vārds. pp. 22–27. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ^ a b Mackinger, Gunter (December 31, 2019). "Tram Liepaja in Lettland vor der Modernisierung" [Liepaja tramway in Latvia gets modernized]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Liepaja's new tram starts its journey from croatia to liepaja". Liepājas Tramvajs. Liepājniekiem.lv. 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Liepaja's new trams have begun to appear on Liepaja's streets". liepajas-tramvajs.lv. Liepajas Tramvajs. 18 February 2021.
- ^ "At the end of the year, two new trams should start driving on the streets of liepāja". lsm.lv. Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mēdiji. 2020-10-30.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trams in Liepāja. |
- Official website (in Latvian)
- Unofficial website (in Latvian)
- gallery of Liepāja's tram (in English) (in German)
- Liepāja
- Transport in Liepāja
- Tram transport in Latvia
- Metre gauge railways in Latvia