All tram lines. The most interesting routes for me

Found that with an unlimited metro pass and ground transport, the metro is not always the fastest and most successful way to get around Moscow. It is more convenient to combine all transports. Let's see how the tram compares favorably with its transport counterparts.

Study period: it stretched from 05/10/2017 to 07/11/2017 (I didn’t study the way to Krylatskoye, then I’ll ride, not on purpose anymore)

Tram 3 (the longest route at night 18.7 km) - Metro "Chistye Prudy" - Balaklavsky Prospekt (at night - Akademika Yangelya Street)

tram pros

• Sometimes convenient routes. Tram rails sometimes they can connect the points you need with a shorter route
• Movement stability. Trams do not stand in traffic jams, they have separate tracks. Sometimes they stand at traffic lights, but in general they are more in motion
• Aesthetics. The metro travels underground, where it is not as interesting outside the window as outside the tram window, especially in clear weather
• Comfort. A tram rides more smoothly than a trolleybus or bus. Generally.
• Railway. For railway lovers: the tram is more railway than the subway
• Environmental friendliness. The tram is healthier: it runs on electricity, so it does not stink of gasoline and exhaust gases

Tram route map

The most interesting routes for me:

They turned out to be B, 3, 7, 24, 46, 50, 11-half from Ostankino, 6 from Sokol to the Moscow Canal, 27, 17, and, judging by the water capacity around, like 31, 28 in Krylatskoye (but this is not to be checked I'll leave it to those who wish).

Moscow tram routes:

Tram A - Metro "Chistye Prudy" - Kaluga Square

Center of Moscow, interesting. But I got it during road repairs. It happened that it was necessary to stand in a traffic jam with cars.

Tram B - Sokolnicheskaya Zastava - Kursky railway station

Interesting. to the Kursk railway station.

Tram 1 - Moskvoretsky Market - Academician Yangel Street

Tram 2 - Metro "Semenovskaya" - Children's sanatorium

Subjectively, I did not like the route very much. And chatting in the composition. I understood why the corners of the trams are cut, so that the cabin and the stern are narrow - when cornering, oncoming trams would collide with corners if the trains were rectangular. The final stop "Children's Sanatorium" is perfect for starting a bike trip around Losiny Ostrov.

Tram 3 (the longest route at night 18.7 km)- Metro "Chistye Prudy" - Balaklavsky Prospekt (at night - Academician Yangel Street)

Open 24/7, runs at night. Today it is the longest tram route in Moscow at night: travel distance - 18.7 km, total time(including the night interval) - 1h 22 min.

Tram 4L - Metro "Ulitsa Podbelskogo" - Sokolnicheskaya outpost - ring

Tram 4pr - Metro "Ulitsa Podbelskogo" - Sokolnicheskaya outpost - ring

Tra mwai 6 - Sokol metro station - Bratsevo ( Tram 6k - Vostochny Bridge - Bratsevo)

Modern new compositions with harmonica. From Sokol to the Moscow Canal is interesting. In Tushino already monotonous and long rides.

Tram 7 - Metro station "Rokossovsky Boulevard" (until 2014 "Podbelskogo Street") - Novoslobodskaya metro station

Rides smoothly, especially the first half of the way from metro station Rokossovsky Boulevard.

Tram 8 - Novokonnaya Square - 3rd Vladimirskaya Street

Tram 9 - Metro "Belorusskaya" - MIIT

Tram 10 - Metro "Schukinskaya" - Tallinn street

Tram 11 - Ostankino - 16th Park Street

The first half is interesting, where there are small streets and Izmailovsky park. In a straight long Pervomaiskaya street is no longer particularly interesting.

Tram 12 - Passage of Enthusiasts - 2nd Mashinostroeniya Street

From Highway Enthusiasts to Dubrovka.

Tram 13 - Kalanchevskaya street - Children's sanatorium

It’s also not very interesting, it goes along a straight big street to 3 railway stations.

Tram 14 - Kaluga Square - Metro "Universitet"

Tram 15 - Metro "Sokol" - Tallinn street

Tram 16 - Serpukhovsky Val Street - Academician Yangel Street

Tram 17 - Ostankino - Medvedkovo

Nice route with new trains. I rode sitting sideways, as in the subway. Comfortable, you can do business on the road.

Tram 19 - Kalanchevskaya street - Metro "Novoslobodskaya"

Tram 20 - Kursky railway station - Ugreshskaya street

Tram 21 - Metro "Schukinskaya" - Tallinn street

Tram 23 - Metro "Sokol" - Mikhalkovo

Tram 24 - Kursk railway station - Novogireevo

From the Kursk railway station I drove back to Lefortovo Park.

Tram 25 - Ostankino - Sokolnicheskaya Zastava

Tram 26 - Kaluga Square - Metro "Universitet"

Residential areas are not very interesting. The tram was not very new, although it has electricity, but it smells of technical substances, which makes you sick and nauseous.

Tram 27 - Metro "Voikovskaya" - Metro "Dmitrovskaya"

Nice route. There is greenery, the streets are small, not along the main road.

Tramway 28 - Metro "Sokol" - Marshal Zhukov Avenue

Tram 29 - Children's sanatorium - Bogorodskoe

Tram 30 - Mikhalkovo - Tallinn street

Tram 31 - Metro "Voykovskaya" - Marshal Zhukov Avenue

Tramway 32 - Passage of Enthusiasts - Metro "Partizanskaya"

Tram 33 - Metro "Rokossovsky Boulevard" - Sokolnicheskaya Zastava

Tram 34 - 16th Parkovaya Street - Novogireevo

Tram 34k - 16th Parkovaya street - Metro "Semenovskaya"

Tram 35 - Novokonnaya Square - Nagatino

Fine.

Tram 36 - Children's sanatorium - 3rd Vladimirskaya street

Tram 37 - Kalanchevskaya street - Novogireevo

Tram 38 - Metro "Proletarskaya" - Cheryomushki

Tram 39 - Metro "Chistye Prudy" - Metro "Universitet"

Tram 40 - Ugreshskaya street - Novokonnaya square

Tram 43 - Metro "Semyonovskaya" - Ugreshskaya street

Tram 45 - Sokolnicheskaya Zastava - Novokonnaya Square

Tram 46 - Metro "Boulevard Rokossovsky" - Metro "Proletarskaya"

Pleasantly from Ilyich Square to Proletarskaya - such a calm area.

Tram 47 - Kaluga Square - Nagatino

Tram 47k - Lower boilers - Nagatino

Tram 49 - Balaklavsky prospect - Nagatino

Tram 50 - Kalanchevskaya street - Passage of Enthusiasts

It's more interesting here. In general, routes along small streets are more interesting and beautiful. Look for those.

Results: Summing up, I note that tram riding is a pleasant thing from time to time. They are generally smoother, especially in the north, where there are new trains. At first, I assumed that trams would be faster to travel. It turned out that this is not so. In most cases, the meter will come out faster. Also, the terrestrial audience is more cheerful and positive than the crowds in the subway.

Without interrupting their work on the traditional weekend, already on Saturday the cars of the Moscow tram route № 20 back on the line. Passengers were taken along the new route. And this is only the first step in adjusting the next group of metropolitan rail routes.

"Twentieth" was changed first

From December 23, 2017 tram route № 20 "Art. Ugreshskaya - Kursk Station" has been seriously updated. It has been switched to daily operation, traffic intervals have been reduced, the last flights began to depart two and a half hours later.

But the main thing is the change of the route. Traffic on the site from the Museum. Andrey Rublev to the MCC Ugreshskaya station filmed. Instead, the carriages are directed along Andronievskiy Proyezd and Volochaevskaya Street to Krasnokazarmennaya Square. Departure from the Kursk railway station daily from 5:36 to 23:36, from Krasnokazarmennaya Square - from 5:48 to 23:48. Traffic intervals are nine minutes, in the early morning and late evening hours - up to 12 minutes.

Route Popularity № 20 decreased markedly a decade and a half ago after the opening of the first stage of the Lublin metro line, which ended in 1999 with the launch of the Dubrovka station. Intervals of traffic on the route in some hours gradually increased to 40 minutes. At the same time, the connection between Volochaevskaya Street and the Kursky railway station and a transfer hub of three stations of the Moscow Metro turned out to be in demand every time it spontaneously arose during temporary changes in tram routes. locals have long been asked to make a permanent route for them, but finally they were heard only quite recently.

Change of route № 20 is only the first in the already planned chain of optimizations of eight metropolitan tram routes, which have already been approved in the city's route register.

Future plans

It has already been decided that the route № 3 Balaklavsky Ave. - Metro Chistye Prudy" will be extended along Chertanovskaya Street to the terminal station "Akademika Yangelya Street" along the route of night flights No. 3n, plying now six nights a week, except for the night from Sunday to Monday. At the same time, the production of wagons on the route will be stopped. № 16 "St. Academician Yangel - Serpukhov Val.

Mutual exchange of terminus routes №№ 34 16th Park Street - Novogireevo" and 36 "Children's sanatorium - 3rd Vladimirskaya st." Route № 34 will be reduced to the 3rd Vladimirskaya street, and the route № 36 , on the contrary, will be extended to the final station "Novogireevo".

To the metro station "Semyonovskaya" instead of the metro station "Partizanskaya" it is planned to reduce the tram route № 32 "Etc. Enthusiasts - Metro Partizanskaya. A route № 12 "Etc. Enthusiasts - 2nd st. Mashinostroeniya, on the contrary, will continue along the Entuziastov Highway, ave. Budyonny, Izmailovsky highway, st. Izmailovsky Val, Shcherbakovskoy st., 2nd st. Izmailovsky menagerie to the metro station "Partizanskaya".

Closer to the lobby of the Sokolniki metro station, where it was in early December, cars will be able to drive up after changing the route № 25 Ostankino - Sokolnicheskaya Zastava. The route route will be extended along the 2nd Polevoy lane, st. Stromynka, Babaevskaya st. and st. Matrosskaya Silence to Bolshoy Matrossky lane. with a U-turn through the tram depot them. Rusakov.

Somewhat straighten the route № 46 "Metro Bulvar Rokossovsky - Metro Proletarskaya". He will cancel the check-in on Malaya Semyonovskaya St., Semyonovsky per. and Izmailovskaya st. when going to the Proletarskaya metro station.

What else is being prepared?

Mass deliveries of three-section cars 71-931M "Vityaz-M", of which by the end of 2017 there were already 110 in Moscow, encourage the capital's transport workers to revise the route network of the Moscow tram. Spacious wagons are directed to routes with a large passenger flow. After the complete transfer of the tram depot to them. Bauman to serve the Vityaz, they will also begin to enter other depots - Oktyabrskoye and them. Rusakov. The isolated network of the Krasnopresnensky depot, which previously received 70 Pesa wagons, will remain unchanged for the time being. And on the main network, the appearance of new cars will cause inevitable changes in routes. Some of them will even change the depot of registration - it will depend on the type of rolling stock.

Unsuitable for operation "Vityaz" is the oldest surviving tram depot named after. Apakova will continue to work with traditional single-section wagons and wagon couplers based on the Tatra T3 model. They will also work with "short" cars at the site of the Tram Repair Plant that is being returned to work.

And to work with new modern wagons they will adapt another territory occupied by the Logistics Base of the State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans on Ugreshskaya Street. An enterprise for the maintenance and repair of trams will appear here, with a platform for settling 150 three-section trams. Financing of the project is included in the Targeted investment program of the city of Moscow. A tender for the design of a new transport facility has already been announced.

Mass production of three-section wagons with increased current consumption for the capital requires a stable power supply and modernization of the contact network. To determine the "weak points" "Mosgortrans" ordered work on the calculation of the power supply of the contact network. However, not a single applicant showed up for the competition held in December. The metropolitan tram operators revealed their plans for further change of routes to the participants of the competition. All calculations needed to be done for a promising route network, which even included some sections that were just being prepared for construction.

So, according to preliminary information, from the side of Academician Yangel Street to Biryulyovo-Zapadnoye they are going to redirect the route instead of the Moskvoretsky market № 1 , and to connect with areas closer to the center, extend the route from Balaklavsky Prospekt № 49 .

They want to leave routes unchanged No. 4 (right and left), 7, 11, 13, 14, 26, 29, 35, 36, 37, 39, 47. Routes may be redundant in the new network Nos. 2, 9, 20, 32, 34k, 38, 40, 45, B– they are compensated by other variable routes. Some of them will almost double in size.

The longest (length 26.9 km) should be the route № 12 . It will connect 16th Parkovaya Street and Cheryomushki, completely absorbing the route № 38 . A little shorter (23 km long) in the planned network will be the route № 25 . According to preliminary information, in this form it will connect Medvedkovo and Kursky railway station, passing through Oleniy Val Street, Baumanskaya and Volochaevskaya streets and absorbing part of the route routes No. B and 45 .

The length of the route will change slightly № 8 – from 9.9 to 9.4 km. Previously, it was planned to lead it from the side of 3rd Vladimirskaya Street instead of Novokonnaya Square to the Kursk railway station along the restored one, but the decision to revive this line has so far been blocked by local public figures.

Route № 19 from Kalanchevskaya Street instead of Novovorotnikovsky Lane will be directed to Tverskaya Zastava, and the route will be extended along its old route № 50 . Such measures will allow you to refuse to use the route № 9 . Route № 24 from the Kursk railway station instead of Novogireev will follow only to the passage of Enthusiasts. The route will be further shortened № 34 - instead of the previous 17.7 km from its route, only 8.06 km will be left, which is approximately equal to the distance along the route of the current route No. 34k from 16th Parkovaya Street to Malaya Semyonovskaya Street. Routes will be longer №№ 43 (18.2 km instead of 15.4 km), 46 (17.0 km instead of 16.7) and BUT(16.0 km instead of 10.2).

Note that on the existing network, Annushka will not be able to increase in size so much. The location of all existing tram rings allows you to organize a route with either a greater or lesser length. Apparently, plans for the legendary metropolitan route were also drawn up taking into account new construction (the line on Akademika Sakharov Avenue, or the turn from the center to the Novospassky Bridge on Paveletskaya Square).

Vityaz-M cars are going to fully equip the routes №№ 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 26, 36, 37, 39, 50 . The remaining routes on the main network will continue to be served by single cars. And only on the route № 1 keep the work of couplers of two cars of the Tatra T3 type according to the system of many units.

However, it is known that the more long-term plans are, the more various changes can occur with their implementation. Therefore, with greater certainty, we can expect in the coming months only those changes that are already included in the city register.

Recall that in September, trams to Tverskaya Zastava and three auxiliary tram routes were opened in Moscow.

Before we begin our story, let me deviate a little from the topic and recall the literature, namely the work of the brilliant Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov. Let us mentally transport ourselves to the alley on and sit down not far from the bench, on which three people are talking enthusiastically ... To the question of a strange foreigner about what Mikhail Berlioz intends to do that evening, the chairman of MASSOLIT answered that he was to participate in the meeting.

«— No, this cannot possibly be,” the foreigner retorted firmly.
— This is why?
— That's why replied the foreigner... — that Annushka had already bought sunflower oil, and not only bought it, but even spilled it. So the meeting will not take place.”

Of course, Berlioz was impressed, but he could not understand what the notorious Annushka had to do with it. A couple of hours later, leaving Woland with his companion, the poet Bezdomny, on the bench, Mikhail Alexandrovich set off to meet his, as it later turned out, already predetermined fate ... Thus began a whole series of incredible events described in Bulgakov's unforgettable novel.

Today on Chistye Prudy you can meet an amazing tram, which bears the name of the very clumsy Annushka, who played her fatal role. Modern trams, which travel on the rails of Russia and the world, undoubtedly bypass the "Annushka" in terms of speed and comfort, but, considering the unusual transport, we will honor her with attention.

Some specimens amaze with their design, amazing engineering solutions, speed. Citizens who often use public transport quickly get used to new products, and it sometimes makes an indelible impression on tourists. What are they, modern trams? Are there recognized leaders among them?

For those who don't like traffic jams

The problem of transport collapse today is relevant not only for megacities, but also for provincial small towns. During rush hour, the roads are so congested that traffic jams are inevitable. In different states, this problem has always been tried to be solved in a variety of ways: they looked for alternatives, built additional routes, tried to popularize public transport. The pioneer was the bus. However, it soon turned out that he gets into traffic jams at least as often as "cars". But the tram could get rid of such problems, because the main part of the tracks runs along the carriageway, and not directly along it. Thus, the tram could easily rush past many kilometers of traffic jams, while trolleybuses and buses took the same passive part in them as cars.

This was the reason for modernization and development. In many countries of the world, huge stakes are being placed on the production of modern trams. Russia is included in the circle of such countries, trying to develop and partially purchasing transport abroad. Today, modern trams run on many big cities RF.

The path to excellence

Once upon a time, small tram cars were driven by horsepower, and the most real ones. Even the song "High-Speed ​​Tram" was composed by grateful passengers of horse-drawn wagons. Progress had its say, and the electric motor pressed the driver. At the end of the 19th century, the first electric trams appeared. They did not differ either in special speed or in the level of comfort and over time were replaced by more convenient transport- bus. In the Soviet Union, it was customary to think that the tram theme has exhausted itself completely. By the end of the 20th century, this transport could be seen in many provincial towns and even regional centers, but even then there was moral obsolescence. Meanwhile, in the West, there was a real tram renaissance. For example, a modern high-speed tram was already hovering over the streets of New York in those days, which did not move along rails, but along a stretched cable, like a funicular.

Russia reverted close attention to this mode of transportation at the beginning of the new century. Today it is developing rapidly. For example, in Volgograd, the modern line runs underground, like a subway. In Magnitogorsk, the traditional tram is being popularized and improved. Peter has the largest track network in Russia and an impressive park. And several comfortable trams travel through the streets of the capital, which can compete for the title of the most modern in the world.

The low sex problem

In the development of modern transport, the main problem for a long time remained the design feature of the chassis, due to which the floor of the tram was quite high. This is not only a matter of passenger comfort, as it might seem at first glance. The presence of steps negatively affects the speed of disembarkation and landing, especially delaying this factor for the elderly, citizens with luggage, children, people with disabilities. This overloads the network as a whole.

Designers tried to cope with the problem in different ways. But only a complete revision of the running gear allowed the issue to be finally resolved. Part of the parts and assemblies was moved to the roof.

Polish trams "Pesa" - especially for Russia

A significant part of the new trams that today serve Russian roads, purchased abroad. The Polish PESA plant, located in the city of Bydgoszcz, produces 3 models of trams specifically for Russia: Foxtrot, Krakowiak and Jazz. In addition to conventional models with one cab, Poland also supplies shuttle models that can travel in both directions. Currently, cooperation between the Polish manufacturer and the Ural plant is being established, which will soon produce new trams.

Russian R1

Gradually, our own production is also being established. The most modern tram, which will be mass-produced in Russia for the domestic market, is called Russia One, or R1. It has two cabins, a low floor, an ultra-modern futuristic design and a comfortable cabin. At present, Uralvagonzavod has presented a prototype of a new transport, and the conveyor will soon start working.

The manufacturer promises that serial trams will differ from the prototype by no more than a few percent. Today, experts say that the only drawback of the developers is the small capacity of the cabin - comfortable chairs and sofas can accommodate only 28 people (sitting). But, perhaps, it is the increase in the number of seats that will be the difference between serial samples and the prototype.

Modern trams of the capital

The tramway boasts several models of modern vehicles that are in no way inferior to the transport of Europe and the States. The modern tram in Moscow is not only a tribute to fashion, but also a measure forced in connection with the transport collapse.

Along with the Polish trams, transport that came off the conveyors of Uralvagonzavod travels through the streets of the capital. At the beginning of summer capital park will be replenished with several new cars, and in total by the end of the year it is planned to supply 120 modern trams of domestic production.

Municipal transport in St. Petersburg

Northern capital, rich in antiquities and historical monuments, is also famous for such an attraction as trams. A huge number of them travel around St. Petersburg, both ultra-new and vintage. Some serve only excursion routes, they ride tourists on historical places Northern Palmyra.

Noteworthy is the fact that a modern tram in St. Petersburg can be found not only in the center, but also on the outskirts. For example, route No. 56 runs along the southwestern outskirts. The transport produced by the French company Alstom meets the most modern requirements and looks like a space shuttle against the backdrop of St. Petersburg landscapes.

The most unusual trams on the roads of Russia and the world

In addition to the obvious function of transporting passengers, trams sometimes play completely unexpected roles. For example, in Milan you can visit the sauna tram. Of course, this object does not ride around the city, but is installed permanently. There is a tram-hotel in the Netherlands, whose carriages have been converted into comfortable rooms. Hungary boasts the longest train in the world - its length reaches 52 meters.

Trams-cafes deserve special attention. One of them has long attracted the attention of Lviv tourists. Well, "Annushka", unlike most of these establishments, does not gather dust in the comfort of the park, but rides along the route. Its interior and menu, as you might expect, refer to wonderful world Bulgakov's novels.