List of town tramway systems in Ukraine
This is a list of town tramway systems in Ukraine by oblast. It includes all tram systems, past and present; cities with currently operating systems are indicated in bold. The use of the diamond symbol indicates where there were two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track are indicated in the 'Notes' column.
[Chernihiv Oblast]
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Trams in Nizhyn | Nizhyn | Horse | 1915 | 1920s? |
[Chernivtsi Oblast]
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Chernivtsi | Electric | 18 Jul 1897 | 20 Mar 1967 | Gauge: |
Autonomous Republic of Crimea">Crimea">Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
Trams in Yevpatoria | Yevpatoria | Electric | 23 May 1914 | - | Gauge:. Note for Eupatoria: Operation suspended 1919–1923 because of war. Operated only during summer season, 1923–1941. Operation suspended 1941–1944 because of war. Operation resumed 1944, then suspended 1944–1947. |
Kerch | Electric | 7 Nov 1935 | Nov 1941 | Gauge: Operation suspended because of war, not restored. | |
Molochne | Electric | 18 Aug 1989 | Aug 2014 | Gauge:. Note for Molochne: Built by the Pension Bérégovoy resort to provide transportation between the guest-house complex and the beach. Operates only during summer season. | |
Simferopol | Electric | 13 Aug 1914 | 1 Dec 1970 | Gauge: Operation suspended 1941 – 1944 because of war. |
[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
Trams in Kamianske | Kamianske | Electric | 27 Nov 1935 | - | Gauge: |
Trams in Dnipro | Dnipro | Electric | 26 Jun 1897 | - | Gauge: Operation suspended Oct 1919 – Sep 1921 because of war. |
Trams in Kryvyi Rih | Kryvyi Rih | Electric | 2 Jan 1935 | - | Gauge: Operation suspended Aug 1941 – 6 Nov 1946 because of war. Express tramway opened 26 Dec 1986. |
[Donetsk Oblast]
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
Trams in Avdiyivka | Avdiyivka | Electric | 23 Aug 1965 | Jan 2017 | Gauge: From Jan 2017 on, operation is suspended due to the War in Donbass. |
Trams in Donetsk | Donetsk | Electric | 15 Jun 1928 | - | Gauge: |
Trams in Druzhkivka | Druzhkivka | Electric | 5 Dec 1945 | - | Gauge: |
Trams in Horlivka | Horlivka | Electric | 7 Nov 1932 | - | Gauge: Operation suspended Nov 1941 – 10 May 1945 because of war. |
Konstantinovka | Electric | 23 Aug 1931 | 26 Dec 2016 | Operation suspended Oct 1941 – 1 May 1944 and Jun 2004 – 2008. Unconnected line opened 1933, connected to original system 1965. Reopening in 2008. | |
Kramatorsk | Electric | 12 May 1937 | 1 Aug 2017 | Gauge: | |
Makiivka | Electric | 21 Aug 1927 | 3 Jul 2006 | Gauge: | |
♦ Shchehlovka | Electric | 23 Nov 1924 1956 | 1941 | Reopened and connected with the main Makiivka system, 1956. | |
Trams in Mariupol | Mariupol | Electric | 1 May 1933 | - | Gauge: |
Slavyanohirsk | Petrol traction | 1930 | 1941 | ||
Sloviansk | Steam | 1894 | 1941 | ||
Trams in Yenakiieve | Yenakiieve | Electric | 24 May 1932 | - | Gauge: Operation suspended Nov 1941 – 8 Sep 1944 because of war. |
[Kharkiv Oblast]
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
Trams in Kharkiv | Kharkiv | Horse | 24 Sep 1882 | ? | |
Trams in Kharkiv | Kharkiv | Electric | 16 Jul 1906 | - | Gauge: Operation suspended 1 Jan 1920 – Jun 1921 because of war. |
[Kirovohrad Oblast]
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Kropyvnytskyi | Electric | 25 Jul 1897 | Aug 1941 | Gauge: Operation suspended because of war, not restored. |
Kiev Municipality">Kiev">Kiev Municipality
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
Trams in Kiev | Kiev | Horse | 11 Aug 1891 | 1896 | |
Trams in Kiev | Kiev | Steam | 19 Feb 1892 | 1904 | |
Trams in Kiev | Kiev | Electric | 13 Jun 1892 | - | Gauge: First electric tramway in Russian Empire. Express tramway opened 1979. |
♦ Darnytsya | Petrol | May 1912 | 1934 | Operation suspended 1920–1925. | |
♦ Darnytsya | Electric | 1926 | Connected to main Kiev system 1925. | ||
♦ Demiyivka | Electric | 1909 1926 | 1919 ? | Connected with main Kiev system 1926. | |
♦ Svyatoshin | Horse | 1898 | 1901 | ||
♦ Svyatoshin | Electric | 1901 | ? | Connected with main Kiev system 1923. | |
♦ Darnytsya - Brovary / Бровари | Petrol | 1912 | 1934 |
[Luhansk Oblast]
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Luhansk | Electric | 3 May 1934 | 15 Jul 2014 | Gauge: Operation suspended Aug 1942 – 25 Mar 1944 because of war. Temporary suspension of operation because of civil war 2014 changed to perpetual. | |
♦ Kamyany Brid | Electric | May 1935 | 18 February 2008 | Operation suspended Aug 1942 – 25 Mar 1944 because of war. Connected with main Luhansk system 1965, disconnected and closed down in 2008. | |
Stakhanov | Electric | 15 Dec 1937 | Dec 2007 | Gauge: |
[Lviv Oblast]
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
Trams in Lviv | Lviv | Horse | 5 May 1880 | 1908 | |
Trams in Lviv | Lviv | Electric | 31 May 1894 | - | Gauge: Construction of tramway tunnel started ca. 1989, stopped 1992. |
[Mykolaiv Oblast]
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
Trams in Mykolaiv | Mykolaiv | Horse | 8 Aug 1897 1918 | 1915 1921 | |
Trams in Mykolaiv | Mykolaiv | Electric | 3 Jan 1915 May 1922 | 1918 - | Gauge: Electric tramway operation suspended because of war. |
[Odessa Oblast]
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi | Horse | 1904 | ? | ||
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi | Steam | 1907 | 1930 | ||
Trams in Odessa | Odessa | Horse | 20 Jul 1880 1919 | 1915 Jun 1921 | |
Trams in Odessa | Odessa | Electric | 24 Sep 1910 | - | Gauge: First electric tramway within Odessa opened 24 Sep 1910. Operation suspended Jan 1919 – Jun 1921 because of war. |
♦ Khajibeyskiy Liman | Horse | 23 May 1899 | 1917 | ||
♦ Kuyalnitskiy Liman | Horse | 4 Jun 1888 | 1915 | ||
♦ Odessa - Bolshogo Fontana | Steam | 23 Jul 1881 1920 | Oct 1912 5 Sep 1922 | ||
♦ Odessa - Khajibeyskiy Liman | Steam | 1893 1920 | Oct 1913 5 Sep 1922 | ||
♦ Chernomorka | Electric | 22 Aug 1907 |
[Poltava Oblast]
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Poltava | Construction started 1962, not completed. |
[Sevastopol]
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Sevastopol | Electric | 24 Sep 1898 | 1942 | Gauge: Operation suspended because of war, not restored. | |
♦ Sevastopol - Balaklava | Electric | 1925 | 1942 | Operation suspended because of war, not restored. |
[Sumy Oblast]
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
Trams in Konotop | Konotop | Electric | 25 Dec 1949 | - | Gauge: |
Sumy | ? | ? | ? | Gauge: Zinoviev includes Sumy in a list of Ukrainian towns which have or had tramways, but provides no details. |
[Vinnytsia Oblast]
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
Trams in Vinnytsia | Vinnytsia | Electric | 28 Oct 1913 | - | Gauge: Operation suspended Feb 1920 – 27 Nov 1921, and Mar 1944 – Jun 1945, because of war. |
[Zaporizhia Oblast]
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
Trams in Zaporizhia | Zaporizhia | Electric | 17 Jul 1932 | - | Gauge: Operation suspended 1943 – 12 Oct 1944 because of war. |
[Zhytomyr Oblast]
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
Berdychiv | Horse | 4 Aug 1892 | 1921 | Gauge: | |
Trams in Zhytomyr | Zhytomyr | Electric | 3 Sep 1899 | - | Gauge: Operation suspended 1918 – 10 Aug 1920 because of war. |