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. A 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 SystemLocationTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Trams in NizhynNizhynHorse19151920s?

[Chernivtsi Oblast]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
ChernivtsiElectric18 Jul 189720 Mar 1967Gauge:

Autonomous Republic of Crimea">Crimea">Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Name of systemLocationTraction typeDate Date Notes
Trams in YevpatoriaYevpatoriaElectric23 May 1914-Gauge:.
Note for Yevpatoria: 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.
KerchElectric7 Nov 1935Nov 1941Gauge:
Operation suspended because of war, not restored.
MolochneElectric18 Aug 1989Aug 2014Gauge:.
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.
SimferopolElectric13 Aug 19141 Dec 1970Gauge:
Operation suspended 1941 – 1944 because of war.

[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]

Name of systemLocationTraction typeDate Date Notes
KamianskeElectric27 Nov 1935-Gauge:
Trams in DniproDniproElectric26 Jun 1897-Gauge:
Operation suspended Oct 1919 – Sep 1921 because of war.
Trams in Kryvyi RihKryvyi RihElectric2 Jan 1935-Gauge:
Operation suspended Aug 1941 – 6 Nov 1946 because of war. Express tramway opened 26 Dec 1986.

[Donetsk Oblast]

Name of systemLocationTraction typeDate Date Notes
Trams in AvdiivkaAvdiivkaElectric23 Aug 1965Jan 2017Gauge:
From Jan 2017 on, operation is suspended due to the War in Donbas.
Trams in DonetskDonetskElectric15 Jun 1928-Gauge:
'DruzhkivkaElectric5 Dec 1945-Gauge:
'HorlivkaElectric7 Nov 1932-Gauge:
Operation suspended Nov 1941 – 10 May 1945 because of war.
KostiantynivkaElectric23 Aug 193126 Dec 2016Operation suspended Oct 1941 – 1 May 1944 and Jun 2004 – 2008. Unconnected line opened 1933, connected to original system 1965. Reopening in 2008.
KramatorskElectric12 May 19371 Aug 2017Gauge:
MakiivkaElectric21 Aug 19273 Jul 2006Gauge:
♦ ShchyhlivkaElectric23 Nov 1924
1956
1941
Reopened and connected with the main Makiivka system, 1956.
Trams in MariupolMariupolElectric1 May 1933
2 May 2023
2 March 2022Gauge:
Destroyed by Russians during the Siege of Mariupol in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; Reopened in 2023.
SviatohirskPetrol traction19301941
SlovianskSteam18941941-
VuhlehirskElectric10 Nov 195828 Jun 1980Gauge:
Trams in YenakiieveYenakiieveElectric24 May 1932-Gauge:
Operation suspended Nov 1941 – 8 Sep 1944 because of war.

[Kharkiv Oblast]

Name of systemLocationTraction typeDate Date Notes
Trams in KharkivKharkivHorse24 Sep 1882?
Trams in KharkivKharkivElectric16 Jul 1906-Gauge:
Operation suspended 1 Jan 1920 – Jun 1921 because of war.

[Kirovohrad Oblast]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Kropyvnytskyi Electric25 Jul 1897Aug 1941Gauge:
Operation suspended because of war, not restored.

Kyiv Municipality">Kyiv">Kyiv Municipality

Name of systemLocationTraction typeDate Date Notes
Trams in KyivKyivHorse11 Aug 18911896
Trams in KyivKyivSteam19 Feb 18921904
Trams in KyivKyivElectric13 Jun 1892-Gauge:
First electric tramway in Russian Empire. Express tramway opened 1979.
DarnytsiaPetrol May 19121934Operation suspended 1920–1925.
DarnytsiaElectric1926 Connected to main Kyiv system 1925.
DemiivkaElectric1909
1926
1919
?
Connected with main Kyiv system 1926.
SviatoshynHorse18981901
SviatoshynElectric1901?Connected with main Kyiv system 1923.
Darnytsia - BrovaryPetrol 19121934

[Luhansk Oblast]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
LuhanskElectric3 May 193415 Jul 2014Gauge:
Operation suspended Aug 1942 – 25 Mar 1944 because of war.
Temporary suspension of operation because of Russian invasion 2014 changed to perpetual.
Kamianyi BridElectricMay 193518 February 2008Operation suspended Aug 1942 – 25 Mar 1944 because of war. Connected with main Luhansk system 1965, disconnected and closed down in 2008.
KadiivkaElectric15 Dec 1937Dec 2007Gauge:

[Lviv Oblast]

Name of systemLocationTraction typeDate Date Notes
Trams in LvivLvivHorse5 May 18801908
Trams in LvivLvivElectric31 May 1894-Gauge:
Construction of tramway tunnel started ca. 1989, stopped 1992.

[Mykolaiv Oblast]

Name of systemLocationTraction typeDate Date Notes
Trams in MykolaivMykolaivHorse8 Aug 1897
1918
1915
1921
Trams in MykolaivMykolaivElectric3 Jan 1915
May 1922
1918
-
Gauge:
Electric tramway operation suspended because of war.

[Odesa Oblast]

Name of systemLocationTraction typeDate Date Notes
Bilhorod-DnistrovskyiHorse1904?
Bilhorod-DnistrovskyiSteam19071930
Trams in OdesaOdesaHorse20 Jul 1880
1919
1915
Jun 1921
Trams in OdesaOdesaElectric24 Sep 1910-Gauge:
First electric tramway within Odessa opened 24 Sep 1910. Operation suspended Jan 1919 – Jun 1921 because of war.
Khadzhybeiskyi LymanHorse23 May 18991917
Kuialnytskyi LymanHorse4 Jun 18881915
♦ Odessa - Velykoho FontanuSteam23 Jul 1881
1920
Oct 1912
5 Sep 1922
♦ Odessa - Khadzhybeiskyi LymanSteam1893
1920
Oct 1913
5 Sep 1922
Lustdorf Electric22 Aug 1907

[Poltava Oblast]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Poltava19232002Construction started 1962, not completed.
Kremenchuk11 December 18991921Gauge:

[Sevastopol]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
SevastopolElectric24 Sep 18981942Gauge:
Operation suspended because of war, not restored.
Sevastopol - BalaklavaElectric19251942Operation suspended because of war, not restored.

[Sumy Oblast]

Name of systemLocationTraction typeDate Date Notes
KonotopElectric25 Dec 1949-Gauge:
SumyHorse19581999Gauge:
Zinoviev includes Sumy in a list of Ukrainian towns which have or had tramways, but provides no details.

[Vinnytsia Oblast]

Name of systemLocationTraction typeDate Date Notes
Trams in VinnytsiaVinnytsiaElectric28 Oct 1913-Gauge:
Operation suspended Feb 1920 – 27 Nov 1921, and Mar 1944 – Jun 1945, because of war.

[Zaporizhzhia Oblast]

Name of systemLocationTraction typeDate Date Notes
Zaporizhzhia TramZaporizhzhiaElectric17 Jul 1932-Gauge:
Operation suspended 1943 – 12 Oct 1944 because of war.

[Zhytomyr Oblast]

Name of systemLocationTraction typeDate Date Notes
BerdychivHorse4 Aug 18921921Gauge:
ZhytomyrElectric3 Sep 1899-Gauge:
Operation suspended 1918 – 10 Aug 1920 because of war.