Tram service resumes in Mykolaiv after track repairs

Today, on December 22, trams have resumed running in Mykolaiv on route No. 3 ChSZ - 10th Military. Electric vehicles are running again according to their usual schedule.

This was reported by Mykolaivelectrotrans.

The resumption of traffic became possible due to the completion of work on the replacement of the rail and sleeper grid at the intersection of Stolyarna and 3rd Military streets. Specialists of the track service of Municipal Enterprise "Mykolaivelektrotrans" carried out a comprehensive reconstruction of the section.

Despite the launch of the trams, the site is still being landscaped. As a result, traffic at this intersection may be temporarily hampered.

Earlier in September, tram traffic in Mykolaiv was stopped for more than 400 minutes due to improperly parked cars blocking the tracks. The utility company emphasizes that irresponsible parking creates significant inconvenience to passengers and urges vehicle drivers to be careful not to block public transport.

The company reminded about the fines for the downtime of electric vehicles due to violation of parking rules:

UAH 1692 - for a tram idle time;

UAH 1794 for a trolleybus idling.

Earlier, we reported on a case where a driver was fined over six thousand hryvnias for insufficiently tight parking, which blocked tram traffic in the center of Mykolaiv.

In particular, the city has initiated the reconstruction of the outdated rail and sleeper system. The project covers the renovation of almost 70 kilometers of tram tracks.

The project envisages the renovation of 69.6 km of tram tracks, most of which have been in operation since the 1970s. According to the description, the old rails and sleepers have already reached the end of their standard service life, which increases the risk of derailments, deforms tram bodies, increases noise and vibrations in nearby buildings, and increases the cost of emergency repairs.

The reconstruction includes the dismantling of dangerous sections, the arrangement of a ballast prism, the installation of modern rail and sleeper grids and switches, and the improvement of the roadway.

Катерина Глушко