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 (or are) two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track (where known) are indicated in the Notes column.

Chernihiv Oblast

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Trams in Nizhyn	Nizhyn	Horse	1915	1920s?

Chernivtsi Oblast

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Trams in Chernivtsi	Chernivtsi	Electric	18 Jul 1897	20 Mar 1967	Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Name of system	Location	Traction type	Date (from)	Date (to)	Notes
Trams in Yevpatoria	Yevpatoria	Electric	23 May 1914	-	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in). 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.
	Kerch	Electric	7 Nov 1935	Nov 1941	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended because of war, not restored.
	Molochne	Electric	18 Aug 1989	Aug 2014	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in). Note for Molochne: Built by the Pension Bérégovoy resort to provide transportation between the guest-house complex and the beach (on the Black Sea). Operates only during summer season.
	Simferopol	Electric	13 Aug 1914	1 Dec 1970	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Operation suspended 1941 (or 1942) – 1944 because of war.

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Name of system	Location	Traction type	Date (from)	Date (to)	Notes
Trams in Kamianske	Kamianske	Electric	27 Nov 1935	-	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft)
Trams in Dnipro	Dnipro	Electric	26 Jun 1897	-	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended Oct 1919 – Sep 1921 because of war.
Trams in Kryvyi Rih	Kryvyi Rih	Electric	2 Jan 1935	-	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended Aug 1941 – 6 Nov 1946 because of war. Express tramway opened 26 Dec 1986 (see Kryvyi Rih Metrotram).

Donetsk Oblast

Name of system	Location	Traction type	Date (from)	Date (to)	Notes
Trams in Avdiivka	Avdiivka	Electric	23 Aug 1965	Jan 2017	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) From Jan 2017 on, operation is suspended due to the War in Donbas.
Trams in Donetsk	Donetsk	Electric	15 Jun 1928	-	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft)
Trams in Druzhkivka	Druzhkivka	Electric	5 Dec 1945	-	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft)
Trams in Horlivka	Horlivka	Electric	7 Nov 1932	-	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended Nov 1941 – 10 May 1945 because of war.
Trams in Kostiantynivka	Kostiantynivka	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.
Trams in Kramatorsk	Kramatorsk	Electric	12 May 1937	1 Aug 2017	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft)
Trams in Makiivka	Makiivka	Electric	21 Aug 1927	3 Jul 2006	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft)
	♦ Shchyhlivka	Electric	23 Nov 1924 1956	1941	Reopened and connected with the main Makiivka system, 1956.
Trams in Mariupol	Mariupol	Electric	1 May 1933 2 May 2023	2 March 2022	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Destroyed by Russians during the Siege of Mariupol in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; Reopened in 2023.
Trams in Sviatohirsk	Sviatohirsk	Petrol (gasoline) traction	1930(?)	1941
	Sloviansk	Steam	1894	1941(?)
Trams in Vuhlehirsk	Vuhlehirsk	Electric	10 Nov 1958	28 Jun 1980	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft)
Trams in Yenakiieve	Yenakiieve	Electric	24 May 1932	-	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended Nov 1941 – 8 Sep 1944 because of war.

Kharkiv Oblast

Name of system	Location	Traction type	Date (from)	Date (to)	Notes
Trams in Kharkiv	Kharkiv	Horse	24 Sep 1882	?
		Electric	16 Jul 1906	-	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended 1 Jan 1920 – Jun 1921 because of war.

Kirovohrad Oblast

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Trams in Kirovohrad	Kropyvnytskyi (then Kirovohrad)	Electric	25 Jul 1897	Aug 1941(?)	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Operation suspended because of war, not restored.

Kyiv Municipality

Name of system	Location	Traction type	Date (from)	Date (to)	Notes
Trams in Kyiv	Kyiv	Horse	11 Aug 1891	1896
		Steam	19 Feb 1892	1904
		Electric	13 Jun 1892	-	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) First electric tramway in Russian Empire (and thus in Ukraine). Express tramway opened 1979.
	♦ Darnytsia	Petrol (gasoline)	May 1912	1934	Operation suspended 1920–1925.
		Electric	1926		Connected to main Kyiv system 1925. (Darnytsya is on the left bank of the Dnieper River. Tramway segment on Paton Bridge closed 9 Jun 2004, dividing the Kyiv system into two portions.)
	♦ Demiivka	Electric	1909 1926	1919 ?	Connected with main Kyiv system 1926.
	♦ Sviatoshyn	Horse	1898	1901
		Electric	1901	?	Connected with main Kyiv system 1923.
	♦ Darnytsia - Brovary	Petrol (gasoline)	1912	1934

Luhansk Oblast

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Trams in Luhansk	Luhansk	Electric	3 May 1934	15 Jul 2014	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended Aug 1942 – 25 Mar 1944 because of war. Temporary suspension of operation because of Russian invasion 2014 changed to perpetual.
	♦ Kamianyi 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.
	Kadiivka	Electric	15 Dec 1937	Dec 2007	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft)

Lviv Oblast

Name of system	Location	Traction type	Date (from)	Date (to)	Notes
Trams in Lviv	Lviv	Horse	5 May 1880	1908(?)
		Electric	31 May 1894	-	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Construction of tramway tunnel started ca. 1989, stopped 1992.

Mykolaiv Oblast

Name of system	Location	Traction type	Date (from)	Date (to)	Notes
Trams in Mykolaiv	Mykolaiv	Horse	8 Aug 1897 1918	1915 1921
		Electric	3 Jan 1915 May 1922	1918 -	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Electric tramway operation suspended because of war.

Odesa Oblast

Name of system	Location	Traction type	Date (from)	Date (to)	Notes
	Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi	Horse	1904	?
		Steam	1907	1930
Trams in Odesa	Odesa	Horse	20 Jul 1880 1919	1915 Jun 1921
		Electric	24 Sep 1910	-	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) First electric tramway within Odessa opened 24 Sep 1910. Operation suspended Jan 1919 – Jun 1921 because of war.
	♦ Khadzhybeiskyi Lyman	Horse	23 May 1899	1917
	♦ Kuialnytskyi Lyman	Horse	4 Jun 1888	1915
	♦ Odessa - Velykoho Fontanu	Steam	23 Jul 1881 1920	Oct 1912 (electrified) 5 Sep 1922
	♦ Odessa - Khadzhybeiskyi Lyman	Steam	1893 1920	Oct 1913 (electrified) 5 Sep 1922
	♦ Lustdorf (Chornomorka)	Electric	22 Aug 1907

Poltava Oblast

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Trams in Poltava	Poltava	(Electric)	1923	2002			Construction started 1962, not completed.
	Kremenchuk	(Electric)	11 December 1899	1921	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Sevastopol

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Trams in Sevastopol	Sevastopol	Electric	24 Sep 1898	1942	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) 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 (from)	Date (to)	Notes
Trams in Konotop	Konotop	Electric	25 Dec 1949	-	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft)
	Sumy	Horse	1958	1999	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Zinoviev "Parovoz". Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. 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 (from)	Date (to)	Notes
Trams in Vinnytsia	Vinnytsia	Electric	28 Oct 1913	-	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Operation suspended Feb 1920 – 27 Nov 1921, and Mar 1944 – Jun 1945, because of war.

Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Name of system	Location	Traction type	Date (from)	Date (to)	Notes
Zaporizhzhia Tram	Zaporizhzhia	Electric	17 Jul 1932	-	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended 1943 – 12 Oct 1944 because of war.

Zhytomyr Oblast

Name of system	Location	Traction type	Date (from)	Date (to)	Notes
	Berdychiv	Horse	4 Aug 1892	1921	Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft)
Trams in Zhytomyr	Zhytomyr	Electric	3 Sep 1899	-	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Operation suspended 1918 – 10 Aug 1920 because of war.

See also

• List of trolleybus systems in Ukraine
• List of town tramway systems in Europe
• List of tram and light rail transit systems
• List of metro systems

References

• Books, Periodicals and External Links