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Dnipro tram is the system of electric trams including 13 tram routes within the city of Dnipro

[[File:Tram-ua-dnipropetrovsk.jpg|thumb|Dnipro Tram Map]]

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'''Overhead wire voltage:''' 550 V

'''Track gauge width:''' 1524  mm

'''Number of depots:''' 2 (+1 technical)

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== History ==

[[File:Екатеринослав. Екатеринославский проспект. 170.jpg|thumb|Early 20th century. The belgian tram in Catherine the Great ave.]]

The Ekaterinoslaw tram was opened on June 26, 1897. This is the third oldest tram system within Russian Empire. The construction and operation was povided by Belgian company ′Tramways électriques d'Ekaterinoslaw.′ The initial tram system was based on 1000  mm gauge and included 3 tram lines starting from the Catherine the Great Avenue (modern name is Dmytro Yavornytskyi Avenue). The routes were:

* Steamboat hithe – Proviant str. (Paster Street) – Catherine the Great ave. (Dmytro Yavornytskyi ave.);

* Jordan str (Kotsyubynskyi str.) – Karaimska str (Shyrshov str);

* Catherine the Great ave. (Dmytro Yavornytskyi ave.) – Alexander str (Sichovykh striltsiv str) – Big Market str.

On April 21, 1906, an alternative tram network was opened in Ekaterinoslaw. It was also based on 1000  mm railway gauge. In year 1918 operating companies merged, as well as tram networks. In year 1931 the tram depot included 177 trams, and network length reached 65  km. On Novemer 6th 1932 the tracks were converted from narrow gauge to russian gauge. The conversion was completed by yar 1948.

In years 1970–1990 the rolling stock was changed for ČKD Tatra. Later, the tramcars were also produced on premises of Pivdenmash. By 1996 the rolling stock included about 400 trams, overall ridership on tram was 115 million passenger per year. By that time 19 tram lines existed.

== Rolling Stock ==

As on January 1st1, 2014, the rolling stock consists of 33 maintenance carriages and 275 passenger carriages including 71-605  – 9 carriages, 71-608K  – 5, 71-608KM  – 23, Tatra T3D  – 26, Tatra T3SU  – 122, Tatra T6B5  – 12, Tatra T4D – 48, Tatra T6A2M – 30.

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