The first phase of the restoration of the streetcar network will be completed in November.
During the month of November, it is planned to complete the restoration of tram line No. 3, the longest and most popular among the residents. Troika will be able to operate through Mirni Lane. Then the first stage of modernization will be completely completed, said the chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin in Saratov.
In the first step:
67 kilometers of tram tracks were recreated;.
4 tracks were restored - No. 9, 8, 6, 3;
The rolling stock was updated - 61 new cars were purchased: 16 "Vityaz", 39 "Bugatieri", 6 "Lion Cub". Each of them is equipped with air conditioners.
New stop pavilions with information boards were installed.
Contact network and traction stations were replaced;.
The overhead bridge over the railroad tracks in Strelka has been restored.
The average speed of trams has been increased by 2 times;.
Environmental landscaping was carried out.
The second stage will include:
Tram routes No. 11, 4, 7 and 10 have been updated.
41 new trams were purchased.
2 warehouses were restored - Kirovsky and Zavodskaya.