Kharkiv to return pre-war tram route - Terekhov
Kyiv • UNN
Kharkiv plans to reopen tram route 12 after the New Year holidays; repair work has restored 300 meters of tram tracks and the contact network. Traffic was suspended due to damage caused by shelling during the russian invasion.
Kharkiv is preparing to reopen a tram route that hasn't run since the the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In particular, after the New Year holidays, tram No. 12 will resume holidays, tram No. 12 will resume operation. This was reported by Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov, according to UNN.
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The 12th route is supposed to connect the Southern Railway Station with Kharkiv's Central Park. This tram was running in the city before the full-scale invasion, but due to numerous attacks on public transportation infrastructure, it stopped running on the the route.
Terekhov noted that the return of the pre-war tram route No. 12 became possible due to the repair of the over the past month. In particular, 300 meters of damaged tracks were repaired.
The contact networks have also been restored. network on Myronositska Street have been restored. So the tram is planned to be launched after the New Year holidays. holidays.
I've stopped counting the number of "arrivals" on our public transportation. public transportation. During the war, the occupiers shelled the Saltovka depot alone was shelled more than seven dozen times during the war. The only thing I want to say is that no Russian missiles can stop us on our way to restoring Kharkiv. We will continue to live and work We will continue to live and work anyway. Despite the challenges and for the benefit of the citizens.
Recall
The night before, Russian forces launched a missile attack on Kharkiv. The strikes hit the territory of a transportation depot.