How it began
History
The story of the tram in Baku began long before electricity — with horses and rails on a stone street. And it went on to become something the whole Union took pride in.
How it began
The story of the tram in Baku began long before electricity — with horses and rails on a stone street. And it went on to become something the whole Union took pride in.
The Baku tram is one of the oldest in the space of the former Russian Empire and the USSR. Its history divides into two great eras: the horse tram and the electric tram.
History
The first horse-tram line appeared in Baku in 1889. A steam tram ran briefly too, but the locomotives wore out quickly and the service was left to horses.
The horse tram carried the people of Baku for a whole era — until 1 October 1923, when the city needed more modern transport.
History
On 8 February 1924 electric tram service opened in Baku. It was the first tram launched in the USSR after the revolution — a matter of special pride for the city.
The first route linked the railway station with Azneft Square and ran for 6.6 kilometres. From it grew Baku's great tram network.
Milestones
The first horse tram on Baku's streets.
The horse tram makes its last runs.
The USSR's first electric tram.
The first route, 6.6 km long.
Datings of the early history vary across sources; the most common information is given here.