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{{Infobox public transit
{{Infobox public transit
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| name = Sarajevo tramway network
| name = Sarajevo tramway network
| image = Sarajevo Stadler Tango NF3 009 May2024 (cropped).JPG
| image = Sarajevo Tram-507 Line-3 2011-11-08 (2).jpg
| imagesize = 315px
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| caption = Sarajevo tram
| caption = Sarajevo tram
| locale = {{Flagicon|Bosnia}} [[Sarajevo]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
| locale = {{Flagicon|Bosnia}} [[Sarajevo]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
| transit_type = [[Tram]]
| transit_type = [[Tram]]
| lines = 6<ref name="tram-stats" />
| lines = 6<ref name="tram-stats" />
| stations = 28{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
| stations = 28
| ridership =
| ridership =
| began_operation = {{Plainlist|
| began_operation = {{Plainlist|
* 1885 (horse tram)<ref name="tram-stats" />
* 1885 (horse tram)<ref name="tram-stats" />
* 1895 (electric tram)
* 1895 (electric tram)
}}
}}
| ended_operation =
| ended_operation =
| owner =
| owner =
| operator = KJKP GRAS Sarajevo
| operator = KJKP GRAS Sarajevo
| marks =
| marks =
| vehicles = 95<ref name="tram-stats" />
| vehicles = 95<ref name="tram-stats" />
| track_gauge = {{gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| track_gauge = {{gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| ogauge = {{Track gauge|760mm|allk=on}} until 1960
| ogauge = {{Track gauge|760mm|allk=on}} until 1960
| minimum_radius_of_curvature = (?)
| minimum_radius_of_curvature =
| average_speed =
| average_speed =
| top_speed =
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| map = [[File:Sarajevo tramway network map.svg|310px]]
| map = [[File:Sarajevo tramway network map.svg|310px]]
| map_state =
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| website = {{url|http://www.gras.ba/}}
| website = {{url|https://gras.ba/}}
}}
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'''Trams in Sarajevo''' are a part of the public transport system in [[Sarajevo]], the capital city of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. The system is run by KJKP GRAS Sarajevo, which also operates [[trolleybus]] and [[bus]] routes in the city.


The '''Sarajevo tram''' network is one of [[Europe]]'s oldest,{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} having originally served as the test line for Vienna's trams.<ref name="virtual-Sarajevo">{{cite web |url=http://www.virtualnosarajevo.com.ba/st_subs/tramvaj_e.htm |title=Virtual City of Sarajevo |publisher= |accessdate=2013-09-11}}</ref> As of 2010, the Sarajevo tram system consists of seven lines,<ref name="tram-stats">{{cite web |url=http://mmustorg.ipage.com/bs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65:tramvaj&catid=36:tramvaj&Itemid=58 |title=Tramvaj |publisher=KJKP GRAS d.o.o. |language=Bosnian|trans-title=Tramway |year=2015 |accessdate=2015-05-13}}{{dead link}}</ref><ref name="JKP_Gras">{{cite web |url=http://www.gras.ba |title=KJKP GRAS d.o.o. |publisher=KJKP GRAS d.o.o. |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref> running along a single route with a {{convert|0.4|km|mi}}-long branch to the city's [[Sarajevo main railway station|main railway station]] ''(Željeznička Stanica)''. It primarily serves as an east-west link from the city centre ([[Baščaršija]]) to the western suburb of [[Ilidža]].
As of 2010, the Sarajevo tram system consists of seven lines,<ref name="tram-stats">{{cite web |url=http://mmustorg.ipage.com/bs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65:tramvaj&catid=36:tramvaj&Itemid=58 |title=Tramvaj |publisher=KJKP GRAS d.o.o. |language=bs |trans-title=Tramway |year=2015 |access-date=2015-05-13 |archive-date=2015-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518104118/http://mmustorg.ipage.com/bs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65:tramvaj&catid=36:tramvaj&Itemid=58 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="JKP_Gras">{{cite web |url=http://www.gras.ba |title=KJKP GRAS d.o.o. |publisher=KJKP GRAS d.o.o. |access-date=2015-05-13}}</ref> running along a single route with a {{convert|0.4|km|mi}}-long branch to the city's [[Sarajevo main railway station|main railway station]] ''(Željeznička Stanica)''. It primarily serves as an east-west link from the city centre ([[Baščaršija]]) to the western suburb of [[Ilidža]].

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The system is run by KJKP GRAS Sarajevo, whic also operates [[trolleybus]] and [[bus]] routes in the city.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Sarajevo Tram (1901).png|thumb|left|Sarajevo Tramway in 1901]]
[[File:Sarajevo Horse Tram (1885 - 1895).jpg|left|thumb|Sarajevo horse-drawn tram in 1885]]
[[File:Sarajevo Tram (1901).png|thumb|left|Sarajevo electric tram in 1901]]
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Opened on [[New Year's Day]] in 1885,{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} the [[Sarajevo]] tramway was the testing line for the tram in [[Vienna]] and the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]], and operated by horses.<ref name="virtual-Sarajevo" /> Originally built to {{RailGauge|760mm|allk=on}}, the present system was [[Track gauge conversion|upgraded]] to {{RailGauge|1435mm|allk=on}} in 1960. The trams played a pivotal role in the growth of the city in the 20th century.


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Opened on [[New Year's Day]] in 1885,{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} the [[Sarajevo]] tramway was the testing line for the tram in [[Vienna]] and the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]], and operated by horses. Originally built to {{RailGauge|760mm|allk=on}}, the present system was [[Track gauge conversion|upgraded]] to {{RailGauge|1435mm|allk=on}} in 1960. The trams played a pivotal role in the growth of the city in the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiosarajevo.ba/metromahala/ja-mislim/neven-andelic-o-mitu-da-je-sarajevo-imalo-prvi-tramvaj-u-evropi/34106|title=Neven Anđelić: O mitu da je Sarajevo imalo prvi tramvaj u Evropi|website=Radio Sarajevo|date=25 September 2010 |access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref>
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During the [[Siege of Sarajevo]] of 1992-1995, trackwork and numerous vehicles were badly damaged. The tram operation stopped on April 15 1992, 9 days after the siege started, and resumed despite the dangers of the ongoing siege on April 15, 1994.<ref name="Dani-251">{{cite web |url=https://www.bhdani.ba/portal/arhiva-67-281/251/t25186.shtml |title=GRAS Sarajevo |publisher= |accessdate=2020-01-08}}</ref> The vehicles are once again operational though marks remain on some vehicles.

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During the [[Siege of Sarajevo]] of 1992-1995, trackwork and numerous vehicles were badly damaged. The tram operation stopped on 15 April 1992, 9 days after the siege started, and resumed despite the dangers of the ongoing siege on 15 April 1994.<ref name="Dani-251">{{cite web |url=https://www.bhdani.ba/portal/arhiva-67-281/251/t25186.shtml |title=GRAS Sarajevo |access-date=2020-01-08}}</ref> The vehicles are once again operational though marks remain on some vehicles.


==System==
==System==
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2023}}{{Trams in Sarajevo}}

The route lies on the main [[boulevard]] of Sarajevo, which is named (from west to east) first Bulevar Meše Selimovića (formerly ''6 Proleterske Brigade''), from Vila Čengić then [[Zmaj od Bosne]] (formerly ''Vojvode Radomira Putnika''). From the district [[Marijin Dvor (Sarajevo)|Marijin Dvor]] it runs a loop in a counter-clockwise direction along the Miljacka river on the street called Obala Kulina bana (formerly: Obala Vojvode Stepe Stepanovića). It proceeds to the terminus Baščaršija. The route then turns back towards Marijin Dvor on the northern parallel road Maršala Tita.
The route lies on the main [[boulevard]] of Sarajevo, which is named (from west to east) first Bulevar Meše Selimovića (formerly ''6 Proleterske Brigade''), from Vila Čengić then [[Zmaj od Bosne]] (formerly ''Vojvode Radomira Putnika''). From the district [[Marijin Dvor (Sarajevo)|Marijin Dvor]] it runs a loop in a counter-clockwise direction along the Miljacka river on the street called Obala Kulina bana (formerly: Obala Vojvode Stepe Stepanovića). It proceeds to the terminus Baščaršija. The route then turns back towards Marijin Dvor on the northern parallel road Maršala Tita.


Six routes are presently in operation on the system, often only a specific section of the track. Only route 3 operates the entire length.
Six routes are presently in operation on the system, often only a specific section of the track. Only Route 3 operates the entire length.
*Route 1: Željeznička stanica – Baščaršija
*Route 1: Željeznička stanica – Baščaršija
*Route 2: Čengić Vila – Baščaršija
*Route 2: Čengić Vila – Baščaršija
*Route 3: Ilidža – Baščaršija
*Route 3: Ilidža – Baščaršija
*Route 4: Ilidža – Željeznička stanica
*Route 4: Ilidža – Željeznička stanica
*Route 5: Nedžarići – Baščaršija
*Route 5: Nedžarići – Baščaršija
*Route 6: Ilidža – Skenderija
*Route 6: Ilidža – Skenderija
*Route 7: Nedžarići – Skenderija (currently not running)
*Route 7: Nedžarići – Skenderija (currently not running)


In the early 1990s, construction work started to expand the tram network from Nedžarići to [[Dobrinja]], which was at the time served by a trolleybus system. Work stopped in 1992 when [[Siege of Sarajevo|the siege]] started, which was also when most of the vehicles and infrastructure was damaged. At Nedžarići, it is possible to see tracks leading towards a planned, but never finished boulevard that would link towards Dobrinja. No work has been done in the said neighborhood to prepare access of trams there due to the start of the war, so these are the only traces of the planned extension.
In the early 1990s, construction work started to expand the tram network from Nedžarići to [[Dobrinja]], which was at the time served by a trolleybus system. Work stopped in 1992 when [[Siege of Sarajevo|the siege]] started, which was also when most of the vehicles and infrastructure was damaged. At Nedžarići, it is possible to see tracks leading towards a planned, but never finished boulevard that would link towards Dobrinja. No work has been done in the said neighborhood to prepare access of trams there due to the start of the war, so these are the only traces of the planned extension.


== Rolling stock ==
==Rolling stock==
In 1958, Sarajevo bought 50 relatively modern [[PCC streetcar|PCC-cars]] from [[Streetcars in Washington, D.C.|Washington]], renumbered in the 1-50 series. 21 more PCC-cars from Washington followed in 1962, numbered 51-71. These 71 PCC-cars were built between 1941 and 1944 by the [[St. Louis Car Company]]. Between 1967 and 1969, 20 of these streetcars were transformed into 10 articulated cars series 100-109.
In 1958, Sarajevo bought 50 relatively modern [[PCC streetcar]]s from [[streetcars in Washington, D.C.|Washington]], renumbered in the 1-50 series. Another 21 more Washington PCCs followed in 1962, numbered 51-71. These 71 PCCs were built between 1941 and 1944 by the [[St. Louis Car Company]]. Between 1967 and 1969, 20 of these streetcars were reconstructed into ten articulated cars and renumbered 100-109.{{fact|date=August 2024}}


The fleet in use on the network are [[Tatra K2]] [[articulated]] trams from the [[Czech Republic]], delivered in the 1970s and early 1980s. Later these trams have been joined by more modern vehicles in recent times. In 2008, [[Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf|Amsterdam]] donated 16 old trams to Sarajevo.
The fleet in use on the network are [[Tatra K2]] [[articulated]] trams from the [[Czech Republic]], delivered in the 1970s and early 1980s. Later these trams were joined by more modern vehicles in recent times. In 2008, [[Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf|Amsterdam]] donated 16 old trams to Sarajevo.{{fact|date=August 2024}}


In September 2021, [[Stadler Rail|Stadler]] was awarded a contract to supply 15 [[Stadler Tango NF3|Tango NF3]] trams to the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/vehicles/sarajevo-orders-first-new-trams-in-decades/59819.article |title=Sarajevo orders first new trams in decades |publisher=Railway Gazette International |date=2 September 2021}}</ref> The first vehicle was unveiled at the 15th Trako International Railway Fair on 20 September 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/new-build-tram-for-sarajevo-unveiled/64956.article |title=New-build tram for Sarajevo unveiled |publisher=Railway Gazette International |date=20 September 2023}}</ref> The first tram arrived in December 2023, while the rest are expected to arrive by the summer of 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/biznis/investicije/u-sarajevo-dosao-prvi-od-15-novih-tramvaja-nakon-testiranja-bit-ce-pusten-u-redovan-saobracaj/231213201|title=U Sarajevo došao prvi od 15 novih tramvaja, nakon testiranja bit će pušten u redovan saobraćaj|date=14 December 2023|access-date=14 December 2023|language=bs|author=B.R.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> An additional 10 new trams were also bought.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hocu.ba/indexphp/hocuinfo/ministar-steta-objasnio-kako-ce-funkcionisati-nocni-javni-prijevoz-u-sarajevu/|title=Ministar Šteta objasnio kako će funkcionisati noćni javni prijevoz u Sarajevu|date=25 December 2023|access-date=25 December 2023|language=bs|website=hocu.ba}}</ref>
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== Gallery ==

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==Gallery==
<gallery mode="nolines" widths="200" caption="">
<gallery mode="nolines" widths="200" caption="">
File:Sarajevo Stadler Tango NF3 009 May2024.JPG|Tram #009, May 19, 2024
File:Sarajevo Tram-206 Stuck-in-snow 2012-02-05.jpg|Trams stopped running due to heavy snowfall, at [[Marijin Dvor (Sarajevo)|Marijin Dvor]] on February 5, 2012
File:Sarajevo Tram-206 Stuck-in-snow 2012-02-05.jpg|Trams stopped running due to heavy snowfall, at [[Marijin Dvor (Sarajevo)|Marijin Dvor]] on February 5, 2012
File:Sarajevo Tram-300 Line-5 2011-11-09 (2).jpg|Tram #300 past Socijalno
File:Sarajevo Tram-300 Line-5 2011-11-09 (2).jpg|Tram #300 past Socijalno
Line 91: Line 98:
File:Sarajevo Tram-Triangle-Nedzarici 2011-10-20.jpg|The remains of the planned extension to Dobrinja, in the background are the remains of the Sarajevo Retirement Home, which was very new at the time of the siege
File:Sarajevo Tram-Triangle-Nedzarici 2011-10-20.jpg|The remains of the planned extension to Dobrinja, in the background are the remains of the Sarajevo Retirement Home, which was very new at the time of the siege
</gallery>
</gallery>
<gallery>
<gallery widths=180>
File:Trams in Sarajevo.svg|Trams in Sarajevo map
File:Trams in Sarajevo.svg|Trams in Sarajevo map
File:Sarajevo Tramway Lines 3.svg|Trams in Sarajevo map
File:Sarajevo Tramway Lines 3.svg|Trams in Sarajevo map
File:Tramway map Sarajevo.png|The unofficial Sarajevo tram network map
File:Tramway map Sarajevo.png|The unofficial Sarajevo tram network map
</gallery>
</gallery>

== City tram stations ==

{| class="wikitable float-center"
{{BSu-header|Sarajevo tram stops}}
{{BS-table}}
{{BS3|uKBHFa||||[[Ilidža]]}}
{{BS3|uHST||||Kasindolska}}
{{BS3|uHST||||[[Energoinvest]]}}
{{BS3|uHST||||Stup}}
{{BS3|uHST||||[[Oslobođenje]]}}
{{BS3|uBHF||||Nedžarići}}
{{BS3|uHST||||[[Alipašino polje]]}}
{{BS3|uHST||||[[Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina|BHRT]]}}
{{BS3|uhKRZWae|||||[[Miljacka]]}}
{{BS3|uHST||||Alipašin most}}
{{BS3|uABZgl+l|uKDSTeq||||Depot}}
{{BS3|uHST||||[[Otoka, Sarajevo|Otoka]]}}
{{BS3|uBHF||||[[Čengić vila]]}}
{{BS3|uHST||||Dolac Malta}}
{{BS3|uHST||||Socijalno}}
{{BS3|uHST||||Pofalići}}
{{BS3|uHST||||Univerzitet}}
{{BS3|uABZgl+l|uKBHFeq|||[[Sarajevo#Railway|Željeznička stanica]]}}
{{BS3|uHST||||[[National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Muzeji]]}}
{{BS3|uHST||||[[Marijin Dvor (Sarajevo)|Marijin Dvor]]}}
{{BS3|uABZgl|uSTRq|uSTR+r||}}
{{BS3|uABZgl|uBHFq|uABZgr||[[File:Pfeil rechts.svg|8px]] Hamze Hume}}
{{BS3|uHST||uSTRg||[[Skenderija]]}}
{{BS3|uSTRf||uHST||[[Sarajevo#Tourism and recreation|Park]]}}
{{BS3|uHST||uSTRg||[[Josip Vancaš#Buildings|Pošta]]}}
{{BS3|uSTRf||uHST||[[Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Banka]]}}
{{BS3|uHST||uSTRg||[[Drvenija Bridge|Drvenija]]}}
{{BS3|uSTRf||uHST||[[Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sarajevo|Katedrala]]}}
{{BS3|uHST||uSTRg||[[Latin Bridge|Latinska ćuprija]]}}
{{BS3|uSTRf||uBHF||[[Baščaršija]]}}
{{BS3|uHST||uSTRg||[[Vijećnica]]}}
{{BS3|uSTRl|uSTRq|uSTRr||}}
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
{{commons category|Tram transport in Sarajevo}}
{{Commonscategory|Tram transport in Sarajevo}}
*[[List of tram and light rail transit systems]]
*[[List of tram and light rail transit systems]]
*[[Trams in Europe]]
*[[Trams in Europe]]


== References ==
==References==
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===Footnotes===

{{Reflist}}
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=== Footnotes ===
{{reflist}}


=== Bibliography ===
===Bibliography===
* Jan Čihák: Sarajevo Trams and Trolleybuses, {{ISBN|978-3-9503304-2-7}}, bahnmedien.at, Vienna/Austria
* Jan Čihák: Sarajevo Trams and Trolleybuses, {{ISBN|978-3-9503304-2-7}}, bahnmedien.at, Vienna/Austria


==External links==
==External links==
* {{in lang|bs}} [http://www.gras.ba KJKP GRAS d.o.o. Sarajevo]
*{{in lang|bs}} [http://www.gras.ba KJKP GRAS d.o.o. Sarajevo]
* [https://www.gleisplanweb.eu/Map-e.php?Map=Sarajevo Track plan of the Sarajevo tram system]
*[https://www.gleisplanweb.eu/Map-e.php?Map=Sarajevo Track plan of the Sarajevo tram system]
* [http://www.virtualnosarajevo.com.ba/st_subs/tramvaj_e.htm Virtualno Sarajevo - Sarajevo Trams]
*[http://www.virtualnosarajevo.com.ba/st_subs/tramvaj_e.htm Virtualno Sarajevo - Sarajevo Trams]
*[https://meetbosnia.com/sarajevo-public-transport-amazing-tips-get-around/ Sarajevo public transport – Amazing tips to get around]


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Latest revision as of 23:08, 19 August 2024

Sarajevo tramway network
Sarajevo tram
Sarajevo tram
Overview
LocaleBosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transit typeTram
Number of lines6[1]
Number of stations28
Websitegras.ba
Operation
Began operation
  • 1885 (horse tram)[1]
  • 1895 (electric tram)
Operator(s)KJKP GRAS Sarajevo
Number of vehicles95[1]
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) Bosnian gauge until 1960
System map

Trams in Sarajevo are a part of the public transport system in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The system is run by KJKP GRAS Sarajevo, which also operates trolleybus and bus routes in the city.

As of 2010, the Sarajevo tram system consists of seven lines,[1][2] running along a single route with a 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi)-long branch to the city's main railway station (Željeznička Stanica). It primarily serves as an east-west link from the city centre (Baščaršija) to the western suburb of Ilidža.

History

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Sarajevo horse-drawn tram in 1885
Sarajevo electric tram in 1901

Opened on New Year's Day in 1885,[citation needed] the Sarajevo tramway was the testing line for the tram in Vienna and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and operated by horses. Originally built to 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) Bosnian gauge, the present system was upgraded to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge in 1960. The trams played a pivotal role in the growth of the city in the 20th century.[3]

During the Siege of Sarajevo of 1992-1995, trackwork and numerous vehicles were badly damaged. The tram operation stopped on 15 April 1992, 9 days after the siege started, and resumed despite the dangers of the ongoing siege on 15 April 1994.[4] The vehicles are once again operational though marks remain on some vehicles.

System

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Trams in Sarajevo
Legend
 Hrasnica
under construction
Ilidža  3   4   6 
Kasindolska
Energoinvest
Stup
 
abandoned
Avaz
branch to
Dobrinja
Avaz
Nedžarići  5 
Alipašino polje
RTV
Miljacka
Alipašin most
depôt
 Otoka
Čengić Vila
Čengić Vila  2 
Čengić Vila
Dolac Malta
Socijalno
Pofalići
Univerzitet
Muzeji
Željeznička
stanica
 1   4  Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tehnička škola
Muzeji
Skenderija  6 
Skenderija
Park
Pošta
Banka
Drvenija
Katedrala
Latinska
ćuprija
Baščaršija  1   2 
Vijećnica
Baščaršija  3   5 

The route lies on the main boulevard of Sarajevo, which is named (from west to east) first Bulevar Meše Selimovića (formerly 6 Proleterske Brigade), from Vila Čengić then Zmaj od Bosne (formerly Vojvode Radomira Putnika). From the district Marijin Dvor it runs a loop in a counter-clockwise direction along the Miljacka river on the street called Obala Kulina bana (formerly: Obala Vojvode Stepe Stepanovića). It proceeds to the terminus Baščaršija. The route then turns back towards Marijin Dvor on the northern parallel road Maršala Tita.

Six routes are presently in operation on the system, often only a specific section of the track. Only Route 3 operates the entire length.

  • Route 1: Željeznička stanica – Baščaršija
  • Route 2: Čengić Vila – Baščaršija
  • Route 3: Ilidža – Baščaršija
  • Route 4: Ilidža – Željeznička stanica
  • Route 5: Nedžarići – Baščaršija
  • Route 6: Ilidža – Skenderija
  • Route 7: Nedžarići – Skenderija (currently not running)

In the early 1990s, construction work started to expand the tram network from Nedžarići to Dobrinja, which was at the time served by a trolleybus system. Work stopped in 1992 when the siege started, which was also when most of the vehicles and infrastructure was damaged. At Nedžarići, it is possible to see tracks leading towards a planned, but never finished boulevard that would link towards Dobrinja. No work has been done in the said neighborhood to prepare access of trams there due to the start of the war, so these are the only traces of the planned extension.

Rolling stock

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In 1958, Sarajevo bought 50 relatively modern PCC streetcars from Washington, renumbered in the 1-50 series. Another 21 more Washington PCCs followed in 1962, numbered 51-71. These 71 PCCs were built between 1941 and 1944 by the St. Louis Car Company. Between 1967 and 1969, 20 of these streetcars were reconstructed into ten articulated cars and renumbered 100-109.[citation needed]

The fleet in use on the network are Tatra K2 articulated trams from the Czech Republic, delivered in the 1970s and early 1980s. Later these trams were joined by more modern vehicles in recent times. In 2008, Amsterdam donated 16 old trams to Sarajevo.[citation needed]

In September 2021, Stadler was awarded a contract to supply 15 Tango NF3 trams to the city.[5] The first vehicle was unveiled at the 15th Trako International Railway Fair on 20 September 2023.[6] The first tram arrived in December 2023, while the rest are expected to arrive by the summer of 2024.[7] An additional 10 new trams were also bought.[8]

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  • Tram #009, May 19, 2024
    Tram #009, May 19, 2024
  • Trams stopped running due to heavy snowfall, at Marijin Dvor on February 5, 2012
    Trams stopped running due to heavy snowfall, at Marijin Dvor on February 5, 2012
  • Tram #300 past Socijalno
    Tram #300 past Socijalno
  • Tram #602 past Park
    Tram #602 past Park
  • Tram #511 at Holiday Inn
    Tram #511 at Holiday Inn
  • Tram #712 at Holiday Inn
    Tram #712 at Holiday Inn
  • Tram #707 past Univerzitet
    Tram #707 past Univerzitet
  • Tram #506 at Vijećnica
    Tram #506 at Vijećnica
  • Trams #805 and #812 at Socijalno
    Trams #805 and #812 at Socijalno
  • Tram #212 at Holiday Inn
    Tram #212 at Holiday Inn
  • Tram #508 running westbound at Marijin Dvor,
    Tram #508 running westbound at Marijin Dvor,
  • Tram #501 past Park
    Tram #501 past Park
  • Tram #261 at Marijin Dvor,
    Tram #261 at Marijin Dvor,
  • Heavy snowfall on February 3, 2012
    Heavy snowfall on February 3, 2012
  • Satra III
    Satra III
  • Refurbished Tatra 3-carriage tram on display
    Refurbished Tatra 3-carriage tram on display
  • Former Amsterdam tram
    Former Amsterdam tram
  • Satra II
    Satra II
  • Tram #713, Line #4, March 12, 2012
    Tram #713, Line #4, March 12, 2012
  • Tram #209, Line #3, March 16, 2012
    Tram #209, Line #3, March 16, 2012
  • Ilidža tram terminus with #713 ready for departure to the Railroad Station
    Ilidža tram terminus with #713 ready for departure to the Railroad Station
  • Tram #501, Line #3, December 14, 2011
    Tram #501, Line #3, December 14, 2011
  • Tram #291, Line #1, December 18, 2011
    Tram #291, Line #1, December 18, 2011
  • Tram #505, Line #3, January 28, 2012
    Tram #505, Line #3, January 28, 2012
  • Tram #802, Line #3, January 5, 2012
    Tram #802, Line #3, January 5, 2012
  • Tram #277 leaving the tram depot, September 23, 2011
    Tram #277 leaving the tram depot, September 23, 2011
  • Tram #231, Line #1, September 24, 2011
    Tram #231, Line #1, September 24, 2011
  • Tram #710 Sarajevo (in 2010)
    Tram #710 Sarajevo (in 2010)
  • The remains of the planned extension to Dobrinja, in the background are the remains of the Sarajevo Retirement Home, which was very new at the time of the siege
    The remains of the planned extension to Dobrinja, in the background are the remains of the Sarajevo Retirement Home, which was very new at the time of the siege
  • Trams in Sarajevo map
    Trams in Sarajevo map
  • Trams in Sarajevo map
    Trams in Sarajevo map
  • The unofficial Sarajevo tram network map
    The unofficial Sarajevo tram network map

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tramvaj" [Tramway] (in Bosnian). KJKP GRAS d.o.o. 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ "KJKP GRAS d.o.o." KJKP GRAS d.o.o. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Neven Anđelić: O mitu da je Sarajevo imalo prvi tramvaj u Evropi". Radio Sarajevo. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. ^ "GRAS Sarajevo". Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Sarajevo orders first new trams in decades". Railway Gazette International. 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ "New-build tram for Sarajevo unveiled". Railway Gazette International. 20 September 2023.
  7. ^ B.R. (14 December 2023). "U Sarajevo došao prvi od 15 novih tramvaja, nakon testiranja bit će pušten u redovan saobraćaj" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Ministar Šteta objasnio kako će funkcionisati noćni javni prijevoz u Sarajevu". hocu.ba (in Bosnian). 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

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