Trams in Shenyang

Shenyang, a major industrial city on the Hun River in northeast China has returned its tramway as a modern tram system. Shenyang once had a standard steel wheeled tramway network. Unlike other Chinese towns & cities, Shenyang's tram system was not opened directly as an electric tram. The tram service was completely stopped in 1973. On 15 August, 2013 Shenyang opened a modern tram system in Hunnan New District south of central Shenyang.

For the second-generation tram system in Shenyang, see Shenyang Modern Tram.
Shenyang Tramway Network
Shenyang Trams in the 1930s
Operation
LocaleShenyang, People's Republic of China China
Open15 August 2013
Lines3
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Horse Tram era
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Japanese-Owned era: 1925–1973
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Current era: 2013
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Track length (double) 70 km [1]
Stops 65

History

A horse tramway was opened at Shenyang in 1907. The Japanese - who operated the railways - started electrification in March 1924 even before the creation of the Manchukuo puppet state, and finally the electric tramway opened in October 1925 from Huaiyangmen via Taiqinggong to Xiaoxibianmen.[2] In November 1925, the section between Xiaoxibianmen to Xita started operating. In 1926 Sino-Japanese joint venture opened a tramway, starting at Mukden Railway Station to Xiaoxibianmen.[3] From 1920s to 1945 a total of six tram routes was put into operation in Shenyang.

The Chinese Civil War and Second Sino-Japanese War had great impact to tramway operations with power shortages and bombing causing the tram service to be suspended numerous times. By December 12, 1948, all six routes were fully rebuilt.[4] After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Shenyang had 170 tramcars, making it the largest in the country. The number of private cars greatly increased leading to major traffic congestion and delays to tram services. With the emergence of the first trolleybus line in Shenyang, the development of the tram gradually gave way to the trolleybus. On August 1, 1974, the last tram lines from Shenyang Railway Station to Taiqinggong were removed.[5]

History
  • 1925 - Electric tram started running from 15 March.
  • 1945 - Total six routes opened as a maximum extension of the network.
  • 1974- The last tram ran.
  • 2013 - Tram returned as modern system.

Fleet

Shenyang's tram was one of the modern tram in Asia. There were two closed type coaches. Electricity were drawn by bow collectors. However, after that tramway had very little upgrade and basically the 1930s electric cars were still running in the 1970s.

Depots & termini

Huai door, Taiqinggong, West Gate Mukden Railway Station was some of the termini.

See also

References
  1. "Shenyang Tramway". Railway-Technology. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. 《沈阳市志》第一卷·大事记1924年3月. 沈阳出版社. 1989. p. 51. ISBN 7-80556-000-5.
  3. 《沈阳市志》第一卷·大事记1926年6月1日. 沈阳出版社. 1989. p. 56. ISBN 7-80556-000-5.
  4. "特供稿：从马铁到地铁——沈阳城市公共交通百年回望_沈阳公交网". www.shenyangbus.com. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  5. 沈阳市人民政府地方志编撰办公室 (1989). 沈阳市志. 沈阳出版社. p. 51. ISBN 7-80556-000-5.
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