Daugavpils Satiksme

Bus and tram system in Daugavpils, Latvia

Daugavpils Satiksme

Company type| city municipality owned corporation
Industry| Public transportation
Founded| 2014
Headquarters|

Daugavpils

Latvia

Area served

| Daugavpils
Parent| N/A
Website| www.satiksme.daugavpils.lv

Daugavpils Satiksme (English: Daugavpils Transport) is the public transport corporation which operates tram and bus systems in the eastern Latvian city of Daugavpils.

Two municipal public transport companies existed before 1 January 2014; A/S "Tramvaju uzņēmums" (Tramway Enterprise JSC) and SIA "Daugavpils autobusu parks".

## Buses

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The bus network currently comprises 33 routes. In 2021 the purchase of 35 compressed natural gas powered buses was approved, to be supported by the Cohesion Fund.[1] In 2022 the fleet consisted of 28 Solaris, 16 Volvo, 5 Iveco and 11 Mercedes-Benz vehicles.[2]

### Bus routes

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Number  | Start point - Intermediate points  | End point

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1  | Autoosta – Regional hospital  | Ceļinieku ciemats
2  | Garāžas  | Autoosta
3  | Autoosta  | Jaunie Stropi (Cooperative)
3B  | Autoosta – Spaļu iela  | Ziegler machine works
3C  | Autoosta – Maiznieks  | Spaļu iela
4  | Autoosta – Cietoksnis – Mežciems  | Autoosta
5  | Autoosta – Mežciems – Cietoksnis  | Autoosta
6  | Autoosta  | Nīderkūni
7  | Autoosta  | Kalkūni
7B  | Autoosta – Kalkūni  | Horticultural society „Mičurinietis”
8  | Autoosta  | Judovka
9  | Autoosta  | Grīva (Ķiršu iela)
10  | Autoosta  | Ruģeļi
10A  | Autoosta  | Ruģeļi (Kindergarten)
11  | Jaunforštadte  | Regional hospital
12  | Autoosta  | Križi
13  | Autoosta  | Mežciema arodskola
13A  | Autoosta  | Cietoksnis
14  | Autoosta – Cietoksnis  | Ķīmiķu ciemats (including Plaušu centrā)
15  | Autoosta – Liginišķi  | Autoosta
16  | Autoosta – Piena kombināta ciemats  | Autoosta
17  | Autoosta – Stacijas iela  | Jaunforštadte
17A  | Autoosta – Ceļu satiksmes drošības direkcija (Road Safety Directorate)  | Jaunforštadte
18  | Viduspoguļanka (Vāveru iela)  | Autoosta
19  | Autoosta – Jaunforštadte – Ķīmiķu ciemats – Jaunbūve  | Jaunforštadte
20  | Jaunforštadte – Jaunbūve – Ķīmiķu ciemats  | Jaunforštadte (Ciolkovska)
20A2  | Jaunforštadte – Regional hospital – Vecstropi  | Autoosta
20A  | Jaunforštadte  | Jaunbūve
20B  | Jaunforštadte – Smiltenes iela – Jaunbūve  | Ķīmiķu ciemats
21  | Autobusu parks – Daugavpils AO – Jaunforštadte – Viduspoguļanka – Mežciems – Cietoksnis – Daugavpils AO  | Autobusu parks
22  | Autobusu parks – Daugavpils AO – Nīderkuni – Judovka – Ruģeļi-Jaunbūve – Ķīmiķu ciemats – Jaunstropi – Vecstropi  | Križi
23  | Ruģeļi  | Regional hospital
24  | Autoosta – Jaunbūve – Ķīmiķu ciemats – Jaunforštadte Cietoksnis  | Autoosta
26  | Autoosta – Ķīmiķu ciemats – Jaunforštadte  | Autoosta

## Tramways

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The tram network was opened on 5 November 1946 and a second line was opened in 1950 and extended in 1951 and 1958. Further extensions followed in 1965, 1990, 2020 and 2023. It comprises approximately 25 kilometres of track and five lines, the fourth opening within existing infrastructure in January 2022 and the fifth in January 2023.[3]

The network uses Russian broad-gauge trackage of 1,524 mm (5 ft); along with the tram network of Riga these are the only two utilizing such a gauge inside the European Union. An uncommon characteristic is the use of trolley poles for current collection, although these are being phased out from the late 2010s. Green track is extensively used throughout and the northern sections pass through woodland areas. Tramcars are stored outside at a depot on Butļerova Street.

### Tram network

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Number  | Start point  | End point

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1  | Butļerova iela  | Stacija
2  | Butļerova iela  | Maizes kombināts
3  | Stropi  | Cietoksnis
4  | Maizes kombināts  | Stacija
5  | Cietoksnis  | Stropu ezers

### Rolling stock

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Manufacturer  | Model  | Year built  | Year delivered  | In operation  | Number delivered  | Number in operation  | Notes

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RVR | RVR-6M2 | 1975—1988  | 1975—2014  | 64  | \-  | Not used in normal revenue service; operated as heritage vehicles.
Tatra | T3D (T3DC1/T3DC2) | 1973, 1975, 1981, 1983  | 2002  | 2002—present  | 12  | 10  | Purchased secondhand from the tram system in Schwerin, Germany in 2002. Upgraded in 1992 to current standard. Operated in 2 wagon units predominantly on line 1.
UKVZ | KTM-5 (71-605A) | 1990—1991  | 1990—present  | 12  | 12  | UKVZ is located in Ust-Katav, Russia. Predominantly used on lines 1 and 3.
KTM-8 (71-608K) | 1994  | 1994—present  | 1  | 1  |
KTM-23 (71-623-01) | 2014  | 2014—present  | 8  | 8  | 40% low-floor
KTM-31 (71-631) | 2014  | 2014—present[4] | 4  | 4  | Three-section six-axle articulated wagon; 70% low-floor.
Transmashholding TVZ | 71-911 'City Star' | 2019  | 2020—present  | 8  | 8  | First trams equipped with pantographs. 100% low-floor. Predominantly used on lines 1 and 2.
Pragoimex/DLRR | EVO1 | 2023  | 2023—present  | 4  | 4  | First trams with articulated bogies. 100% low-floor. Assembled locally from imported kits at DLRR. Pragoimex is part of a Czech consortium and is partially owned by Škoda Transportation.

In 2020 a realignment servicing the Daugavpils Regional Hospital opened. This project saw the introduction of the first pantograph equipped cars.[5]

## Future projects

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In February 2016 the Ministry of Transport announced plans for the construction of a new tram line.[6] Preliminary plans call for a connection between the Jaunforštadte area in the north of the city and the centre of the network, in the vicinity of Daugavpils Station. The route is projected to increase the number of tram passengers to around 500 000 per year.[7] The project was cancelled in 2022.

In September 2020, the Municipal Council of Daugavpils considered an allocation of 24,000 euros for the subsequent implementation of the project for the construction of a new tramline, which supposedly will connect the “Jaunstropi” district with the “Ķimiķu ciemats” district.[8] Czech Pragoimex trams will be assembled locally at the Daugavpils Locomotive Repair Plant (DLRR) as part of the project which will for the first time connect two separate lines.

## Gallery

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* RVR-6

* KTM-5

* KTM-8

* Tatra T3D

* KTM-31

* KTM-23

* TVZ City Star (71-911)

* Lines and termini of the tram system as of 2020

* Single journey tickets

* Bus on route 1

## See also

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* Daugavpils Airport

## References

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1. ^ "Now Daugavpils will definitely receive 35 new buses". tekdeeps.com. 10 January 2021. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. ^ "Public transport". Daugavpils valstspilsētas pašvaldība. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
3. ^ "4th tram route, at best, will be launched from January 3". grani.lv. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
4. ^ "Даугавпилс получил новые трамваи". Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
5. ^ "Tramvajus Daugavpilij vēlas piegādāt pieci pretendenti". TV NET. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
6. ^ "EU funds earmarked for new tram line". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
7. ^ "Latvia: EUR 96m EU funding for tramway infrastructure". Think Railways. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
8. ^ "Развитие трамвайной инфраструктуры: проекты обретают реальные очертания". Grani.lv. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

## External links

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* Media related to Trams in Daugavpils at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website of Daugavpils satiksme (in Latvian, Russian, and English)
* Former website of the tram company (in Latvian and Russian)
* Daugavpils Tramway on TransPhoto (in Russian)
* Daugavpils on public-transport.net