New Trams For Odesa

On 16 December 2022, a contract for the supply of 13 three-car Type K1T306 trams was signed between Odesmiskelektrotrans and the consortium chaired by Odesa-based TATRA-YUG. The procurement tender procedure was conducted in 2021 as part of the “Urban Public Transport of Ukraine” project, financed by the European Investment Bank. Therefore, new, comfortable and modern Ukrainian-made trams, purchased with European credit funds, will soon appear on the streets of Odesa.

This is the first contract for the supply of trams signed since the beginning of the war. The manufacturer is sincerely grateful to all parties and participants of the project for their hard and courageous work to update the rolling stock and infrastructure.

Main Technical Data

K1T is a 100 % low-floor tram created to be a unified vehicle, easily adaptable for any customer - due to its modularity it is possible to choose the number of sections from one to four. The bogies have a two-stage suspension, the trams are fitted with the recuperative electrodynamic brake.

Supply voltage 550 V DC,
Maximum speed 75 km/h,
Power of traction motors 4x 105 kW,
Bodyshell height 3,430 mm above TOR,
Bodyshell width 2,500 mm,
Minimum height of the floor 350 mm above TOR,
Maximum axle-load 8 t.