Trams in Arkhangelsk

A tramway system operated in the Russian city of Arkhangelsk from 1916 to 2004, when the last line closed down.

During that period it was the most northerly such system in the world: before 1916 that distinction had been held by the city trams in Kiruna [sv], Sweden; since 2004 the honour has belonged to the Trondheim Tramway in Norway.

Until 1956 Arkhangelsk had two separate tramway networks – one running on the mainland and the other on the island of Solombala as there was no bridge to carry the trams over the Kuznechikha river.

With the demise of the Soviet Union, public transport services declined in many Russian cities.

In Arkhangelsk, the Solombala network was shut down in 2000, the official reason being the bad condition of the Kuznechevskiy Bridge.