Metroelectrotrans (Kazan)

Metroelectrotrans (Kazan) — formally the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Metroelektrotrans" of the city of Kazan (МУП «Метроэлектротранс» г. Казани) — is the municipal operator of urban electric passenger transport in Kazan, Russia. It runs the Kazan Metro together with the city's tram and trolleybus systems, and is one of the key components of the city's route network. According to the company, it carries more than a third of all passenger traffic in Kazan, and that share has been growing. The enterprise in its current form was created on 2 March 2006 by renaming the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Kazan Electric Transport" (МУП «Казанский электрический транспорт») into "Metroelektrotrans". Its roots, however, go back much further: electric tram service appeared in Kazan in 1899, operated by the Belgian Anonymous Society of Horse Railways, which was nationalized in 1918 and replaced by the Kazan city tram administration. In the early 1920s the tram passed to the Elvodtram trust, from which a separate Kazan City Tram Administration was soon spun off. With the arrival of the trolleybus in 1948 the organization was reorganized as the Kazan Tram and Trolleybus Administration, later renamed the Kazan Production Association of Urban Electric Transport (KPOGET) in the 1980s and the Production Association "Kazgorelektrotrans" in 1994, which in 2002 was reorganized into a municipal unitary enterprise. In 2006 it was merged with the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Kazan Metro" to form Metroelectrotrans. The company's priority areas are the operation, reconstruction, modernization and construction of new route lines and contact networks, aimed at optimizing the route network and making the city more livable. Its assets include two trolleybus depots and one tram depot holding 291 units of surface electric transport (185 trolleybuses and 106 tram cars), plus one electric depot for the metro with 15 trains comprising 51 cars. Every day 149 trolleybuses, 90 trams and 11 metro cars are put into service. The metro has 11 stations: five opened during the celebration of Kazan's 1000th anniversary in 2005, two more in 2009–2010, three more on 9 May 2013 ahead of the XXVII Summer Universiade, and "Dubravnaya" station on 30 August 2018, which completed the first line. The first metro line is 17.3 km long, trolleybus routes total 180.91 km and tram routes 132.1 km. In 2023 and 2024 the enterprise carried out fleet renewal to improve passenger service quality. Metroelectrotrans is a municipal unitary enterprise, meaning it is owned by the city of Kazan rather than by private shareholders, and it is not listed on any stock exchange. Its structure includes the Ametyevo electric depot, tram depot No. 1 and trolleybus depots No. 1 and No. 2. Since 2007 newly acquired trams in Kazan have been painted red and trolleybuses green, with the exception of MAZ-303T22 trolleybuses delivered in 2023, which are azure. Between 2016 and 2021 the enterprise acquired 70 trams and 100 trolleybuses. As of 2021 it operated a fleet of 109 trams, 185 trolleybuses and 15 metro trains. Total passenger journeys fell by 27% in 2020 compared with 2019, to 51 million passengers, including 21.5 million on the metro, 17.5 million by trolleybus and 12 million by tram.

The history of Kazan's electric transport begins in 1899, when electric tram service appeared in the city. At that time tram operations were managed by the Belgian Anonymous Society of Horse Railways (Бельгийское анонимное общество конно-железных дорог). In 1918 the company was nationalized and replaced by the administration of the Kazan city tram. In the early 1920s the Kazan tram passed to the Elvodtram trust (electricity-water-tram), from which a separate Administration of the Kazan City Tram was soon spun off. With the appearance of the trolleybus in Kazan in 1948, the organization was reorganized into the Kazan Tram and Trolleybus Administration. It was later renamed the Kazan Production Association of Urban Electric Transport (KPOGET) in the 1980s, and then the Production Association "Kazgorelektrotrans" in 1994. In 2002 it was reorganized into a municipal unitary enterprise. On 2 March 2006 the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Kazan Electric Transport" was renamed the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Metroelektrotrans". In the same year it was merged with the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Kazan Metro" to form the present-day MUP "Metroelektrotrans", which thus brought the metro, tram and trolleybus systems under a single municipal operator. The Kazan Metro itself opened its first stations in 2005, when five stations were inaugurated during the celebration of the city's 1000th anniversary. Two more stations followed in 2009–2010. Ahead of the XXVII Summer Universiade, on 9 May 2013, construction was completed and three new metro stations were put into operation. On 30 August 2018 the "Dubravnaya" station was commissioned, completing the first line of the Kazan Metro. The first line now has a length of 17.3 km. Since 2007 newly acquired trams in Kazan have had a red livery and trolleybuses a green one, with the exception of MAZ-303T22 trolleybuses delivered in 2023, which are painted azure. During 2016–2021 the enterprise acquired 70 trams and 100 trolleybuses. As of 2021 Metroelectrotrans operated a fleet of 109 trams, 185 trolleybuses and 15 metro trains. In 2020 total passenger journeys fell by 27% compared with 2019, amounting to 51 million passengers, including 21.5 million on the metro, 17.5 million by trolleybus and 12 million by tram. In 2023 and 2024 the enterprise carried out fleet renewal to improve the quality of passenger service.

• 2023

  MAZ-303T22 trolleybuses delivered, painted azure; fleet renewal continues into 2024.

• 2021

  Fleet stands at 109 trams, 185 trolleybuses and 15 metro trains.

• 2018

  On 30 August "Dubravnaya" station is commissioned, completing the first line of the Kazan Metro.

• 2013

  On 9 May three new metro stations are put into operation ahead of the XXVII Summer Universiade.

• 2009

  Two more metro stations open (2009–2010).

• 2007

  Newly acquired trams begin to be painted red and trolleybuses green.

• 2006

  On 2 March the MUP "Kazan Electric Transport" is renamed MUP "Metroelektrotrans"; it is merged with MUP "Kazan Metro".

• 2005

  Five Kazan Metro stations open during the celebration of the city's 1000th anniversary.

• 2002

  Reorganized into a municipal unitary enterprise.

• 1994

  Renamed the Production Association "Kazgorelektrotrans".

• 1948

  Trolleybus service appears in Kazan; the organization is reorganized into the Kazan Tram and Trolleybus Administration.

• 1918

  The tram operator is nationalized and replaced by the administration of the Kazan city tram.

• 1899

  Electric tram service appears in Kazan, operated by the Belgian Anonymous Society of Horse Railways.

Municipal public transport operator carrying more than a third of Kazan's passenger traffic.

• Kazan Metro

  11 stations on a 17.3 km first line, operated with 15 trains (51 cars); 11 cars put into service daily.

• Kazan tram network

  132.1 km of tram routes; 106 tram cars on the balance sheet, 90 put into service daily.

• Kazan trolleybus network

  180.91 km of trolleybus routes; 185 trolleybuses on the balance sheet, 149 put into service daily.

1. 1МУП МетроЭлектроТранс Казань — Официальный сайтkazanmetro.ru
2. 2О предприятии — МУП МетроЭлектроТранс Казаньkazanmetro.ru
3. 3Metroelectrotrans (Kazan) — Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4Метроэлектротранс (Казань) — Википедияru.wikipedia.org