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Chelyabinsk Metrotram

Chelyabinsk Metrotram (Russian: Челябинский метротрамвай, romanizedChelyabinskiy metrotramvay) is an underground light rail system under construction in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Envisioned as a metro system in the 1960s, construction on the inaugural line began in 1992.

After the project suffered various financial reverses in the 1990s and early 2000s, the first three stations were originally scheduled to open in 2007. But the opening was then postponed to 2010. In 2007, a decision was made to open the first line in 2014, with the project now consisting of four stations initially instead of three. As funding for the project continued to be intermittent, the opening date was pushed back again. As of 2018, an exact opening date would not occur before 2026.

As of February 2010, some 3.6 kilometers (2.2 mi) of tunnel has been made, out of a total 5.7 kilometers (3.5 mi). In 2017, the head of the city's construction authority reported that one station, Torgovy Tsentr was about 70% complete and that three other stations were still envisioned.

At the end of 2021, the Russian government canceled construction due to lack of money, now there will be a tram.

The current plans include opening the following four stations, along with a depot:

The total length of tunnels will be 5.7 kilometers (3.5 mi), with an additional 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) track to the depot.

In November, 2011, the first station structure (of Komsomolskaya ploshyad') was finished.

Further plans include expanding the first line east to the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (one station), and west (3 stations).

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