It became known when new trains will be purchased for the Yekaterinburg metro.
By 2035, it is planned to purchase 11 new trains with four cars each for the Yekaterinburg metro. This conclusion follows from the program "Development of the Public Transport System and Ensuring Road Safety" for 2027-2031, published by the Yekaterinburg administration.
— The Yekaterinburg municipal unitary enterprise "Metro" operates one metro line and operates 70 cars. The 11 trains are reaching the end of their operational life without the possibility of modernization. By 2035, it is planned to update 11 metro trains (four cars per train), the EAN publication quotes the program text.
According to the document, it is planned to purchase two trains per year starting in 2028. The city administration also plans to continue updating other types of public transport. For instance, about 400 tram cars out of 438 in the "Gortrans" fleet need to be replaced.
— As part of the efforts to improve Yekaterinburg's transport system and enhance the quality of transport services for the population, the main tasks in 2025 included transitioning to gross contracts, optimizing the route network of urban passenger transport, and updating the rolling stock of urban transport. In 2025, commercial transport enterprises acquired about 200 buses, including through preferential leasing from the State Transport Leasing Company. In 2026, an application was submitted to additionally update more than 100 buses, according to the program.
It was previously reported that 13.2 billion rubles are planned to be allocated for the purchase of 50 three-section trams for Yekaterinburg.
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It became known when new trains will be purchased for the Yekaterinburg metro.
By 2035, the Yekaterinburg metro plans to purchase 11 new trains, each consisting of four cars. This conclusion is drawn from the program "Development of the Public Transport System and Ensuring Road Safety" for 2027-2031, published by the administration of Yekaterinburg.
