Kharkiv to Receive Nine Buses from Germany’s Twin City Nuremberg

They will soon start running on routes 63 and 204.

Nine MAN buses from the twin city of Nuremberg arrived in Kharkiv. The German partners handed over two types of buses: 12- and 18-meter buses.

They will soon be launched on the 63rd (602nd district – Regional Children’s Hospital) and 204th (Buchma Street – Myru Street) routes. Oleksiy Borodayevsky, head of the operation department of the Saltivske Tram Depot, announced this.

During the full-scale invasion, 94 buses sustained varying levels of damage. Most of them were repaired, but about 10 units are beyond repair. Currently, 90 buses are running in Kharkiv, serving 42 routes.

By the end of September, Nuremberg plans to transfer 40 buses to Kharkiv. In this regard, the utility company invites drivers.

Demolition of a tram line in Kharkiv

On the other hand, local authorities destroyed the 26th tram route in Kharkiv during the war.

The widening of Vesnina Street is one of the most scandalous reconstructions in Kharkiv in recent years. Activists, experts, and local residents were against removing the tram from this street and Zhuravlivsky Descent. While active hostilities occurred near the city, officials destroyed the tram route connecting the residential area with the city center. The war allowed the authorities to disregard public opinion, completely remove the tram from the street and widen the road, using legally questionable decisions.

The fact is that during the war, the authorities spent more than UAH 200 million / $5.42 million on a project that was controversial in terms of feasibility through their favourite contractor without waiting for a new master plan to be created.

The tram line was removed in May 2022 during the reconstruction of Vesnina Street. The work, which cost the budget UAH 200 million, was carried out under fire. After removing the tram, the street was widened for cars. “If we want Kharkiv to be a successful and dynamically developing city, we need to build such highways,” explained Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

At the same time, city officials did not announce their intention to dismantle the tram line completely.

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Overall, Nuremberg plans to donate 40 MAN buses to Kharkiv, an essential humanitarian transport aid, as the city has lost 12 buses, 30 trams and more than 20 trolleybuses during the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Lille handed over humanitarian aid to Kharkiv. The total weight of the cargo reaches 16 tons. The help was received by the City Clinical Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 17 for further distribution among Kharkiv healthcare institutions.