According to Maksim Liksutov, 20 modern trams operate on the line, capable of operating without overhead wires. Here’s how it works:
🔹 Trams store energy when they come into contact with overhead wires.
🔹 At stops before sections without overhead wires, the driver lowers the pantograph on the roof.
🔹 Along Akademika Sakharova Avenue, the tram operates autonomously, without being connected to overhead wires.
🔹 After completing the autonomous section, the driver raises the pantograph. The tram continues along the route and stores energy again.
“Lvyonok-Moskva” demonstrates reliability and safety. Route 90 is in demand: up to 17,000 trips are made on it daily. Trams make approximately 300 trips daily.
“We continue to develop a modern and environmentally friendly transportation system in the capital, as instructed by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. With the opening of the tram line on Academician Sakharov Avenue, transportation links in the city center have improved. Today, Russia’s first autonomous trams, “Lvyonok-Moscow,” are operating here on route 90. Their energy storage system is proving to be excellent,” said Maksim Liksutov.