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SARANSK TROLLEYBUS NETWORK

Part 2: The North-West & Khimmash

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12. One of the newly delivered trolleybuses on Kovalenko Ul. in the Severo-Zapad (The North-West) suburb. Services 3 and 4 used to be routed via the neighboring scarcely populated Lyambirskoe Shosse, which was a faster but less profitable alternative approach to the suburbs. Both Lines 3 and 4 were recently rerouted via Kovalenko Ul. and thus synchronized with other Severo-Zapad-bound services.
(09 June 2002, YM)

13. Most of the Severo-Zapad suburb happens to be a collection of dull apartment blocks. One of many new Mercedes-Turk buses, acquired in anticipation of the city's 360th anniversary, is in the background.
(09 June 2002, YM)

14. Trolleybus serving Line 10 in the square at the intersection of Veselovskogo Ul. and 60 Let Oktyabrya Pr. (60 Years of the October [revolution] Prospect ). Selected runs of services 6, 10 and 14 terminate here, while others continue on to the Severo-Zapad dispatch station. Note, the city of Saransk still has a collection of streets that are named after 50, 60 and 70 Years of the October Revolution.
(09 June 2002, YM)

15. Another articulated specimen 2095 is at the beginning of the peripheral Line 10 that operates between Severo-Zapad and the other extensive suburb, Khimmash. The line follows the belt highway around the city of Saransk, and does not go to the city center. The belt corridor, however, attracts considerable ridership, which is supported by the occasional use of the articulated vehicle.
(09 June 2002, YM)

16. Trolleybuses on Veselovskogo Ul. in the Severo-Zapad suburb. This is the key trolleybus line in the neighborhood, served by as many as nine services. Six of those, namely Lines 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, connect the Severo-Zapad suburb with the city center. Depending on passengers' luck, however, not all outbound trolleybuses of these lines reach Veselovskogo Ul., as some selected runs head for a dispatch on the neighboring 60 Let Oktyabrya Pr. instead. Upon visiting the dispatch, if not held up for an extended layover, these trolleybuses will continue on to Veselovskogo Ul., but would now arrive on the opposite (!) side of the street, i.e. in the inbound direction.
(09 June 2002, YM)

17. While in many other commercialized Russian cities private minibuses multiply uncontrollably, in conservative Saransk private carriers are kept in check, by way of limiting the number of trips they are allowed to operate. Minibuses in this photo are dutifully awaiting the prescribed departure time, carefully scheduled to confirm to the quota allowed. One might also examine the developing traffic situation, and reconstruct what might happen to the author of this photo a few seconds into the future.
(09 June 2002, YM)

18. The Severo-Zapad Terminal with the elaborate structure housing the dispatch. Trolleybuses belonging to all 8 services serving the Severo-Zapad suburb have at one point or another to abandon the regular routing and report to the dispatcher. The emergency service units are always on duty at no less than 6 strategic locations throughout the system, brining the response time down to a few minutes - a luxury not seeing in other Russian cities. This practice developed in an attempt to respond to a tremendous rate of breakdowns common for the Saransk system.
(09 June 2002, YM)

19. The busy Severo-Zapad Terminal is served by eight services, but has only one leading wire. This arrangement calls for every vehicle to de-wire upon entering the premises, at no exceptions. The same dispatch also serves city diesel buses.
(09 June 2002, YM)

20. The terminal lot is full, thus this lonely trolleybus is forced out into the street, as it rests at the curbside of 60 Let Oktyabrya Pr. The terminal lot is visible in the background, behind the trees.
(09 June 2002, YM)

21. One can hardly afford not to include this photograph, as well as to exercise some restraint in order not to put it on the Saransk opening page. ;-) The photo is taken at the traffic circle at the intersection of Veselovskogo Ul. and Lyambirskoe Shosse, the Terminal for Lines 3, 4, 11, 12 and 13. The horse carriage is making a right and is following the former trolleybus Line 16 toward Televizionniy Zavod.
(09 June 2002, YM)

22. Heavy ridership on the belt service 10 is demonstrated in this photo taken on a Sunday afternoon at Svetotehnikov Shosse, the belt road around the city of Saransk. This trolleybus line passes through the industrial area. There are branches to the factories that see only limited service during weekdays only. Thus, Line 10 remains the only transportation option via this corridor, even though using it implies some considerable walking to the surrounding factories. Note the design of the bus shelter (!).
(09 June 2002, YM)

23. Some remote areas served by the belt Line 10 see less passengers. The branch to RTK served by the strangely numbered Line 5A (with Line 5 nowhere around) is in the background.
(09 June 2002, YM)

24. The Likhacheva Ul. Terminal in the Khimmash suburb. The name Khimmash sounds like a name of a factory, however in this case it implies "built by / for the Khimmash factory". The terminal is the endpoint for Lines 5 and 15. It is often mistaken for the terminal for Line 10, which, however, is impossible due to the overhead design. Lines 5A and 10 continue down the road and terminate at 70 Let Oktyabrya Pr. instead.
(09 June 2002, YM)

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	12. One of the newly delivered trolleybuses on Kovalenko Ul. in the Severo-Zapad (The North-West) suburb. Services 3 and 4 used to be routed via the neighboring scarcely populated Lyambirskoe Shosse, which was a faster but less profitable alternative approach to the suburbs. Both Lines 3 and 4 were recently rerouted via Kovalenko Ul. and thus synchronized with other Severo-Zapad-bound services. (09 June 2002, YM)
	13. Most of the Severo-Zapad suburb happens to be a collection of dull apartment blocks. One of many new Mercedes-Turk buses, acquired in anticipation of the city's 360th anniversary, is in the background. (09 June 2002, YM)
	14. Trolleybus serving Line 10 in the square at the intersection of Veselovskogo Ul. and 60 Let Oktyabrya Pr. (60 Years of the October [revolution] Prospect ). Selected runs of services 6, 10 and 14 terminate here, while others continue on to the Severo-Zapad dispatch station. Note, the city of Saransk still has a collection of streets that are named after 50, 60 and 70 Years of the October Revolution. (09 June 2002, YM)
	15. Another articulated specimen 2095 is at the beginning of the peripheral Line 10 that operates between Severo-Zapad and the other extensive suburb, Khimmash. The line follows the belt highway around the city of Saransk, and does not go to the city center. The belt corridor, however, attracts considerable ridership, which is supported by the occasional use of the articulated vehicle. (09 June 2002, YM)
	16. Trolleybuses on Veselovskogo Ul. in the Severo-Zapad suburb. This is the key trolleybus line in the neighborhood, served by as many as nine services. Six of those, namely Lines 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, connect the Severo-Zapad suburb with the city center. Depending on passengers' luck, however, not all outbound trolleybuses of these lines reach Veselovskogo Ul., as some selected runs head for a dispatch on the neighboring 60 Let Oktyabrya Pr. instead. Upon visiting the dispatch, if not held up for an extended layover, these trolleybuses will continue on to Veselovskogo Ul., but would now arrive on the opposite (!) side of the street, i.e. in the inbound direction. (09 June 2002, YM)
	17. While in many other commercialized Russian cities private minibuses multiply uncontrollably, in conservative Saransk private carriers are kept in check, by way of limiting the number of trips they are allowed to operate. Minibuses in this photo are dutifully awaiting the prescribed departure time, carefully scheduled to confirm to the quota allowed. One might also examine the developing traffic situation, and reconstruct what might happen to the author of this photo a few seconds into the future. (09 June 2002, YM)
	18. The Severo-Zapad Terminal with the elaborate structure housing the dispatch. Trolleybuses belonging to all 8 services serving the Severo-Zapad suburb have at one point or another to abandon the regular routing and report to the dispatcher. The emergency service units are always on duty at no less than 6 strategic locations throughout the system, brining the response time down to a few minutes - a luxury not seeing in other Russian cities. This practice developed in an attempt to respond to a tremendous rate of breakdowns common for the Saransk system. (09 June 2002, YM)
	19. The busy Severo-Zapad Terminal is served by eight services, but has only one leading wire. This arrangement calls for every vehicle to de-wire upon entering the premises, at no exceptions. The same dispatch also serves city diesel buses. (09 June 2002, YM)
	20. The terminal lot is full, thus this lonely trolleybus is forced out into the street, as it rests at the curbside of 60 Let Oktyabrya Pr. The terminal lot is visible in the background, behind the trees. (09 June 2002, YM)
	21. One can hardly afford not to include this photograph, as well as to exercise some restraint in order not to put it on the Saransk opening page. ;-) The photo is taken at the traffic circle at the intersection of Veselovskogo Ul. and Lyambirskoe Shosse, the Terminal for Lines 3, 4, 11, 12 and 13. The horse carriage is making a right and is following the former trolleybus Line 16 toward Televizionniy Zavod. (09 June 2002, YM)
	22. Heavy ridership on the belt service 10 is demonstrated in this photo taken on a Sunday afternoon at Svetotehnikov Shosse, the belt road around the city of Saransk. This trolleybus line passes through the industrial area. There are branches to the factories that see only limited service during weekdays only. Thus, Line 10 remains the only transportation option via this corridor, even though using it implies some considerable walking to the surrounding factories. Note the design of the bus shelter (!). (09 June 2002, YM)
	23. Some remote areas served by the belt Line 10 see less passengers. The branch to RTK served by the strangely numbered Line 5A (with Line 5 nowhere around) is in the background. (09 June 2002, YM)
	24. The Likhacheva Ul. Terminal in the Khimmash suburb. The name Khimmash sounds like a name of a factory, however in this case it implies "built by / for the Khimmash factory". The terminal is the endpoint for Lines 5 and 15. It is often mistaken for the terminal for Line 10, which, however, is impossible due to the overhead design. Lines 5A and 10 continue down the road and terminate at 70 Let Oktyabrya Pr. instead. (09 June 2002, YM)