Russia, Moscow inaugurated new river tramway route

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The third river tramway route was inaugurated in Moscow. It is 5.4 km long, has six stops, and connects four districts. These highly environmentally friendly electric boats have already carried two million passengers in two years. Our correspondent Oleg Yasinsky has more. teleSUR

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00:00And in other news, the third river tramway route was inaugurated in Moscow.

00:04These highly environmentally friendly electric boats have already carried 2 million passengers in two years.

00:11Our correspondent Oleg Kaczynski has more.

00:18Moscow, the capital of Russia, is constantly transforming and seeking to balance its historical heritage with modern urban trends.

00:24The inauguration of the new river tramway route is a project that brings together this past of river transport

00:30and at the same time offers citizens an innovative form of mobility.

00:37All ships and docks are of high ecological standard, which makes any kind of oil products village completely impossible

00:46as the vessels are electric and are charged at the docks where special charging stations have been installed.

00:51The charging time ranges from 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the route, and the frequency established on these routes.

01:02The boats in the latest delivery can travel up to 200 kilometers on a single charge.

01:09During the Soviet Union, river streetcars were a popular means of transport connecting different districts

01:18along the capital's two rivers, the Moskova and the Yauza.

01:22With the metro and automobile infrastructure, they lost their importance,

01:26but now, with new technologies and integration into the public transport system,

01:30their potential has been developed.

01:31It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of the Moskova River for the city.

01:42It is the river that, in fact, gave its name to the city, to the capital of Russia.

01:46First there was the river, and only then the city came into being.

01:49Of course, in ancient Moscow, as in all antiquity when roads did not yet exist,

01:54the main axis for exploring territories and populating new settlements were rivers.

01:57That is why today, when river transport is revitalized and the third regular traffic

02:03route on the river is opened in Moscow, it is a big and important step in the development

02:06of transport and in the reintegration of the river into the life of the city.

02:14New river routes connect important points throughout the city.

02:20The trams are not just for a traditional sightseeing trip along the river.

02:23They are a real public transport alternative with excellent sustainability.

02:27The electric streetcars generate no emissions, which is crucial for a metropolis seeking to

02:32improve air quality.

02:37These boats, which are being reincorporated into the public transport network of the Russian

02:43capital, have truly unique characteristics because they can be called icebreakers.

02:48They are also electric icebreakers.

02:49Why? Because they can also travel along the Moscow river in the harsh Moscow winters and

02:55can break through up to 20 centimeters of ice.

02:57So it really is something truly unique.

03:02These new routes are excellent for improving urban mobility.

03:09They are functional, sustainable and make the river and the landscapes around it not only

03:13beautiful, but also a real alternative for daily transportation in a city that is growing

03:17and modernizing every day.

03:18It's a city that grows and modernizes every day.

03:21Aliya Giyasinski, Telesur, Moscow.

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