[wzslider autoplay=”true”]The route of the electric tram was going from the railway station, which was located near nowadays hotel “Bristol” to the Latin bridge. Vehicles that were used were produced by the company “Siemens-Sohukert” and these were the first trams produced in their factories.
The first electric tram had two doors and it could accommodate a total of 24 passengers. These trams had separate wagons for smokers and non-smokers, and even, at the beginning, there were separate wagons for men and women. Drivers and conductors had rules for dressing and hygiene.
The increasing number of travelers required significant changes in the transport so, instead of every 15 minutes, trams were departing every 10 minutes from the starting station. The tram line was extended to the Town Hall on the 1st of December 1897, and less than a year later, another tram line was started that went over today’s Tito Street to the Cathedral. In 1923, the Coast (of Miljacka River) and Titova Street were linked by rails over Baščaršija, and behind tobacco factory was built a new depot.
Every year, KJKP Gras puts replica of the first electric tram on rails for citizens and tourists to briefly return to the past and experience the spirit of that time. Moreover, Sarajevo is one of the first cities in Europe which had the tram at that time.
(Source: nap.ba)
