A bus service will replace trams Nos. 3 and 21 in Nizhny Novgorod in January.

      December 30, 2025 18:18 Society

      A new bus route No. 52 will begin operating in Nizhny Novgorod from January 12, temporarily replacing the cancelled trams No. 3 and 21. This was reported by the regional Center for Transport Systems Development.

      The route will connect Dubki Park, Komsomolskaya Square and Gorky Square. Four buses are planned to be deployed to service the line.

      Service will start from the Proletarskaya metro station, after which the buses will travel along Gleb Uspensky Street, Cosmonaut Komarov Street, Lenin Avenue, then along Zarechny Boulevard and Admirala Makarov, Dargomyzhsky and Molitovskaya streets.

      Upon reaching Komsomolskaya Square, the buses will turn onto Oksky Descent and then, via Lyadov Square, proceed to Gorky Square.

      For passengers' convenience, temporary bus shelters will be installed on Zarechny Boulevard and Dargomyzhsky Street.

      Recall that tram service on lines No. 3 and 21 has been suspended since December 15. A major replacement of tram tracks is underway on the section from Komsomolskaya Square to Dubki Park. It is planned that 8.3 km of rails will be renewed by November 2026.

      During the repair period, passengers can use buses No. 7, 20, 40, 58, 59, 64, 81, 83 and 88 to travel from Komsomolskaya Square to Dubki Park. Bus No. 64 also runs to Lyadov Square.

      Earlier it was reported that test runs of new tram tracks had begun in the Nizhegorodsky and Sovetsky districts. Motorists are asked not to park where it is prohibited.

      Also, recall that from January 1, 2026, a number of bus routes will change. Read more here.

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