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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Tatra KT4 Zagreb: Suradnik13 ( talk · contribs )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Tatra KT4SU no.1107 in Lviv, Ukraine, 9OCT19: VKras· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Typ 34: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Berlin, Tatra KT4: Felix O· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Brandenburg an der Havel, Tatra KT4D (1): Felix O· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Frankfurt (Oder), Tatra KT4: Felix O· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. Gotha, Tatra KT4 (1): Felix O· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. KT4 Zagreb: Suradnik13 ( talk · contribs )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. Plauen, Tatra KT4 (1): Felix O· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. Potsdam, Tatra KT4 (3): Felix O· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Tatra KT4 (KT stands for kloubová tramvaj, lit. 'articulated tram') is a short-articulated tram with four-axles developed by the Czech firm ČKD Tatra. The first pre-production vehicles entered service in Potsdam in 1975, with the first production vehicles in 1977. A total of 1,747 units were built, with initial deliveries to East Germany (GDR) and later to the Soviet Union (USSR) and SFR Yugoslavia.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 54 years ago, in 1972.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 18.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 168: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1972
- number built
- 1,747
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- builders
- ČKD, ČKD Tatra
- top speed
- 65 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- length
- 18.1 m
- weight
- 19.9 t
- capacity
- 168 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1050769, Wikipedia: Tatra KT4 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.