2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Moscow tram 71-623 4602: Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia· CC BY 2.0
- 2. KTM-23 tram in Saint-Petersburg: Artem Svetlov· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The 71-623 is a 40% low floor, one way tram built by Ust-Katav Wagon-Building Plant. Construction completed in November 2008, under the contract to Mosgortrans which was created in January 2008. Since then, it has been exported to Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Latvia.
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 17 years ago, in 2009.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 16.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 2009
- in service from
- 2009
- number built
- 562
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- builders
- Ust-Katav Wagon-Building Plant
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- 200 kW
- gauge
- 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
- electric system
- 550-720V DC
- length
- 16.4 m
- weight
- 22 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4032277, Wikipedia: 71-623 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.