A tramline from the already existed reversing loop in Tushino to Zakharkovo village was built in 1957-1958. As usual, the inauguration of service on this extension was dated for the Soviet official holiday, and it was started on November 6, 1958. The village inevitably became a highly developed area in a few years, and today this district is a typical residential zone with typical blocks. In two decades, a Metro line also came here, but the patronage on the tramline is surprisingly high at present time.

	The tracks along Lodochnaya Street are placed on a separate alignment, with a street behind a line of trees on the left hand and waters of the channel - on the right. © Vadim Ievlev 17 March 2002.
	The end of Skhodnenskaya Street is not a highly visited place: the street crosses an industrial zone that does not show too much life today. The tramline turns left near the Western Bridge to Lodochnaya Street and follows the channel for a few hundred meters before crossing it at the Eastern Bridge, or Vostochniy Most in Russian. © Vadim Ievlev 17 March 2002.
	A level crossing of tramway tracks with a railway branch is one of the few such crossings in Moscow. This crossing is guarded with light signalling; the branch itself connects Tushino machine works with the main railway line. © Vadim Ievlev 17 March 2002.
	The place where Zakharkovo terminus once was is located at the crossing of Skhodnenskaya Street with Khimkinskiy Boulevard. The line has been extended further to the north-west since that time. © Vadim Ievlev 17 March 2002.

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