Head of the Transport Department of Yerevan Municipality Areg Barseghyan told ARMINFO that the tram's exploitation cost the Municipality 2.4 time more than the proceeds from it. He said that the transportation by the tram totaled 1%, playing no essential role in Yerevan. The tram's putting out of operation did not lead to crowds in its route Zeitun-Charbakh, other types of transport operate in this direction.

Barseghyan said that the tram transportation was stopped in conformity with resolutions of seismologists who say that trams overload the Kiev bridge. Besides, the Municipality recommended the Transport Department to fully repair the route of the tram No5 and all the trams of this route, but the department has no necessary funds. Head of the Transport Department said that the given electric transport has no electricity debts.

Another type of electric transport is trolleybus that operates with loss as well. Barseghyan said that the competitiveness of this type of transport with any other one is too low, but the issue of trolleybuses' putting out of exploitation has not been considered yet.