Tampereen Ratikka
Opened August 2021; two-line light rail network serving 33 stops. See Tampere network map.
Construction of Tampere’s first ever tramway began in 2017. Full revenue service began on August 9 2021 over two routes: from Sorin aukio via the main station then east to the central hospital (Line 1: 3·9 km, 9 stops); plus a second longer route from Pyynikintori on the west side of the city centre via a 1·1 km, four-stop section shared with Line 1 and then branching southeast to Hervantajärvi (Line 3: 11·5 km, 19 stops). At Hervantajärvi a 1·1 km service branch connects to the depot.
The first section of a second phase extending the main route west from Pyynikintori to Santalahti opened on August 7 2023 (2 km, 3 stops). The continuation northwards to Lentävänniemi and Pyhällönpuisto opened on January 7 2025 (4·6 km, 6 stops). The service routes have also been recast.
Further extensions are planned - with work on extending the southern branch from Sorin aukio southwest to Pirkkala due to begin in 2025, along with a short extension of the eastern branch.
Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech supplied the initial fleet of 19 LRVs, with options for another 46 later.
VR Group has been selected as operator.
- Address
- PO Box 487
33101 Tampere
Finland - Phone
- +358 3 565 611
- Website
- www.tampereenratikka.fi
Traffic
| Year | Passenger journeys (million) |
|---|---|
| Opened 2021-08-09 | |
| 2022-23 | 13·0 |
| 2021-22 | 10·0 |
Network data
- Gauge
- 1435 mm
- Length
- 22·0 km
- Electrification
- 22·0 km - 750 V DC
- Rolling stock
- 19 LRV/tram cars – Transtech
