All Light Rail / Tramway articles – Page 12
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Metro de Málaga
Opened 2014; two light metro lines serving 19 stations. See Málaga network map. Work began on this mostly underground “Y”-shaped network in 2005. Both lines opened on July 30 2014, Line 1 running west in tunnel for 5·7 km before surfacing at Universidad for 3·1 km of surface route to ...
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Régie des Transports de Marseille (RTM)
Opened in 1977. Two lines with 29 stations. See Marseille network map. Rubber-tyred metro Line 1 was opened in 1977-78, with the southern leg extended from Castellane to La Timone in September 1992. A further extension from La Timone to La Fourragère opened on May 6 2010 (2·5 km, 4 ...
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Tours Métropole Val de Loire
Opened 2013. Single tram line serving 29 stops. Work on Line A began in early 2011, and the north-south route from Vaucanson north of the Loire to Lycée Jean Monet in the southwest opened on August 31 2013. Proposals to expand the system are in planning. An extension of Line ...
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Transvilles (Tramway de Valenciennes)
Opened 2006. “Y”-shaped network, serving 49 stops. The first section officially opened on June 16 2006, with full public service on Line T1 from Université north to the town centre and then west to Dutemple beginning on July 3 2006 (9·5 km, 19 stops). This was extended further west to ...
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Metrocentro de Sevilla
Opened 2007; single tram route with five stops. See Sevilla network map. This city-centre tram distributor line opened on October 28 2007 from Plaza Nueva in the historic centre south to Puerta de Jerez and then east to Prado De San Sebastian (4 stops). The line was extended east to ...
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JSC Daugavpils satiksme
First line opened 1946; network comprises three lines serving 35 stops. Core north-south route with three branches; trams use trolley poles for power supply from the overhead, but conversion to pantograph pick-up is planned. The northeast end of Line 3 was realigned from Brāļu kapi to Stropu Ezers on February ...
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MPK w Czestochowie Sp zoo
North-south “Y”-shaped route serving 34 stops, opened 1959. A branch looping southwards from Estakada to Stadion Raków opened on September 3 2012 (4·5 km, 12 stops). Addressul Aleja Niepodleglosci 3042-216 CzestochowaPolandPhone+48 34 377 9100Fax+48 34 377 9109Emailsekretariat@mpk.czest.plWebsitewww.mpk.czest.pl Network data Gauge1435 mmLength15 kmElectrification15 km - 600 V DCRolling stock51 ...
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VLT Cuiabá
Plans for a 22·2 km two-line tramway are under review, following cancellation of the turnkey contract with VLT Cuiabá consortium (which comprised CAF Brasil, CR Almeida and Santa Bárbara). It was due to open for the 2014 FIFA World Cup but construction has stalled. The original plan was for Line ...
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Tranvía de Cuenca
Opened 2020, single tram route serving 27 stops. Test running began in 2016, but opening was delayed from the expected May 2017. A limited service began carrying passengers on May 25 2020, ahead of full service in June. The line runs northeast from Río Tarqui across the city centre to ...
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North County Transit District (NCTD)
Two mainline commuter routes serve Oceanside, to the southeast of the Los Angeles connurbation. See Los Angeles network map. The Sprinter line is referred to as “light rail” by NCTD, but is a conventional branch line operated by DMUs between Oceanside and Escondido (15 stations), opened 2008. NCTD also runs ...
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Nuevo Tren de la Costa SA
Opened in 1995, single route serving 11 stops in the northern coastal suburbs of Buenos Aires. The line uses a former broad-gauge railway alignment linking Maipú and Delta, regauged and modernised for light rail operation. The federal agency SOFSE took over operation of the line on June 6, 2013 ...
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Metrotramvia di Cosenza
A €98m contract for the design and construction of a 9·4 km tram line in Cosenza was signed by the Calabria regional authority and a consortium led by construction company CMC in July 2017. The line would run from Piazza della Riforma to the University of Calabria campus in Rende, ...
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MTR Corp (Hong Kong)
Opened 1979, now China’s second oldest metro. Nine metro and commuter rail lines serving 98 stations. See Hong Kong network map. MTR operates a network serving Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories. High speed connections between Hong Kong International Airport and the city centre are provided by the ...
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Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
First tramways opened 1861, first metro line 1954, and Intermediate Capacity Transit System (ICTS) light metro route in 1985. Metro comprises three lines (1,2,4) with 75 stations, and tramway network comprises 11 routes. See Toronto network map. Work to extend the Line 1 (Yonge–University–Spadina) from Sheppard West to Vaughan (8·6 ...