All Light Rail / Tramway articles – Page 14
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Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit Bureau
Local government agency overseeing network development. See Kaohsiung network map. This is the city government department responsible for planning and design of the metro and light rail network, and for procurement of concessions for construction and operation. These have been secured by Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation. First line (Red) opened ...
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Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel GmbH (VBBr)
First tram route opened 1897; conventional tramway has three routes serving 41 stops. AddressUpstallstraße 1814772 Brandenburg an der HavelBrandenburgGermanyPhone+49 3381 534210Fax+49 3381 534201Emailinfo@vbbr.deWebsitewww.vbbr.de Traffic Passenger journeys8·5 million (all modes)Information year2018 Network data Gauge1000 mmLength17·7 kmElectrification17·7 km - 600 V DCRolling stock20 LRV/tram cars
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Tranvía Bilbao
Opened 2002; single route serving 16 stops. See Bilbao network map. Basque regional railway operator Euskotren operates the Bilbao tramway, which uses a combination of new construction and former Euskotren railway alignment. The first section was opened from Atxuri north to Uribitarte in December 2002, and extended in stages westward ...
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Tramvia Metropolità SA / Tramvia Metropolità del Besòs SA (TRAM)
Two separate modern tram networks, both opened in 2004. See Barcelona network map. The western Trambaix system is a ’Y’-shaped network operated as three routes (T1-3) and serving 29 stops. Its first section opened on April 5 2004, running from Plaça Francesc Macià to Montesa, dividing to a loop, but ...
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Tramvie Elettriche Bergamasche (TEB)
Opened 2009. Single light rail line serving 16 stops. The initial light rail route runs northeast from Bergamo FS station. It opened as far as Alzano on April 25 2009, and through to Albino on June 10 2009. A second line is planned, to branch off T1 at San Fermo ...
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West Bengal Transport Corp Ltd (CTC)
First line opened 1890; network now comprises 6 routes. See Kolkata network map. Formerly Calcutta Tramways Co (1978) Ltd. A once-extensive network has been scaled back, with continuing abandonments through the last decade compounded by construction work for the city metro. Just six short city-centre routes remain, with a small ...
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Regia Autonome de Transport Craiova (RATC)
Opened September 24 1987; single route serving 19 stops, operated by three service routes. AddressCalea Severinului 23517266 CraiovaRomaniaPhone+40 251 485041Fax+40 251 506077Websitewww.rat-craiova.ro Network data Gauge1435 mmLength16·5 kmElectrification16·5 km at 600 V DCRolling stock49 LRV/tram cars
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Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)
RATP took over road and rail services in 1949 and now operates all metro and light rail lines (except SNCF’s Aulnay–Bondy tram-train), buses and the RATP-RER (Regional Express) lines.
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Regia Autonoma de Transport Timisoara (RATT)
First tram line opened 1869. Electric operating from 1899. Eight routes serving 70 stops. The city is covered by a dense network of five loops and four branches, one of which from Piata Veteranilor to Shopping City opened on June 15 2020 (0·6 km, 1 stop). The first of 21 ...
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Regia Autonoma de Transport Public Ploiesti (RATPP)
First line opened 1987; network comprises 2 routes with 35 stops. Services are overseen by the local government body Transport Călători Express (TCE). AddressStr Gageni 88100137 PloieștiRomaniaPhone+40 244 543751Fax+40 244 513228Emailoffice@ratph.roWebsitewww.ratph.ro Network data Gauge1435 mmLength20 kmElectrification20 km - 750 V DCRolling stock35 LRV/tram cars
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Regia Autonoma de Transport Bucuresti (RATB)
First line opened 1871, electric traction from 1894. 24 lines with 593 stops. See Bucureşti network map. Owned by the city’s municipal authority, this extensive network of tramways primarily serves the city’s suburbs, the metro having replaced some city centre routes. AddressDinicu Golescu Blvd 1, Sector 1010861 BucureştiRomaniaPhone+40 21 9391Fax+40 ...
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Gdanskie Autobusy i Tramwaje (GAiT)
First line opened 1873. Conventional tramway has 11 routes. See Gdansk network map. GAiT is the operating company, with the contract supervised by Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego w Gdańsku (ZTM Gdańsk). On May 11 2012 an extension from Sikorskiego south to Lostowice Swietokrzyska opened (3 km, 6 stops). The 4 km ...
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Pyongyang Transport Authority
First metro line opened 1973; network now comprises two lines with 15 stations. The north-south Chollima line opened on September 6 1973 (6·5 km, 6 stations), with a southwest extension completed in 1987 (2·6 km, 2 stations). The first section of the east-west Hyoksin line opened on October 9 1975 ...
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
First electric tram line opened 1889. Network now comprises three conventional metro lines with 53 stations, and light rail network with four branches and 80 stops. See Boston network map. Work on extending the light rail Green Line northwest from Lechmere began on June 25 2018. The Union Square branch ...
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New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)
Historic tramway with modern extensions; five routes serving 99 stops. Dating back to 1835 and now a historical monument, the remaining St Charles line (10·4 km, 47 stops) was augmented in 1988 by the Riverfront line (2·5 km, 9 stops). In 2004, the Canal Street line was reopened (6·1 km, ...
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
First metro line (Market-Frankford line) opened 1907. Network now comprises 2 lines serving 52 stations, plus the Norristown light metro line. See Philadelphia network map. SEPTA runs public transport in the five-county area of Philadelphia, with some routes extending into New Jersey and Delaware. Also operates tramway/light rail system comprising ...