All Light Rail / Tramway articles – Page 7
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MinskTrans
First line opened 1929; network now comprises 11 routes. See Minsk network map. AddressBotanicheskaya str 4220038 MinskBelarusPhone+375 17 294 1376Fax+375 17 294 1376Emailinfo@minsktrans.byWebsitewww.minsktrans.by Traffic Passenger journeys39·1 millionInformation year2010 Company size Employees986 Network data Gauge1524 mmLength62 kmElectrification62 km - 550 V DCRolling stock152 LRV/tram cars
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Metrovias
First line opened 1913. Network comprises 6 lines with 85 stations. See Buenos Aires network map. Since 1994 the metro has been operated by the Metrovias private-sector consortium under concession, and since 2013 this has been let on a year-by-year basis. Infrastructure is owned by Subterraneos de Buenos Aires, which ...
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Metrotranvía
Work began in 2009 on construction of Line 1 (16 stops) of a planned tram-train network running south from Central to Gutiérrez. The line began public services in April 2012 using a fleet of ex-San Diego Trolley LRVs. On May 7 2019 the line was extended north from Central to ...
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Metro Transportes do Sul (MTS)
Light rail network opened 2007; 3 routes with 19 stops. See Lisboa network map. This ‘Y’-shaped light rail network runs from the ferry terminal at Cacilhas to Universidade and Corroios, serving the districts on the south bank of the Tagus river. AddressAv 25 de Abril 203AmoraSeixal2845-547 LisboaPortugalPhone+351 21 112 7000Fax+351 ...
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Metro do Porto SA
First line opened in 2002; light rail network now comprises six lines and 82 stations. See Porto network map. Portugal’s second city has built an extensive network through conversion of former railway, new surface routes and tunnelled sections. The latest extension opened 2011 extended the yellow line south from D ...
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West Midlands Metro
Single light rail line opened 1999, with 28 stops. See Birmingham network map. Line 1 reused much of the former Great Western main line between the West Midland cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton. An extension from Snow Hill to New St (1·4 km, 3-stops) opened between December 2015 and May ...
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Tisséo Réseau Urbain (Toulouse metro)
Opened 1993. Two-line light metro serving 37 stations, plus tram serving 27 stops. See Toulouse network map. First line of VAL automated metro opened June 26, 1993 from Basso Cambo northeast to Jolimont via the main station (10·2 km, 15 stations); an extension further northeast to Balma Gramont opened on ...
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Metro Transit (Minnesota)
Opened 2004, two-line light rail network serving 37 stops. Single commuter rail route opened 2009. See Minneapolis/St Paul network map. The Blue Line (formerly Hiawatha) light rail route opened June 26 2004 from downtown Minneapolis southeast to Fort Snelling (12·9 km, 12 stops), extended south to Mall of America (5·4 ...
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Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG)
Metro opened 1971; six routes serving 100 stations. First tram line opened 1876, 13 routes with 174 stops. See München network map. The metro network comprises three cross-city tunnels, served by six full operating routes and two supplementary routes. Metro extension projects are: U5 – Laimer Platz, west to ...
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Mariupol Tramway
First line opened 1933; network now comprises 11 routes with 161 stops. In March 2017 the line to Aglofabryka closed (3·3 km). AddressUl Donbasskaya 92341000 MariupolDonetsk OblastUkrainePhone+380 629 334340Fax+380 629 332363 Network data Gauge1524 mmLength49 kmElectrification49 km - 600 V DCRolling stock80 LRV/tram cars
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Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG)
First line opened 1904. Tramway comprises three main lines with branches radiating from Hauptbahnhof; the network is operated by five service routes, serving 60 stops. Many sections have been upgraded to light rail standards on segregated alignment. On December 11 2016 the Mainzelbahn line opened, running southwest to the university, ...
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Luxtram SA
Single light rail line first opened 2017, now serving 17 stops. See Luxembourg network map. Luxtram SA was established in October 2014 to oversee construction of a 16 km route from Findel in the east through the city centre and then south to Cloche d’Or. Test running began in July ...
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Spårväg Lund
Single light rail line opened 2020 with 9 stops. See Lund network map. Construction work began on February 15 2017 on a light rail route from Lund Central station northeast to Science Village/ESS (5·5 km, 9 stops) ; CAF has supplied a fleet of seven Urbos 100 LRVs. Services were ...