Barcelona Light Rail System, Spain
Key Data:
Population
City: 1,673,075 (2006) / Metropolitan: approx 4.6 million
System:
Transport Authority
Autoritat del Transport Metropolita
Operator
TramMet
Opened
April and May 2004
Stations
Trambaix: 28 - Trambesòs: 26
Gauge
1,435mm
Maximum Service Speed
50km/h
Power
750V dc overhead supply
Rolling Stock:
Total Vehicles
37 (19 Trambaix, 18 Trambesòs)
Builder
Alstom, Santa Perpetua de Mogoda, Barcelona
Type
Citadis 302, five-unit, 100% low-floor
Dimensions
32.3m x 2.65m
Capacity
218 (64 seated)
Special Characteristics:
Introduced modern tramways to Barcelona from 2004
More affordable urban transit option than metro extensions
Two unconnected systems with many mode interchanges
Part of wider readoption of light rail in Spain
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