Rome Metro and Tram, Italy
Key Data:
Operator
Atac-Cotral
Date Opened
(Metro) from 1997
Route Length
Metro 37km
Tram 48.1km
Maximum Line Speed
80kph (80mph)
Gauge – Metro
1,435mm
Gauge – Tram
1,445mm
Number of Journeys/Year
Metro 230 million
Tram 75 million
Power
Metro 1.5kV dc overhead
Tramway 600V dc overhead
Extensions planned:
Metro new Line 3 from Pantano to Vigna Clara (30km)
Tram route 8, Largo di Torre Argentina-Piazza Venezia, Casaletto-Guireconsulti (4.5km)
Rolling Stock:
Number of Vehicles
Tramway 157 cars (1998)
Metro 378 cars
On order 50 Fiat 9,200-series low-floor trams
Capacity (9,200 series)
54–64 seated, 186–256 standing
Special Characteristics:
Mixture of trams and light rail systems operating, which are incompatible
Development of new lines delayed to allow city to mount millennium celebrations on December 31 2000
Tram routes progressively modernised since 1990
Both tram and metro systems being extended
78 new trams being progressively delivered from Fiat in 1997
Tram, light rail, bus and regional rail fares fully integrated
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