Turin Metro Light Rail System, Italy
Key Data:
City population
964,000
Ownership
Trasporti Torinesi (ATM and SATTI)
Date opened
Tramway 1908; Light rail from 1995; VAL 2005-10
System length
179km, rising to 195km; Light rail - 19.2km; VAL - 9.6km
Gauge
1,435mm
Lines
Ten, four converted entirely or in part for light rail
Stations
23
Passengers carried/year
194 million (1996)
Extensions planned
Progressive adaptation of existing tram routes to light rail
Electrification:
Power supply
750VDC
Current
DC overhead
Rolling Stock:
Vehicle total (1998)
319 tramcars, 51 LRVs, 46 VAL
New vehicles
55 (with option for 45 more)
Vehicle type
Full low floor
Capacity
273 (36-38 seated)
Builder
Alstom
Max speed
65mph (105km/h)
Special Characteristics:
First tram system opened 1908
Plans to progressively adapt existing tram routes to light rail
System heavily subsidised by national and regional government
Part conventional sleepers on ballast, part reserved tracks
French-developed VAL technology adopted for light rail upgrades
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