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The Norrköping tramway network (Swedish: Norrköpings spårväg) is a system of trams forming a principal part of the public transport services in Norrköping, Sweden. It has been in service since 1904, and is, along with the larger Gothenburg tram network, one of only two city-centre tramways in Sweden that survived the switch to right-hand traffic in 1967, which led to the replacement of most Swedish tramways with buses to reduce the cost of replacing their now-unusable fleets.
Norrköping tramway network
A Duewag M97 tram at Söder Tull, as it leaves the city centre on Line 3 service
Since 1966, there are two routes in the system. Line 2 runs from Fridvalla in the north to Ringdansen in the south along Östra Promenaden in the city centre. Line 3 runs between Vidablick in the north and Klockaretorpet in the south-west via Drottninggatan in the city centre. Both lines stop at the Norrköping Central Station (Resecentrum) where they provide interchange with the national railway network. Interchange with intracity, intercity and suburban bus routes are provided at mainly Resecentrum and Söder tull.
Until 1958, a separate Line 1 trafficked the city centre as a loop, using the stretch of tracks in Kungsgatan (that was since removed in 1961). There is a modern heritage tram Line 1, trafficked with heritage trams from the tram museum in Norrköping, but it operates only seasonally (i.e. summers-only).
As of 2011[update], Line 2 has been extended to Ringdansen. Until 2006, the Line ended in Klingsberg. In the early 21st century, work began to extend the Line to Ringdansen, some 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Klingsberg. The first part of the extension, to Ljura, opened in 2006 – this stage was only some 350 meters long. This section leaves the Klingsberg track at the Albrektsvägen stop, which means that Klingsberg lost its tram service. Work on the second stage started in 2009, and on October 21, 2010 some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of new tramway opened, from Ljura to Trumpetaregatan in Hageby. The third section, from Trumpetaregatan to Ringdansen, was inaugurated exactly one year later, October 21, 2011.
The Norrköping tramway is a standard-gauge electrically powered system, operated by Transdev on behalf of the regional transport authority, ÖstgötaTrafiken. The infrastructure and the tramcars are, however, property of Norrköping Municipality. It has track loops at the end of the lines and at various other points to allow turnbacks, as older trams were uni-directional. Today most trams are bi-directional but they are operated as uni-directional. The tram depot is located off Östra Promenaden, between the Djäkneparksskolan and Centralbadet stops.
Formerly in service were the single ex-Bremen and the three ex-Munich Type GT6N prototypes, which were withdrawn from service in 2015 after the catenary voltage was raised from 600 to 750 volts.[1] The ex-Bremen tram (the world's first modern low floor tram) was returned to the north-german city for preservation.
As a stop gap measure six Tatra T6A2D were bought from Berlin's transit agency BVG until the arrival of the Flexity Classic on loan to Stockholm in January and February 2011. After arrival of the remaining M06 all Tatra trams were withdrawn from service also due to expiring certificates. There are plans to convert one T6A2D into a maintenance vehicle.[2]
^This heritage tramway is operated by the Swedish Tramway Society, utilizing heritage trams provided by the tram museum in Norrköping, and is seasonally run (i.e. runs in summer only) and so does not operate year-round.
Referencesedit
^ abcBudach, Dirk (July 21, 2019). "DÜWAG im Norden: Deutsche Trams in Norrköping" [DÜWAG in the north: German trams in Norrköping]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). Retrieved July 21, 2019.
^"Tatra-Straßenbahn - Typ T6A2 & B6A2". www.strassenbahn-online.de. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Trams in Norrkoping news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2019 The Norrkoping tramway network Swedish Norrkopings sparvag is a system of trams forming a principal part of the public transport services in Norrkoping Sweden It has been in service since 1904 and is along with the larger Gothenburg tram network one of only two city centre tramways in Sweden that survived the switch to right hand traffic in 1967 which led to the replacement of most Swedish tramways with buses to reduce the cost of replacing their now unusable fleets Norrkoping tramway networkA Duewag M97 tram at Soder Tull as it leaves the city centre on Line 3 serviceOverviewOwnerNorrkoping MunicipalityLocaleNorrkoping Ostergotland SwedenTransit typeTramNumber of lines2 1 seasonal heritage tram line Number of stations49OperationBegan operation10 March 1904Operator s TransdevInfrastructure manager s OstgotatrafikenTechnicalSystem length18 7 km 11 6 mi 1 Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gauge System map Contents 1 Routes 2 Operations 2 1 Rolling stock 3 Network Map 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksRoutes editLine Stretch Travel Length StationsLine 1 Downtown heritage tramway Note 1 4 9 km 3 0 mi Line 2 Fridvalla Kvarnberget 41 min 11 8 km 7 3 mi 31Line 3 Vidablick Klockaretorpet 49 min 9 2 km 5 7 mi 25Net total 18 7 km 11 6 mi 49Since 1966 there are two routes in the system Line 2 runs from Fridvalla in the north to Ringdansen in the south along Ostra Promenaden in the city centre Line 3 runs between Vidablick in the north and Klockaretorpet in the south west via Drottninggatan in the city centre Both lines stop at the Norrkoping Central Station Resecentrum where they provide interchange with the national railway network Interchange with intracity intercity and suburban bus routes are provided at mainly Resecentrum and Soder tull Until 1958 a separate Line 1 trafficked the city centre as a loop using the stretch of tracks in Kungsgatan that was since removed in 1961 There is a modern heritage tram Line 1 trafficked with heritage trams from the tram museum in Norrkoping but it operates only seasonally i e summers only As of 2011 update Line 2 has been extended to Ringdansen Until 2006 the Line ended in Klingsberg In the early 21st century work began to extend the Line to Ringdansen some 3 kilometres 1 9 mi south of Klingsberg The first part of the extension to Ljura opened in 2006 this stage was only some 350 meters long This section leaves the Klingsberg track at the Albrektsvagen stop which means that Klingsberg lost its tram service Work on the second stage started in 2009 and on October 21 2010 some 2 kilometres 1 2 mi of new tramway opened from Ljura to Trumpetaregatan in Hageby The third section from Trumpetaregatan to Ringdansen was inaugurated exactly one year later October 21 2011 Operations edit nbsp Bombardier Flexity Classic at Vidablick the northern terminus of Line 3The Norrkoping tramway is a standard gauge electrically powered system operated by Transdev on behalf of the regional transport authority OstgotaTrafiken The infrastructure and the tramcars are however property of Norrkoping Municipality It has track loops at the end of the lines and at various other points to allow turnbacks as older trams were uni directional Today most trams are bi directional but they are operated as uni directional The tram depot is located off Ostra Promenaden between the Djakneparksskolan and Centralbadet stops Rolling stock edit Norrkoping s fleet includes ten Duewag designation M97 trams and 16 Bombardier Flexity Classic designation M06 1 Formerly in service were the single ex Bremen and the three ex Munich Type GT6N prototypes which were withdrawn from service in 2015 after the catenary voltage was raised from 600 to 750 volts 1 The ex Bremen tram the world s first modern low floor tram was returned to the north german city for preservation As a stop gap measure six Tatra T6A2D were bought from Berlin s transit agency BVG until the arrival of the Flexity Classic on loan to Stockholm in January and February 2011 After arrival of the remaining M06 all Tatra trams were withdrawn from service also due to expiring certificates There are plans to convert one T6A2D into a maintenance vehicle 2 Network Map edit nbsp See also edit nbsp Trains portal nbsp Sweden portalList of town tramway systems in Europe List of town tramway systems in SwedenNotes edit This heritage tramway is operated by the Swedish Tramway Society utilizing heritage trams provided by the tram museum in Norrkoping and is seasonally run i e runs in summer only and so does not operate year round References edit a b c Budach Dirk July 21 2019 DUWAG im Norden Deutsche Trams in Norrkoping DUWAG in the north German trams in Norrkoping Urban Transport Magazine in German Retrieved July 21 2019 Tatra Strassenbahn Typ T6A2 amp B6A2 www strassenbahn online de Retrieved 2019 09 06 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trams in Norrkoping Norrkoping commune s official tramway web site in Swedish OstgotaTrafiken Tram Travels Ostgotatrafiken Track plan of the Norrkoping tram system Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trams in Norrkoping amp oldid 1170119209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
