The Osijek tram system is operated by the City Transport of Osijek (GPP Osijek) and serves the city of Osijek, capital of the Slavonia region of Croatia.
The Osijek network is the only Croatian tram system still in existence outside Zagreb. Services have operated continuously since the first horse-car tram line was opened in 1884 (connecting the railway station and city square), and the first electric tram ran in 1926.
The present network consists of two lines which intersect in the city square (Trg Ante Starčevića) and the fleet consists of refurbished Tatra T3 PVO vehicles and some newly acquired second hand Duewag GT6. During the Croatian War of Independence, five Tatra T3 streetcars were destroyed and two female drivers were killed in 1991/92.[1]
There is also an old Škoda tourist heritage tram, which can be rented for special occasions. The tram dates back to the start of electrical operation, back in 1926.
All tracks are at 1000 mm (metre gauge) width. There are three terminal loops, and two loops used rarely only when shorter route service is provided. There is also an inner city loop for the part of line 2, which connects the main railway station with the city centre. Unlike line 1, which is double track in its whole length, line 2 is composed of a loop segment, a double track segment and the remainder being single track with passing loops. At the main vehicle depot (Remiza) there is a track triangle structure used regularly for turning tramway vehicles when starting and/or ending service.
In November 2014, Line 1 was extended from Višnjevac Sjever to Višnjevac Okretište.
A 2018 reorganization of public transport which abolished the tariff union between GPP and the private transport operators reintroduced the city centre circulator, connecting the main square and the city's railway station. Popularly known as the "Kolodvorac" (lit. Station-runner), the line previously existed until 2008, when it was abolished. However, this line was removed again on 15th April 2019 due to a low amount of passengers and a bad time organisation with Line 2.
In September 2023 GPP Osijek ordered 10 new low-floor trams from Končar, the deal was for 25 million euros.[2][3]
No. 8
No. 8 (Passenger compartment)
No. 0610 (T3R.PV)
No. 0926 (GT6)
Reconstruction and modernization of the Osijek tram network, 2024.
trams, osijek, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 200. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Trams in Osijek news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The Osijek tram system is operated by the City Transport of Osijek GPP Osijek and serves the city of Osijek capital of the Slavonia region of Croatia Trams in OsijekOverviewLocaleOsijek CroatiaTransit typeTramNumber of lines2OperationBegan operation1884 horse tram 1926 electric tram Operator s Gradski prijevoz putnika OsijekTechnicalSystem length12 km 7 5 mi Track length 30 km 19 mi Track gauge1 000 mm 3 ft 3 3 8 in metre gaugeElectrification600 V DCSystem map The Osijek network is the only Croatian tram system still in existence outside Zagreb Services have operated continuously since the first horse car tram line was opened in 1884 connecting the railway station and city square and the first electric tram ran in 1926 The present network consists of two lines which intersect in the city square Trg Ante Starcevica and the fleet consists of refurbished Tatra T3 PVO vehicles and some newly acquired second hand Duewag GT6 During the Croatian War of Independence five Tatra T3 streetcars were destroyed and two female drivers were killed in 1991 92 1 There is also an old Skoda tourist heritage tram which can be rented for special occasions The tram dates back to the start of electrical operation back in 1926 All tracks are at 1000 mm metre gauge width There are three terminal loops and two loops used rarely only when shorter route service is provided There is also an inner city loop for the part of line 2 which connects the main railway station with the city centre Unlike line 1 which is double track in its whole length line 2 is composed of a loop segment a double track segment and the remainder being single track with passing loops At the main vehicle depot Remiza there is a track triangle structure used regularly for turning tramway vehicles when starting and or ending service In November 2014 Line 1 was extended from Visnjevac Sjever to Visnjevac Okretiste A 2018 reorganization of public transport which abolished the tariff union between GPP and the private transport operators reintroduced the city centre circulator connecting the main square and the city s railway station Popularly known as the Kolodvorac lit Station runner the line previously existed until 2008 when it was abolished However this line was removed again on 15th April 2019 due to a low amount of passengers and a bad time organisation with Line 2 In September 2023 GPP Osijek ordered 10 new low floor trams from Koncar the deal was for 25 million euros 2 3 No 8 No 8 Passenger compartment No 0610 T3R PV No 0926 GT6 Reconstruction and modernization of the Osijek tram network 2024 Contents 1 Current lines 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCurrent lines editLine 1 Visnjevac Trg Ante Starcevica Zeleno polje Line 2 Trg Ante Starcevica Bikara Kolodvor Trg Ante StarcevicaSee also editTrams in ZagrebReferences edit Osijek Tram International2023 09 11T11 00 00 01 00 Metro Report Osijek orders Koncar KEV trams Railway Gazette International Retrieved 2023 12 03 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link BATRAK OLEKSANDR 2023 09 13 An order for Koncar KEV trams has been placed Railway Supply Retrieved 2023 12 03 External links editOsijek at UrbanRail net nbsp This Croatia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This European rapid transit related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trams in Osijek amp oldid 1220401908, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
