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Palermo LRT-TRAM (photo N.1/3 [KB 89] 800 x 600pixels)
   

By Formica rufa (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons


DESCRIPTION
The original Palermo tram network opened in 1896 (initial horse tram); electrification was completed in 1912. After the second world war tram was finally closed (1947).
A new tram system opened at the end of 2015; it consists in the following lines: Line 1 (Roccella-Stazione Centrale), Line 2 (Borgo Nuovo-Stazione Notarbartolo), Line 3 (CEP-Stazione Notarbartolo), Line 4 (Corso Calatafimi-Stazione Notarbartolo). Tram interchanges with local railways at Notabartolo and Roccella-Acqua dei Corsari stops; Notarbatolo terminal (tram Lines 2,3,4) and Stazione Centrale Terminal (tram Line 1) are connected by a bus service.
(last modified February 19, 2017 )
HISTORY
datesection nameline
1887initial horse tram opening--
1912electrification completed--
1947tram network closure--
30-12-2015Roccella-Stazione CentraleLine 1
30-12-2015Borgo Nuovo-Stazione NotarbartoloLine 2
30-12-2015CEP-Stazione NotarbartoloLine 3
30-12-2015Corso Calatafimi-Stazione NotarbartoloLine 4
(last modified February 19, 2017 )
TECHNICAL DATA
Single line length (Km)
--
Single line stops
--
Single line avg. distance (km)
--
Total track length (km)
17.8
Total network stops
44
Avg. stop net distance (km)
0.4
Type
steel wheels
Current/Voltage
750 V DC overhead
Type of guide/gauge
standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Vehicles builder
BOMBARDIER
Model
Flexity Outlook
Operator
AMAT
(last modified February 19, 2017 )
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