(Spain )BARCELONA-BESOS

Barcelona
TramBaix and TramBesos tramway lines opened in 2004 (30 Km, with about 60 stops).
The first line (TramBaix) passes through the city center (Avenida Diagonal-Placa Reina Maria Cristina). An important interchange underground stop (metro L5, RENFE railways) is located at Cornella Centre.
The second line (TramBesos) is articulated in 2 branches (which share a 2 km common segment in Glories): Arc de Trionf-Gorg (via Glories and Besos), Olympic Village-S. Adria de Besos (via Glories). Important interchange stops are located at Glories (metro L1), Ciutadella/Vila Olimpica (metro L4), Selva de Mar (metro L4), El Maresme (metro L4), Besos (metro L4) and Estaciò de Sant Adria (RENFE railways).
TramBcn.com (official site)

CHRONOLOGY
08-05-2004	Placa de les Glories Catalanes-Estaciò St. Adria de Besos
July 2004	Placa de les Glories Catalanes-Ciutadella/Vila Olimpica
14-10-2006	Placa de les Glories Catalanes-Besos
06-05-2007	Besos-St. J. Baptista
08-09-2007	St. J. Baptista-Gorg
15-06-2008	Estaciò St. Adria de Besos-Gorg

Country	Spain
Line	Trambesos
Inhabitants	City 1.500.000, District 3.800.000 Date opening	2004
Future development:	--
Length (km)	14.1
Track sections	totally ground level in reserved lanes (with an underground section)
Stops	26, average distance m 700
Platforms	--
Platform doors	--
General characteristics	--
n. of vehicles	18
n. of cars per vehicle	5
Type	steel wheels
Vehicle dimensions (m)	length 32.5, width 2.65
Vehicle capacity (pax)	218 (64 seated)
Frequency	5'/15'
Current/Voltage	750 V overhead
Type of guide/gauge	standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Speed Km/h	Comm 19, Max 70
Accel./Decel. (m/sec2)	--
System capacity	--
Ridership	18.5 millions pax/year
Total cost	16 M Euro/km
Staff	--
System builder	ALSTOMModel	Citadis 302
NOTE	full low floor 25 years maintenance contract with TramMet consortium (leaded by Alstom) service articulated in 3 axis: T4: Ciutadella/Vila Olimpica-Estacị St. Adria de Besos; T5: Placa de les Glories-Gorg; T6: Gorg-Estacị St. Adria de Besos