(Poland )POZNAN

Images kindly supplied by Robert Bartkowiak, MPK Poznan. (Thanks)
Fast Tram (1)	Fast Tram (2)	Fast Tram (3)
Fast Tram (4)

Poznan
Poznan developed a tramway network since 1880 (horse tram); a further rapid transport line (from Lubon to Winiary district) was planned more than once since the end of years '20s (when the population strongly increased after the Prussian domain), but never realized.
In years '70s, under the comunist regime, it was planned to respond to the development of new important northern residential suburbs (Winogrady, Piatkowo) with a segregated rapid transit line connecting the city center, to be extended up to some other northern suburban areas (Murowana Goslina). Due to financial lacks, the original project was limited to the urban section from Piatkowo to the city center (completed only in 1997), where the so-called Poznan Fast Tram (PFT) joins the classical tram network at Roosevelta Street.
MPK (official site)

CHRONOLOGY
01-03-1997	Most Teatralny-Osiedle Jana III Sobieskiego

Country	Poland
Fast Tram	Poznan Fast Tram (PFT)
Inhabitants	City 580.000, District 850.000
Date opening	1997
Future development:	--
Length (km)	6.1
Track sections	4 km in 6 m deep ditch, 2 km in viaduct/embankment
Stops	6, average distance 1200 m
Platforms	--
Platform doors	--
general characteristics	--
n. of vehicles	14
n. of cars per vehicle	5
Type	steel wheels mono-directional
Vehicle dimensions (m)	length 29.2; width 2.40
Vehicle capacity (pax)	172 (57 seated)
Frequency	2.5'/10'
Current/Voltage	--
Guide/gauge	standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Speed Km/h	Max 70
Accel./Decel. (m/sec2)	--
System capacity	2500 pphpd
Ridership	29 millions pax/year
Total cost	11 M Euro
Staff	--
System builder	SIEMENS
Model	Combino
NOTE	Combino tramcars operate since 2003