Lund tramway

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Lund tramway
Spårvagn i Lund augusti 2020.jpg
A tram on Lund tramway
Operation
LocaleLund, Sweden
StatusIn use
Routes1
Operator(s)Skånetrafiken
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)Electric
Electrification750 V DC catenary
Statistics
Route length5.5 km (3.4 mi)
Lunds Spårväg.png

The Lund tramway (Swedish: Lunds spårväg) consists of a single double-track 5.5 km (3.4 mi) 9-stop tram line in Lund, Sweden.[1] It connects Lund Central Station with the hospital, Lund University (LTH), Ideon Science Park, the new upcoming district of Brunnshög,[1] the MAX IV synchrotron light source, and the European Spallation Source[2] with a 15-minute tram ride. It is the fourth modern city tramway in Sweden and will be operated by Skånetrafiken,[2] which also operates the city and regional busses and trains. The first of the CAF-manufactured[1] trams was delivered on 29 July 2020,[3] and is named Åsa-Hanna[4] after the 1918 novel of the same name by Lund-born Elin Wägner.[5] Construction is complete and tram line opened to the public on Lucia day, 13 December 2020.[6] The project has been jointly funded in different parts by Lund municipality, Region Skåne, Skånetrafiken and the Swedish state,[1] costing 1.5 billion SEK (approximately 148 million euros).[2]

History[]

There were plans in the late 19th and early 20th century to build a tramway in Lund as many other Swedish cities did around the same time, but those never materialized.[7]

Plans to initiate a nearly 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) tram route to achieve faster and higher-capacity public transport between Lund Central Station and many of the largest work-places in the city were approved in 2015.[8][9] As of 2018 there are no plans to extend the tramway further.[10]

Future expansion[]

There are plans to extend the system with a new line to neighboring Staffanstorp as well as Dalby or to new developments to the North and East of the current endpoint at the European Spallation Source.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Summary in English". sparvaglund.se. Lunds kommun. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. ^ a b c Zasiadko, Mykola (8 October 2020). "Fourth Swedish city gears up to launch tram network". RailTech.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  3. ^ "First tram arrives in Lund". Railway Gazette International. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  4. ^ "Nu är första spårvagnen på plats i Lund". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  5. ^ "Lunds första spårvagn är här" (in Swedish). Skånetrafiken. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  6. ^ "Lunds första dag som spårvagnsmetropol" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  7. ^ http://www.pege.nu/Lund/spv-planer-1.htm
  8. ^ "Historiskt beslut – spårvägen är klubbad" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Spårväg Lund" (in Swedish). sparvaglund.se. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  10. ^ Johansson, Lars (3 March 2018). "Enig allians säger nej till mer spårväg". Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 December 2020.

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