Trams in Gorzów Wielkopolski

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trams in Gorzów Wielkopolski
Tramwaje w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim
Pesa Twist Gorzów.jpg
Pesa Twist tram in 2020
Operation
LocaleGorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
Open1899
July 2, 2020
Lines1
Operator(s)MZK Gorzów Wielkopolski
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Statistics
Track length (total)25 km (16 mi)
Route length11.8 km (7.3 mi)
hideOverview
Website[Official website Edit this at Wikidata]

The Gorzów Wielkopolski tram system is a tram system in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, that has been in operation since 1899. The system is operated by  [pl] (MZK Gorzów Wielkopolski). Currently, Gorzów Wielkopolski has three tram lines.

Lines[]

  1. Wieprzyce – Kostrzyńska – al. 11 listopada – Sikorskiego – Warszawska – Podmiejska – Pomorska – Walczaka – Dowgielewiczowej – Silwana – Gen. Fieldorfa-Nila
  2. Wieprzyce – Kostrzyńska – al. 11 listopada – Sikorskiego – B. Chrobrego – Mieszka I – Kazimierza Wielkiego – Piaski
  3. Piaski – Kazimierza Wielkiego – Mieszka I – B. Chrobrego – Warszawska – Podmiejska – Pomorska – Walczaka – Silwana

(The italicized lines and sections are out of service.)

History[]

The network opened in 1899 in the city then known as Landsberg an der Warthe.[1] Damages in World War II resulted in the replacement of trams with trolleybuses from 1941 until 1947, with tram services being reinstated afterwards.[1]

From October 1, 2017, all services were suspended in order to modernize the network. Trial runs began on April 16, 2020.[2] Regular services on line 1 resumed from July 2, 2020.[3] Since October 26, 2020, the trams terminate at the Dowgielewiczowej stop to allow the extension of the line to Gen. Emila Fieldorfa-Nila to be built.[4]

The branch to the railway station, unused since 2012, is going to be refurbished as well.[5]

Future plans[]

A new line, from Rondo Ofiar Katynia (near the Park Kopernika stop), through al. Ruchu Młodzieży Niezależnej, Piłsudskiego, Górczyńska, Okulickiego, Szarych Szeregów to Walczaka (near the Silwana stop) is planned.[6]

Rolling stock[]

The fleet consists of 14 Pesa Twist low-floor trams,[2] 8 ex-Kassel 6ZGTW/6EGTW trams, built by Duewag, Credé, and Wegmann, and two Konstal 105Na.[1]

  • Konstal N in December 2010

  • Konstal 105Na in November 2011

  • 6ZGTW in September 2020

  • Pesa Twist in July 2020

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Gorzów tram modernisation and 120th anniversary". Urban Transport Magazine. July 26, 2019. Archived from the original on September 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gorzow starts tram testing – Inauguration planned for 2 July 2020". Urban Transport Magazine. April 21, 2020. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Bernhardt, Jens (July 3, 2020). "Gorzów (PL) reopens tram services for city's 763rd birthday". Urban Transport Magazine. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Pętla Silwana już zamknięta. Do przystanku ludzie mają teraz... kilkaset metrów. Będą autobusy?" [Silwana terminus closed. Passengers now have to walk a few hundred meters to nearest stop. Will there be replacement buses?]. Gorzów Wielkopolski Nasze Miasto (in Polish). October 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Przetarg na przebudowę ul. Dworcowej oraz budowę węzła przesiadkowego ogłoszony" [Tender for rebuilding of Dworcowa and building of interchange]. System zrównoważonego transportu miejskiego w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim (in Polish). September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Charakterystyka planowanej sieci" [Planned network characteristic] (PDF) (in Polish).

External links[]


Stub icon

This article about transport in Poland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Stub icon

This European tramway-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""