TEDA Modern Guided Rail Tram
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Type | Translohr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
System | Tianjin Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Tianjin, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termini |
TEDA North of College District | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stations | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 10 May 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Tianjin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator(s) | Binhai Mass Transit Development Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Character | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | 7.86 km (4.88 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | None (there are no rails) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | Overhead lines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TEDA Modern Guided Rail Tram is a Translohr Light Rail system in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area. It is a modern, high speed rubber tired tram system, both first in China & Asia. The line is considered as part of the Tianjin Metro system.
Tianjin once had a conventional steel-wheeled tramway network. The system gradually expanded and reached its peak in 1933 with 116 tramcars. Later however, like most cities around the world, the tram service was abandoned in 1972 due to its inefficiency.
Trams returned in Tianjin in 2006. Commercial service started in 2007. Unlike standard tramway, the Translohr rubber-tired LRT system was adopted.
History
Construction began in 2005 and the 7.86 km (4.88 mi) long line was opened to the public in 2007, making it the first modern LRT system in mainland China. The line is operated by Binhai Mass Transit. The total cost of the project is estimated at 500 million yuan, of which 190 million yuan are used in engineering test-line (excluding vehicles). The Tram line quickly became popular amongst locals.
The new system was chosen for TEDA because moving from "point A" to "point B" had become slow and difficult with the increase in road traffic. The TEDA industrial zone has been Tianjin's fastest developing area.
Timeline
- 1972 - Abandonment of original tram network as construction on the city's subway system began.
- 2005 - Construction of rubber tired LRT started.
- 2006 - First test run.
- 2007 - Opened to public on May 10, 2007 .
Segment | Date opened | Length |
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TEDA — North of College District | 10 May 2007 | 7.860 km (4.88 mi) |
Practical Info
- Total length - 8 km
- Opened - 10 May 2007.
- Operating hours - 5:30 A.M. to 12 Midnight.
- Frequency - 3 minutes.
Fleet
The LRVs for the line were manufactured by Translohr of France. All LRVs are low floor, fully air conditioned, and can run high speed. Each LRV has three sections (Translohr STE 3) .
Stations (south to north)
The line runs on unreserved tracks, mostly in the middle of the road. It crosses many numerical avenues of TEDA & the college district. All stations have island platforms.
Station name | Connections | Location | |
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English | Chinese | ||
TEDA | 泰达 | 9 | Binhai |
First Avenue | 第一大街 | ||
Second Avenue | 第二大街 | ||
Third Avenue | 第三大街 | ||
Fourth Avenue | 第四大街 | ||
Fifth Avenue | 第五大街 | ||
Sixth Avenue | 第六大街 | ||
Seventh Avenue | 第七大街 | ||
Ninth Avenue | 第九大街 | ||
Tenth Avenue | 第十大街 | ||
Eleventh Avenue | 第十一大街 | ||
International Joint Academy | 联合研究院 | ||
College District | 学院区 | ||
North of College District | 学院区北 | ||
Map
See also
- Automated guideway transit
- Changchun Tram
- Dalian tram
- Guide rail
- Hong Kong tram
- Tianjin Metro
- Tianjin suburban train
- Trams in Tianjin - the first generation tramway network
- Trams in Shenyang
- Zhangjiang Tram - rubber tired LRT in Shanghai
References
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Coordinates: 39°03′21″N 117°41′28″E / 39.05583°N 117.69111°E