Lund tramway

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 Euro).[2]

A tram on Lund's tramway

History

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.[7][8] As of 2018 there are no plans to extend the tramway further.[9]

Future expansion
possible expansions (labels in Swedish)

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. "Summary in English". sparvaglund.se. Lunds kommun. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. 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. "Historiskt beslut – spårvägen är klubbad" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  8. "Spårväg Lund" (in Swedish). sparvaglund.se. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  9. Johansson, Lars (3 March 2018). "Enig allians säger nej till mer spårväg". Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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