Trams in Turin

The Turin tramway network (Italian: Rete tranviaria di Torino) is an important part, along with the Turin Metro, of the public transport network of the city and comune of Turin, in the Piedmont region, northwest Italy.

Turin tramway network
Turin tram ATM 6000
Operation
LocaleTurin, Piedmont, Italy
Horsecar era: 1871 (1871)–ca. 1900 (1900)
Track gauge 1,445 mm (4 ft 8 7⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horse
Electric era: since 1893 (1893)
Routes 10 (on 9 lines)
Operator(s) GTT
Track gauge 1,445 mm (4 ft 8 7⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electric
Electrification 600 V DC parallel overhead lines
Track length (total) 88 km (55 mi)
Website GTT (in English)

In operation since 1871, the network is about 88 km (55 mi) long,[1] and comprises 10 lines.

The network

Urban lines

The Turin tramway network has 10 lines (for a total of 11 routes):

  • 3 Corso Tortona - Piazzale Vallette (9,35 km)
  • 4 Strada del Drosso - Via delle Querce (17,8 km)
  • 7 storica Piazza Castello (circular) (6,9 km) (operated solely by heritage trams)
  • 9 Piazza Stampalia - Corso Massimo D'Azeglio (9,4 km)
  • 9/ Piazza Bernini - Juventus Stadium (5,5 km)
  • 10 feriale Piazza Statuto - Corso Settembrini (limited operations due to track work)
  • 13 feriale Piazza Campanella - Piazza Gran Madre (6,7 km)
  • 15 Via Brissogne - Piazza Coriolano (11,5 km)
  • 16 cs Piazza Sabotino (circular) (12 km)
  • 16 cd Piazza Sabotino (circular) (12 km)
  • Sassi-Superga Railway Piazza Gustavo Modena - Basilica di Superga (3,1 km)

Light rail

Of the urban lines, lines 3 and 9 were created as a light rail tram system in the 1980s. Today, line 3 is called a "fully protected" route, while line 9 is considered an ordinary tramway.

Line 4 has characteristics similar to line 3, although another type of tram vehicle is used. In any case, this line also includes long stretches of reserved sections to permit higher speeds.

On line 3, light rail vehicles of the series 7000 were used.

See also

Media related to Trams in Turin at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. UrbanRail.Net – Torino

Sources
  • Brignole, Claudio; Schwandl, Robert (2010). Metros in Italien / Metros in Italy. Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 978-3-936573-22-0. (in German and English)


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