Sheffield Supertram

Sheffield Supertram
Siemens-Duewag Supertram in July 2010
Basic information
Country	Great Britain
city	Sheffield
opening	March 21, 1994
operator	Stagecoach Sheffield
Web presence	supertram.com
Infrastructure
Route length	34.6 km
Gauge	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system	750 V = overhead line
Stops	48
business
Lines	4th
vehicles	25 DUEWAG Supertram 07 Vossloh Citylink
statistics
Passengers	11.6 million per year (2015/16)
Network plan

Sheffield Supertram is a modern tram network in Sheffield , England . It's 18 miles long and connects the city center with Middlewood and Malin Bridge to the northwest, Meadowhall to the northeast, Herdings Park and Halfway to the southeast. The track width is 1435 mm.

Route network

The construction of the route network began in 1991. The first section was opened on March 21, 1994, the penultimate on October 23, 1995 put into operation. On October 25, 2018, the extension to Rotherham went into operation with two stations. The trains there are running for the first time in Great Britain as tram-trains on a rail freight route, which has an overhead contact line (750 volts DC ) and is connected to the tram network via a 160 meter long connecting curve.

There are four lines. Plans include new routes to Dore, Fulwood and Maltby.

• Yellow line: Middlewood - Hillsborough - Cathedral - Arena - Meadowhall Interchange
• Blue Line: Malin Bridge - Hillsborough - Cathedral - Sheffield Station - Gleadless Townend - Halfway
• Purple line: Herdings Park - Gleadless Townend - Sheffield Station - Cathedral (during rush hour continue to Arena - Meadowhall Interchange)
• Tram train: Cathedral - Rotherham Parkgate

vehicles

From 1992, Siemens-Duewag acquired 25 three-part Supertram trains for the tram network . Sheffield received seven Citylink trains for tram-train operations . The latter can also operate with an alternating voltage of 25 kV 50 Hz, which is currently not used.

Existing vehicles
number	model series	image	V / max	number	Construction year
101-125	Super tram		80 km / h	25th	1992
201-207	Vossloh Citylink (British Class 399)		110 km / h	7th	2015

Web links

Commons : Sheffield Supertram  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Supertram website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Blickpunkt Tram 6/2018, p. 151 f.