Granada light rail
Granada light rail | |
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Platform of the station "Alcázar Genil" | |
Basic information | |
Country | Spain |
city | Granada |
opening | September 21, 2017 |
operator | Metro de Granada, SA |
Infrastructure | |
Route length | 15.9 km |
Gauge | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
Power system | 750 V DC overhead line and ACR |
Operating mode | Bidirectional operation |
Stops | 26th |
Tunnel stations | 3 |
Depots | 1 |
business | |
Lines | 1 |
vehicles | CAF Urbos 3 |
Top speed | 70 km / h |
Line 1 opened in 2017 |
The Granada light rail (Spanish Metro de Granada ) is a light rail network that is currently being built in Granada ( Andalusia , Spain ) and its metropolitan area. After construction began in 2007, the first line was finally opened in 2017. This first line of light rail runs through Granada and the cities of Albolote , Maracena and Armilla . The route length is 15.9 km. In the center of the city of Granada, the route runs in a tunnel, otherwise it remains above ground; partly it runs in the road body. A total of 83% of the route is above ground, the rest in the tunnel.
history
Construction of the first line began in 2007. Originally, the tram was supposed to open in 2012. In May 2011, 73% of the route was completed. But as a result of the Spanish financial crisis, only 250 million euros were available instead of the original 502 million euros. In 2012, the European Investment Bank secured a loan of EUR 260 million for the remaining funds. The completion had been postponed several times, for example in March 2017 it was announced for mid-May 2017. Line 1 has been in test operation since March 21, 2017. The opening finally took place on September 21, 2017.
Route of line 1
The route runs essentially in a north-south direction: the line begins in the north, in the small town of Albolote (there are two stops there), then crosses Maracena (three stops) and then reaches Granada (18 stops) and finally to Armilla ends (three stops).
The underground stretch of 2.7 km in length is located in the center of Granada and runs under the main traffic axes Camino de Ronda and Avenida de América.
The line has four sections without overhead lines with a total length of almost 4700 m:
- between Albolote and Maracena: 1016 m
- between Villarejo and Universidad: 1250 m
- between Hípica and Palacio de los Deportes: 870 m
- between Fernando de los Ríos and Armilla: 1560 m
business
There are 15 units of CAF Urbos 3 in use, which are equipped with the ACR (Acumulador de Carga Rápida) system. ACR stores electrical energy and delivers it to the traction motors on overhead line-free sections. The Granada Metro's vehicles run from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. On the evenings before Sundays and public holidays as well as on Friday evenings, they run until 2:00 a.m. Initially, the trains run with a time interval of at least 11 minutes, later the intervals are to be shortened to 8 minutes.
Web links
- Granada Metro Website (Spanish)
- Website of the Andalusian Transport System
- Map with the Granada Metro
- First line route, Urbanrail.net
- public-transport.net - Pictures of the light rail
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Spain’s town hall meltdown , The Independent, October 30, 2011
- ↑ a b Metro de Granada - Apertura 2017, Precios, Horarios, Paradas y Plano. Retrieved September 21, 2017 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b c La puesta en marcha del metro de Granada se retrasa hasta 2014 , El Pais, May 25, 2012
- ↑ a b Spain election: Metro eyesore blights Granada , BBC News, November 18, 2011
- ↑ El metro de Granada entrará en funcionamiento en March 2017 and costará menos de un euro. http://www.granadadigital.es/ , accessed December 5, 2016 (Spanish).
- ^ El caos del Metro de Granada: un accidents, incidents, más retrasos y contratos a dedo. http://www.elconfidencial.com/ , March 25, 2017, accessed March 27, 2017 (Spanish).
- ↑ Metro de Granada - Apertura 2017, Precios, Horarios, Paradas y Plano. Retrieved August 21, 2017 (Spanish).
- ↑ Datos generales - Metropolitano de Granada. Retrieved September 28, 2017 (Spanish).
- ↑ Innovación - Metropolitano de Granada. Retrieved September 28, 2017 (Spanish).
- ↑ Granada inaugura este jueves su metro on treneando.com of September 20, 2017 (Spanish); accessed on October 10, 2017.
- ↑ Keith Barrow: Granada opens first light rail line on railjournal.com from September 21, 2017 (English); accessed on September 29, 2017.