Stater Tram

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Stater Tram
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Tram at the Luxexpo stop
Basic information
Country Luxembourg
city Luxembourg
opening December 10, 2017
operator Luxtram SA
Infrastructure
Gauge 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system 750 volts = ( overhead line ), battery operation
Operating mode Bidirectional operation
Depots 1
business
Lines 1
Cruising speed 20 km / h
vehicles CAF Urbos 3
Top speed 70 km / h
statistics
Reference year 2017
Passengers 450
Employee 250
Network plan
Double track connection southwest of the eastern turning point, in the background the Luxexpo station
Interior decoration

The Stater Tram ( dt . : urban tram ) is the tram of the Luxembourg capital, Luxembourg , which opened on December 10, 2017. Trams operated in the city as early as 1875 to 1964 (see main article: Tram Luxembourg ).

The route leads over a length of 6 kilometers from Luxexpo over the Kirchberg plateau ( Rout Bréck ) to Stäreplaz. The stops are on average about 500 meters apart. The line is to be extended by 2021 in the south via the city center to Cloche d'Or and in the north to Findel Airport . In the final stage, the line will consist of 24 stations over a length of around 16 kilometers.

The reason for the creation of this new tram line and other transport infrastructure projects (see e.g. Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular railway ) is the growth of the city of Luxembourg, both economically and demographically. It is assumed that in 2030 60,000 people will commute to the Kirchberg plateau every day, i.e. H. twice as many as in 2017. Even in the first two months of operation, it became apparent that an average of around 17,000 passengers take the tram on weekdays - more than twice as many compared to the original forecast of around 8,400 passengers per day.

history

TRAM Asbl was founded on March 7, 1991 and the idea of ​​a tram was raised again for the first time after the last tram line was closed in 1964. In 1994 the Luxtraffic study was published and in 1995 the BTB (bus-tram-train) project was presented with a “tram-train” (tram-train), which could not be implemented and was finally abandoned in 2005. The cost of realizing the BTB project was estimated at around 760 million euros.

In 2006, the proposal for a traditional tram line was finally accepted and on June 20, 2007 the economic interest group GIE LuxTram (Groupement d'intérêt economique) was founded and the route was basically determined. Due to the financial crisis from 2007 onwards , the project was not pursued any further in 2010. The original plan was for work on the tram to begin in early 2011 so that the line could go into operation in 2014. In 2012 and 2014 the opponents of the tram project called for a referendum , which was rejected. On June 4, 2014, the parliament in Luxembourg voted 56 out of 60 in favor of the tram. On October 17, 2014, the name of the interest group was changed from GIE LuxTram to GIE Tramway Luxembourg and on October 21, 2014 the current operating company LuxTram SA was created as a public limited company ( Société Anonyme ) and GIE Tramway Luxembourg went on the LuxTram on January 15, 2015 SA on.

Preparatory work for the new tram began in January 2015, and on September 18, 2015 the foundation stone for the new Tramsschapp depot and maintenance center was laid at Luxexpo.

The laying of the first rails began in July 2016, and the first tram vehicle was delivered on February 8, 2017. At the open day on September 23 and 24, 2017, well over 10,000 interested citizens visited the Tramsschapp. From November 2nd, the tests were carried out with the tram in normal traffic without passengers, and simulated accidents were rehearsed during exercises with the emergency services. The first real accident with the tram occurred on December 1, 2017, with only minor property damage to the tram.

Public operations began on December 10, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. The tram could be used free of charge from December 10, 2017 to January 31, 2018. The train has been running to Place de l'Étoile since July 27, 2018

The tram had its first major accident on July 19, 2019. Car 104 collided with a bus, which carried away a motorcycle and a tree, and derailed. Of the 30 to 50 people on the train and one passenger and the driver on the bus, a total of five people were injured, one of them seriously.

Luxtram SA plans to employ around 250 people by 2020.

vehicles

The tram line uses “Urbos 3” vehicles from the Spanish company CAF (Construcciones y auxiliar de ferrocarriles). When the line is completed, 32 vehicles will be in operation. The vehicles are all air-conditioned and are numbered 101 to 132.

The vehicles offer space for 450 passengers and each set is 45.4 meters long and 2.65 meters wide. If necessary, the vehicles can also be expanded further.

Operating times and cycles

With a 3-minute cycle, the line has a capacity of almost 10,000 passengers per hour and direction. The use of the route is estimated at 110,000 passengers per day.

The tram runs daily. On weekdays there is a regular schedule between 6:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. with an interval of five minutes each. From 8:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., an interval of ten to 15 minutes. On Saturdays the tram runs every ten minutes between 8.15 a.m. and 7.30 p.m., before and after every 15 minutes. On Sundays the tram runs every 15 minutes all day.

Stops

Lines
Line of the Stater Tram
Legend
   
 Luxembourg Airport planned for 2020/2021
   
 Héienhaff planned
   
 Luxexpo
   
 Alphonse Weicker
   
 Nationalbibliothéik - Bibliothèque nationale
   
 Universitéit
   
 Coque
   
 European Parliament / Parlement européen
   
 Philharmonic - Mudam
   
 Pafendall - Rout Bréck CFL groupe logo.png
   
 Theater since July 27, 2018
   
 Faïencerie since July 27, 2018
   
 Stäreplaz / Étoile since July 27, 2018
   
 Hamilius under construction, probably 2020
   
 Place des Martyrs under construction, probably 2020
   
 Place de Paris under construction, probably 2020
   
 Gare Centrale (Luxembourg Hbf) under construction, probably 2020CFL groupe logo.png
   
 Hippodrome planned
   
 Lycée Bonnevoie planned
   
 Scillas planned
   
 Howald plannedCFL groupe logo.png
   
 Lycée Vauban planned
   
 Ban de Gasperich planned
   
 Cloche-d'Or planned

Planned expansion

In 2019 the line is to be extended to the Cloche d'Or (the new national stadium ) and from 2020 to 2021 to Findel Airport. Since the construction work stopped on March 20, 2020, it has been unclear whether this schedule can be adhered to. The distance from Kirchberg to the airport is around 4.5 km. The tram can reach speeds of up to 70 km / h and takes about 7 minutes to travel.

Criticism of the working conditions

On the occasion of the extension of the route from the Grand théâtre de la ville de Luxembourg to Stäreplaz / Étoile on July 27, 2018, a protest took place on the sidelines of the inauguration. The trade unions pointed out the poor conditions of the Luxtram employees, whose wage standards compared to the public sector are "between about minus 30 percent and minus 50 percent" (compared to CFL, TICE, city buses or other companies the public service sector). The difference in vacation is up to eleven days. In addition, the total duration of the shift can be up to 13 hours a day. This is all the more scandalous as the state owns two thirds of the capital and the city of Luxembourg one third, say the trade unionists.

After two years of negotiations, collective bargaining, an arbitration process and a protest on the sidelines of the inauguration of the tram line in Luxembourg, the employers and the trade unions reached an agreement and signed the first collective agreement for the Luxtram workforce in October 2019. The collective bargaining agreement for the 110 employees of Luxtram, which was founded as a private company (SA) in 2014, brings the employees a total of four percent more wages, a fixed thirteenth monthly salary, an improvement in the regulation of rest days and the total shift duration, which is now a maximum of ten hours (only in exceptional cases, up to 13 hours of working time can be ordered). In addition, wage improvements were also implemented in the year-end bonus and the on-call service allowance, and meal checks were negotiated. The collective agreement applies retrospectively from January 1, 2019 and has a term of three years.

Tram project Luxembourg - Esch sur Alzette

Another project is a tram connection between Luxembourg City and Esch sur Alzette . This should be a rapid tram connection along the A4. Planning began in 2018 and a feasibility study should be available by spring 2020.

gallery

  • Construction on Kennedy Avenue

  • Construction work on the Adolphe Bridge

  • Urbos multiple unit at the depot ("Tramsschapp") Kirchberg

Web links

Commons : Tram Luxembourg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Luxembourg is speeding up the tram. In: L'essentiel. February 19, 2016, last accessed December 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ Diane Lecorsais: How the tram changes the cityscape , Luxemburger Wort, February 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Official Journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (PDF) C - N ° 120, p. 9, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
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  6. ↑ Ville de Luxembourg: le tram léger sur de bonnes voies. Website: Paperjam.lu de of March 24, 2006, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ Luxtram dossier: Ce que l'on sait, ce que l'on ne sait pas , website: 5minutes.lu from February 6, 2017, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  8. ^ La constitution du GIE «LuxTram» , government press release of June 21, 2007, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  9. ^ Official Journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , C - N ° 2458, p. 2 f, last accessed on December 9, 2017. The GIE consisted of representatives of the state and the city of Luxembourg in equal parts.
  10. ↑ Patrick Théry, On a beau dire, le tram est bel et bien sur les rails , website: L'essentiel of September 26, 2010, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ Le tram va redessiner les artères de Luxembourg , website: L'essentiel from June 15, 2009.
  12. ↑ Référendum sur le tram: il faudra attendre l'avis du gouvernement In: Luxemburger Wort. March 14, 2012, last accessed December 9, 2017.
  13. ↑ L'ADR veut un référendum sur le tram In: Luxemburger Wort. February 25, 2014, last accessed December 9, 2017
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  15. ↑ City tunnel vs tram: il n'y aura pas de référendum In: Luxemburger Wort. March 25, 2012, last accessed December 9, 2017.
  16. ↑ Loi du 24 juillet 2014 portant sur la construction d'une ligne de tramway à Luxembourg entre la Gare Centrale et le Circuit de la Foire Internationale au Kirchberg , last accessed on 9 December 2017.
  17. ^ Official Journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , C - N ° 3450, p. 47, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  18. ^ Official Journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , C - N ° 3544, p. 8, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  19. ^ Official Journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , C - N ° 393, p. 20, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  20. ↑ LuxTram SA replaces LuxTram GIE: The tram company is born . The state takes over two thirds, the City of Luxembourg one third of the capital In: Luxemburger Wort. October 21, 2014, last accessed December 9, 2017.
  21. ↑ Official name: Center de remisage et de maintenance (CRM).
  22. ↑ On a test ride with the tram In: Luxemburger Wort. September 23, 2017, last accessed December 9, 2017.
  23. ↑ The Tramsschapp consists of three buildings, whereby the main hall is 192 meters long and 32 meters wide and offers space for 32 vehicles, thus the entire fleet of this line in the final expansion in 2021 ( The "home base" of the tram , Luxemburger Wort , October 13, 2016 , last accessed on December 9, 2017).
  24. ↑ Jean-Claude Ernst and Alain Rischard in Die Tram ist da , website: Volksfreund.de from February 10, 2017, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  25. ↑ Jörg Tschürtz in Les pompiers sont prêts pour un accident de tram , website: L'essentiel from November 15, 2017, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  26. ↑ Eeschtfall simulated: Wat maachen, when the tram derails , rtl.lu from December 1, 2017, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  27. ^ Kirchberg - car collides with tram In: Luxemburger Wort. December 2, 2017, last accessed December 9, 2017.
  28. ↑ -No more free rides In: Luxemburger Wort. January 31, 2018, last accessed on January 31, 2018 and free trams until the end of January In: Luxemburger Wort. December 1, 2017, last accessed December 9, 2017.
  29. ↑ Luxtram now drives to Stäreplaz / Etoile
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  32. ↑ CAF website .
  33. ↑ Keith Barrow in CAF delivers first Luxembourg tram , website: railjournal.com of February 10, 2017, last accessed on December 9, 2017
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  36. ↑ Luxtram: l'élément structurant d'une nouvelle mobilité urbaine , website: Le Jeudi of April 10, 2015, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  37. ↑ Luxtram: Timetable website: luxtram.lu, last accessed on February 2, 2020.
  38. ↑ De la Cloche d'Or au Findel: le parcours du tram dévoilé en intégralité , website: lequotidien.lu of October 27, 2016, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  39. ↑ CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE TRAM CANCELED FROM MARCH 20 UNTIL FURTHER | Luxtram.lu - Un tram pour la Ville de Luxembourg. Accessed April 10, 2020 (German).
  40. ^ Mathieu Vacon in Sept minutes pour aller du Kirchberg au Findel , website: L'essentiel of January 18, 2017, last accessed on December 9, 2017.
  41. ↑ Unreasonable working conditions , Luxemburger Wort of July 27, 2018.
  42. ↑ Nadia di Pillo: Luxtram employees get significantly more money , Luxemburger Wort from October 3, 2019.
  43. ↑ Jacques Ganser: [1] , Luxemburger Wort from March 6, 2020.