Messina tram
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| Country | Italy |
| city | Messina |
| opening | April 3, 2003 |
| operator | Azienda Trasporti Messina (ATM) |
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| Route length | 7.7 km |
| Gauge | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Power system | 750 V DC overhead line |
| Stops | 18th |
| Depots | 1 |
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| Lines | 1 |
| vehicles | 15 Alstom Cityway |
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The Messina tram consists of a line that runs in the Italian city of Messina in a north-south direction.
history
Between 1917 and 1951 there was already a tram network in the city. After a break of more than 50 years, the modern Messina tram opened on April 3, 2003. A long planning and construction period had preceded this.
The Gazzi terminus was not put into operation until later; initially the trains ended at the Bonino stop .
The tram replaced the earlier bus line 28 on the same route and also kept its line number.
On September 15, 2018, the mayor of the city announced that the tram would be shut down in June 2019 due to low passenger numbers. This shutdown was averted by the investment of 100 million euros announced in April 2019 by the Italian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. The funds made available are to be used for an extension to the north and for further improvements to infrastructure and vehicles.
vehicles
The fleet includes 15 modern low - floor articulated multiple units made up of five Alstom Cityway elements . In the absence of a functioning workshop, a large number of the vehicles were parked ready for scrap in 2018.
Line route
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The route of the tram is oriented in a north-south direction, parallel to the coast and partly to the railway to Catania . The tram serves the central areas of the city. It has 18 stops and reaches the polyclinic, the terminals of the southern bus lines (at the Gazzi terminal) and the cemetery. It also crosses the central street Viale San Martino and Piazza Cairoli .
The tram runs on its own track and has a route length of 7.7 km.
See also
Web links
- ATM Messina
- Tram Messina one picture page
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Blickpunkt Tram 6/2018, p. 154.
- ↑ Messina tramway saved from closure Metro Report International. Retrieved on 2019-07-24.
