Oklahoma City Tram

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Color scheme of the first delivered railcar for Oklahoma City

The Oklahoma City tram is a tram or light rail system opened on December 14, 2018 in the US city ​​of Oklahoma City , the capital of the state of Oklahoma of the same name .

Brief description

There was an electric tram in Oklahoma City from 1903 to 1947, the last lines of which fell victim to the Great American Tram Scandal at that time.

On February 7, 2017, the construction of a 7.5 km long standard - gauge single - track line began with a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony . This leads in the form of an eight as a downtown loop through the city center and connects it with the districts of Midtown and Automobile Alley. To the east of the city center, the Bricktown district is connected in the form of a large loop ( Bricktown Loop ). This loop and part of the inner-city route can be driven via a separate connection while serving as Bricktown Loop from Friday to Sunday, the nightlife district of Bricktown, with its myriad of breweries, bars, restaurants and shops, especially in the many old brick buildings ( brick to German brick ). to offer a better tact.

The route has 22 stops. For the maintenance of the vehicles, the depot was built on 7th Street, the single-track operating track there is the only route in the network that is used in both directions.

The tram was opened to public transport on December 14, 2018. It is the first beginning for the development of a rail-bound public transport network in Oklahoma City, extensions are to follow. The tariff was free until February 1, 2019 , so that the population had the opportunity to try out the means of transport extensively.

vehicles

The seven three-part air-conditioned vehicles of the American Liberty type with a length of 20.2 meters and a width of 2.44 meters required for the start of operations have a low-floor share of 70 percent, have 32 seats and a total capacity of 103 passengers. They were built by the American manufacturer Brookville Equipment Co. in Pennsylvania and were delivered to Oklahoma City from October 2017. They received lithium-ion batteries as energy storage devices for operation on the sections without catenary .

costs

The cost was US $ 135 million, which was or will be financed through a local tax.

literature

  • JEP (d. I. Jens Perbandt): USA: Oklahoma City - construction of new trams started in February. In: Tram Magazine 6/2017, p. 15.
  • Bernhard Kussmagk: Return after 72 years as a “zigzag ring”. In: Straßenbahn Magazin, 6/2019, pp. 44–46.

Web links

Commons : Oklahoma City Tram  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files