Pilsen tram

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tram
Pilsen tram
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Škoda 03T in the city center
Basic information
Country Czech Republic
city Pilsen
operator Plzeňské městské dopravní podniky as (PMDP)
Transport network Integrovaná doprava Plzeňska
Infrastructure
Route length 20.3 km
Gauge 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system 600 V DC overhead line
Stops 49
business
Lines 3
Clock in the peak hours every 3 - 5 min.
Clock in the SVZ every 7-10 min.
vehicles 117 (2001)
Network plan
Pilsen tram network

The Pilsen tram is the backbone of public transport in Pilsen (Czech: Plzeň), the fourth largest city in the Czech Republic . Although the tram network is one of the smaller networks in the Czech Republic, the tram in Pilsen takes over 45 percent of local public transport.

Lines

Today three lines are in operation.

line route
1 Bolevec – city center – Slovany
2 Skvrňany – city center – Světovar
4th Košutka – city center – Bory
X drives to the Slovany depot
Tatra T3P with full advertising on line 2 at Hauptmarkt, 2009

Until the 1990s, line 3 ran on the Skvrňany route (Malesická - Škoda plant ) - city ​​center - Košutka . Line 5, which ran the route Skvrňany (Malesická - Škoda plant ) - city ​​center - Bolevec , was discontinued earlier . Both lines were mainly used to transport workers from the Škoda plant during shift changes.

The tram depot and the workshop are located in the Slovany district in the southeast of the city and can be reached via the terminus of lines 1 and 2, respectively. The track width is 1435 mm. The route is 16.9 kilometers, the total length of the three lines is 25.6 kilometers. 117 railcars are used (as of 2001).

history

Tatra KT8D5 on line 4 on Klatovská Street, with a trolleybus in the background

As a result of industrialization at the end of the 19th century, Pilsen grew so rapidly that an improvement in traffic conditions was urgently needed. The first tram ran in Pilsen in 1899. The industrialist and technician František Křižík , who worked in Pilsen , made the first plans and then built the lines partly in cooperation with Škoda . Initially, three single-track routes were created, on which 20 motor vehicles were on the move. A year later, five more motor vehicles and four sidecars were also used. In 1899 800,000 people were carried.

In the first half of the 20th century the lines were numbered and turning loops were built. With the beginning of the Protectorate period , traffic on the right was switched to.

The network experienced a particularly large expansion in the 1960s to 1980s with the connection of several new housing estates.

The tram network is to be further expanded in the future. The next route is to extend line 4 from the southern terminus Bory to the University of West Bohemia in the Borská Pole district. A large part of the land has already been bought by the city of Pilsen for this purpose. This extension has been planned for several decades and would significantly relieve traffic in the south-west of Pilsen. This would mean a much better connection for the students and professors, but also for the Borská Pole industrial park.

This section opened in late 2019. The previous terminus Bory was replaced as a result.

vehicles

Current inventory

In February 2015, the following trams were in operation in Pilsen:

  • T3R.PV in the Sokolovská stop

  • K3R-NT at the U Družby stop

  • Tatra KT8D5 in the U Práce stop , Klatovská

  • Škoda 03T in the Sady Pětatřicátníků stop

  • The VarioLF2 / 2 IN are the latest vehicles from PMDP

Planned new acquisitions

According to an agreement from November 2017, Pragoimex is to deliver nine EVO 2 vehicles. There is also an option to purchase seven additional vehicles of this type, which is valid until 2022. These low-floor, two-part one-way vehicles are 21.7 m long.

In addition, 22 large vehicles are to be purchased. They are intended to replace the oldest vehicles, which have been in operation since the late 1980s. According to a tender from May 2018, the following properties are required: The vehicles should be completely barrier-free and also have parking spaces for wheelchairs and prams. With a vehicle length between 28 and 33 m, at least 200 people should be able to be transported; they must have at least 46 seats available, of which 10 must be accessible without steps. The provider must also guarantee a 25-year service life, with a mileage of 40,000 km per year.

Historic tram cars

The transport company owns four historic cars:

  • Brožík Zeman Křižík car from 1899

  • Tatra T1

  • Tatra T2R

  • Tatra T3

literature

  • Gerhard Bauer. Trams in the Czech and Slovak Republics. From the horse tram to the Tatra carriage. The history of the tram company in words and pictures . Verlag für Verkehrsliteratur Bauer, Dresden 1995, ISBN 3-9804303-0-8 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ [2] i.dnes.cz of May 17, 2018 (Czech), accessed on October 7, 2018
  3. ↑ [3] metro-report.com of November 29, 2017, accessed on November 30, 2017
  4. ↑ [4] plzen.idnes.cz of May 17, 2018 (Czech), accessed on October 8, 2018

Web links

Commons : Tram transport in Plzeň  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files