Zaragoza tram

Zaragoza tram
Basic information
Country	Spain
city	Zaragoza
opening	April 4, 2011
operator	Los Tranvías de Zaragoza
Infrastructure
Route length	12.8 km
Gauge	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system	750 V DC overhead line
Stops	25th
business
Clock in the peak hours	5 min
Cruising speed	21 km / h
vehicles	12 CAF Urbos 3
Top speed	70 km / h

The Saragossa tram is a tram network that serves the city of Saragossa in Aragon , Spain . It was inaugurated on April 4, 2011, with free operation for the first three days.

Line 1 ( Mago de Oz ↔ Gran Vía ) connects the Valdespartera district with the city center. The total length of this line is 12.8 km, which is traveled at an average speed of 21 km / h. The track width is 1435 mm. It has 25 stops with an average distance of about 500 meters. The fleet consists of eleven low-floor trams of type CAF URBOS 3 that offer operation in 5- to 10-minute intervals.

In 2013, the second construction phase of Line 1 was completed, which extends the route from Gran Vía to Parque Goya . The destination network comprises three lines, with lines 2 ( Las Fuentes / San José ↔ Delicias ) and 3 ( La Jota ↔ Torrero ) to be added. The construction work for the second construction phase of Line 1 began on March 3, 2011 and was completed at the end of 2012. Scheduled operation on the entire route of Line 1 began on March 26, 2013. The other two lines are planned for 2015.

history

The original network

Interior view of a historic tram in Saragossa, exhibited in the TUZSA depot.

Saragossa had a horse-drawn tramway since 1885 . The first electrified tram line opened in 1902, when the city already had five main lines and one secondary line. The network, which grew rapidly, had a radial structure with the center at Plaza de la Constitución (today's Plaza de España). The tram network reached its greatest expansion in the 1950s, while it began to shrink in the 1960s when the first bus routes opened. At the time of the maximum size, 17 lines operated in Zaragoza.

Historic train, number 218, privately owned and exhibited in the Basque Railway Museum in Azpeita.

line	route
1	Plaza de la Constitución ↔ Facultad Veterinaria
2	Plaza de la Constitución ↔ El Portillo
3	Plaza de Rocasolano ↔ Paseo de la Independencia
4th	Plaza de la Constitución ↔ El Picarral
5	Plaza de Rocasolano ↔ Plaza de Huesca
6th	Magdalena ↔ Mercado
7th	Plaza de la Constitución ↔ Puerta del Portillo
8th	Plaza de la Constitución ↔ Cementerio de Torrero
9	Plaza de la Constitución ↔ Puente del río Gállego
10	San Gregorio ↔ Plaza de la Seo
11	Plaza de la Constitución ↔ Plaza del Emperador Carlos V
12	Plaza de la Constitución ↔ Avenida de Cataluña
13	Plaza de la Constitución ↔ Harinera de Monzón
14th	Plaza de Huesca ↔ Barrio de Oliver
15th	Plaza de la Constitución ↔ Vía Ibérica
16	Plaza de la Constitución ↔ Fábrica de Tudor
17th	Plaza de la Constitución ↔ Calle de Salvador Minguijón

Gradually, car traffic and the omnibus gained more and more importance compared to the tram and eventually replaced them. The last tram ran on January 23, 1976, when the last line Parque ↔ San José was closed. The transport company Los Tranvías de Zaragoza changed its name to Transportes Urbanos de Zaragoza (TUZSA) at the same time .

The new project

In the 2000s, the municipality of Zaragoza initiated the development of a Plan de movilidad sostenible (Plan for Sustainable Mobility) for the city, which included a Plan intermodal de transportes del área de Zaragoza (Intermodal Transport Plan for the Zaragoza Region). This plan, conceived as a technical study, was drawn up by the company Equipo de Técnicos en Transporte y Territorio SA and its beneficiaries were in equal parts the municipality of Zaragoza and the government of Aragon. His goal was to solve the traffic problems in the city and the surrounding area.

The plan was presented in September 2006. The most important innovations are the construction of an S-Bahn line and a tram or light rail . There were also plans to make changes to the bus network to make it more efficient and link it to the new rail lines, and there were plans to build bus lanes . The tram envisaged in the plan consisted of a line for 2010 and its extension by 2015.

The first phase of the tram project was awarded to the Ingerop , Ayesa and Sering consortium . The project was presented on January 18, 2008 and approved by the local council on November 4, 2008. At that time the construction had already been decided, as it was already approved by the Council on July 25, 2008 with the support of the parties PSOE , IU , CHA and PAR .

The funding was approved on January 14, 2009 and amounts to 400 million euros, of which 130 million euros will be raised by the government of Aragon and the municipality of Zaragoza. There was a public tender for the construction of the first tramway, involving two consortia (each led by CAF and Alstom ) and a third expressed interest (led by Iridium, part of the Actividades de Construcción y Servicios (ACS) group). The award finally took place on July 10, 2009, to the consortium of CAF (25%), TUZSA (25%), FCC (16.6%), Acciona (16.6%), Ibercaja (11.8%) and Concessia (5%), called TRAZA . Construction began on August 19, 2009.

The test operation without passengers in the first phase of construction started on 1 November 2010. On 18 February 2011 began trial run : empty runs, which simulated a normal day of operation; From April 4, the test operation began with passengers who boarded with free tickets. The official inauguration took place on April 19th.

Future extensions and new lines

Parts of this article seem out of date as of 2013 .
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The construction of the tram network will continue with the second stage of the existing route and the construction of new routes. Work on the second construction phase of line 1 began on March 3, 2011 and should be completed around 2013. The other two planned lines are scheduled for 2015.

• Line 2: Las Fuentes / San José ↔ Delicias
• Line 3: La Jota ↔ Torrero

Line 1 (Valdespartera ↔ Parque Goya)

Seitenbahnsteig with shelter at the stop Paseo de los Olvidados (Valdespartera).

line 1

Mago de Oz Un Americano en París Cantando Bajo la Lluvia La Ventana Indiscreta Los Pájaros Paseo de los Olvidados Depot Argualas Canal Imperial de Aragon Casablanca Z-30 (Tercer Cinturón) Romareda Emperador Carlos V Plaza San Francisco Bf. Goya Fernando el Católico Huerva (tunnel under the tracks) Gran Vía Gran Vía (former terminus) Huerva (tunnel) Line 3 1 Line 3 1 Plaza Aragón Plaza España Lines 2 and 3 1 Line 2 1 César Augusto Plaza del Pilar - Murallas Ebro La Chimenea Maria Montessori Martínez Soria Leon Felipe Rosalia de Castro Pablo Neruda Clara Campoamor Adolfo Aznar Legaz Lacambra García Abril Margarita Xirgú A-2, Z-40, E-90 (Ronda Norte) Rio Ebro campus Depot Juslibol Parque Goya Avenida de la Academia 1. Planned lines

The first planned line follows a north-south axis from Valdespartera through the city center to Parque Goya. It comprises 25 stops (22 with side platforms and 3 with central platforms ) at a distance of about 500 meters. The total length of this route is 12.8 kilometers, which is traveled at an average cruising speed of 21 kilometers per hour. The journey time for the entire route is 40 minutes (19 minutes for the Academia General Militar ↔ Plaza de España section and 21 minutes between Plaza de España and Plaza Cinema Paradiso in Valdespartera).

The construction of this line was divided into two phases:

• 1st construction phase (2009–2011) : It comprises the southern half of the line, between Valdespartera and the Plaza de Basilio Paraíso , with a total of 12 stops. Construction of this section began on August 19, 2009, the test operation began in 2010, and from April 4, 2011 anyone could ride for free. Regular operations began on April 19, 2011.
• 2nd construction phase (2011–2013) : It comprises the northern half of the line, from Plaza de Basilio Paraíso through the city center to the Academia General Militar , with a total of 14 stops. Construction work began on March 3, 2011. The opening ceremony took place on March 25, 2013.

The estimated investment volume is 400 million euros:

fee distribution

power	costs
Track construction	202 million euros
Acquisition of the rolling stock	82 million euros
Construction of the depot and workshop	37 million euros
Urban integration of the route	55 million euros
Adjustment of the traffic light system and other expenses	25 million euros

The expected number of users was estimated at 100,000 passengers per day, the expected fare revenue at 0.75 euros per passenger.

Line 2 (Las Fuentes / San José ↔ Delicias)

Line 2

San Adrian de Sasabe Miraflores / Glorieta de la Balseta 1 Doctor Iranzo Plaza Utrillas / Tenor Fleta-San José 1 Jorge Cocci Numancia / Cesáreo Alierta (?) 1 Compromiso de Caspe-Miguel Servet Plaza San Miguel Line 3 2 Coso ↑ Phase 2 / Phase 1 ↓ Lines 1 and 3 2 line 1 César Augusto Portillo Portillo Plaza de la Ciudadanía Calanda Rioja Los Enlaces 1. The final route has not yet been determined. 2. Planned lines

The second tram route runs in an east-west direction. It will connect the Las Fuentes and San José (with two branches) district with Las Decias .

The tender for the construction work should be completed in May 2014. Work is scheduled to start at the end of 2016 and will take two years.

The second line would begin in Les Enlaces and travel along Avenida de Madrid to Plaza de la Ciudadanía, with stops also on Calle Rioja and Paseo de Calanda. Then it would run to El Portillo, where it would have another stop. The next line route would follow the Conde de Arande to the next stop at César Augusto, where there would be a connection to the first tram line. It then ran along the entire Coso to Plaza San Miguel, with stops at Plaza de España and Coso.

The line would continue to Servet as far as the Compromiso de Caspe. At that point it would branch out into two branches, one to Las Fuentes and one to San José. The first branch would have stops on Jorge Cocci, Doctor Iranzo and San Adrian des Sasabe, where the line would end.

The branch to San José, however, has not yet been definitely determined. One possible variant would be via the Miraflores S-Bahn station on Ronda Hispanidad via Calle Miguel Servet, with stops on Calle Numancia and Utrillas Square. The alternative variant would lead along Avenida de Sant José to Miraflores, the connection to the S-Bahn would be via a new station at Tenor Fleta.

The total length of the second route would be seven kilometers with 15 stops.

The construction costs for line 2 are estimated at 130 million euros.

Line 3 (La Jota ↔ Torrero)

The third tram route in Saragossa is to run in a north-south direction and also cross the city center. It would connect the Jota district with Torrero, where the municipal Frie.dhof is located, although it has not yet been decided whether it should end there or at the Z-30 (third ring road from Saragossa)

Little is known about the exact route as the planning is currently focused on the first and second line.

Rolling stock

→ Main article : CAF Urbos

CAF Urbos 3 at the Emperador Carlos V stop .

The consortium that took over the construction and operation of the tram selected the Urbos 3 model from the Spanish railway manufacturer CAF as rolling stock . The articulated multiple units have a total length of 33 meters and consist of five modules (can be extended by two modules to 43 meters). They are 2.65 meters wide and 3.2 meters high. Its capacity is 200 people, of which 146 are standing (at 3.5 people per square meter) and 54 are seated.

Power supply without overhead line

Loading rail at the Murallas stop.

The advocates of the tram demanded that the project presented should not use an overhead line in the historic city center (between Plaza Paraíso and Murallas) so as not to impair the aesthetic impression. The two companies that took part in the tender have systems that enable trams to run without overhead lines: APS in the case of Alstom and Utracaps (ACR) in the case of CAF.

The contract was awarded to the Urbos 3 model from CAF and the system used is Acumulador de Carga Rápida , which stores enough energy in some ultracaps to get from one stop to the next. The supercapacitors are charged via the recuperation brake and via connections to the power grid at the stops.

In 2011, several attempts were made to drive without overhead lines on the existing route (phase 1).

Parts of this article seem out of date as of 2012 .
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Controversy

The tram is a project of the municipal government of Zaragoza and supported by most of the political parties that formed the municipal government up to the 2007 local elections. Proponents of the tram argue that the tram is fast (21 km / h cruising speed with traffic light priority on most of the route), easily accessible (on the surface and at the height of the sidewalk), positive for the urban environment (reduction in road traffic and Redesign of the street space ) and ecological (less CO ₂ emissions than other means of transport).

Protests against the project flared up in various groups in the city, both from local residents and from traders and tree protectors. Opponents criticize the high cost of the project (around 2000 euros per family), the restriction of car traffic on one main axis (from two to three lanes in each direction to one in some areas), the impact of the construction sites on small businesses and other aspects of the tram (no possibility of avoiding obstacles, aesthetic influence of the overhead line on the cityscape).

Tickets

For the tram there are single tickets and time tickets for 30, 90 and 365 days. In addition, the rechargeable Bus Tranvia card is valid, which is valid for one hour on all lines of the TUZSA and the city. There is also a rechargeable Interbús card that only allows you to change between city buses (TUZSA or urban) and intercity buses (Consorcio de Transportes del Área de Zaragoza CTAZ) within an hour. The 90 and 365 day time-travel passes are also available in a discounted version for young people ( Carnet Joven ). The Tarjeta Ciudadana (citizen card) enables free use of various city services such as museums, bicycle rental BiZi, city bus and more.

For tourists there is the Zaragoza Card with discounts in various areas such as museums, hotels, city tours, restaurants and the like.

Single tickets can be purchased from ticket machines in the bus shelters. The other offers are available from the offices of the companies involved. In addition, the various rechargeable cards can be recharged at the ticket machines mentioned above and in the trams.

photos

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  Train at the Emperador Carlos V stop .

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  Saragossa tram depot, between Argualas and Paseo de los Olvidados .

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  Traffic sign that shows the right of way of the tram.

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  Pedestrian crossing over the tracks.

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  Tracks on the Paseo de los Olvidados in Valdespartera .

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  Tracks on the Paseo de Isabel la Católica.

See also

• Cercanías Zaragoza

Web links

Commons : Trams in Zaragoza  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Zaragoza Tramway
• Official website of the Asociación Zaragozana de Amigos del Ferrocarril y Tranvías (AZAFT) , with information about the former tram in Zaragoza.
• Traffic plan
• Urbos 3 on a test drive on the Saragossa tram on YouTube
• Urbos 3 on a test drive on the Saragossa tram on YouTube
• Urbos 3 on a test drive on the Saragossa tram on YouTube

Individual evidence

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13. ^ ^{A b} Las obras de la II Fase de la Línea 1 arrancan el 3 de marzo. (No longer available online.) Tranvías de Zaragoza, formerly in the original ; Retrieved May 30, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
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18. ↑ Belloch propone que la línea 2 se haga al 100% con financiación privada. Retrieved December 29, 2013 (Spanish). 
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22. ↑ CAF apuesta por que Zaragoza tenga un metro sin catenarias que funcione con la energía que recargue en las paradas. Aragón Digital, January 20, 2009, accessed May 30, 2012 . 
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