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86-923: There are three generations of the CAF Urbos, namely the Urbos 1, Urbos 2, and Urbos 3. The first generation was ordered by the Bilbao tram operator, who received eight trams between 2002 and 2004. The second generation was sold to other operators in Spain, and the third generation is sold in Spain, elsewhere in Europe, the United States, Australia and in the UK. Manufacturing locations include Beasain , Zaragoza and Linares , Spain; Elmira, New York , USA; Hortolandia , Brazil; Newport , UK; Huehuetoca , Mexico; and Bagnères-de-Bigorre , France. This series

172-553: A deal to built the new Salvador LRT system (3 lines, under construction), to replace an old suburban train and a failed Chinese BYD Skyrail failed project big. The deal followed a lawsuit agreement between the Brazilian states governments (Bahia and Mato Grosso) because Cuiabá LRT system construction delays for the 2014 FIFA World Cup were so big that it was replaced by a BRT system in Cuiabá. plus 8 more ordered In December 2017,

258-559: A donation from Switzerland and, specifically, the city of Basel . In 2004, some 150 trams were in service. Widespread reconstruction was announced approaching the end of the decade. Between 2005 and 2010 tracks were completely reconstructed and modernised in following streets: Treći bulevar, Milentija Popovića, Savska, Nemanjina, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra (from Vukov spomenik to Cvetkova pijaca ), Požeška, Pariska, Bulevar vojvode Mišića, Tadeuša Košćuškog. Also, tracks on Autokomanda are reconstructed as well as Old Sava Bridge (this bridge

344-826: A hole and bury all the metro projects in it. In 1972, the idea of digging the Savamala-Palilula tunnel was revived. The 1 km (0.62 mi) long tunnel was to connect the Gavrila Principa Street with the brewery Belgrade in Cetinjska. The plan also included tram tracks. It was to go underground at Gavrila Principa, elevate a bit under the 36, 38, 13 and 15 Kraljice Natalije, continue under Terazije, Hotel Moskva , school in Dečanska, 17 and 26 Makedonska, 24 and 25 in Despot Stefan Boulevard, before resurfacing in

430-489: A matter of price of digging up the entire center of the city so that at least 6 km (3.7 mi) of tram tracks can be placed, and the cost of buying the new trams which will supposedly be operated on capacitors, without the grid. At the moment, five lines pass through the main street 47 times per hour. On average, that is one vehicle on every 77 seconds, which is virtually impossible with only one line. In May 2017, Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić , even though

516-575: A maximum speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). The tram type is offered in metre gauge and standard gauge and allows for a tram width of 2,300, 2,400 or 2,650 mm (7 ft 6 + 9 ⁄ 16  in, 7 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 2  in or 8 ft 8 + 5 ⁄ 16  in). Trams can be assembled from 3, 5, 7 or (only for the Urbos 100) 9 modules, with the length ranging between 23 and 56 metres (75 and 184 ft). CAF has developed an option to build 'Greentech Freedrive' lithium-ion supercapacitors and batteries into

602-586: A single 7.8 km (4.8 mi) line, inaugurated on 18 December 2002 and last extended on 25 March 2022. The factor leading its creation was to improve Bilbao's railway network; the tram serves neighbourhoods that do not have metro or Cercanías stations. Also, the line goes through important tourist and cultural spots, like the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao . It offers connections with the Bilbao metro , Euskotren Trena and Cercanías Bilbao . The EuskoTran brand (currently known as Euskotren Tranbia )

688-529: A study to judge feasibilty to expand the Pančevo Bridge with an additional lane to carry the first tram line across the Danube . After new city government took over in 2013, they announced the creation of a pedestrian zone in the entire central section of Belgrade. City manager Goran Vesić announced that one single tram line, using the original number 1, will replace all four trolleybus lines (19, 21, 22 and 29) and

774-516: A very bad state. Soon after the liberation of the city in 1919, the Belgrade Municipality took over the system, as the "Belgian Anonymous Society" wasn't able to repair the grid. Most of what was left from the pre-war period was worn out. It was replaced in stages, by 1932. By this time the crumbling electricity poles which formed the grid were replaced, the tracks were either repaired or replaced from 1920 to 1924, modern trams were purchased and

860-402: Is at 5:58 and from La Casilla at 6:26. Trams run every 10 minutes during most of the day, and less frequently early in the morning and late in the night. The last departure from Atxuri is at 22:58 and from La Casilla at 23:26. Weekend service has longer headways and shorter hours of operation. The first part of the line, from Atxuri to Pío Baroja and again from Sabino Arana to La Casilla runs on

946-486: Is being built on the tracks around that station. With the redevelopment of Zorrotzaurre , there are plans to connect the existing line with the neighborhoods of Zorrotza and Zorrotzaurre. Trams in Belgrade The Belgrade tram system is a 1000 mm gauge network that in 2021 had 12 routes running on 43.5 kilometres (27.0 mi) of (at least mostly double) track in the city of Belgrade , Serbia . It

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1032-401: Is dubious. Trolleybus has the same traffic avoidance as an electric bus and much easier than a tram. Contrary to the trams, which indeed stop all the trams behind when one malfunction because they all use the same tracks, when a trolleybus is broken, it is simply unhooked from the grid and is easily bypassed by the trolleybus behind it. In November 2018, Vesić, now a deputy mayor, confirmed that

1118-452: Is expected that when the reconstruction of that section starts, Dvojka will be temporarily shortened to the proposed route from 2015. Suspicions already appeared that the change will actually be final. Amidst the public debate, the historic route remained intact, and the tram resumed its circle in October 2017, though with some delay because of the prolonged works. However, due to the works in

1204-406: Is operated with 231 trams, including ČKD Tatra KT4 , CAF Urbos , and Duewag Be 4/6 trams. The first tram line was introduced on 14 October 1892. In the late 2000s, complete reconstruction of the system commenced. As of late 2024, there are ten tram lines: six serve the larger part of the city on the right bank of Sava, while four reach New Belgrade on the left bank. All trams run during

1290-517: Is the sharp decline in the number of passengers in the zone of Vukov Spomenik". He also added that all tram lines will be changed to some degree. It was also stated that Dvojka slows down the trams No. 3, 6, 7 and 12 and obstructs the Slavija-Dorćol connection. City government also reported that the citizens were interviewed and that they voted for the line to be shortened. The heated public debate, mostly online, lasted for months. As experts from

1376-628: Is to be built by 2033. In July 2019 works on the complete refurbishment of the Sava Square and the plateau in front of the Belgrade Main railway station began as part of the Belgrade Waterfront project. The officials claimed the changes in the traffic during the works will be minimal. However, the public transportation grid was changed already at the start of the works, while in January 2020 it

1462-554: Is used mostly by trams on lines connecting two parts of Belgrade). Vojvode Stepe, in the Voždovac neighboroughood, was also under reconstruction, including changing tracks and moving them to the street center. The reconstruction was completed in August 2015. During the mayoral tenure of Dragan Đilas, modern Spanish CAF trams were purchased, but they weren't fit for all the tracks. In July 2015, city administration announced an ambitious plan of

1548-474: The Basque Country at the time. Between 2003 and 2004 four new stops were opened. In 2008 a proposal was made to expand the line with three more stops. The construction of two of the three stops (the last one being ultimately discarded) started in 2010. The two stops (called Basurto and La Casilla ) were inaugurated on 25 April 2012. On 25 March 2022, the line was extended from Atxuri to Bolueta using

1634-695: The Besançon Tramway in Besançon , France , discovered cracks in their Urbos 3s vehicles around the bogie box area of the bodies, which in December 2020 CAF paid for remedial work to be performed with each unit affected requiring one month downtime for the work to be completed. On 11 June 2021, the West Midlands Metro (operating between Birmingham and Wolverhampton , England ) were forced to suspend their services due to similar cracks being discovered in

1720-620: The Karađorđeva Street in the western section of the route, the line was shortened in November 2018 and temporarily renamed 2L. When the simultaneous reconstruction of the streets in the eastern section began in June 2019, the line, with few others, was shut completely. The works in the east were to be finished in December 2019 and in the west by January 2020, but both have been extended so the line will be closed at least until August 2020. The deadline

1806-512: The Topčiderka river, will be removed but the pillars will be preserved and used for the new track bridge. Some preparatory works began in March 2018 and later that month city signed a contract with " Energoprojekt holding ", which won the bidding. Construction should last for 420 days. Some citizens' associations suggested that the new tram lines from the new bridge should extend to Zemun, reestablishing

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1892-567: The bogie box areas of their Urbos 3s vehicles, with ongoing investigations continuing to identify any other issues relating to the cracks and to find options for remedial works to be performed. Following on from these instances, in November 2021 the New South Wales transport minister Rob Stokes announced that the Sydney L1 Dulwich Hill Line would be decommissioned for up to 18 months, due to serious design flaws in all 12 of

1978-403: The third metro line. This has freed the former railway line between Atxuri and Kukullaga , which will be used by the tram. The works to convert the line to tramway standard started in 2020, which will include the construction of a new stop serving La Peña and the adaptation of the existing Bolueta station. This extension won't reach Kukullaga until 2025, because a temporary depot for Line 3

2064-411: The Đorđa Stanojevića Street, continuing over the embankment and the northern access road to the center of the bridge. On Čukarica side, it will connect to the existing route at the border of Banovo Brdo and Rakovica. Places for the future additional tram stations, right at the ending points of the bridge, are already allocated. Among the other additional works, the already existing elevated track across

2150-463: The Belgrade's city transportation is completely outside of his jurisdiction, stated that he wants to abolish the trolleybus network completely and replace it with the electric buses. As a reason, he said that the trolleybuses are causing problems and that when one stops due to the malfunction, it stops the entire traffic behind it. Though electric buses may be a better solution than the trams, the reasoning

2236-596: The CAF Urbos 3s tram sets that were running on the line. Stokes stated that the flaws (in the bogie boxes) were likely to be far broader in scope than those identified in Sydney due to the thousands of the same tram type operated around the world. Similar issues relating to cracks in the bogie box area were discovered in the Urbos 3 vehicles supplied to the Belgrade Tramway Network. The discovery of further cracks in

2322-630: The Circle of the Deuce, revitalization of the stock and introduction of the free internet, air conditioning and commuter counters, etc. The massive changes in public transportation were announced for 1 January 2016. The reconstruction of track in Bulevar Oslobođenja has started in July 2017 and should be followed with the reconstruction of track on Slavija Square. This long awaited reconstruction shall finally allow

2408-504: The Faculty of Transport Engineering were involved in the change of the route, popular objections were that with the problems in Belgrade's transportation, which are legion, "experts" have no better things to do but the shorten the oldest line for one block and that they "probably don't have the clue". Those involved into the shortening of the line were labeled as "idle", "those who never commute" and "upstarts and philistines who decided to pose as

2494-897: The GSP announced new plans regarding the future of the tram grid. It included vast expansion, mostly extensions of the already existing routes: from Block 45 to Blocks 70 & 71 and Ledine (Vinogradska Street), from Banovo Brdo to Vidikovac, from Bogoslovija to Karaburma and Rospi Ćuprija (via Marijane Gregoran Street), from Konjarnik to Mali Mokri Lug , from New Belgrade to Tošin Bunar (via both Milutina Milankovića Street and Zoran Đinđić Boulevard), to Bežanijska Kosa (from both Tošin Bunar and Jurija Gagarina Street). It also includes dormant idea of Line No. 1 from Kalemegdan to Slavija Square, with connection from Terazije to Tašmajdan. New tram depots are planned in Ada Huja , Vidikovac and Galovica. However, despite

2580-770: The LRV variant of Urbos is designed for the North American market and is customizable. The LRTA 13000 class is a high-floor light rail vehicle variant of the Urbos. 120 units were ordered for the LRT Line 1 medium-capacity rail system in Metro Manila , Philippines . It was designed by CAF along with Mitsubishi Corporation and built at CAF's facilities in Corella , Spain, and Huehuetoca , Mexico. The trains were progressively delivered from 2021 onwards, entering service by 20 July 2023. Once all

2666-586: The New Cemetery and the Grobljanska Street to Trošarina on Smederevo Road . The Society was obliged to complete works in 8 months, but was late. After continued fights with the city which threatened to activate penalties, the work was finished only in 1913. As the development of the grid became a serious and expensive task, the construction of the tram infrastructure was then assigned to the privately owned company "Belgian Anonymous Society". Twenty years after

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2752-720: The No. 14. In 1956, the first tram produced in Serbia entered the traffic. It was made in the Goša factory in Smederevska Palanka . The proper work on creating the Belgrade Metro subway system began with the tenure of mayor Branko Pešić . For that purpose, the Subway section within the city administration was formed in the early 1970s, headed by Branislav Jovin, Belgrade’s chief urban planner at

2838-663: The Urbos 3, allowing brief operation without an external electrical supply. This ACR system ( Acumulador de Carga Rápida ) allowed the tramway operator in Seville to remove the overhead wires in key locations during Holy Week 2011. It has also been used in Luxembourg , Granada, Zaragoza and the West Midlands. In 2024, a CAF Urbos fleet of 40 light rail trains were transported from Cuiabá , Mato Grosso , in Brazil to Salvador, Bahia , following

2924-539: The Urbos AXL series have longer car-body sections and pivoting bogies . With a maximum speed of 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph), it is designed for high-capacity, mass rapid transit systems. This type of tram is currently in use only in two Northern European countries: The Urbos TT series is built with tram-train technology, connecting existing heavy rail infrastructure directly to urban tramway systems. A three-section articulated car supported by three bogies,

3010-401: The West Midlands trams led to service being suspended again from 12 November 2021 to December 2021. Following vehicle inspections, services in the West Midlands were again suspended on 20 March 2022 until further notice due to cracks described by the operator as 'bodywork cracks'. Midland Metro was working directly with the manufacturer to assess the safety and operational impact. Vehicles in

3096-539: The brewery's yard. It was to be one-way tunel, with his twin being built later for the opposite way. At Terazije Terrace escalators and regular stairs were planned for commuters so they could use tram lines. Tram routes would extend from the Pančevo Bridge via Višnjička and Venizelosova streets, exiting in Savamala and continuing to Čukarica. Due to the various reasons (departure of mayor Branko Pešić, financial crisis from

3182-488: The children, but the parents often claimed that their children were lower than the stick would show. During 1904, electric trams replaced horse-drawn trams on the Kalemegdan – Slavija and Kafana Žagubica – Električna centrala routes and in 1905 the last ones were replaced at Terazije - New Cemetery route. Apart from performing the function of public transport, “horse trams” were also a focus of great interest in Belgrade at

3268-451: The course of World War II, 38 trams and 36 trailers were destroyed. A total of 59.5 kilometres (37.0 mi) of tram tracks were destroyed, so as 80 km (50 mi) of tram electric grid and 15 power transformers. After the major destruction during the German bombing of Belgrade on 6 April 1941 , the occupational forces restored parts of the grid by the mid-May 1941, and restored 6 lines in

3354-497: The daytime: the once-existing night lines have been abolished. These lines ran on the current tram network, all these services were discontinued in the early 1990s. Another line was discontinued in 2012 after re-routing of the line 12 in Resavska street and extension of the line 3 to Omladinski Stadion through Slavija Square: Another 2 lines were discontinued in 2006 after moving on night buses: Overall, Belgrade had 12 tram lines by

3440-536: The direction of the central Terazije square, where several thousand of citizens gathered to greet "city train", and where the Metropolitan of Belgrade , Mihailo Jovanović , blessed the first tram. The line had a total of 8 cars, operated by two horses each. The interval between the cars was 10–12 minutes and the total duration of the line was 18 minutes. Each car had 6 horses assigned to it, which changed shifts at every 2 hours. There were no designated stops except at

3526-438: The end of 1894, there were no works on modernization and widening of the tram system. It was not until 1903, when the operations related to the construction and exploitation of tram transport and electric lighting were passed, that the electrification of tram lines sped up. In 1894, the first strike occurred, which halted trams for several days. Employees had only 2 days off in a month and the bosses wanted to abolish that, too. In

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3612-498: The end of 1938, with 11 criss-crossing the city and the twelfth one reaching towards Zemun. Belgrade administration signed a contract with Periklos Tziklos from Milan, Italy, in 1891, regarding construction of 21 km (13 mi) long tram grid ("city railway"). Tziklos headed the Serbian-French Society and was concurrently awarded with the concession on introduction of the electricity in Belgrade. On 14 October 1892,

3698-452: The end, the company raised wages for 10 dinars per month. Citizens often made official complaints to the city regarding trams. Main complaints were: that trams were getting late already at the start; general unreliability of the organized transportation; deliberate reducing of number of the cars by the Society, below the number of trams stipulated by the contract with the city; frequent stopping of

3784-451: The entire idea illogical both in terms of traffic and economy. Tica, however, maintains that Dvojka is degraded by the bus lines, that it obstructs the traffic, affects the flow on the crossroads and that making it shorter will save money for GSP. In the summer of 2017 a reconstruction of the Ruzveltova street began. As it is the street where Dvojka reaches Vukov Spomenik and turns, it

3870-414: The entire project unnecessary. Just few days after the announcement, the directorate called the bidding off. Instead, the new, EKO2 line with electric buses was announced, from Belgrade Waterfront to Kalemegdan , which should cover the entire projected route of Line 1. Tram No. 2 has no termini, instead it circles around the majority of the city's center. As the route has remained unchanged since 1924,

3956-1059: The existing fleet. In 2015 renovation of the Czech KT4s, nicknamed "kata" in Serbian, was announced. Partner in the reparation projects which included air-conditioning and internet, was to be Slovakian ŽOS Trnava . In 2018, city announced purchase of the new trams produced in Serbia, in Siemens Kragujevac. In 2019 plans on renovation were reintroduced, this time in cooperation with the Czech Tatra company, which produced KT4s. As Tatra recently purchased Serbian factory "14. Oktobar" in Kruševac , plans were announced for this company to permanently repair and maintain Czech trams. None of these announcements came true. By January 2021, average age of trams in Belgrade public transportation reached 35 years. In February 2020,

4042-473: The first tram line in Belgrade was opened. It went from Kalemegdan to Slavija and was horse-powered. A large festivity was organized in the city for this occasion and two cars were placed in front of the municipal building (Belgrade was organized as a municipality at the time). First passengers were municipal president (mayor) Milovan Marinković and members of the municipal administration (deputies, clerks, etc.). The tram started its inaugural ride at 11:00 AM, in

4128-751: The following new lines were opened: Knežev spomenik – Dedinje , Slavija – Dušanovac , Terazije – Pašino Brdo and Smederevski drum – Cvetkova mehana – Prištinska Street (today Cara Nikolaja II street). After the opening of the King Alexander Bridge on 16 December 1934, which had two tram lanes, a tram connection between Belgrade and Zemun was established on 5 November 1935. The line had number 14 and connected Hotel Moskva on Terazije to Hotel Central in Zemun. In 1940, there were ten lines, and there were 154 trams and trailers all together. The system and city sustained heavy damage during World War II . During

4214-467: The former Euskotren Trena alignment between Kukullaga and Atxuri; disused since 2019 when all train services where rerouted through line 3 of the metro. The whole line has sixteen stations (as of March 2022). The tram stops have low platforms , and in some stations regular sidewalks are used instead. With the exception of Bilbao-Atxuri station , all stops and stations are un-staffed and have automated ticket machines for ticket sales. Once bought,

4300-399: The grid was extended. In 1928, the buses were introduced into the urban transportation system, but the development of the system was slow, especially until 1936, and up to the after World War II, the bus transportation lagged behind the trams. At the end of 1932, Belgrade had 65.5 km (40.7 mi) of tracks, of which 2/3 were double-track and 1/3 single-track ones. During 1931 and 1932

4386-453: The holiday season comes and all the "village people" travel to where they came from, while they responded how the "inners" are spoiled and that a bit of walking will do them good. Though being one of the symbols of the city and enjoying the cult status among Belgraders, such a long and heated debate wasn't expected as it extended until 2017. Further analysis, however, by experts who didn't participate in this project, showed that shortening

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4472-403: The idea was then declared "too expensive" and the chief city executive Radoje Stefanović suspended the original subway construction plan from 1976 in favor of the expansion of the existing tram system network in 1982 ("With trams into the 21st century" project). According to architect Dragoljub Bakić, Stefanović summoned the engineers who worked on the subway project for 12 years, told them to dig

4558-446: The introduction of tram transport and 7 years after the electrification of the last line, in 1912 there were 8 tram lines in Belgrade on which a daily average of 24 tram motor cars and 12 trailers operated. The total grid was 21.6 km (13.4 mi) long. That year 7.5 million passengers were transported. World War I and occupation of Belgrade left the electric power plant, electric network and, consequently, city tram transport in

4644-472: The line for 7–10 minutes won't help the commuters. Those commuting to Vukov Spomenik would have to change trams or buses, while rerouting Dvojka and making it faster will create traffic congestion on the tram lines from the Faculty of Law to the Gazela Bridge . They also disputed the cost benefits, noting that lesser electricity consumption for only several stops would yield minimal cost savings, and calling

4730-459: The line was described as the circular one, without the electric grid but with the "internal source" and the city claimed they contacted Siemens to construct the original streetcars as they were at the 1900s, which Siemens accepted. In August 2020, city announced the bidding for the project. After further negative reactions, city's Directorate for Land Development now claimed that works can't start before 2025 or 2027, but president Vučić now called

4816-453: The main part of the entire city's public transportation system. He also added that 130 trams (with 154 trolleybuses) will be purchased by the city until 2033. In April 2024, GSP put out a bid for 25 new trams, each one costing up to 6,5mil €. The City hopes that those bids will come in very soon and that the new trams will be running in Belgrade as early as 2025. When a new bridge across the Sava

4902-628: The mid-1970s, enormous projected costs of the project), the idea was again abandoned. In 1984 the tram connected old part of the city with the New Belgrade, across the Sava River , via the Old Sava Bridge . In 1985, the system was extended to 42 km . In 1990 and 1991, the system reached its peak usage. This was to change, with the breakup of the former Yugoslavia . Sanctions on Serbia resulted in funding being slashed drastically. Investments in

4988-524: The old section of the city. The only one which was not restored was No. 2, as it route, circling around the city core, was the most damaged. The system was steadily rebuilt after World War II. In 1955 there were eight lines with 162 trams. After the war, as the King Alexander Bridge was demolished, several trams remained on the Zemun side. The tram line on the left Sava bank was partially re-established, connecting Zemun and Staro Sajmište , keeping

5074-400: The only bus line (31), which traverse through the city’s main street Kralja Milana . Regarding reasons, Vesić stated that the overhead lines look ugly in downtown and that citizen complained about the noise made by the trolleybuses. The immediate reaction of the citizens was mostly negative. However, some of the advantages of the trolleybuses are their minimal noise pollution. Also, there is

5160-551: The operation of low floor trams on the Slavija-Banjica mainline (southern portion of line 9). The troubled reconstruction was finished by November 2017, at least when it comes to the traffic ( Slavija Square 2016-2018 reconstruction ). In December 2018, Ministry of construction, transportation and infrastructure instigated changes in the Law on Communal Activity, which would allow for private companies to operate trams and trolleybuses, as

5246-451: The planned expansion, purchase of new trams wasn't planned. City planned to buy 158 various vehicles for public transportation, but only three tram trailer cars, while 10 trams and 4 trailers were planned for decommission. An average age of trams in 2020 was 34 years and the last serious purchase was back in 2010 when CAF trams arrived. The total planned expansion of the grid is 41.3 kilometres (25.7 mi), of which 31 kilometres (19 mi)

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5332-469: The planners". Commentators also said that Mayor Siniša Mali and city manager Goran Vesić should be "discgraced and ashamed" for their, ironically labeled "revolutionary move". After it was announced that citizens allegedly voted for the route to be shortened, debate developed between the Belgraders themselves. The "inners" mostly accused the "peripherals" of being jealous and how nice it is in Belgrade when

5418-425: The present law allows them only to operate city transportation's bus lines. Also by December 2018, nothing has been done from the 2015-2016 plans, except for the restoration of the line No. 11. At that point, city administration announced further plans: restoration of the line between downtown Belgrade and Zemun and establishment of the line to Višnjičko Polje . City administration also announced major renovation of

5504-564: The purchase of new vehicles, spare parts and maintenance of infrastructure were minimal. During 1996 and 1997, tracks were reconstructed in Bulevar revolucije (from Cvetkova pijaca to Radio-industrija), as well as in Ruzveltova Street and Jurija Gagarina Street . The country was bombed in 1999, putting additional pressure on the system. In the 2000s, funding for mass transit increased as the country slowly recovered. A number of cars arrived as

5590-521: The second one in La Casilla Square (replacing the one in Errekalde). This extension opened in 2012. There are plans to extend the line from there to Abando, thus creating a circular line with a branch. The original terminus of the tramway line is Atxuri . This station also served as the terminus for Euskotren 's commuter rail lines until 2019, when the last remaining services started running through

5676-535: The street (albeit on a dedicated lane). From Pío Baroja to Euskalduna, the tram goes through green track . [REDACTED] Euskotren projected the extension of the line from its former terminus, Ospitalea/Hospital (called Basurto at the time), to Autonomía avenue and the Errekalde district, but after the 2009 election the project was modified. Construction of two more stops started in 2010, one in Autonomía and

5762-447: The terminuses. The passengers were simply stopping the trams wherever they needed to get on or off. Each car had room for 16 sitting and 16 standing passengers. Second line was Slavija-Belgrade Central railway station -Sava Port, and the third was Terazije- Belgrade New Cemetery . First chief of the tram transportation in Belgrade was Czech émigré Vinčenc Blažek, while the treasurer was Jean Salot from France. The horses were stationed in

5848-417: The ticket must be validated on the validation machine located next to the ticket machine. The floor of the stations are virtually in level with the one of the trams, so this allows wheelchairs, prams, pushchairs and the elderly to board the tram easily with no steps. The network comprises a single line, formerly called Line A , running from Atxuri to in La Casilla. On weekdays, the first departure from Atxuri

5934-426: The time and their striking image remained with their contemporaries for a long time. The introduction of the trams in general is today considered as a major step in the modernization of Belgrade, and victory of "Europe over the Orient". Despite the frequent friction between the city and the Society, the contract was expanded in 1911 to include two more lines: Slavija- Čubura (via Makenzijeva Street) and expansion from

6020-497: The time. The Section produced the most comprehensive of all subway plans in 1976. In December 1981, the plan Metro Belgrade was finished and was presented to the city council in 1982. City organized a compulsory, self-imposed tax ( samodoprinos ), imposed on the salaries of all employed Belgraders. Set specifically for the construction of the subway, the fund grew to $ 200 million. As a comparison, city of Vienna , Austria , built its first metro line in 1967 for $ 100 million. Suddenly,

6106-448: The tracks were not laid. In the new plan for the future several years from February 2020, the line was kept as the project. Also in February 2020 city announced the reconstruction of the starting section of the proposed line, the Vasina Street, for 2021, but that it is unlikely the line will be introduced then. If introduced later, it would include the new digging of the 2020-2021 reconstructed Republic Square and Vasina Street. At this time,

6192-503: The trainsets have entered service, they will eventually replace the aging LRTA 1000 class LRVs which are nearing 40 years old. Bilbao tram [REDACTED] The Bilbao tram ( Basque : Bilboko tranbia , Spanish : Tranvía de Bilbao ) is a tram system in Bilbao , Basque Country , Spain . Operated by Euskotren under the brand Euskotren Tranbia (which also manages the tram system in Vitoria-Gasteiz ), it comprises

6278-426: The tram connection with Belgrade which was severed in 1941. That way, Zemun would be directly connected by tram to New Belgrade and the southern parts of Belgrade across the Sava. After a month-long testing, the tram traffic across the bridge started on 4 July 2019. Initially, two lines will cross the bridge: No. 11L (Tašmajdan-Block 45) and No. 13 (Banovo Brdo-Block 45). In January 2021, city administration announced

6364-532: The tram depot, built along the Tsarigrad Road , modern Depo in Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra . The complex was called "tram stables". Despite the introduction of the electricity powered trams two years later, the horses continued to be used until 1904. The first electric line was introduced on 5 June 1894. The first electric line (fourth in total, with "tracks for technical power") connected Terazije,

6450-400: The tram grid expansion. The planned phased development includes restoration of the line No. 11, establishment of the line No. 4 from Tašmajdan to Banjica, renumeration of all tram lines which would then be numbered in one sequence from 1 to 12, several new lines ( Mirijevo - Vidikovac , Bežanijska Kosa -Vidikovac, Kalemegdan- Studentski Grad , Kalemegdan-Republic Square-Ustanička), shortening of

6536-461: The tram line No. 1 will be conducted through downtown instead of electric buses. He announced that the laying of tracks will began soon and that the entire work, which would include the narrowing of the central city street, Kralja Milana, will be finished in two years. However, by 2020, nothing had been done, and even during the prolonged reconstruction of the Republic Square, where the route goes,

6622-490: The tram, colloquially named Dvojka ('deuce') in Serbian, and its circle ( Krug Dvojke ) became one of the symbols of Belgrade and, in the local folklore, marks who the "real" (inside the circle) and who the "peripheral" (outside the circle) Belgraders are. Living inside the circle indeed grants the higher prices of the real estates and higher rent. Following the counting of the commuters in October and November 2014, in July 2015 city government announced that, when it comes to

6708-407: The trams due to the voltage and ensuing fighting with the conductors which were supposed to refund the passengers in these cases but were refusing to do so; inadequacy of the "summer cars" and "winter cars". According to the archived complaints, a major problem was height of the kids. Children lower than a meter (3 feet 3.5 inches) weren't paying the ticket. The conductors had a special stick to measure

6794-660: The trams, somehow it turned out that the biggest problem is the southwest section of the route of Dvojka . It was announced that the route will be shortened for one block, the one that reaches the Vukov Spomenik . Instead, it will pass next to the Faculty of Law . Slaven Tica, professor at the Faculty of Transport Engineering, who was involved in the counting and subsequent changes in the lines of public transportation, said that " Dvojka will be improved as it showed signs of certain illnesses in its functioning...the basic problem of Dvojka

6880-406: The very downtown of Belgrade, with Topčider , at the time a suburban forest and an excursion area. By the second half of the 1890s, the city already had 10 km (6.2 mi) of tracks. The route to Topčider went down the steep Topčider Road (modern Kneza Miloša Street ), which caused frequent derails of the trams and subsequent constant complains from the citizens. Then for about 10 years, from

6966-556: Was almost completely disrupted. This caused massive traffic jams, so the traffic was partially rerouted to the newly built, partially operational streets within Belgrade Waterfront (Woodrow Wilson Boulevard, Nikolay Kravtsov Street) but the clogging just spread here, too. On 29 February 2020 the square was completely shut down for traffic which led to the unprecedented disturbance in the tram lines grid: out of 11 lines, only one functioned properly (13), one used changed route (11), one

7052-465: Was conceived in order to improve the railway services in Bilbao , and to serve neighborhoods and areas unattended by the Bilbao metro or Cercanías Bilbao . It took 15 years of studies and research to contemplate the need of a tram in the city. The construction of the first phase of the line started in May 1999. The first six stops were opened on 18 December 2002 by Juan José Ibarretxe , lehendakari of

7138-416: Was distributed by the city government only in December 2016, and it failed. It was repeated in December 2017. The project includes 2.7 km (1.7 mi) of a new, dual gauge tracks, with connections to the existing routes in New Belgrade and Banovo Brdo. If the tender is successful (deadline is January 2018), the trams may become operational in 2019. From the New Belgrade side, the connection will be at

7224-429: Was formed as sort of the "Frankenstein" line, serving parts of several other line's routes (12L), while the remaining 8 were completely shut down. This caused widespread traffic jams over the city and crowds of commuters. In April 2021, Belgrade city delegation visited Moscow 's tram factory PC Transport Systems . President of the city assembly, Nikola Nikodijević, announced that the tracks-based transport will become

7310-401: Was only sold to Euskotren Tranbia to operate tram services in Bilbao . The original Bilbao tram system was shut down in 1964 and the second generation opened in December 2002 with extensions in 2004. The CAF Urbos 3 is the successor of the Urbos 2; all new sales are of Urbos 3. The standard variants, the Urbos 100 and Urbos 70, have either a 100% or 70% low floor design, respectively, and

7396-408: Was planned, it was planned to have both the auto carriageways and tram tracks. The bridge was built from 2008 to 2011 and was open for the car transport on 1 January 2012, but the tram tracks were not placed across it. Only in 2016, city officials announced that the first trams will cross over the bridge in 2017. But a request for tender , concerning the construction of the tram tracks over the bridge,

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