Gothenburg tram network (Göteborgs spårvägar)
The Gothenburg tram network is a part of the public transport system organised by 'Göteborgs Spårvägar AB', controlled by 'Västtrafik'.
There are
161 km of tram tracks in the city and due to this fact Gothenburg hosts the largest tram network in Scandinavia which is used by more than 200 trams that serve
13 lines in daytime (5 at nightime). The trams perform about 2000 trips and cover 30000 km per day. The figures are expected to increase when the second stage of
Kringen (
Kollektivringen, the public transport ring) is finished.
The tram system is very important for Gothenburg as it is the background of the transport system in this city. The map with the tram lines can be seen
here:
(c) vasttrafik.se
Please note, that the trams and the lines have the
specific color code which match together and make it easier to use the system. Different colors identify different tram lines as follows:
Tynnered – Östra Sjukhuset (15.59 km, 33 stops)
Högsbotorp – Krokslätt (10.10 km, 22 stops)
Marklandsgatan – Kålltorp (12.68 km, 30 stops)
Mölndal – Angered (19.26 km, 21 stop)
Torp – Länsmansgården (13.78 km, 29 stops)
Länsmansgården – Kortedala (24.55 km, 46 stops)
Tynnered – Bergsjön (21.05 km, 35 stops)
Frölunda – Angered (21.31 km, 25 stops)
Kungssten – Angered (18.98 km, 21 top)
Guldheden – Eketrägatan/Biskopsgården (8.79 km, 17/23 stops)
Saltholmen – Bergsjön (21.83 km, 38 stops)
12 Centralstationen – Liseberg (a hystorical, touristic line)
Marklandsgatan – Linnéplatsen (17.3 km, 10 stops).
The
types of tramcars currently running in Göteborg are:
M28, ASJL 1965–1967, 701–711, 713–763, 766, 767;
M29, Hägglund 1969–1972, 801–838, 840–857, 859, 860;
M31 (previously M21 ASEA 1984–1992,
rebuilt with low-floor middle articulation), ASEA/MGB 1998–2003, 300–379;
M32 Sirio, AnsaldoBreda 2005–, (as of December 2006) 401-440;
The first delivery of the next batch of M32s i scheduled for this year.
The new M32s will be numbered 441-465.
Some pictures of tramcars running in Gothenburg:
1. A vintage tram on hystorical line no. 12:
(c) wikipedia.com
2. A re-built M31 tram with a low-floor section:
(c) wikipedia.com
3. Tram M32:
(c) wikipedia.com