Trams in Zhuhai
The Zhuhai tram network is a light rail system serving the city of Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. The first section of Line 1 started trial operation on November 7, 2014 with the full line scheduled initially to open by August 2015[2] and finally opened on 13 June 2017 and runs from Haitian Gardens to Shangchong. A three-line network is planned.
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Locale | Zhuhai | ||
Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
Number of lines | 1 (operational) 2 (planned) | ||
Number of stations | Line 1, Phase 1: 14 Line 2, Phase 2: 25 | ||
Daily ridership | N/A | ||
Website | zhmrt | ||
Operation | |||
Operator(s) | Zhuhai Urban Transportation Co., Ltd. | ||
Technical | |||
System length | Line 1, Phase 1: 8.7 km (5 mi)[1] Line 1, Phase 2: 19 km (12 mi) | ||
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Zhuhai Tram | |||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 珠海有轨电车 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 珠海有軌電車 | ||||||||||
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Line 1 uses AnsaldoBreda's Sirio trams,[3] and is also the first Chinese tram system that uses Ansaldo's catenary-free TramWave electrification system.[1] When complete, it will connect central Zhuhai to Zhuhai Railway Station and the Gongbei Port of Entry to Macau.[4]
References
- http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/light-rail/catenary-free-technology-for-chinese-light-rail-project.html
- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/zhuhai-tramway-starts-trial-operation.html
- http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/10/10/ansaldobreda-delivers-first-sirio-tram-to-zhuhai/
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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