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Barcelona Trambaix
Barcelona TRAM - Page 2
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the new Barcelona Trambaix tramway, opened April 2004. There is a second Barcelona tramway
Trambesòs
with lines T4-T6, which opened at the same time.
The initial part of the system opened on 3rd April 2004, and the photographs below were taken four days later on 7th April. There are three lines, T1, T2 and T3. The main axis is T1 which runs from a terminus at the Plaça Francesc Macià on the Diagonal (an impressive road which runs, as the name suggests, diagonally across the grid pattern of Barcelona streets). the route runs along Diagonal to the University, where it turns left through the main campus and continues to Pont d'Esplugues, Cornellà and Bon Viatge, a distance of 10.6 km. Route T2 follows exactly the same route, and extends it a further 1.2 km along single track to Sant Marti de l'Erm, in the process doubling back on itself almost as far as Montesa. Route T3 again follows the same tracks from Plaça Francesc Macià to Montesa, and then runs off to the right on a branch to Ramblas de Sant Just and Sant Feliu. This branch was not open on my 2004 visit, and trams were running light for a few hundred metres to a temporary terminus, about 200m from the terminus of Route T2. Passengers disembarked at Montesa originally, Sant Marti de l'Erm opening soon afterwards. The extension to Sant Felia/Consell Comarcal opened on 5th January 2006. Although no scheduled service use it, there is a junction between T2 and T3 at Sant Marti.
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Tram details:-
20 Alstom Citadis trams, numbered 01-20, operate the services. Their details are:-
Total capacity: 218 people (72 seated).
Rolling stock (number of units): 20 trams.
Commercial speed: 20 km/h
Maximum speed: 70 km/h
Speed in the city: 50 km/h
Vehicle length 33 m.
Outside width of 2.65 m.
Single-decker tram (30 cm over the rail), Alstom Citadis 302 model, modular composition, bidirectional, with doors on both sides and two driving cabins.
Route details:-
Line T1:- Francesc Macià to Cornellà and Bon Viatge. Total length of 10.581 km.
Line T2:- Francesc Macià to Cornellà and Sant Marti de l'Erm. Total length of 11.759 km.
Line T3:- Francesc Macià to Sant Just and Sant Feliu/Consell Comarcal. Total length of 10.840 km.
Operating intervals:-
Common section: 5 minutes.
T1 - Bon Viatge: 5 to 10 minutes.
T2 - Sant Marti de l'Erm: 15 minutes.
T3 - Sant Feliu/Consell Comarcal: 15 minutes.
2007-07 Timetables
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Barcelona Trambaix
The pictures are placed in geographical order, starting at the city terminus at Plaça Francesc Macià, following route T1 to its terminus at Sant Joan Despí (centre), since renamed Bin Viatge, then continuing along the extension of route T2 to Hospital Comarcal, since renamed Sant Marti l'Erm. This is only a few hundred metres walk from the current temporary terminus of route T3, and they are connected by tracks not yet in use on my 2004 visit.
Trams 01 and 03 at the city terminus at Plaça Francesc Macià.
There is no metro connection here, but there are at six other stops on the Trambaix routes.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Trams 01 at the city terminus at Plaça Francesc Macià.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
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Trams 01 and 03 at the city terminus at Plaça Francesc Macià.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Trams 01 and 03 at the city terminus at Plaça Francesc Macià.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 03 at the city terminus at Plaça Francesc Macià.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 01 at the city terminus at Plaça Francesc Macià.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 03 approaching the city terminus at Plaça Francesc Macià, with the Diagonal stretching into the distance.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
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Tram 03 approaching the city terminus at Plaça Francesc Macià, with the Diagonal stretching into the distance.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
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Tram 06 leaving the city terminus at Plaça Francesc Macià.
Most reserved tracks are attractively grassed over as shown here.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 06 leaving the city terminus at Plaça Francesc Macià.
Tram 02 arriving at Palau Reial (heading into the city), with an interchange to Metro L3.
This is near the end of the section which runs along Diagonal - the tracks can be seen turning to the left in the distance.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 02 at Palau Reial (heading into the city).
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 02 at Palau Reial (heading into the city).
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 02 at Palau Reial (heading into the city), showing the width of the Diagonal.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 16 leaving Palau Reial (heading out of the city).
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
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Tram 16 leaving Palau Reial (heading out of the city).
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
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Tram 16 leaving Palau Reial (heading out of the city).
The tracks can be seen more clearly turning sharp left across Diagonal into the University area.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
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Tram at the University (heading out of the city).
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
View leaving the station shown above.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
The University Zone.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
The University Zone.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
A side reservation beyond the University Zone.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Proceeding out along routes T1/T2/T3, and Tram 14.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Proceeding out along routes T1/T2/T3.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Proceeding out along routes T1/T2/T3.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Proceeding out along routes T1/T2/T3, and Tram 12.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Proceeding out along routes T1/T2/T3.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 19 at Esplugues, immediately after the junction where route T3 joins T1/T2.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 08 at Esplugues, now named Montesa, immediately before the junction where route T3 separates from routes T1/T2.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 19 arriving empty from the temporary terminus of route T3.
Seen immediately after the junction where route T3 joins T1/T2.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
The triangular junction where route T3 leaves routes T1/T2.
T3 follows the tracks to the right.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 03 at the terminus of route T1.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
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Tram 03 at the terminus of route T1.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 03 at the terminus of route T1.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 03 at the terminus of route T1.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Route T2 continues beyond the terminus of T1 on single track.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Station on route T2.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
There are passing loops at stations.
Engineers were on standby at most sets of points in this first week of services
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Route T2 single track section.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
The unfinished terminus Sant Marti de l'Erm of route T2. The station has no name board, shelter or ticket machines.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 18 at the unfinished terminus Sant Marti de l'Erm of route T2.
I am standing on the unused connection which rejoins route T3.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Tram 18 at the unfinished terminus Sant Marti de l'Erm of route T2.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
Route T3 junction to route T2. The tram in the picture above is about 100 m around the corner to the left.
The route T3 extension (not in use on my visit) continues to the right.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
The unfinished terminus of route T3.
The trams reverse here but do not carry passengers beyond the junction at
Montesa
.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2004
The unfinished terminus of route T3.
The trams reverse here but do not carry passengers beyond the junction at