Aarhus Letbane
| Aarhus Letbane | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Overview | |||
| Status | Under development | ||
| Owner | Midttrafik | ||
| Locale | Central Denmark Region | ||
| Stations | 50,[1] previously 51[2] | ||
| Website | Midtrafik Letbane (owner) Aarhus Letbane (construction project) | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Tram, Tram-train | ||
| Services | 5 | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 21 December 2017 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 107 km (66 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC OHLE | ||
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||
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Aarhus Letbane (Aarhus light rail) is a tram and tram-train system under construction in the city of Aarhus, Denmark since September 2013.[3] Parts of the line, Aarhus H to Universitetshospitalet, opened in December 2017, while the rest is expected to open during 2018.[4]
Aarhus Letbane is the first light rail system in Denmark.[5][6] It is operated by the company midttrafik.[4]
Plan
The project is inspired by trams in Kassel in Germany.[3]
Phase 1 is a 12 km double-track tramway running from Aarhus H station, via Skejby and Lisbjerg to Lystrup.[3] The existing Odderbanen railway from Aarhus to Odder and Grenaabanen to Grenaa will be adapted for tram-train services.[3] Phase 1 will be a total of 110 kilometres long when completed.[7]
The opening, scheduled for 23 September 2017, was cancelled only a few hours before the event due to missing security clearances from the Danish government.[8] The opening date was thereafter pushed ahead to October,[9] and then again. The approval came the 20 December 2017 and traffic started the day after.[5]
Expansion plans include two branches from Lisbjerg to Hinnerup (8 km/5 mi) and from Aarhus to Brabrand (11 km/7 mi)[10]
Rolling stock
Contract has been signed about delivery of two types of trams:[11]
- Stadler Tango: max speed 100 km/h, used between Grenaa and Aarhus H station.
- Stadler Variobahn: max speed 80 km/h, used between Odder and Lystrup.
See also
References
- ^ "Letbanen binder Aarhusområdet sammen". Archived from the original on 24 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Fra verdens mindste storby til metropol". Archived from the original on 11 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "Aarhus tram-train project gets the go-ahead". Railway Gazette International. 10 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Letbanen". Midttraffik. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Aarhus Letbane åbner torsdag den 21. december".
- ^ The Copenhagen Metro is categorised as Light Metro
- ^ "Om Letbanen [About the Lightrail]". letbanen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Hecklen, Alexander (22 September 2017). "Letbanedirektør har kendt til manglende godkendelse i tre dage". DR.dk. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "After embarrassing setback, Aarhus light rail gets new opening date… maybe". The Local. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Planlægning af nye etaper (read 2018-01-02)
- ^ AARHUS KØBER SAMME LETBANETOG SOM BERGEN (Danish)
External links
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