Trams in Sarajevo

Sarajevo tramway network
Sarajevo tramway network
	Sarajevo tram
Overview
Locale	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transit type	Tram
Number of lines	6
Number of stations	28[citation needed]
Website	www.gras.ba
Operation
Began operation	1885 (horse tram); 1895 (electric tram);
Operator(s)	KJKP GRAS Sarajevo
Number of vehicles	95
Technical
System length	22.9 km (14.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) Bosnian gauge until 1960
Minimum radius of curvature	(?)
System map

The Sarajevo tram network is one of Europe's oldest, having originally served as the test line for Vienna's trams.^[2] As of 2010, the Sarajevo tram system consists of seven lines,^[1]^[3] primarily running along a single track route. The system is 22.9 kilometres (14.2 mi) long;^[1]^[3] this includes a 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi)-long branch to the city's railway station (Željeznička Stanica). It primarily serves as an east-west link from the city centre (Baščaršija) to the western suburb of Ilidža.

The system is run by KJKP GRAS Sarajevo, who also operate trolleybus and bus routes in the city.

History

Opened on New Years Day in 1885,^{[citation needed]} the Sarajevo tramway was the testing line for the tram in Vienna and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and operated by horses.^[2] Originally built to 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) Bosnian gauge, the present system was upgraded to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge in 1960. The trams played a pivotal role in the growth of the city in the 20th century.

During the Siege of Sarajevo in the mid 1990s, trackwork and numerous vehicles were badly damaged - these are once again operational though marks remain on some vehicles.

System

The route lies on the main boulevard of Sarajevo, which is named (from west to east) first Bulevar Meše Selimovića (formerly 6 Proleterske Brigade), from Vila Čengić then Zmaj od Bosne (formerly Vojvode Radomira Putnika). From the district Marijin Dvor it runs a loop in a counter-clockwise direction along the Miljacka river on the street called Obala Kulina bana (formerly: Obala Vojvode Stepe Stepanovića). It proceeds to the terminus Baščaršija. The route then turns back towards Marijin Dvor on the northern parallel road Maršala Tita.

Six routes are presently in operation on the system, often only a specific section of the track. Only route 3 operates the entire length.

Route 1: Željeznička stanica – Baščaršija
Route 2: Čengić Vila – Baščaršija
Route 3: Ilidža – Baščaršija
Route 4: Ilidža – Željeznička stanica
Route 5: Nedžarići – Baščaršija
Route 6: Ilidža – Skenderija
Route 7: Nedžarići – Skenderija (currently not running)

Rolling stock

In 1958, Sarajevo bought 50 relatively modern PCC-cars from Washington, renumbered in the 1-50 series. 21 more PCC-cars from Washington followed in 1962, numbered 51-71. These 71 PCC-cars were built between 1941 and 1944 by the St. Louis Car Company. Between 1967 and 1969, 20 of these streetcars were transformed into 10 articulated cars series 100-109.

The fleet in use on the network are Tatra K2 articulated trams from the Czech Republic, delivered in the 1970s and early 1980s. Later these trams have been joined by more modern vehicles in recent times. In 2008, Amsterdam donated 16 old trams to Sarajevo.

Gallery

Satra III
Refurbished Tatra 3-carriage tram on display
Former Amsterdam tram
Satra II
Tram #713, Line #4, March 12, 2012
Tram #209, Line #3, March 16, 2012
Ilidža tram terminus with #713 ready for departure to the Railroad Station
Tram #501, Line #3, December 14, 2011
Tram #291, Line #1, December 18, 2011
Tram #505, Line #3, January 28, 2012
Tram #802, Line #3, January 5, 2012
Tram #277 leaving the tram depot, September 23, 2011
Tram #231, Line #1, September 24, 2011
Tram #710 Sarajevo (in 2010)
Trams in Sarajevo map
Trams in Sarajevo map
The unofficial Sarajevo tram network map

City tram stations

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References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Tramvaj" [Tramway] (in Bosnian). KJKP GRAS d.o.o. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
^ ^a ^b "Virtual City of Sarajevo". Retrieved 2013-09-11.
^ ^a ^b "KJKP GRAS d.o.o." KJKP GRAS d.o.o. Retrieved 2015-05-13.

Bibliography

Jan Čihák: Sarajevo Trams and Trolleybuses, ISBN 978-3-9503304-2-7, bahnmedien.at, Vienna/Austria

External links

[tram-stats-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Tramvaj" [Tramway] (in Bosnian). KJKP GRAS d.o.o. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-13.

[virtual-Sarajevo-2] "Virtual City of Sarajevo". Retrieved 2013-09-11.

[JKP_Gras-3] "KJKP GRAS d.o.o." KJKP GRAS d.o.o. Retrieved 2015-05-13.

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