Summary
Shenyang Modern Tram is a tram network operating in Hunnan New District in southern Shenyang, Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. The tram system mostly uses a traditional overhead line system, but some sections are wireless with the tram running partly on super-capacitor batteries charging at every stop, the first such system in Asia. It is the longest tram system in China.[2]
| Shenyang Tramway Network | |||||||||||
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 Shenyang New Tram in front of airport | |||||||||||
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| Locale | Shenyang, People's Republic of China | ||||||||||
| Open | 15 August 2013 | ||||||||||
| Lines | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||
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| Route length | 62 km | ||||||||||
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Shenyang once had the largest tramway network (c. 1925) in China with service completely stopping in 1974. Trams returned in Shenyang with the opening of the Shenyang Modern Tram in 2013. The whole plan of Shenyang Modern Tram is running from Olympic Centre, near Aotizhongxin station of Shenyang Metro Line 2 to Shenfu Xincheng, Expo Centre and Taoxian Airport. The Shenyang tram system is funded by a BT model investment of CNY 4.82 billion by the construction and RATP Dev Transdev Asia, which is a joint venture between Transdev (formerly Veolia Transport) and RATP Dev. The line is operated by the city-owned "Shenyang Hunnan Modern Transport Co., Ltd" (51%) and RATP Dev Transdev Asia (49%).[3][4][5]
Operations edit
Tickets edit
From 1 March 2019, the base fare is 2 Yuan for journeys under 8 km (5.0 mi), 3 yuan for journeys between 8 and 16 km (4.97 and 9.94 mi), and 4 yuan for journeys longer than 16 km (9.94 mi).[6]
Before 1 March 2019, the implementation of a single one-way fare as 2 Yuan.
Tram payment are tentative to two kinds, cash and IC card.
Tram routes edit
- 1 – Olympic Centre to Expo Centre
- 2 – Olympic Centre to Taoxian Airport
- 3 – Century Tower to Expo Centre
- 4 – Shenyang South to Century Tower
- 5 – Olympic Centre to Shenfu Xincheng
- 6 – Shenyang South to Taoxian Airport (suspended service since 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- Description
Line 3 run from Century Building (where interchange with a Subway Line 2 station Shijidasha) to Expo Centre via University Science City. At North-Eastern University it meet with Line 1.
Network info edit
- Total length – 97.45 kilometres (60.55 mi)
- Opened – September 15, 2013
- Number of stops – 71
- Number of routes – 6
- Gauge – Standard gauge
- Number of tramcars – 30
Depots & termini edit
The two tram depots are in Hunnan and Dadianzicun. Terminii are Olympic Centre, Shenfu Xincheng, Expo Centre and Taoxian Airport.
Alignment and interchanges edit
The modern tram routes partly run on unreserved track in middle of the road, partly on grass-bed, and partly on raised rail track.
There are interchanges with Shenyang Metro Line 2 – one at Aoti Zhongxin, the other at Baitahelu.
Rolling stock edit
The fleet consists of two types of trains: a 70% low-floor 3 segment trams and 100% low-floor 5 segment trams. The 70% low-floor 3 segment trams can has a capacity of 301 passengers and is 28.8m long, 2.650m wide with a floor height of 380mm.[7][8] The first batch consists of 20 70% low-floor trams.[9] Another batch of 5 trams for the Shenfu interurban line were ordered from CRRC Zhuhai.[10] The 10 sets of 100% low floor trams are designed by IFS Design and manufactured by Voith together with CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles.[11] The 100% low floor trams are 38.4m long.[12]
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Phase 1 70% low floor tram -
Phase 1 additional order 70% low floor tram -
Phase 2 70% low floor tram -
100% low-floor tram
Incidents and Accidents edit
- August 15 2013– opening of the first day of 10:00, opened less than one hour, a jeep collided with the same direction from the Olympic Shen Fu new town to start tram.
- August 22 2013– cars and a tram in the National Games in Shenyang and Avenue Rd intersection collision.
- September 2 [year needed]– Hunnan hail, silver calories tracks submerged, some streetcars forced drove back.
- October 20 [year needed]– night Line 2 fails, Taoxian airport direction more than one hour late.
- November 25 [year needed]– the night of the 2nd line of a car fails twice in a row. Afterwards by the operating company to analyse the reasons for the failure "does not alleviate the brake."
- December 24 [year needed]– tram line 2 two rear-end six people were injured.
See also edit
- Trams in Shenyang – the first generation tramway network
- Shenyang Metro
References edit
- ^ "Shenyang Tramway". Railway-Technology. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "沈阳将成为全国有轨电车线路里程最长城市_新闻频道_新浪辽宁_新浪网". ln.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "Shenyang tramway network operated by RATP Dev and Transdev enters service". Transdev. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Hong Kong and Shenyang Tramways". RATP Group. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "中国首个现代有轨电车网成网运行-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "3月1日起沈阳浑南有轨电车实行分段计费". Shenyang Hunnan Morden Tramway. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "沈抚新区有轨电车项目首列车正式下线". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "沈阳浑南区70%低地板车辆".
- ^ "浑南有轨电车6月试运营 票价分段计费2至4元(图)_新浪辽宁新闻_新浪辽宁". ln.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "沈抚新区有轨电车项目首列车正式下线". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ Design, I. F. S. "Industriedesign aus Berlin". IFS Design (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "沈阳浑南区100%低地板车辆".
External links edit
- Great photos of new tramway system in Shenyang