Tranvía Metropolitano de Alcalá de Guadaíra

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeTop speed70 km/h (43 mph)[2]
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 Pablo de Olavide
El Canal
Parque Tecnológico 1
Parque Tecnológico 2
La Red
Venta La Liebre
Cabeza Hermosa
Nuevo Zacatín
Avenida de la Constitución
La Paz
Pablo VI
Montecarmelo
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The Tranvía Metropolitano de Alcalá de Guadaíra (English: Metropolitan Tram of Alcalá de Guadaíra) is a light rail line currently under construction in the Spanish town of Alcalá de Guadaíra.

Background

Construction on the line began in 2007,[3] but was suspended in 2012 due to the 2008–2014 Spanish financial crisis.[4] Works resumed in 2015,[2] with the line originally expected to open in 2023, but was pushed back to 2025 at the earliest.

Route

The line's western terminus is at the existing Pablo de Olavide station of the Seville Metro, using part of a former railway alignment eastward to serve the town centre of Alcalá de Guadaíra with a total of twelve stops. Five million passengers a year are expected to use the tram once completed.[5] Originally due to serve as a stand-alone tram line, plans were changed to allow through-running from Pablo de Olavide to Seville city centre using Seville Metro line 1's infrastructure.[4]

References

  1. ^ "El tranvía de Alcalá de Guadaíra no se pondrá en marcha antes de 2025". Diario de Sevilla. March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Sevilla metro extension progresses". Railway Gazette International. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ "More trams in southern Spain". Railway Gazette International. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Andalucia and its tramways - today - Urban Transport Magazine". Urban Transport Magazine. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ^ "EL TRANVÍA DE ALCALÁ EN NÚMEROS". www.alcaladeguadaira.es (in Spanish). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.