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==History== |
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A [[Tram|streetcar]] (tram) system had once existed on Tenerife. It was inaugurated on 7 April 1901, with a service that began in Santa Cruz and finished in La Laguna. It was designed by the [[Spain|Spanish]] engineer and military man [[Julio Cervera Baviera]]. In 1904 the line was extended to [[Tacoronte]]. In 1927 the [[Cabildo de Tenerife|Cabildo of Tenerife]] took control of the operating company due to economic problems. The tram car lines remained functional until 1951, when, due to a series of problems and accidents, and increased competition with the [[car]] and [[bus]] (on Tenerife, buses are called ''guaguas''), the service was discontinued. |
A [[Tram|streetcar]] (tram) system had once existed on Tenerife. It was inaugurated on 7 April 1901, with a service that began in Santa Cruz and finished in La Laguna. It was designed by the [[Spain|Spanish]] engineer and military man [[Julio Cervera Baviera]]. In 1904 the line was extended to [[Tacoronte]]. In 1927 the [[Cabildo de Tenerife|Cabildo of Tenerife]] took control of the operating company due to economic problems. The tram car lines remained functional until 1951, when, due to a series of problems and accidents, and increased competition with the [[car]] and [[bus]] (on Tenerife, buses are called ''guaguas''), the service was discontinued. |
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==Operations== |
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===Line1=== |
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Line 1 (Exchanger - Trinidad) consists of 21 stops along a route of {{convert|12.5|km}}, transporting an average of 46,000 people per day in the metropolitan area. Each of 20 alloctaed trams is capable to transport 200 passengers (60 seated) at a maximum speed of {{convert|70|kmh}}, thought for safety only reaches a maximum speed of {{convert|50|kmh}} on this line. |
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|+ style=background:red | '''<big><font color=white>Línea 1</font></big>''' |
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Stop |
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Image |
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Líne/s |
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Notes |
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|align="left"|'''[[Intercambiador (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Intercambiador]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Intercambiador at Santa Cruz de Tenerife.jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|Parada cabecera |
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|align="left"|'''[[Fundación (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Fundación]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Fundación - Tranvía de Tenerife.jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Teatro Guimerá (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Teatro Guimerá]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Teatro Guimerá (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Weyler (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Weyler]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Weyler (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[La Paz (Tranvía de Tenerife)|La Paz]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:La Paz (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Puente Zurita (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Puente Zurita]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Puente Zurita (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Cruz del Señor (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Cruz del Señor]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Cruz del Señor (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Conservatorio (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Conservatorio]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Conservatorio (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Chimisay (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Chimisay]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Chimisay (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Príncipes de España (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Príncipes de España]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:P230310 13.28.jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Hospital La Candelaria (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Hospital La Candelaria]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Hospital La Candelaria (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Taco (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Taco]]''' |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[El Cardonal (Tranvía de Tenerife)|El Cardonal]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:El Cardonal (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] [[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L2 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|Parada de transbordo |
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|align="left"|'''[[Hospital Universitario (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Hospital Universitario]]''' |
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|align="right"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] [[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L2 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="right"|Parada de transbordo |
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|align="left"|'''[[Las Mantecas (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Las Mantecas]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Las Mantecas (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Campus Guajara (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Campus Guajara]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Campus Guajara (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Gracia (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Gracia]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife2.jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Museo de la Ciencia (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Museo de la Ciencia]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Museo de la Ciencia (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Cruz de Piedra (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Cruz de Piedra]]''' |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|''' [[Padre Anchieta (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Padre Anchieta]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Padre Anchieta (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|--- |
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|align="left"|'''[[Trinidad (Tranvía de Tenerife)|Trinidad]]''' |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:La Trinidad (Tranvía de Tenerife).jpg|70px]] |
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|align="center"|[[Archivo:Tranvía de Tenerife - L1 route symbol.svg|20px]] |
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|align="center"|Parada cabecera |
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Plans are in place to lengthen the line with four additional stops, including [[Tenerife North Airport]]. There would also be new stations in San Antonio, San Lazaro (Park and Ride) and Los Rodeos-TFN. |
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Revision as of 13:46, 28 April 2013
Tenerife Tram (Spanish: Tranvía de Tenerife) | |||
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![]() Two trams at the Gracia stop | |||
Overview | |||
Owner | Metropolitano de Tenerife 80% owned by Cabildo de Tenerife | ||
Number of lines | ![]() ![]() | ||
Number of stations | 27 (across two lines) | ||
Daily ridership | 50,000 | ||
Annual ridership | 13,000,000 | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 2 June 2007 | ||
Operator(s) | Tranvía | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 15.1 km (9.4 mi) | ||
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Tranv%C3%ADa_de_Tenerife1.jpg/250px-Tranv%C3%ADa_de_Tenerife1.jpg)
Tenerife Tram (Spanish: Tranvía de Tenerife) is a light rail or tram service located on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands (Spain). It is operated by Metropolitano de Tenerife, a limited company 80% owned by the Cabildo of Tenerife. Service started on 2 June 2007 over a 12.5 km (7.77 mi) line which links the Intercambiador in Santa Cruz de Tenerife with Avenida de la Trinidad in La Laguna. A second line between La Cuesta and Tíncer opened in 2009 (connecting with Line 1 at Hospital Universitario and El Cardonal). It is the only existing tramway or train in the Canary Islands.
History
A streetcar (tram) system had once existed on Tenerife. It was inaugurated on 7 April 1901, with a service that began in Santa Cruz and finished in La Laguna. It was designed by the Spanish engineer and military man Julio Cervera Baviera. In 1904 the line was extended to Tacoronte. In 1927 the Cabildo of Tenerife took control of the operating company due to economic problems. The tram car lines remained functional until 1951, when, due to a series of problems and accidents, and increased competition with the car and bus (on Tenerife, buses are called guaguas), the service was discontinued.
Operations
Line1
Line 1 (Exchanger - Trinidad) consists of 21 stops along a route of 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi), transporting an average of 46,000 people per day in the metropolitan area. Each of 20 alloctaed trams is capable to transport 200 passengers (60 seated) at a maximum speed of 70 kmh[convert: unknown unit], thought for safety only reaches a maximum speed of 50 kmh[convert: unknown unit] on this line.
Stop | Image | Líne/s | Notes |
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Intercambiador | 70px | 20px | Parada cabecera |
Fundación | 70px | 20px | --- |
Teatro Guimerá | 70px | 20px | --- |
Weyler | 70px | 20px | --- |
La Paz | 70px | 20px | --- |
Puente Zurita | 70px | 20px | --- |
Cruz del Señor | 70px | 20px | --- |
Conservatorio | 70px | 20px | --- |
Chimisay | 70px | 20px | --- |
Príncipes de España | 70px | 20px | --- |
Hospital La Candelaria | 70px | 20px | --- |
Taco | 20px | --- | |
El Cardonal | 70px | 20px 20px | Parada de transbordo |
Hospital Universitario | 20px 20px | Parada de transbordo | |
Las Mantecas | 70px | 20px | --- |
Campus Guajara | 70px | 20px | --- |
Gracia | 70px | 20px | --- |
Museo de la Ciencia | 70px | 20px | --- |
Cruz de Piedra | 20px | --- | |
Padre Anchieta | 70px | 20px | --- |
Trinidad | 70px | 20px | Parada cabecera |
Plans are in place to lengthen the line with four additional stops, including Tenerife North Airport. There would also be new stations in San Antonio, San Lazaro (Park and Ride) and Los Rodeos-TFN.
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External links
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