Trams in Zagreb
Zagreb tramway network | |||
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Overview | |||
Locale | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
Transit type | Tramway | ||
Number of lines | 19 (15 daytime, 4 nighttime)[1] | ||
Number of stations | 256[1] | ||
Daily ridership | 558,900 (2008, daily average)[1] | ||
Annual ridership | 204 million (2008)[1] | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 1891 (horsecar)[2] 1910 (electric tram)[2] | ||
Operator(s) | Zagrebački električni tramvaj | ||
Technical | |||
System length | System length: 54.2 km (33.7 mi)
Track length: 116.3 km (72.3 mi) metre gauge | ||
Electrification | 600 V DC | ||
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The Zagreb tram network, run by the
History
At the end of the 19th century rapid urbanisation took place in Zagreb. City fathers started discussing the idea of installing horsecar system in Zagreb. The construction of one gauge tram track began on 11 May 1891. Trams should have been put in service on 15 August 1891, on the opening day of the Jubilee Economic-Forestry Exhibition. Due to vehicle delivery delay, however, the tram was instead put in service on 5 September 1891. That day was officially taken as the beginning of organised public transit system in Zagreb. The gauge was 0.76 m and track length was approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi).
The first electric tram track was opened on 18 August 1910. The horse-drawn trams were kept until a tram electric network was finished, and then they were moved to Velika Gorica where they remained in use until 1937.
The oldest rolling units of the post-
Current lines
Daytime lines
Line | From | Via | To | Depot | Notes |
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1 | Zapadni kolodvor (West railway station) |
Ban Jelačić Square | Borongaj | Trešnjevka | does not operate on weekends and public holidays |
2 | Črnomerec | Jukić Street (Jukićeva ulica), Central railway station , Bus station
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Savišće | Trešnjevka | |
3 | Ljubljanica | Vukovar Street (Ulica grada Vukovara) |
Savišće | Trešnjevka | does not operate on weekends and public holidays |
4 | Savski most (Sava bridge) |
Central railway station, Maksimir Park | Dubec | Dubrava | |
5 | Prečko | Vukovar Street (Ulica grada Vukovara), Bus station | Maksimir Park | Trešnjevka | |
6 | Črnomerec | Ban Jelačić Square, Central railway station, Bus station | Sopot | Dubrava | |
7 | Savski most (Sava Bridge) |
Zagreb Fair (Velesajam), Bus station | Dubrava | Dubrava | currently re-routed to Arena Zagreb-Dubrava |
8 | Zapruđe | Bus station | Mihaljevac | Dubrava | does not operate on weekends and public holidays |
9 | Ljubljanica | Central railway station | Borongaj | Trešnjevka | |
11 | Črnomerec | Ban Jelačić Square, Maksimir Park | Dubec | Trešnjevka / Dubrava | |
12 | Ljubljanica | Ban Jelačić Square | Dubrava | Trešnjevka | |
13 | Žitnjak | Vukovar Street (Ulica grada Vukovara), Ban Jelačić Square, Central railway station | Kvaternikov trg (Eugen Kvaternik Square)
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Dubrava | |
14 | Mihaljevac | Ban Jelačić Square, Sava Road (Savska cesta), Zagreb Fair (Velesajam) | Zapruđe | Dubrava | currently re-routed to Mihaljevac-Savski Most (Sava bridge) |
15 | Mihaljevac | Gračani | Gračansko Dolje | Dubrava | |
17 | Prečko | Sava Road (Savska cesta), Ban Jelačić Square | Borongaj | Trešnjevka |
Lines 10 and 16 no longer exist. Line 10 used to connect Savski most and Borongaj via the Central railway station. It was discontinued in the early 1980s, when a reorganisation of lines reintroduced line 1 and consequently made it impossible to have a line number 10; due to shift numbering, the lines 1 and 10 would end up overlapping. Line 16 used to connect Črnomerec and Zapruđe, but it was discontinued in 1991, due to a shortage of drivers when the
Line 15 is a specific exception: the line is closer to a light rail line than an actual tram line. It runs for approx. 3 km from Mihaljevac to Dolje. The line runs on a completely segregated right of way. A special type of catenary was developed for the line, which allows trams to reach speeds of 60 km/h. Thus, the line from Mihaljevac to Dolje is the fastest and the shortest line in the entire tram network. It was opened in the 1960s.
Night-time lines
Line | From | Via | To | Depot | Notes |
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31 | Črnomerec | Ban Jelačić Square, Central railway station, Bus station, Zagreb Fair (Velesajam) | Savski most (Sava Bridge) |
Dubrava | Operated by bus, due to the reconstruction of tram rails on Savski most (Sava bridge) |
32 | route is equivalent to daytime line 17 | ||||
33 | Gračansko Dolje | Central railway station, Valentin Vodnik Street (Vodnikova ulica), Vukovar City Street (Ulica grada Vukovara) | Savišće | Dubrava | |
34 | Ljubljanica | Ban Jelačić square, Central railway station, Maksimir Road (Maksimirska cesta) | Dubec | Trešnjevka |
Night-time lines are often substituted by buses due to track maintenance and repairs.
Rolling stock
ZET rolling stock is very diverse. It currently includes around 240 motor units of 6 different tram types (as of 2019). On a normal work day there are over 190 units in use. Most of the stock today consists of
The oldest units still in service are
In 1994
In 2003 ZET ordered 70 new 100%
In July 2007. a contract for an additional 70 TMK 2200 vehicles was signed.[4] On December 27, 2007, the 71st tram, the first from the second series was displayed. It has redesigned seat layout and wider passages.[5] On January 26, 2009, the 100th low floor tramcar entered service.[6] The last car from the second order entered service on June 30, 2010, meaning that currently there are 140 TMK 2200 trams operating in Zagreb. In 2012 the city ordered 60 TMK 2200K, shorter version of TMK 2200 tram, however only two were delivered at the time and are currently in service in 2023.[7] In 2022 the city ordered additional 20 TMK 2200 Trams [8] with further 40 trams to be ordered in following year (2023) for total of 202 TMK 2200 trams. New Trams will replace T4YU and last of the TMK 201 trams. The city hopes to operate uniformed tram type by the end of decade, with TMK 2100 relegated to night service only.[9]
ZET also keeps two museum units of M-24 trams (built by ZET workshops), one with a "Košak" trailer (also built by ZET), and the other with "Pagoda" trailer, which was formerly 1910 motor car made by
In spring of 2023, the city initiated an international public tender for the purchase of 11 second-hand trams worth €2.7 million, to which Stadtwerke Augsburg responded by offering 11 Adtranz GT6M trams.[10] ZET received the first unit on 1 December 2023.[11]
Gallery
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ĐĐ TMK 201, 30 units built 1973-1974. by Đuro Đaković
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ČKD Tatra T4YU, Type 401, 95 units built 1976-1982.
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ČKD Tatra KT4YU, Type 301, 51 units built 1985-1986.
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TP 591, trailer for TMK 101 or TMK 201
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TP 701, trailer for TMK 101 or TMK 201
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TP 801 (manufacturers code "B4YU", trailer for Tatra T4
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tram service". Zagrebački električni tramvaj. 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ^ a b c d "Tram in Zagreb". Zagrebački električni tramvaj. 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- ^ "Zagreb 2013".
- ^ "Danas ugovor za još 70 tramvaja u Zagrebu". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian). 2007-07-18. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ "Predstavljen 71. niskopodni tramvaj". ZET (in Croatian). 2007-12-27. Archived from the original on 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ "The 100th jubilant low floor tramcar put into operation". Končar. 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ "Rooster TMK 2300". 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Tomašević najavio veliku promjenu za Zagreb: Stiže 20 novih tramvaja, zapošljavat će nove vozačice i vozače". 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Tomašević najavio nabavu 20 novih tramvaja u Zagrebu, zapošljavat će se i vozači".
- ^ "Zagreb purchases Augsburg's GT6M low-floor trams". Urban Transport Magazine. 8 August 2023.
- ^ "PRVI RABLJENI TRAMVAJ STIGAO IZ NJEMAČKE U ZAGREB". ZET. 1 December 2023.
External links
- Media related to Trams in Zagreb at Wikimedia Commons
- ZET – official webpage Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- Track plan of the Zagreb tram system