Tram Transport in Spain - Euskotran, List of Town Tramway Systems in Spain, Seville Metro, Trambaix, Tenerife Tram, Tramvia Blau, Metrocentro, (Paperback)

Chapters: EuskoTran, List of town tramway systems in Spain, Seville Metro, Trambaix, Tenerife Tram, Tramvia Blau, MetroCentro, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 41. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: EuskoTran (literal: BasqueTram) is a light rail tram service which operates in the cities of Bilbao (Biscay) and Vitoria (Alava) and the town of Leioa (Biscay), all of them in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the three commercial brands of the public society owned by the Basque Government, Eusko Trenbideak - Ferrocarriles Vascos. As the rest of the services of Eusko Trenbideak, EuskoTren and EuskoKargo, EuskoTran uses metric gauge rail tracks. EuskoTren is a commuter rail service and EuskoKargo manages cargo services. EuskoTran in the actuality manages the tram services in Bilbao and Vitoria. The tram line in Leioa has not been opened yet. Typical tram station in Bilbao. Abandoibarra station. (*) 2.685 meters are used for the lines of Angulema / Ibaiondo and Angulema / Abetxuko at the same time. (**) Six stations are used for the lines of Angulema / Ibaiondo and Angulema / Abetxuko at the same time. EuskoTran in Bilbao was thought as an alternative service for the Metro Bilbao, the city's metro system. On May 27, 1999 the works for Line 1 started. Those works officially ended on December 18, 2002, when the first phase was completed and opened to public. The first phase was the first part of Line 1 and called "Atxuri-Uribitarte" and it had six stations. On April 30, 2003 the station "Guggenheim" was added. On July 24, 2003 four more stations became active ("Guggenheim-San Mames). Finally, in 2004, the final station "Basurto" was opened. Current fare for the tram service in Bilbao: EuskoTran unit in Bilbao. Bilbao's Tram is expected to be a circular line with divisions (Atxuri-Etxeb...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=636496