| Sarajevo Tramway | |
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| Info | |
| Locale | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Transit type | Tram |
| Number of lines | 1 (7 routes) |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1885 (horse tram) n/a (electric tram) |
| Operator(s) | JKP GRAS Sarajevo |
| Number of vehicles | around 90 |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm |
The Sarajevo Tramway, one of Europe's oldest, consists of one line. It is 10.7 kilometres (6.6 mi) long, being an east-west link from the city centre district (Baščaršija) to the suburb Ilidža. It has a 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) long detour to the city's railway station (Željeznička Stanica).
The system is run by JKP GRAS Sarajevo, who also operate trolley bus and bus routes in the city.
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Sarajevo had the first full-time (dawn to dusk) tram line in Europe. Opened on New Years Day in 1885, it was the testing line for the tram in Vienna and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and operated by horses. Originally built to 760mm narrow gauge (Bosnian gauge), the present system in 1960 was upgraded to standard gauge (1435 mm). The trams played a pivotal role in the growth of the city in the 20th century.
During the Siege of Sarajevo in the mid 1990s, trackwork and numerous vehicles were badly damaged - these are once again operational though marks remain on some vehicles.
The route lies on the main boulevard of Sarajevo, which is named (from west to east) first Bulevar Meše Selimovića (formerly 6 Proleterske Brigade), from Vila Čengić then Zmaj od Bosne (formerly Vojvode Radomira Putnika). From the district Marijin Dvor it runs a loop in a counter-clockwise direction along the Miljacska river on the street called Obala Kulina bana (formerly: Obala Vojvode Stepe Stepanovića). It proceeds to the terminus Baščaršija. The route then turns back toward Marin Dvor on the northern parallel road Maršala Tita.
Seven routes are presently in operation on the system, often only a specific section of the track (only route 3 operates the entire length).
The fleet in use on the network are Tatra K2 articulated trams from the Czech Republic, delivered in the 1970s and early 1980s. Later these trams have been joined by more modern vehicles in recent times. In 2008, Amsterdam donated 16 old trams to Sarajevo.
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