Trams in Messina
| Messina tramway | |||
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| Tram no 06T in Messina. | |||
| Operation | |||
| Locale | Messina, Sicily, Italy | ||
| Open | 3 April 2003 | ||
| Lines | 1 | ||
| Operator(s) | ATM (Messina) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Route length | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) | ||
| Stops | 18 | ||
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| Website | ATM Messina (Italian) | ||
The Messina tramway (Italian: Tranvia di Messina) is a tramway forming part of the public transport system in Messina, a city and comune in the region of Sicily, Italy.
In operation since 2003, the tramway is presently 7.7 km (4.8 mi) long, and comprises one line, linking Gazzi with Annunziata.
History
Trams returned to Messina on 3 April 2003, after a long gestation and construction period. Messina's earlier urban tramway network had been disposed of more than half a century earlier, following the closure of its last line in 1951.
The new tramway line replaced the former bus line no 28.
The southern terminus of the new tramway, at Gazzi, was activated later; initially, the tram stop at Bonino marked the southern end of the line.
Rolling stock
The tram service is provided by 15 modern 5-element Alstom Cityway articulated trams.
See also
- Messina Centrale railway station
- List of town tramway systems in Italy
- History of rail transport in Italy
- Rail transport in Italy
References
- Brignole, Claudio; Schwandl, Robert (2010). Metros in Italien / Metros in Italy: Metropolitana, Tram, Ferrovia Urbana. U-Bahnen in Europa series, Band 8. Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573220. (German) (English)
- Formigari, Vittorio; Romano, Giulio (2001). 123 anni di tram a Messina [123 years of trams in Messina]. Cortona: Calosci. ISBN 978-88-7785-175-8. (Italian)
External links
Media related to Messina tramway (2003) at Wikimedia Commons
- Associazione Ferrovie Siciliane - AFS (Messina), Rail and maritime transport, modelling, culture, ... (Italian)
- Messina database / photo gallery and Messina tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at March 2011.
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Coordinates: 38°11′08″N 15°33′38″E / 38.18556°N 15.56056°E