DESCRIPTION
The original Bergen tram network opened in 1897; it was closed in 1965. In 1993 a short section of the former tram alignment (whose tracks are still partly visible along some streets) re-opened as an heritage tram, running inside Bergen Technical Museum.
The first phase (Byparken/city center-Nesttun) of a modern LRT system opened in 2010, followed by Nesttun-Lagunen extension (2013), Lagunen-Birkelandsskiftet extension (2016) and Birkelandsskiftet-Bergen lufthavn Flesland extension (2017).
(last modified June 25, 2018 )
HISTORY| date | section name | line | | | 1897 | original tram network opening | -- | | 1965 | tram network closure | -- | | 1993 | short section of the original network reopened as heritage/museum tram | -- | | 22-06-2010 | Byparken-Nesttun | Bergen Light Rail/Line 1 | | 22-06-2013 | Nesttun-Lagunen | Bergen Light Rail/Line 1 | | 15-08-2016 | Lagunen-Birkelandsskiftet | Bergen Light Rail/Line 1 | | 22-04-2017 | Birkelandsskiftet-Bergen lufthavn Flesland | Bergen Light Rail/Line 1 |
(last modified June 25, 2018 )
| TECHNICAL DATA
Single line length (Km)
heritage tramway:0.3
Bergen Light Rail/Line:20.4
Single line stops
heritage tramway:2
Bergen Light Rail/Line 1:27
Single line avg. distance (km)
heritage tramway:0.3
Bergen Light Rail/Line 1:0.80
Total track length (km)
20.7
Total network stops
29
Avg. stop net distance (km)
0.7
Type
steel wheels
Current/Voltage
heritage tramway:--
Bergen Light Rail/Line 1:750 V DC overhead
Type of guide/gauge
standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Vehicles builder
heritage tramway:--
Bergen Light Rail/Line 1:STADLER
Model
heritage tramway:--
Bergen Light Rail/Line 1:Variotram
Operator
BYBANEN
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