Metrosassari

Metrosassari
Metrosassari at railway station
Metrosassari at railway station
Overview
LocaleSassari, Italy
Transit typelight rail
Number of lines1
Number of stations8
Operation
Began operation27 October 2006
Operator(s)ARST
Technical
System length4.331 km (2.691 mi)
No. of tracks1
Track gauge950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in)
Minimum radius of curvature40 m (130 ft)
Electrification750 Volts DC
System map

Metrosassari,[1][2] also called Sassari tramway, Sassari tram-train or Sassari metro-tramway (Italian: Metrotranvia di Sassari or Metropolitana leggera di Sassari) is the commercial name of a tram-train[3][4][5] line in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, operated by the regional public transport company ARST (Azienda Regionale Sarda Trasporti).

Despite having been built in the early 2000s, in the urban section the line was built with single track and narrow gauge, to connect with the same 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in) gauge used in the secondary railway lines in Sardinia.

Rolling stock

Tram vehicles were designed by Pininfarina and built by AnsaldoBreda "Sirio".

Route

The 2.45 km (1.52 mi) tramway part of the line (Stazione - Emiciclo Garibaldi) opened in October 2006, linking the railway station with the city centre via the hospital district.[6]

On 27 September 2009 the line was extended into the peripheral district of Santa Maria di Pisa, running on the electrified portion[7] of the Sassari–Sorso railway.[8]

Projects

The main part of the network is in 2013 in advanced development phase. Currently[when?] is under construction is the extension of the line from Santa Maria di Pisa to Li Punti and Baldinca, and the electrification of the railway to Sorso, 10 km from Sassari.

It is also planned to convert and electrify the 28 km Sassari-Alghero railway to allow the trams to reach the village of Olmedo, Fertilia Airport and the town of Alghero.

References

  1. ^ (in Italian) ARST - Metrosassari
  2. ^ (in Italian) Azienda Trasporti Pubblici Sassari - Informazioni Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ (in Italian) Andrea Spinosa - Progetto tram-treno Archived 9 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ (in Italian)Comune di Benevento - SCHEDA n° 2 Sassari, Italia, Tram Treno
  5. ^ (in Italian) Elena Molinaro, Linee guida tram treno[permanent dead link], Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti, atti del 5º convegno nazionale Sistema Tram, Roma, 1 gennaio – 1 febbraio 2013.
  6. ^ "Metros January 2007". Railway Gazette International. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  7. ^ (in Italian) Lestradeferrate.it - Stazione di Santa Maria di Pisa
  8. ^ (in Italian) Tram oltre Sassari. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 320 (November 2009), p. 8.

Bibliography

  • Gian Guido Turchi: A Sassari arriva il tram. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 224 (March 2001), p. 14–17.

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