Trams in Bratislava, Slovakia 2016

Today, trams cover heavily used commuter routes. Trams in Bratislava use a metre gauge with direct current of 600 V (originally 550 V). Trams in the city have been electrically powered since the system was opened in 1895; there were never any horse-driven or steam-powered trams in Bratislava. The city's tram network is now amongst the oldest continually operated tram systems. The length of tram tracks in the city is 39.6 kilometres (24.6 mi). There are 152 tram stops served by 8 lines, numbered 1 to 9 (there is no line number 2). The maximum speed for trams in Bratislava is 50 kilometres per hour (14 m/s; 31 mph), but lower in some parts of the network. 60 new fully air-conditioned and low floor trams were ordered in 2013 and were delivered from 2014 to 2016 for new lines to Petržalka and as a replacement for old vehicles. 30 of these trams are bidirectional trams Škoda 30T and another 30 are standard one-way trams Škoda 29T. Bidirectional trams are used in Petržalka (since the first phase of the new line will have no loop at the end) and also during maintenance works to keep operational as much of the network as possible. The line to Petržalka was opened in 2016 and runs over Starý most. ~Wikipedia
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