Lund tramway

The Lund tramway (Swedish: Lunds spårväg) consists of a single double-track 5.5 km (3.4 mi) 9-stop tram line in Lund, Sweden.[1] It connects Lund Central Station with the hospital, Lund University (LTH), Ideon Science Park, the new upcoming district of Brunnshög,[1] the MAX IV synchrotron light source, and the European Spallation Source[2] with a 15-minute tram ride. It is the fourth modern city tramway in Sweden and will be operated by Skånetrafiken,[2] which also operates the city and regional busses and trains. The first of the CAF-manufactured[1] trams was delivered on 29 July 2020,[3] and is named Åsa-Hanna[4] after the 1918 novel of the same name by Lund-born Elin Wägner.[5] Construction is complete and tram line opened to the public on Lucia day, 13 December 2020.[6] The project has been jointly funded in different parts by Lund municipality, Region Skåne, Skånetrafiken and the Swedish state,[1] costing 1.5 billion SEK (approximately 148 million euros).[2]

Lund tramway
A tram on Lund tramway
Operation
LocaleLund, Sweden
StatusIn use
Routes1
Operator(s)Skånetrafiken
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)Electric
Electrification750 V DC catenary
Statistics
Route length5.5 km (3.4 mi)

History

There were plans in the late 19th and early 20th century to build a tramway in Lund as many other Swedish cities did around the same time, but those never materialized.[7]

Plans to initiate a nearly 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) tram route to achieve faster and higher-capacity public transport between Lund Central Station and many of the largest work-places in the city were approved in 2015.[8][9] As of 2018 there are no plans to extend the tramway further.[10]

Future expansion

There are plans to extend the system with a new line to neighboring Staffanstorp as well as Dalby or to new developments to the North and East of the current endpoint at the European Spallation Source.

The main boulevard of the planned area Västerbro is also being developed to have the ability to support light rail tracks in the future.

References
  1. "Summary in English". sparvaglund.se. Lunds kommun. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. Zasiadko, Mykola (8 October 2020). "Fourth Swedish city gears up to launch tram network". RailTech.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  3. "First tram arrives in Lund". Railway Gazette International. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  4. Nyheter, S. V. T.; Ekström, Linda (29 July 2020). "Nu är första spårvagnen på plats i Lund". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  5. "Lunds första spårvagn är här" (in Swedish). Skånetrafiken. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  6. Nyheter, S. V. T.; Larsson, Hans (13 December 2020). "Lunds första dag som spårvagnsmetropol". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  7. "Spårvägsplaner i Lund".
  8. "Historiskt beslut – spårvägen är klubbad" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  9. "Spårväg Lund" (in Swedish). sparvaglund.se. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  10. Johansson, Lars (3 March 2018). "Enig allians säger nej till mer spårväg". Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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