Light Rail & Tramways Growth Continues With new Openings in 2010

From May’s issue ofAi??Ai??Tramway’s & Urban Transit comes a list of new LRT openings in 2010, almost one every six weeks. The following is a partial list of new LRT/tram and TramTrain systems.

It is interesting to note the increase of TramTrain expansion, both in Europe and in North America. Also, when compared to metro construction at about $150 million/km to $200 million/km, we can effectively build a complete LRT on Broadway for about the same cost of 3 km. of subway.

Firenze Italy: 14 February 2010

Route 1

Cost: A?ai??sAi??170mil. (CAD $228.02 mil.)

Length: 7.4 km

Vehicles: 17 LRV’s

Cost per km: $30.8 mil/km.

Austin Texas, 22 March 2010

Rail for the Valley Take Note

Route: 1

Cost: USD $300Ai??Ai??mil.Ai??Ai??(CAD $302 MIL.)

Length: 51km

Vehicles: 6 TramTrains

Cost per km: $6 mil/km.

Bergen Norway, 22 June 2010

Route: 1

Cost: A?ai??sAi??274 million (CADAi??Ai??$368.25 mil.)

Length: 9.8 km.

Vehicles: 12 LRV’s – 5 TramTrain

Cost per km: CAD $37.58 mil/km.

Mulhouse,Ai??Ai??13 December Ai??Ai??2010

Route: 1

Cost : A?ai??sAi??137 mil. (CAD $184.5 mil.)

Length: 24 km.

Vehicles: 12 TramTrains

Cost per km: CAD $7.7 million/km