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» Mulhouse downtown
» Mulhouse, France (more..)
» June 28, 2011 |
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| Tram-train services were inaugurated on a 22 km interurban route between Mulhouse and Thann in Alsace on December 11, worked by 12 Siemens Avanto vehicles. A third tram route linking Mulhouse and Lutterbach started operation at the same time. Tram route 3 and the tram-train services run along existing tram tracks from Mulhouse main railway station to Daguerre, serving seven stops. A 4 km section of track has been built to connect Daguerre and Lutterbach, with four new stops at Zu-Rhein, Dornach, Musées and Lutterbach Gare, where route 3 terminates. The tram-train then switches to the heavy rail network and continues along the Thur valley to Thann-Saint-Jacques, serving seven stops. Maximum speed is 70 km/h between Mulhouse Gare and Lutterbach but rises to 100 km/h on the main line. Power is drawn at 750 V DC on the tram alignment and 25 kV 50Hz on the heavy rail line. The 37 m long five-module Avantos have capacity for 231 passengers including 85 seated, and space for bicycles and skis. The vehicles were assembled by Lohr Industrie at Duppigheim under contract to Siemens. Tram-trains will run to Thann every 30 min on Monday to Saturday and hourly on Sunday, interspersed with half-hourly trams so that stops between Mulhouse and Lutterbach are served every 15 min. (Source: Railway Gazette International 13 December 2010). |
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