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| Above: YouTubeCA video - Le circuit du tramway de Québec d'hier à demain - Length: 1:25 mins. |
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MAP
ABBREVIATION ON THE MAPS
| Aq | Aqueduc | CF | Château Frontenac |
| CA | Côte d’Abraham | CR | Rue de la Croix-Rouge |
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ROUTES
STREETCAR ROUTES
Operator: Québec Power
| 1 | St. Sauveur | Pl. Marché-Champlain - carré Parent - [St. Joseph - St. Vallier] [back: Hermine - Charest] - Ste. Thérèse (rue Raoul-Jobin) |
| 2 | St. Vallier | Carré Parent - [St. Joseph - St. Vallier] [back: Aqueduc - Hermine - Charest] - St. Vallier - St. Sacrament |
| 3 | Limoilou | Château Frontenac - Côte d’Abraham - Rue de la Croix-Rouge - 8e Av. [back: 3e Av.] - 10e Rue |
| 4 | Exposition | Rue St.Jean - Côte d’Abraham - Rue Dorchester [back: 1e Av.] - Parc de l’Exposition |
| 5 | Charlesbourg | 10e Rue - 3e Av. - 18e Rue - 1e Av. - Rue des Lilas |
| 6 | St. Jean | Château Frontenac - Grande-Allée - Érables - Rue St.Jean - Château Frontenac [Circular route, clockwise] |
| 7 | Grande-Allée | Château Frontenac - Rue St.Jean - Érables - Grande-Allée - Château Frontenac [Circular route, counterclockwise] |
| 8 | St. Sacrement | Pl. Marché-Champlain - carré Parent - Rue St.Jean - Érables - St. Cyrille (Blvd. René-Lévesque) - Rue Garnier |
| 9 | Sillery | Érables - St. Cyrille (Blvd. René-Lévesque) - Rudolphe-Forget - Saint-Louis |
| 11 | Kent-House | Charest - Rue de la Croix-Rouge - 5e Rue - 8e Av. - ch. de la Canardière - Beauport |
FUNICULAR ROUTE
Operator: Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec Inc.
| Petit-Champlain - Terrasse Dufferin |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Streetcars: 23 km.
- Funicular: 64 m.
HISTORY
- Urban streetcars: (horse-drawn) 18 Aug. 1865 - 1897; (electric): 19 July 1897 - 26 May 1948.
- Funicular: 17 Nov. 1879 - today (hydraulically operated till 1907, by electricity since then; totally rebuilt 1996-1998).
GAUGE
- Urban streetcars: ? mm.
- Funicular: ? mm.
SOURCES
- Pharand, J. Les tramways de Québec. Québec: MNH, 1998.
WIKIS
WEB SITES
- L'histoire du tramway de Québec en 10 stations (Le Journal de Québec)
- Quand le tramway défiait les pentes de Québec (Le Soleil)
- Le tramway à Québec (Bibliothèques et Archives Nationales)
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