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TRAM ROUTES
Operator: GEST (Gestione del Servizio Tramviario)
T1 | Careggi-Ospedale - Vittorio Emanuele II - Stazione Santa Maria Novella - Porta al Prato - Batoni - Lupi di Toscana - Villa Costanza |
T2 | Stazione Santa Maria Novella - Via di Novoli - Peretola Aeroporto |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Tramways: 16.8 km.
HISTORY
- Urban tramways (first-generation): (horse-drawn:) 5 Apr. 1879 - 1898; (electric): 1898 - 20 Jan. 1958.
- Urban tramways (second-generation): 14 Feb. 2010 - today.
- Suburban tramway (Firenze-Poggio - Caiano/Prato): (horse-drawn): 5 May 1880 - ?; (steam:) 23 Nov. 1879 - ?; (electric:) 17 Jan. 1897 - 28 Oct. 1931.
GAUGE
- Urban tramways: 1435 mm.
- Suburban tramway: 1445 mm.
SOURCES
- Fantechi, A. & Mantovani, G. "Firenze's tramway renaissance", Tramways & Urban Transit, Oct. 2018 (81: 970), p.379-383.
- Fantechi, A. & Mantovani, G. "Florence T2: A modern masterpiece", Tramways & Urban Transit, May 2019 (82: 977), p.170-173.
- "Firenze opens T2 tramline", Tramways & Urban Transit, Apr. 2019 (82: 872), p.976.
- Pulling, N. "Florence trams are another renaissance", Tramways & Urban Transit, Aug. 2010 (73: 872), p.292-294.
- Thompson, A. "Florence: Speeding up the classic city", Tramways & Urban Transit, July 2023 (86: 1027), p.260-263.
WIKIS
- GEST (Gestione del Servizio Tramviario)
- Rete tranviaria di Firenze (1879-1958)
- Trams in Florence
- Tranvia Firenze-Poggio a Caiano/Prato
WEB SITES
- Città di Firenze - Mobilità - Tramvia
- GEST (Gestione del Servizio Tramviario)
- Il sistema tramviario fiorentino
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