Ingenious Solution to an Underground Problem. Run Trams like A Metro System: Volgograd, Russia

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Метротрам в Волгограде

Tram that acts like a subway in the city of Volgograd, Russia (formerly known as Stalingrad)

The Volgograd Metrotram (Skorostnoy Tramvay, ST) is a light rail system operating in Volgograd, Russia. It consists of 22 stations on one line, paralleling the Volga River from the northern suburbs of Volgograd to its city core for a total length of 17.3 kilometres (10.7 mi). The Volgograd Metrotram was inaugurated on 5 November 1984, and had served 50 million passengers per year at the time the 2011 extension was opened.

Most of the Metrotram line shares a surface-level right of way with a previously constructed railway line for 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi), in a manner similar to that of the south leg of the C-Train system in Calgary, for example. Five city center stations, on the other hand, were built underground in two sections (opened in 1984 and 2011), over a total length of 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi), meeting design standards consistent with existing Russian metro systems ~Wikitravel
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Ah, I love this. Here in Germany we have a ton of those systems (for example in Düsseldorf and many other cities in the Rhine-Ruhr-Region). It is called "Stadtbahn" and is a great way for high capacity transport in the city centre as well as flexible and cheap service outside of the centre in medium-sized cities.

londonundergroundfan
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this is a good idea although using high floor heavier trains would be beneficial as it improves capacity

Shiroupng
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Operating the trams underground through the city core is good. And also using a surface private right of way is good also. Keeps more cars off the streets.
Thanks Tim for sharing😀😀♥️♥️

scottyerkes
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Very good images friend, liked it 😉👏👏👍

damian.rosario
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Similar to the underground light rail lines in Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

TomMcBoston
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Η απόλυτη λύση για τη λειτουργία light rail ως μετρό σε μικρές και μεσαίες πόλεις. Οι Ρώσοι έχοντας μεγάλη εμπειρία στην κατασκευή οχημάτων τραμ/light rail διαφοροποιήθηκαν από τις δυτικές εταιρίες και εξέλιξαν τόσο τα μονά όσο και τα διπλά αρθρωτά οχήματα. Τους αξίζουν πολλά συγχαρητήρια!

trenomanis
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Super video! Nice trams!! Good work! Thumbs Up 🚊🚊🚊😉👍
Greetings from Romania
Andrew

trainsmachineryldegmtrains
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The line between trams and metros is a vague one. Other systems (like Boston) run "streetcars" partly underground.

Bobrogers
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Brilliant video my friend like and Greetings 😃👍

Locos-del-oeste
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Good use for rapid trams when there is less roadspace and when roads are congested. BRT will not solve this due to cars being able to trespass.

metropolitantransit
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San Francisco does it. Coming soon to Los Angeles and Toronto.

themoviedealers