Trams in Rome
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| Overview | |||
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| Locale | Rome | ||
| Transit type | Tram | ||
| Number of lines | 6 | ||
| Number of stations | 192 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1877 | ||
| Operator(s) | ATAC | ||
| Number of vehicles | 164 | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 40 km (25 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,445 mm (4 ft 8⅞ in) | ||
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The current Rome tram system is a leftover from what once was the largest tram system in Italy. With its fragmented structure, it does not currently function as a backbone of the city's public transport. The system is owned and operated by Agenzia per i Trasporti Autoferrotranviari del Comune di Roma (ATAC SpA).
The key node of the tram network in Rome is Porta Maggiore, where four out of six lines meet (3, 5, 14 and 19), as well as the Rome-Giardinetti railway. This is about 1 km east of Roma Termini railway station, and not connected to the metro network.
The following lines currently run:
This short line runs through the Flaminio neighbourhood, connecting at Piazzale Flaminio (near the Porta del Popolo) with Line A and the Rome-Viterbo railway line. Some runs of the 2 on weekdays (marked as 2/) run from Piazza Mancini to Piazza Risorgimento, running with the 19 across the Tevere to the Vatican.
Partially reopened on 27 August 2012. This is the longest line after line 19, going round the city centre in a wide arc from north via east to south-west. At the western endpoint Trastevere railway station, this line connects with the Regional railways (lines 1, 3 and 5), while connections with Metro A are at Manzoni and San Giovanni. There are four connections with metro Line B: one at Policlinico, and three on the stretch Piramide - Circo Massimo (Rome Metro) - Colosseo, where line 3 follows Metro B on the surface. The remainder of the line from the Roma Trastevere railway station to Piazzale Ostiense is still served by s substituted bus service, the 3B, pending the completion of infrastructural works. On August 8th, 2016, the tram service was restored on this last segment. Line 3 now runs on its entire original route.
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