Ayacucho Tram
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Overview | |
Type | Translohr |
System | Medellin Metro |
Status | Operational |
Locale | Medellín, Colombia |
Termini | San Antonio Oriente |
Stations | 9 |
Services | 1 (15px) |
Website | www |
Operation | |
Opened | 20 October 2015 |
Owner | Medellín |
Operator(s) | Medellín Metro |
Technical | |
Line length | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
No. of tracks | 2 |
Track gauge | None (there are no rails) |
Electrification | Yes |
Operating speed | 25km/h |
The Ayacucho Tram (or Medellín Tram) is a Translohr tram system that serves the The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia. It started public operations on 20 October 2015.[1] The tramline consists of 9 stations with three of those allowing interchanges with the Medellín Metro and the Metrocable systems.[2] The Ayacucho Tram is operated by Metro de Medellín.
History
Medellín had a conventional tramway network twice before. In 1887 a horsecar tram system was operated in the city using mules;[3] but operation of that system ended eleven years later in 1897. Between 21 October 1921 and July 1951, an electric tramway was operated.
Stations
The modern tram runs from the San Antonio Plaza to the Oriente neighbourhood of Medellín.
- San Antonio Station 15px15px
- San José Station 15px
- EPM Water Pavilion Station
- Bicentenario Station
- Buenos Aires Station
- Miraflores Station 15px
- Loyola Station
- Alejandro Echavarría Station
- Oriente Station 15px
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