List of battery operated trams
This is a list of rail based trams, streetcars and light rail transit systems that use batteries or supercapacitor and run catenary free as part of their regular operation.
Africa
| Location | Name of System | Vehicles | System Distance | Battery Distance | Notes |
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Asia
| Location | Name of System | Vehicles | System Distance | Battery Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | Circular light rail | CAF Urbos, Citadis 305 | 13.7 mi (22.0 km) | 13.7 mi (22.0 km) | |
| Nanjing | Nanjing Trams | CRRC Nanjing Puzhen | 10.7 mi (17.2 km) | 9.63 mi (15.50 km) | Charging is at stations (46s) and endpoints (10min) |
| Seoul | Wirye Line | Hyundai Rotem and Woojin Industrial Systems | 3.38 mi (5.44 km) | 3.38 mi (5.44 km) | In testing, batteries and fuel cells |
Europe
| Location | Name of System | Vehicles | System Distance | Battery Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Trambesòs | Citadis 302 | 8.7 mi (14.0 km) | ||
| Basel | Trams in Basel | 79.8 mi (128.4 km) | |||
| Birmingham | West Midlands Metro | CAF Urbos 3 | 14.9 mi (24.0 km) | ||
| Blackpool | Blackpool Tramway | 11.2 mi (18.0 km) | |||
| Bordeaux | Bordeaux Tramway | 48 mi (77 km) | |||
| Eskişehir | EsTram | Škoda ForCity | 34 mi (55 km) | ||
| Florence | Trams in Florence | 12 mi (19 km) | |||
| Konya | Konya Tram | Škoda ForCity | 16.9 mi (27.2 km) | 1.1 mi (1.8 km)[1] | |
| Luxembourg | Trams in Luxembourg City | CAF Urbos 100 | 9.9 mi (15.9 km) | 2.2 mi (3.5 km) | |
| Nice | Nice tramway | Citadis 405 | 17.1 mi (27.5 km) | Line 1: 0.6 mi (0.97 km) | Line 1 uses batteries. Line 2/3 make use of Ground-level power supply and supercapacitors |
| Mannheim | Trams in Mannheim/Ludwigshafen | 38 mi (61 km) | |||
| Marseille | Marseille tramway | CAF Urbos 100X | 11.9 mi (19.2 km) | Vehicles delivered, not clear if any track is wireless yet | |
| Seville | MetroCentro (Seville) | CAF Urbos 3 | 2.2 mi (3.5 km) | ||
| Timișoara | STPT (transport operator) | Bozankaya | 24 mi (39 km) | Vehicles delivered, not clear if any track is wireless yet |
North America
| Location | Name of System | Vehicles | System Distance | Battery Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | CityLynx Gold Line | Siemens S700 | 4 mi (6.4 km) | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | |
| Dallas | Dallas Streetcar | Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar[2] | 2.45 mi (3.94 km) | 1.1 mi (1.8 km) | Over the Houston Street Viaduct[3] |
| Detroit | QLine | Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar[4] | 3.3 mi (5.3 km) | 1.98 mi (3.19 km)[4] | |
| Milwaukee | The Hop | Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar[5] | M-Line: 2.1 mi (3.4 km) L-Line: 2 mi (3.2 km) | M-Line: 3,300 ft (1.0 km)[6] L-Line: 3,800 ft (1.2 km) [7] | |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City Streetcar | Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar | 5.6 mi (9.0 km) | Several hundred feet | Under the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway bridges[8] |
| Phoenix | Valley Metro Streetcar | Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar | 3 mi (4.8 km) | 1 mi (1.6 km) | Historic downtown of Tempe |
| Seattle | First Hill Streetcar | Inekon 121 Trio | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | Broadway/South Jackson St - conflict with trollybus wire, runs up-hill on wire, down-hill on battery |
South America
| Location | Name of System | Vehicles | System Distance | Battery Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro Light Rail | Citadis 402 | 17 mi (27 km) | 3.4 mi (5.5 km) | Uses Ground-level power supply instead of catenary |
| Santos | Baixada Santista Light Rail[9] |
Oceania
| Location | Name of System | Vehicles | System Distance | Battery Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | Light rail in Canberra | CAF Urbos 3 | 7.5 mi (12.1 km) | 0 mi (0 km) | Existing vehicles are in process of being retrofitted with batteries, 1.7 mi (2.7 km) extension to open in 2028 (wire-free) |
| Newcastle | Newcastle Light Rail | CAF Urbos 100 | 1.7 mi (2.7 km) | 1.7 mi (2.7 km) | Supercapacitor |
References
- ^ https://www.railwaygazette.com/urban/2014/05/06/konya-orders-trams-for-catenary-free-operation/
- ^ "Dallas signs Liberty deal". Tramways & Urban Transit, May 2013, p. 166.
- ^ Appleton, Roy (April 13, 2015). "Dallas' new streetcar begins service between downtown, Oak Cliff". The Dallas Morning News Transportation Blog. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ a b Shepardson, David (June 8, 2015). "M-1 Rail Buying 6 Off-Wire Streetcars for $32M". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ "Milwaukee Approves Agreement With U.S. Streetcar Manufacturer To Build New System's First Four Vehicles". Milwaukee Streetcar. November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ "Milwaukee streetcar set for November opening". Tramways & Urban Transit. UK: Light Rail Transit Association. August 2018. p. 286. ISSN 1460-8324.
- ^ Simons, Vic (February 2019). "Revitalising Milwaukee". Tramways & Urban Transit. UK: Light Rail Transit Association. pp. 50–53. ISSN 1460-8324.
- ^ Felder, Ben (July 8, 2014). "Streetcar still on track". Oklahoma Gazette. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ "Tramlink low-floor light rail vehicle, EMTU Santos, Brazil" (PDF). Stadler Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2024.