Trams in Bologna explained

Trams in Bologna (1880–1963)
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Locale:Bologna, Italy
Transit Type:Tram
Lines:16 (maximum)
El:550 V DC (since 1904)
Track Gauge:1445 mm
Began Operation:2 October 1880
Ended Operation:3 November 1963

The Bologna tramway network (Italian: Rete tranviaria di Bologna) was an important part of the public transport network of Bologna, Italy. It was established in 1880 and discontinued in 1963.[1]

History

The first plans for six horsecar lines were approved by the town council in 1877:[2]

Works on the first stretch, linking Bologna Centrale railway station to Piazza Maggiore, began in September 1880. Service began on Saturday, 2 October 1904.[2]

The first two electrified lines began operating on 11 February 1904.[2]

In 1953, it was decided that, starting from the following year, tramway lines would be gradually discontinued and transformed to bus and trolleybus lines. Service was officially discontinued on Sunday, 3 November 1963, when the last tramway service operated on the last remaining line to San Ruffillo.[2] [1]

Routes

1902 to 1910 Network

1910 to 1932 Network

1932 Network

Network as of 1943

Network as of 1952

The post-Second World War period in Bologna caused the change of some road names and some routes merging with other ones. Piazza Vittorio Emanuele Became Piazza Maggiore. The tramway network served San Lazzaro di Savena for the first time.

1960-1963 Network

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L'ultimo tram . biblioteca.salaborsa . 17 April 2021 .
  2. Francesco Ogliari, Franco Sapi, Ritmi di ruote – Storia dei trasporti italiani volume 10°. Emilia-Romagna, Milano, 1969.

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