Tianshui Tram

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Tianshui Tram
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Overview
Native name天水有轨电车
Area servedQinzhou and Maiji districts, Tianshui, Gansu, China
LocaleTianshui
Transit typeTram
Number of lines1
Operation
Began operationMay 1, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-05-01)[1]
Operator(s)Tianshui Signal & Communication Trams Co., Ltd (天水通号有轨电车有限责任公司)
Technical
System length12.926 km (8 mi)[2]
Top speed70 km/h (43 mph)

Tianshui Tram is a light rail system consisting of one route in Qinzhou District and Maiji District, Tianshui, Gansu, China.

History[edit]

Construction started on July 15, 2018[3] and testing started in March 2019 on a 600 meter long test section.[4] The total investment for the project is estimated at 2.446 billion Yuan.[5] The first phase started commercial operation on May 1, 2020.[1]

In 2024 it was reported that the single completed tram line operates at a huge loss, having a CNY 16 million annual passenger revenue while having a CNY 40 million annual operating cost. The tram project's financial burden on the city's finances have led to construction of phase 2 of the first line to be delayed.[6][7]

Background[edit]

Public transport in Tianshui is almost solely serviced by bus routes. The Tianshui Tram will be the first rail transport in Tianshui for local transit. Due to the spatial layout of Tianshui in an east-west river valley, all planned lines will roughly follow the river. Tianshui government chose China Railway Signal & Communication (CRSC) to develop the tram line under a design-build-operate contract. The system will be the first revenue service of CRSC's new tram subsidiary, and will also function as a demonstration of their technology.

Lines[edit]

There are 3 lines planned, of which as of 2019, only phase 1 on Line 1 has been built.[8] Line 1 has been opened on May 1, 2020.[1]

Line 1 consists of a main line from Jiekou Town to Economic Development Zone, and a branch line from Yangpodong to Tianshui Railway Station. Among them, the main line (Jiekou Town to Economic Development Zone) is a main rail transit line in Tianshui City that crosses the east-west main urban area, connecting the main urban areas of Qinzhou and Maiji districts, while taking into account the main towns and economic development zones around the main urban area.

Line 2 is a north-south line connecting Qinzhou District and Sanyangchuan. It mainly undertakes passenger transportation tasks in the main urban area of Tianshui City and Sanyangchuan New Area, while taking into account the role of public transportation in Sanyangchuan New Town.

Line 3 is a north-south line connecting Maiji District and Maijishan Scenic Area.

Recently, Line 1 Phase 2, including Tianshuisanzhong (Tianshui No. 3 Middle School) to Wulipu section, and Yangpodong to Yingchuanhekou section is under construction. There is also the section from Yingchuanhekou to Maijishan Grottoes on Line 3.

Line 1[edit]

Phase 1

The first phase of Line 1, and the only part of the tram network currently built, runs from Wulipu in Qinzhou District to Tianshui Railway Station, in Maiji District.[9] The tram tracks follow the Jie River, and further along, the Wei River closely for the entire length and are built on a man-made raised riverbank. When fully completed, Line 1 will be 20.2 kilometres (12.6 mi) long, and service 17 stations.[2] Phase 1 of Line 1 was constructed by China Railway Signal & Communication Guizhou Construction Company[10] and has no at-grade road intersections.[11] The commercial operation commenced on May 1, 2020.[1]

Phase 2

Phase 2 was originally planned to start construction in October 2019,[12] this was later revised to November 2020 with a construction period of three years and a budget of CNY6.547 billion (US$990 million).[13] The second phase of Line 1 will be built simultaneously with the Line 2, as a west extension and an east extension branch line.[14] In total the new sections will measure 21.6 km (13.4 mi) and have 19 stops, creating a tram network of 34.6 km (21.5 mi).[13]

The west extension is planned to deviate from the riverbank, passing through the commercial centre of Qinzhou District, terminating at Sanzhong (Tianshui No.3 Middle School).[14]

Station list
Station name en Station name zh[15] Location Notes
Tianshui Railway Station 天水火车站 Maiji District
Maiji Bus Station 麦积公交站
Chengjixinjiayuan 成纪新家园
Shiyizhong 市一中
Pujingjiu Road 铺经九路
Yangpodong 阳坡东 Phase 2 (Line 2) starts from here[13]
Jihejingguangongyuan[note 1] 藉河景观公园
Tianxiudaqiao 天秀大桥
Chengjixincheng 成纪新城 Qinzhou District
Xianjia Road 县家路
Yanhecun 闫河村
Wulipu 五里铺 Phase 2 west extension continues from here[13]
  1. ^ This station is not opened.[16]
Service

Trams run every 10 minutes during peak-hours and every 15 minutes during regular hours.[17]

Line 2[edit]

Line 2 is planned to split from Line 1 halfway, immediately crossing the Jie River, and servicing Tianshui South railway station, then continuing through the southeast part of the built-up area in Maiji District, on the south bank of the Wei River and Jie River. The line will total 16.1 kilometres (10.0 mi) and service 17 stations.[2] Construction started with phase 2 of the Line 1. The east extension branch (Line 2) will run from Yangpodong to Yingchuan Hekou.[14]

Line 3[edit]

Line 3 will be 7.25 kilometres (4.50 mi) long and service 10 stations on the south bank of the Jie River in Qinzhou District.[2]

Rolling stock[edit]

Rolling stock at Changsha International Convention & Exhibition Centre

The rolling stock on Line 1 is constructed by China Railway Signal & Communication Vehicle Company in Changsha. The trams use supercapacitors combined with batteries, instead of overhead lines, and are charged only at stops.[18] The trams are fully low floor, have a maximum speed of 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) and have 58 seats, and a total carrying capacity of 370 persons.[19] Each tramset consists of five short wheelbase carriages.[20][21] It is the first implementation of CRSC's new low-floor trams.[22][23]

The trams are nicknamed "Boyue" (伯约),[24] the courtesy name of Jiang Wei, a military general from the historical Three Kingdoms period who grew up in Tianshui and was the last disciple of Zhuge Liang and the last defender of Shu Han.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "【视频】5月1日10点，天水有轨电车将通车运营". 2020-05-01.
  2. ^ a b c d "天水有轨电车一期铺轨工程下月底完工". June 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "天水有轨电车首跨现浇简支箱梁开始进行混凝土浇筑". 深圳市兴昌达机械设备有限公司. 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ "首列天水有轨电车试车啦~-汉唐有轨电车". www.hantram.cn.
  5. ^ "王军与尹刚就天水有轨电车项目座谈交流". www.maiji.gov.cn.
  6. ^ "甘肃天水盲目举债上马"有轨电车"被通报：一期年运营亏空三千万，二期成"闹心"工程". www.stcn.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  7. ^ "Caught in a tram: Chinese city's 'white elephant' project named and shamed". South China Morning Post. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  8. ^ "Tianshui tram rolled out". Railway Gazette.
  9. ^ "重磅！天水首条有轨电车成功实现全线轨通（视频+图文）". 天水发布 (Tianshui Announcement). 2019-11-18.
  10. ^ "天水有轨电车工程_首页_中国铁路通信信号贵州建设有限公司". thjs.crsc.cn.
  11. ^ "天水有轨电车开始进行槽型轨焊接". 新浪网. 29 May 2019.
  12. ^ "天水有轨电车示范线(二期)项目正式启动 总投资64亿". news.ecrrc.com.
  13. ^ a b c d "天水市有轨电车示范线（二期）项目开工". www.gansu.gov.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  14. ^ a b c "天水市有轨电车示范线（二期）工程". 2019-10-31.
  15. ^ "【视频】5月1日10点，天水有轨电车将通车运营". 2020-05-01.
  16. ^ "【视频】5月1日10点，天水有轨电车将通车运营". 2020-05-01. 共设12座车站，此次开通11座车站
  17. ^ "天水事儿". 14 December 2019. 高峰期将达到10分钟一列，平峰期15分钟一列。
  18. ^ "Tianshui tramway opens". The International Light Rail Magazine. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  19. ^ "天水有轨电车"龙文化"车模亮相_天水_中国甘肃网". gansu.gscn.com.cn.
  20. ^ "它，真的来了！天水有轨电车首车复编上线（视频）_政务_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn.
  21. ^ "CRSC's First Tram Sent to Tianshui". 24 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Rail transit industry expo wows crowds with state-of-the-art models - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
  23. ^ "Status of External Contracts Signed in 2015" (PDF). China Railway Signal & Communication.
  24. ^ ""伯约号"鸣笛 天水有轨电车通车了！".
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