Zagreb Tramway
The tram is the Zagreb tram system in the Croatian capital Zagreb and the municipal transport companies Zagrebački električni tramvaj ( ZET ) operated. This is also responsible for the local funicular railway and urban bus service. The tram Zagreb is next to the tram Osijek one of two networks in the country.
History
The Zagreb tram was opened on 5 September 1891, the horse tram. The first route was eight miles long and had a track width of 760 millimeters. This so-called Bosnian gauge was widespread in the Balkans. It was rebuilt in the course of 1910 made electrification on meter gauge. The company was incorporated on August 18, 1910 again with the company car full of Budapest. Since then, the network has continued to develop and is now served by 15 lines. The individual sections went into operation as follows:
1950, completely separate from private mountain route was opened after Gračani and Gračansko Dolje which has retained its suburban character to this day. From there you can continue on the Sljeme since 1963 with the cableway. Another, less than 1 km long stretch with even greater slope Association since 1911 the place Gupčeva zvijezda with Mirogoj ( Central Cemetery ). On 31 October 1954, on this route, a serious accident than in a car failed the brakes occurred. The cars derailed and overturned. There were lost 19 dead and 37 injured. In addition, parts of the car were severely damaged. Then traffic was stopped on this route on the same day and in 1964 reopened. 1967 it was re- closure due to lack railcars. Finally, in 1971 the tracks and catenary were dismantled.
1979, the first tram ride across the Sava was created; from now on also had the south of the river situated commuter town Novi Zagreb connection to the Zagreb tram network. Since 1985 the tram crosses the Save at a second location, at Jadranski most.
Extensions are planned in the districts Malešnica and Stupnik. In addition, some new routes in the city and in Novi Zagreb, and a third connection on the Sava. These extensions should be completed by the year 2013.
Line network
The ZET 2005 15 lines operating in the city:
Of all endpoints (except Dolje ) run at least two lines. There are nightly 0:00 to 4:30 clock four every half hour circulating night lines (31 to 34). Line 34 runs curiously, in 34 -minute intervals:
Rolling stock
After ZET vehicles out of their own for many years - had (1922-1954 hundred two-axle railcars and 70 biaxial sidecar made in in-house workshop) and local ( company Đuro Đaković 1957 to 1974, and a joint car prototype 1992) used production, it was decided but from 1976 for vehicles of the Czechoslovakian company Tatra CKD. All of these vehicles are still in use today and enabled the City of Zagreb, to expand the network. By now you have purchased used vehicles from MVV Transport AG in Mannheim. In addition, you begins to introduce low-floor trams. Since summer 2005, operates a full low-floor car prototype, which is manufactured in Croatia by CROTRAM ( Working Group of companies Končar elektroindustrija, Gredelj and Đuro Đaković ). From September 2005 to 2010 was followed by another 170 pieces of these railcars ( TMK 2200 ZET or 2200 ) standard. By May 2007, there were already 70 been delivered from it.