Alicante Tram Station
Costa Blanca Details
Frequency:
Line 1 = 30 minutes
Line 3 = 20–30 minutes
Line 4 = 30 minutes
Line 9 = 60 minutes
The frequencies are
gradually improving as they receive new units and are able to perform more
movements per hour. When the network is completed, the frequencies in the underground
sections will be set at about three to four minutes. On several occasions users
have complained of the lack in punctuality.
In stations with
multiple lines, the stop frequencies vary.
Common Lines 1 and 3
have a frequency of 12–15 minutes.
La Isleta and Lucentum
have frequencies of eight minutes with trams and trains to
Underground
The tram will reach
the underground city of
Currently, the only
operational section in this tunnel is MARQ–Mercado, which is 730 m long. In the
beginning of 2009, it was announced that the community will commission a station
in Luceros, and in 2011 the tunnel will be built in its entirety. The units can
reach a speed of 70 km/h for the train and 110 km/h for the tram.
Upon completion of the
Denia tunnel, they will start on another 1.4 km tunnel between the Sangueta and
La Isleta stations. This tunnel has a budget of $34 million, and its function
will be splitting the route in a difficult stretch. It will reduce travel time
and eliminate the single-track Line 4, which uses this route.
The train-tram of
Vossloh, with a capacity of 303 passengers and a maximum speed of 100 km/h, is trained
to perform on mixed paths, i.e. on a tram on an urban plan or train in a suburban
or metropolitan area (being able to achieve, in the latter case, a speed of 100
km/h).
|
Line |
Terminals |
Length |
Stations |
Vehicle |
Platform |
|
1 |
Market↔Benidorm |
42.691
km |
14 |
Train-Tram |
80
m |
|
2 |
San
Vicente del Mercado↔Raspeig (under construction) |
12
km |
12 |
Tram |
65
m |
|
3 |
Market↔Campello/Sale
Lanuze |
23.039
km |
19 |
Tram,
Train- Tram |
80
m |
|
4 |
Puerta
|
11
km |
9 |
Tram |
65
m |
|
5 |
↔Garganas
Villajoyosa (under construction) |
20.4
km |
13 |
Tram |
80
m |
|
8 |
Terra
Mitica Benidorm↔Center (in studio) |
?
km |
4 |
? |
65
m |
|
9 |
Benidorm↔Denia |
60
km |
18 |
Automotive |
80
m |
|
Total
Operating (4 lines) |
97.894
km |
51 |
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|
For these units FGV paid a fine because of irregularities in the contract for the Rail-Tram 9 to Alstom (now Vossloh) that was denounced by the candidates to win the contest.
At the end of May 2007,
Flexity Outlook’s Bombardier was entered into service, consisting of trams from
For now you can see
from service Line 3, from Market to El Campello, and Line 4. Also, it is
expected that the frequencies on the line will gradually grow with the support
of the new tramway and material while they are open to the public and
subsequent installment branches.
Currently (2007), the
units have been refurbished, and upgraded from the trademark Sunsundegui TRAM to
six of the eight automotive MAN Diesel that circulate between Benidorm and
Denia.