Gothenburg tram network
| Gothenburg tram network | |||
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A M31 and M32 type tram at the Stenpiren tram stop. | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | Gothenburg Municipality | ||
| Locale | Gothenburg Mölndal, Sweden | ||
| Transit type | Tram | ||
| Number of lines | 12 | ||
| Number of stations | 132 | ||
| Annual ridership | 145,000,000 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 24 September 1879 | ||
| Operator(s) | Göteborgs Spårvägar | ||
| Infrastructure manager(s) | Västtrafik | ||
| Number of vehicles | 263 | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 80 km (49.7 mi) of double track | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) | ||
| Average speed | 22.7 km/h (14.1 mph) | ||
| Top speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) allowed (max 80 km/h (50 mph)) | ||
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The Gothenburg tramway network (Swedish: Göteborgs spårvägar) is part of the public transport system organised by Göteborgs Spårvägar, controlled by Västtrafik in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. The system's approximately 160 kilometres (100 mi) of single track — making it the largest tram network in Northern Europe — is used by around 200 trams as of 2006, which serve twelve day-time and five night-time lines with a combined line length of 190 km. These figures are expected to increase when the second stage of Kringen (short for Kollektivringen, the public transport ring) is finished. The trams perform about 2,000 trips and cover 30,000 km per day. In 2018, 131 million journeys were made (with changes counting as a new journey).