Alicante Tram
The Alicante Tram, trademarked as Alicante Metropolitan TRAM (Valencian: TRAM Metropolità d'Alacant, Spanish: TRAM Metropolitano de Alicante), operates in the Spanish city of Alicante (Valencian Community) and its surrounding area. Like other narrow gauge railways in the Valencian Community, it is run by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV). It was inaugurated on 15 August 2003 replacing narrow-gauge diesel trains between Alicante and El Campello.
| Alicante Metropolitan TRAM TRAM Metropolità d'Alacant (in Valencian) | |||
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Tram close to Muchavista Beach. | |||
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Alicante, Valencia, Spain | ||
| Transit type | Tram Tram-train Light rail Light metro Commuter rail | ||
| Number of lines | 6 | ||
| Number of stations | 71 | ||
| Daily ridership | 36,521 (2022) | ||
| Annual ridership | 13,330,253 (2022) | ||
| Website | www.tramalicante.es | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1999 | ||
| Operator(s) | FGV | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 111.708 km (69.412 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
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The Alicante Metropolitan Tram light rail combines different modes of rail services: a partially underground modern tramway through Alicante city centre, a tram-train from Alicante to Benidorm, and conventional commuter rail from Benidorm to Altea, Calp and Dénia.
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