Shenyang Modern Tram is a

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network operating in

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in southern

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. The tram system mostly uses a traditional

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system, but some sections are wireless with the tram running partly on super-capacitor batteries charging at every stop, the first such system in Asia. It is the longest tram system in China. Shenyang once had the largest tramway network (c. 1925) in China with service completely stopping in 1974. Trams returned in Shenyang with the opening of the Shenyang Modern Tram in 2013. The whole plan of Shenyang Modern Tram is running from Olympic Centre, near Aotizhongxin station of Shenyang Metro Line 2 to Shenfu Xincheng, Expo Centre and Taoxian Airport. The Shenyang tram system is funded by a BT model investment of CNY 4.82 billion by the construction and

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, which is a joint venture between

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. The line is operated by the city-owned "Shenyang Hunnan Modern Transport Co., Ltd" (51%) and

(49%).

Operations

Tickets

From 1 March 2019, the base fare is 2 Yuan for journeys under 8 km, 3 yuan for journeys between 8 km and 16 km, and 4 yuan for journeys longer than 16 km. Before 1 March 2019, the implementation of a single one-way fare as 2 Yuan. Tram payment are tentative to two kinds, cash and IC card.

Tram routes

* 1 – Olympic Centre to Expo Centre * 2 – Olympic Centre to

Taoxian Airport Shenyang Taoxian International Airport is an airport serving Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province. It is located about south of the city center in Hunnan District. It is a focus city for China Southern Airlines and is the 23rd busiest airpo ...

* 3 – Century Tower to Expo Centre * 4 – Shenyang South to Century Tower * 5 – Olympic Centre to Shenfu Xincheng * 6 – Shenyang South to

(suspended service since 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic) ;Description Line 3 run from Century Building (where interchange with a Subway Line 2 station Shijidasha) to Expo Centre via University Science City. At North-Eastern University it meet with Line 1.

Network info

* Total length – * Opened – September 15, 2013 * Number of stops – 71 * Number of routes – 6 * Gauge –

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* Number of tramcars – 30

Depots & termini

The two tram depots are in Hunnan and Dadianzicun. Terminii are Olympic Centre, Shenfu Xincheng, Expo Centre and

Alignment and interchanges

The modern tram routes partly run on unreserved track in middle of the road, partly on grass-bed, and partly on raised rail track. There are interchanges with

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Line 2 – one at Aoti Zhongxin, the other at Baitahelu.

Rolling stock

The fleet consists of two types of trains: a 70% low-floor 3 segment trams and 100% low-floor 5 segment trams. The 70% low-floor 3 segment trams can has a capacity of 301 passengers and is 28.8m long, 2.650m wide with a floor height of 380mm. The first batch consists of 20 70% low-floor trams. Another batch of 5 trams for the Shenfu interurban line were ordered from CRRC Zhuhai. The 10 sets of 100% low floor trams are designed by IFS Design and manufactured by

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together with

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. The 100% low floor trams are 38.4m long. File:Train_003_at_Liaoning_Science_and_Technology_Museum_Stop,_Line_3,_Hunnan_Tramway_Shenyang_China.jpg, Phase 1 70% low floor tram File:Carriage_037_of_Hunnan_Tramway_in_Olympic_Centre_Stop,_Line_5.jpg, Phase 1 additional order 70% low floor tram File:Train 059 at Xinglong Outlets Stop Hunnan Tramway Shenyang.jpg, Phase 2 70% low floor tram File:Train_027_at_Xinglong_Outlets_Stop_Hunnan_Tramway_Shenyang.jpg, 100% low-floor tram

Incidents and Accidents

* August 15 2013– opening of the first day of 10:00, opened less than one hour, a

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collided with the same direction from the Olympic Shen Fu new town to start tram. * August 22 2013– cars and a tram in the National Games in Shenyang and Avenue Rd intersection

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. * September 2 – Hunnan hail, silver calories tracks submerged, some streetcars forced drove back. * October 20 – night Line 2 fails, Taoxian airport direction more than one hour late. * November 25 – the night of the 2nd line of a car fails twice in a row. Afterwards by the operating company to analyse the reasons for the failure "does not alleviate the

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." * December 24 – tram line 2 two rear-end six people were injured.

References

External links

Great photos of new tramway system in Shenyang
{{Liaoning transit

Transport in Shenyang