Alicante light rail: improving the use of existing railway lines

Novales, Margarita; García Cerezo, Juan Antonio; Ortega, Román

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Alicante light rail: improving the use of existing railway lines

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2183/32311

DOI: 10.3141/2353-07

Publication date

2013

Authors

Novales, Margarita

García Cerezo, Juan Antonio

Ortega, Román

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Novales, M., García Cerezo, J. A., Ortega, R. (2013). Alicante light rail: improving the use of existing railway lines. [Manuscrito aceptado] Transportation Research Record, 2353(1), 69–81. https://doi.org/10.3141/2353-07

Abstract

[Abstract:] The TRAM Metropolitano de Alicante (TRAM) is a unique metric (1,000 mm) gauge system that was born as the first Spanish tram-train, but later lost the tram-train characteristic of sharing the railway tracks with conventional trains due to the evolution of the network. Nevertheless, it still operates in a quasi-tram-train way, as the tram-train vehicle runs partly on railway tracks using the railway signaling system and other railway equipment. This quasi-tram-train operation leads to some specific design issues that are explained in this paper. Additionally, the paper presents a thorough description of the Alicante network, its development, its construction and operational costs, its operation and its demand.

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Manuscrito aceptado para publicación (postprint) de: Novales, M., García Cerezo, J. A., Ortega, R. (2013). Light Rail in Alicante, Spain: Improving the Use of Existing Railway Lines. Transportation Research Record, 2353(1), 69–81. https://doi.org/10.3141/2353-07