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STOCKHOLM: EXTENSIONS ARE PLANNED ALREADY

C J Wansbeek

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Officially opened in August 2000, the 9.4km Tvarbanan (Cross Line) light rail route runs over two high bridges, two tunnels as well as 2km of street running. By the year 2010, a 40km semi-circular light rail route is planned for Stockholm with a number of interchange stations connecting with underground and commuter train lines. Light rail at Stockholm will increase travel speeds as it will avoid the congested inner-city rail stations and bring more cohesion to the existing 120km metro network. The Cross Line is expected to carry some 20,000 passengers per day and is expected to be especially busy on the western part of the line as there are no parallel road links. Here, the light rail line offers a useful short-cut connection likely to change the existing pattern of public transport use and attract office and industrial developments to that area of the city.

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Officially opened in August 2000, the 9.4km Tvarbanan (Cross Line) light rail route runs over two high bridges, two tunnels as well as 2km of street running. By the year 2010, a 40km semi-circular light rail route is planned for Stockholm with a number of interchange stations connecting with underground and commuter train lines. Light rail at Stockholm will increase travel speeds as it will avoid the congested inner-city rail stations and bring more cohesion to the existing 120km metro network. The Cross Line is expected to carry some 20,000 passengers per day and is expected to be especially busy on the western part of the line as there are no parallel road links. Here, the light rail line offers a useful short-cut connection likely to change the existing pattern of public transport use and attract office and industrial developments to that area of the city.

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Officially opened in August 2000, the 9.4km Tvarbanan (Cross Line) light rail route runs over two high bridges, two tunnels as well as 2km of street running. By the year 2010, a 40km semi-circular light rail route is planned for Stockholm with a number of interchange stations connecting with underground and commuter train lines. Light rail at Stockholm will increase travel speeds as it will avoid the congested inner-city rail stations and bring more cohesion to the existing 120km metro network. The Cross Line is expected to carry some 20,000 passengers per day and is expected to be especially busy on the western part of the line as there are no parallel road links. Here, the light rail line offers a useful short-cut connection likely to change the existing pattern of public transport use and attract office and industrial developments to that area of the city.

Key concepts: Light rail, Transport engineering, Light rail transit, Public transport, Rail network, Line (geometry), Engineering, Cohesion (chemistry)

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