Tram roundabout
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A tram roundabout or grand circle is a circular rail junction for trams in the shape of a roundabout. A tram roundabout is able to provide the equivalent any-to-any connection of a grand union, but with a simplified tramway track configuration using one-way traffic, fewer turnouts and reduction in level junctions, at the cost of slightly more space. Trams may continue as one-way traffic in an endless loop around the tram roundabout junction.
A circular roundabout design is often used to allowing passing around a centrally-placed monument, or fountain, or small park.
Standard design
Name | System | Ring track | In | Out | Thru | Stops | Notes | Geo | |
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Hoofddorpplein | Amsterdam | 180 m | 590 ft | 2 | 2 | 52°21′05″N 4°51′00″E / 52.3513°N 4.85°E / 52.3513; 4.85 (Hoofddorpplein tram roundabout) | |||
Tropenmuseum | Amsterdam | 195 m | 640 ft | 3 | 3 | 52°21′48″N 4°55′22″E / 52.3633°N 4.9228°E / 52.3633; 4.9228 (Tropenmuseum tram roundabout) | |||
Slotermeerlaan | Amsterdam | 212 m | 696 ft | 4 | 4 | 6 | junction with Burgemeester Röellstraat | 52°22′33″N 4°49′08″E / 52.3757°N 4.819°E / 52.3757; 4.819 (Slotermeerlaan/Röellstraat tram roundabout) | |
Place Dumon | / DumonpleinBrussels | 242 m | 794 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50°50′24″N 4°27′54″E / 50.84°N 4.465°E / 50.84; 4.465 (Dumon tram roundabout) | ||
Bersarinplatz | Berlin | 254 m | 833 ft | 3 | 3 | 4 | stops off ring | 52°31′07″N 13°27′11″E / 52.5186°N 13.453°E / 52.5186; 13.453 (Bersarinplatz tram roundabout) | |
Romanplatz | Munich | 137 m | 449 ft | 3 | 3 | 4 | stops off ring, two tracks at one of the Ins | 48°09′20″N 11°30′42″E / 48.1555°N 11.5116°E / 48.1555; 11.5116 (Romanplatz roundabout) | |
Moscow Triumphal Gate | St Petersburg | 290 m | 950 ft | 2 | 2 | 59°53′30″N 30°19′10″E / 59.8917°N 30.3195°E / 59.8917; 30.3195 (Moscow Triumphal Gate tram roundabout) | |||
Turgenev Square | St Petersburg | 557 m | 1,827 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59°55′06″N 30°17′20″E / 59.9184°N 30.289°E / 59.9184; 30.289 (Turgenev Square tram roundabout) | ||
Lenina / Lunacharskogo[1] | Yekaterinburg | 188 m | 617 ft | 4 | 4 | 56°50′25″N 60°37′14″E / 56.8402°N 60.6206°E / 56.8402; 60.6206 (Lenina / Lunacharskogo tram roundabout) | |||
Moscow Highway | Ulyanovsk | 230 m | 750 ft | 4 | 4 | 54°18′23″N 48°20′59″E / 54.3064°N 48.3497°E / 54.3064; 48.3497 (Moscow Highway (Ulyanovsk) tram roundabout) | |||
Lee Circle | New Orleans | 283 m | 928 ft | 3 | 2 | 29°56′36″N 90°04′21″W / 29.9433°N 90.0725°W / 29.9433; -90.0725 (Lee Circle streetcar traffic circle) | |||
Kaiserplatz | Karlsruhe | 245 m | 804 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | around Kaiser Wilhelm monument (Karlsruhe) , with "Kombilösung " bypass tunnel underneath | 49°00′37″N 8°23′20″E / 49.0103°N 8.3889°E / 49.0103; 8.3889 (Kaiserplatz tram roundabout) | |
Wolnośći Square in Katowice | Silesian | 366 m | 1,201 ft | 2 | 2 | near Katowice railway station | 50°15′35″N 19°00′48″E / 50.2598°N 19.0132°E / 50.2598; 19.0132 (Wolności Square tram roundabout) | ||
Mihaljevac | Zagreb | 170 m | 560 ft | 2 | 2 | 3 | 45°50′32″N 15°58′29″E / 45.8422°N 15.9746°E / 45.8422; 15.9746 (Mihaljevac tram roundabout) | ||
Square of the Victims of Fascism | Zagreb | 456 m | 1,496 ft | 3 | 3 | 2 | 45°48′36″N 15°59′14″E / 45.81°N 15.9872°E / 45.81; 15.9872 (Victims of Fascism Square tram roundabout) | ||
Będzin Rondo | Silesian | 218 m | 715 ft | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50°19′30″N 19°07′27″E / 50.3249°N 19.1243°E / 50.3249; 19.1243 (Będzin tram roundabout) | ||
Koszutka Słoneczna Pętla | Silesian | 221 m | 725 ft | 2 | 2 | 4 | one platform on loop | 50°16′25″N 19°01′29″E / 50.2736°N 19.0248°E / 50.2736; 19.0248 (Słoneczna Pętla tram roundabout) |
Special variations
Name | System | Ring track | In | Out | Thru | Stops | Notes | Geo | |
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Rond-Point du Meir/ Meerplein | Brussels | 210 m | 690 ft | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | with tram stop in middle | 50°49′58″N 4°18′08″E / 50.8327°N 4.3023°E / 50.8327; 4.3023 (Rond-Point du Meir/ Meerplein tram roundabout) |
Barrière de Saint-Gilles/ Bareel van Sint-Gillis | Brussels | 115 m | 377 ft | 3 | 3 | 4 | overlapping tracks, stops off ring | 50°49′37″N 4°20′41″E / 50.8269°N 4.3446°E / 50.8269; 4.3446 (Saint Gilles tram roundabout) | |
Place de l'Altitude Cent/ Hoogte Honderd | Brussels | 262 m | 860 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | around Saint Augustine Church, Vorst | 50°49′00″N 4°20′12″E / 50.8166°N 4.3368°E / 50.8166; 4.3368 (Altitude 100 metres tram roundabout) | |
Rond-point Winston Churchill/ Winston Churchillplein | Brussels | 154 m | 505 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 50°48′43″N 4°21′14″E / 50.8119°N 4.3539°E / 50.8119; 4.3539 (Winston Churchill Square tram roundabout) | |
Verboekhoven Square | Brussels | 241 m | 791 ft | 4 | 4 | 2 | over main line rail tracks | 50°52′17″N 4°22′33″E / 50.8714°N 4.3759°E / 50.8714; 4.3759 (Verboekhoven Square tram roundabout) | |
Maxmonument | Munich | 255 m | 837 ft | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | separation around the monument | 48°08′15″N 11°35′17″E / 48.1376°N 11.588°E / 48.1376; 11.588 (Maxmonument tram roundabout) |
Alt-Köpenick | Berlin | 916 m | 3,000 ft | 3 | 3 | 3 | old town centre | 52°26′44″N 13°34′34″E / 52.4456°N 13.576°E / 52.4456; 13.576 (Alt-Köpenick tram roundabout) | |
Hackescher Markt | Berlin | 672 m | 2,200 ft | 3 | 3 | 3 | around station, with sidings | 52°31′23″N 13°24′06″E / 52.523°N 13.4018°E / 52.523; 13.4018 (Hackescher Markt tram roundabout) | |
Basel SBB railway station | Basel | 220 m | 720 ft | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | station forecourt | 47°32′54″N 7°35′25″E / 47.5483°N 7.5903°E / 47.5483; 7.5903 (Basel SBB station tram roundabout) |
Haarlemmermeer station | Amsterdam | 195 m | 640 ft | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | next to Electric tram museum line | 52°20′59″N 4°51′27″E / 52.3496°N 4.8575°E / 52.3496; 4.8575 (Haarlemmermeer station tram roundabout) |
Surinameplein | Amsterdam | 170 m | 560 ft | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 52°21′30″N 4°51′12″E / 52.3584°N 4.8532°E / 52.3584; 4.8532 (Surinameplein tram roundabout) | |
Hoofddorpplein | Amsterdam | 180 m | 590 ft | 2 | 2 | 52°21′30″N 4°51′12″E / 52.3584°N 4.8532°E / 52.3584; 4.8532 (Hoofddorpplein tram roundabout) | |||
Paunsdorf-Nord | Leipzig | 266 m | 870 ft | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | operates clockwise | 51°21′38″N 12°28′12″E / 51.3606°N 12.47°E / 51.3606; 12.47 (Hoofddorpplein tram roundabout) |
Stortorvet | Oslo | 256 m | 840 ft | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 59°54′46″N 10°44′43″E / 59.9128°N 10.7453°E / 59.9128; 10.7453 (Stortorvet square tram roundabout) | |
Pilestredet / Welhaven Gate | Oslo | 904 m | 2,966 ft | 3 | 3 | 2 | residential one-way | 59°55′16″N 10°43′55″E / 59.921°N 10.732°E / 59.921; 10.732 (Pilestredet/Welhavens Gate tram roundabout) | |
Chebzie Pętla / Rondo | Silesian | 244 m | 801 ft | 4 | 4 | 5 | 50°18′03″N 18°52′57″E / 50.3007°N 18.8824°E / 50.3007; 18.8824 (Chebzie tram roundabout) | ||
Porta Maggiore | Rome | 435 m | 1,400 ft | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 41°53′29″N 12°30′54″E / 41.8915°N 12.5151°E / 41.8915; 12.5151 (Porta Maggiore tram roundabout) | |
Regina Margherita | Rome | 145 m | 476 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41°54′40″N 12°30′32″E / 41.9111°N 12.509°E / 41.9111; 12.509 (Regina Margherita/Galeno tram roundabout) |
Former
On 8 September 1968, one week before closure of Liverpool Corporation Tramways, tram car 245 completed three complete laps of the St. Oswald Street tram roundabout whilst being filmed.[2]
References
- ^ Zlokazov, Vladimir (27 August 2014). "Трамвайное кольцо" [Tramway roundabout] (in Russian).
Трамвайное кольцо на пересечении улиц Ленина и Луначарского в Екатеринбурге / Tramway circle on the crossing of Lenina and Lunacharskogo streets in Yekaterinburg
- ^ Blackburn, R.E. (1968). "Post-War Liverpool - Part 8". The Modern Tramway. 31 (362). Ian Allan Publishing: 58.
On Sunday, , the LRTL hired car 245 for a final tour of the remaining routes, including three complete circuits of the roundabout at St. Oswald Street, where the cine-photographers gyrated in the centre of the grass as the tram went round and round like a clockwork toy. … On the evening of Saturday, , tramway operation in Liverpool came to an end.