The first two of the 35 tram vehicles that Basel operator BLT donated to Lviv have been transported on January 20. The Be 4/8 trams, built by Schindler and Siemens, feature a low-floor middle section. 25 of the vehicles are intended for revenue services and the remaining 10 to provide spare parts
A 4·6 km long, seven-stop northern extension of Tampere tram Line 1 opened on January 7, running from Santalahti to Pyhällönpuisto. Project cost was €127m, which is €7·5m below the initial estimate. This includes the purchase of eight additional ForCity Smart Artic X34 trams from Škoda Group at a cost of €34·5m.
On January 25, tram Line T2 in Firenze was extended by 1·8 km from Fortezza to San Marco in the city centre. Trams share T1’s tracks from Santa Maria Novella to Fortezza before running in a loop between Liberta and San Marco, serving five new stops. Travel on the new section is free for two weeks.
On January 10, Mayor Mehmet Kasım Gülpınar announced plans for a 15 km light rail line with 15 stops in Şanlıurfa. It would link Eyyübiye in the south to Karaköprü to the north of the city.
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