Bilbao tram

Bilbao tram
Bilbao tram
	A CAF Urbos 1 tram at Atxuri
Overview
Owner	Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Locale	Bilbao, Spain
Transit type	Tram
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	16
Annual ridership	2.99 million (2018)
Website	www.euskotren.eus/en/tranvia/bilbao
Operation
Began operation	18 December 2002
Operator(s)	Euskotren
Rolling stock	8 Euskotren 400 series (CAF Urbos 1); 3 Euskotren 500 series (CAF Urbos 2);
Number of vehicles	11
Technical
System length	7.8 km (4.8 mi)[needs update]
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification	750 V DC overhead catenary
Top speed	50 km/h (31 mph)
System map
System map

The Bilbao tram (Basque: Bilboko tranbia, Spanish: Tranvía de Bilbao) is a tram system in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. Operated by Euskotren under the brand Euskotren Tranbia (which also manages the tram system in Vitoria-Gasteiz), it comprises a single 7.8 km (4.8 mi) line, inaugurated on 18 December 2002^[3] and last extended on 25 March 2022.^[4]

The factor leading its creation was to improve Bilbao's railway network; the tram serves neighbourhoods that do not have metro or Cercanías stations. Also, the line goes through important tourist and cultural spots, like the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.^[5] It offers connections with the Bilbao metro, Euskotren Trena and Cercanías Bilbao.

^ "Euskotren sigue creciendo en todas sus unidades operativas". Euskotren (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ "Adecuación de las instalaciones existentes del Tranvía de Bilbao a unidades mayores". Euskal Trenbide Sarea (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ Eguinoa, Aitor (18 December 2002). "El tranvía se inaugura hoy en Bilbao 47 años después de su desaparición". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference bolueta was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Tranvía". Bilbao Turismo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[ET2018-1] "Euskotren sigue creciendo en todas sus unidades operativas". Euskotren (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[pliegos-2] "Adecuación de las instalaciones existentes del Tranvía de Bilbao a unidades mayores". Euskal Trenbide Sarea (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[EP-3] Eguinoa, Aitor (18 December 2002). "El tranvía se inaugura hoy en Bilbao 47 años después de su desaparición". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[bolueta-4] Cite error: The named reference bolueta was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "Tranvía". Bilbao Turismo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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