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The Glenelg tram line is a tram/light rail line in Adelaide. Apart from a short street-running section in Glenelg , the line has its own reservation , with minimal interference from road traffic. The service is free in the city centre and along the route to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Hindmarsh .
By 1901, Adelaide's horse trams were seen by the public as a blot on the city's image. With a population of 162,000 the slow speed of the trams, and the lines subsequent low traffic capacity, made them inadequate for public transport needs. The unsealed roads the horses required became quagmires in winter and sources of dust in summer.
After the closure of all Adelaide street tram services, the sole surviving route was the 10.8 km (6.7 mi) Glenelg tram line (also known colloquially as the "Bay line"), extending south-west from Adelaide's centre to the beachside suburb of Glenelg.
This is a route-map template for the Glenelg tram line, a light rail line in Adelaide, Australia.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
There are 4 main lines and 2 branch lines on the Adelaide Metro rail network, spanning approximately 132km of track. [5] Construction of a third branch line, the Port Dock line, is currently underway, which will bring the total number of railways lines on the network to seven. [ 6 ]
Currently, the Adelaide Metro encompasses seven different train lines, the sole Glenelg tram line, which is the only one of Adelaide's tramways to survive the 1950s and the only one to be integrated into the current system, with extensions added in the 2010s, and over 300 bus routes. [7]
This article describes the tram types in Adelaide that have operated for the past 146 years: from early days when they undertook a major share of the public transport task before car ownership was well established; through the 49-year period when only one tram line operated; to the city's 21st-century tramways revival.
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