The Venice Tramway is a Translohr tram system operating mainly in Mestre, the most populated borough of the comune of Venice, northern Italy. The system employs rubber-tired trainsets with a central guide rail.
The first trams appear on the streets of Mestre in 1905. After the building of the road bridge Ponte della Libertà (1933) between the city and Venice, the tram system was abandoned. In 2010, they returned to Mestre. Today, the tram system consists of two lines (T1 and T2) connecting Mestre with the historic city center of Venice across the bridge and with towns on the mainland for a total length of about 20 km (12.4 mi).
Translohr STE4 tram (silent running, zero CO² emissions, full low-floor, doors on both sides, 4 articulated sections, 238 passengers, 32 m/ 104 ft long; built in the 2000s, France) on Olivi street
Translohr STE4 tram on Olivi Street; the Church of San Carlo Borromeo (Neo-Romanesque, 17th century) in the left background
Translohr STE4 tram on Paolo Sarpi Street
Translohr STE4 tram on Olivi Street
The color of the trams is Venetian red (#c80815) and was chosen through a population survey carried out in 2004.
Official website: Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
Venice Tours & Activities
These are affiliate links. See disclosures for more information.
Related Posts
In Pictures: The Trams and Streets of Budapest, Hungary
In Pictures: The Trams and Streets of Seville, Spain
In Pictures: The Trams and Streets of Lodz, Poland
In Pictures: The Trams and Streets of Zagreb, Croatia
Baroque Architecture: The National Museum of San Martino in Naples, Italy
