List of premetro systems
This is the list of cities which have premetro systems – i.e. tram or light rail systems which are, or were, intended to be converted to full rapid transit systems.
List
| Location | Country | Relevant Wikipedia article | Year opened | Stations | System length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires |  Argentina |
PreMetro (Line E2) | 1987 | 17 | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
| Antwerp | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
Antwerp Pre-metro[1] | 1975 | 11 (+8 not in use) |
8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
| Brussels | Belgium |
Trams in Brussels[2] | 1972 | 15 | |
| Charleroi | Belgium |
Charleroi Metro[3] | 1976 | 48 | 33 km (21 mi) |
| Frankfurt |  Germany |
Frankfurt U-Bahn | 1968 | 86 | 64.85 km (40.30 mi) |
| Poznań |  Poland |
Poznań Fast Tram[4] | 1997 | 8 | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
| Kraków | Poland |
Kraków Fast Tram[5] | 2008 | 22 km (14 mi) | |
| Porto |  Portugal |
Porto Metro | 2002 | 81 | 70 km (43 mi) |
| Volgograd |  Russia |
Volgograd Metrotram | 1984 | 22 | 17.3 km (10.7 mi) |
| Valencia |  Spain |
Metrovalencia | 1988 | 169 | 134 km (83 mi) |
| Kiev |  Ukraine |
Kiev Light Rail | 1978 | 19 | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Kryvyi Rih | Ukraine |
Kryvyi Rih Metrotram[6] | 1986 | 11 | 17.7 km (11.0 mi) |
See also
- Premetro
- Tram and light rail transit systems
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of town tramway systems (all-time list)
- Medium-capacity rail transport system
- List of metro systems
- List of suburban and commuter rail systems
- List of trolleybus systems
References
- ↑ "Antwerpen Tram & Premetro". UrbanRail.net. 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
Antwerpen rail network is a typical premetro network.
- ↑ Geoffroy Fabre (19 March 2014). "Une station fantôme au secours du futur Métro Nord de la STIB". RTBF. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ↑ "Charleroi Premetro". UrbanRail.net. 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
The Charleroi Metro is a typical prémétro network, i.e. trams that run underground in the city centre and on viaducts or separate right-of-way through outer parts (similar to German Stadtbahn systems).
- ↑ "Poznański Szybki Tramwaj". 2015.
- ↑ "Krakowski Szybki Tramwaj". 2015.
- ↑ "Kryvy Rih . Krovoy Rog Rapid Tram". UrbanRail.Net. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
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