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20-561: It is served by the Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway which runs from Rüdersdorf through Schöneiche to Berlin-Friedrichshagen station on the Berlin S-Bahn network. Bundesautobahn 10 passes through the town. The municipality is situated 26 km (16 mi) east of Berlin centre and includes the three districts Hennickendorf, Herzfelde and Lichtenow. Rüdersdorf is noted for its open-cast limestone mine. Today, some parts of

40-584: A tender in October 2023 to acquire new rolling stock to replace the aging MLNRV fleet and to support new services such as the Vantaa light rail . The procurement includes 30 unidirectional and 33 bi-directional units and is estimated to be valued at €1.6 billion. As of April 2023 , there are several tram depots and workshops in Helsinki. The city center tram services currently use Töölö and Koskela and

60-588: A different system based on inductive loops and requests from the trams themselves. Line 15's traffic lights also have a fourth aspect: a circle above the letter S, which signifies that the traffic light has acknowledged receipt of a request for the tram. On the inner-city network, a small flashing LED is provided with the S aspect. As of November 2022 , HKL has 122 tram units in scheduled passenger service. Additionally, there are trams in reserve and in charter use. The MLNRV I and II series (rebuilt Valmet Nr I and Valmet Nr II units) and Škoda Artic series comprise

80-521: A shortage of operable trams. Starting in 2004, HKL purchased ten Duewag series second-hand trams from Mannheim in Germany to cover for the shortage. Eventually arrangements were made with Bombardier to keep a sufficient number of the units in operation. All of the Duewag units were either withdrawn or relegated to charter service by the end of 2014. All Variotrams were taken out of use in 2018 because of

100-474: A slightly different route during weekends when they go to the West Harbour terminal, indicated with a "T" suffix on the line number. Lines 3N and 9N are operated on a slightly modified line 3 and 9 route respectively during night time. The light rail line 15 is currently the only tram line in Helsinki to also reach the neighbouring city of Espoo , all other lines travel inside Helsinki only. In addition,

120-493: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sch%C3%B6neiche bei Berlin tramway The Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway is an interurban tramway running from Friedrichshagen S-Bahn station to the towns of Schöneiche bei Berlin and Rüdersdorf , to the east of Berlin . The route starts at the Friedrichshagen S-Bahn station, located on line S3 . It also connects to lines 60 and 61 of

140-649: The A10 road , the line then enters the town of Rüdersdorf, terminating at a loop located at Marienstraße. The line is route 88 in the VBB system, with the majority of the line being located in the Berlin C fare zone. VBB tickets can be purchased that allow travel on the tramway, along with other transport in the VBB scheme. For passengers only travelling on the tram, the line also sells single, 10 journey, and monthly tickets, only valid on

160-542: The Berlin trams here. It then runs alongside Schöneicher Landstraße, before diverging from the road, and entering Brandenburg , and the town of Schöneiche. It then runs on street, through Kirschenstraße and Puschkinstraße, before passing the depot, at which point it returns to a single track running alongside Dorfstraße. It then makes a 90 degree turn at a roundabout, and travels past the centre of Schöneiche. After leaving Schöneiche, and following Kalkberger Straße, passing under

180-693: The Ruhrbahn  [ de ] . These had previously operated on the Mülheim tram network and had been modified with the addition of a low-floor centre section. Helsinki tram network Trams in Helsinki form part of the public transport system organised by Helsinki Regional Transport Authority and operated by Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd ( Finnish : Pääkaupunkiseudun Kaupunkiliikenne Oy , Swedish : Huvudstadsregionens Stadstrafik Ab ) in Finland's capital city of Helsinki . The trams are

200-571: The SpåraKoff pub tram has operated during the summer months since 1995. The tram network is built almost exclusively on the streets of Helsinki, making it a traditional tram system rather than light rail . The track gauge is one metre . The network consists almost entirely of double track rail . In some parts the tracks are separated from other road traffic; elsewhere they share road space with cars and buses. The trams are powered with electricity conveyed by 600 V DC overhead wires , although

220-441: The city center fleet, and the light rail line 15 uses bidirectional Škoda Artic X54 units. In 2006–2011, all Valmet Nr II (at that point known as NRV II) vehicles underwent a major modification process in which a 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) low-floor midsection was added to the tram. The type designation was changed to MLNRV II to reflect the modifications made, and the longer trams were re-introduced in traffic gradually as

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240-479: The limestone quarrying: An industry which has shaped this municipality and is still present to this day. On the right side of the trunk, the shield symbolizes a silver turnip which represents the local agriculture. Both industries have been implanted back in the 13th century by the monks of the Zinna Abbey. [REDACTED] Media related to Rüdersdorf at Wikimedia Commons This Brandenburg location article

260-504: The main means of transport in the city center, and 56.8 million trips were made on the system in 2019. In addition to the older tram network, there is a single light rail line that was opened in October 2023. Although technically compatible with the tram network, the light rail line is separate from the city center tram network. As of 2 September 2024 , the network consists of 11 individually numbered city center tram lines and one numbered light rail line. Lines 1 and 8 operate on

280-650: The middle section of the tramcar. In 2018 the tramway purchased two prototype Transtech Artic low-floor articulated trams from Helsinki . Tram 51 (Helsinki No. 401) entered service in September 2018. Tram 52 (Helsinki No. 402) was delivered in early 2019. The first entirely low floor service was operated on May 1, 2019. A third Artic-Tram, numbered 53 (newly built for the Schöneiche-Rudersdorf tramway), entered service on March 25, 2020. In December 2022 two Stadtbahnwagen M trams were bought from

300-540: The mine are used as a museum Museumspark Rüdersdorf  [ de ] . Notable buildings in Berlin such as the Brandenburg Gate and the Olympiastadium were built with limestone from Rüdersdorf. The coat of arms of Gemeinde Rüdersdorf bei Berlin shows a rooted green lime tree with two red shields on its side. The shield towards the left of the trunk shows the silver hammer and pick as a symbol for

320-463: The modification works were completed. During the process, HKL also rebuilt ten of the older Nr I trams (at that point known as NRV II) in the same way, which brought the total number of MLNRV trams to 52 upon completion in mid-2014. The fully low-floor Variotram units, acquired in 1998–2003 from Adtranz (later Bombardier ) and built by Transtech Oy in Otanmäki , proved to be unreliable, causing

340-538: The problems. Beginning in 2013, HKL acquired 72 new Artic trams. They have a double-articulated, eight-axle design, are 27.3 m (89 ft 7 in) long and have 74 fixed seats, 14 foldable seats and space for 75 standing passengers. The design has a 100% low floor and conventional, turning bogies designed to run without problems on Helsinki's challenging old-fashioned track network. Two prototype units were delivered in 2013, and each entered passenger service approximately two months after delivery. The first unit of

360-630: The production series (out of 70), no. 403, arrived in Helsinki in January 2016. In 2018 both prototype units were sold to Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway . Helsinki City Transport , the predecessor of Metropolitan Area Transport, has ordered 29 Artic X54 units for line 15 , of which 15 are in service, and 23 for the Crown Bridges light rail lines. The first prototype unit arrived in Helsinki in April 2021. Metropolitan Area Transport announced

380-522: The tram. For these tickets the line is divided into three zones: Berlin, Schöneiche, and Rüdersdorf. The tramway currently operates four types of vehicle in regular use. The oldest vehicles in use are four Düwag GT6 trams, purchased from Heidelberg . These were originally built in 1966 and 1973, and do not provide low floor access . The fleet also includes three Tatra KT4DNF trams purchased from Cottbus and Szeged , which originally were built in 1987 and 1990. These do provide low floor access to

400-493: The voltage is planned to be raised to 750 V in 2025. Trams have their own traffic lights , distinguished from normal lights in that they are based on symbols of single colour: an upward-pointing arrow signifies "go", a horizontal line "prepare to go/stop" and the letter S "stop". The traffic lights are synchronised to allow tram and bus traffic to flow relatively smoothly. This system is called HeLMi (Helsinki Public Transport Signal Priority and Passenger Information). Line 15 uses

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