Tramways revival in Adelaide

Operational and
technical
information
; Operational and; technical; information
; Opened	; New trams on re-engineered Glenelg line 2006
Owner	SA government agencies:; 1994–2010: TransAdelaide, branded from 2000 as "Adelaide Metro"; 2010–present: Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, branded as "Adelaide Metro".;
Depot	Morphett Road, Glengowrie; 34°58′37″S 138°32′13″E / 34.976952°S 138.536976°E
Rolling; stock	From 2006: fifteen 100 Series – Bombardier Flexity Classic; From 2010: nine 200 Series – Alstom Citadis 302; 2006–2015: Decreasing numbers of 300 Series (previously classified Type H) in 2006, then two until 2015.;
Line length	4.2 km (2.6 mi) of extensions to pre-existing line of 10.8 km (6.7 mi), totalling 16.25 km (10.10 mi). All double.
Gauge	1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	600 Volts DC, overhead line

Tramways revival in Adelaide
since 2005
Tramways revival in Adelaide; since 2005
	; The two models of tram introduced for Adelaide's tramways revival: 200 Series, Alstom Citadis (left) and 100 Series, Bombardier Flexity Classic, on the 9.25 kilometres (5.75 miles) reserved line between Adelaide and Glenelg
Overview
Status	Operational
Website	https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/timetables/trams
Service
Type	Street tram operation on new lines, light rail on pre-existing (mostly reserved) line
Services	Extended from Victoria Square, Adelaide through Adelaide's city centre to:; North Terrace just beyond the Morphett Street overpass (October 2007); from there to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Port Road, Hindmarsh (March 2010); along North Terrace past the cultural precinct to near East Terrace and the Botanic Garden (October 2018); along King William Road past the Adelaide Festival Centre towards City Bridge (October 2018).;
Ridership	About 9.5 million per year before Covid-19 pandemic; about 7.5 million since
; Opened
; Operational and; technical; information
; Opened	; New trams on re-engineered Glenelg line 2006
Owner	SA government agencies:; 1994–2010: TransAdelaide, branded from 2000 as "Adelaide Metro"; 2010–present: Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, branded as "Adelaide Metro".;
Depot	Morphett Road, Glengowrie; 34°58′37″S 138°32′13″E / 34.976952°S 138.536976°E
Rolling; stock	From 2006: fifteen 100 Series – Bombardier Flexity Classic; From 2010: nine 200 Series – Alstom Citadis 302; 2006–2015: Decreasing numbers of 300 Series (previously classified Type H) in 2006, then two until 2015.;
Line length	4.2 km (2.6 mi) of extensions to pre-existing line of 10.8 km (6.7 mi), totalling 16.25 km (10.10 mi). All double.
Gauge	1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	600 Volts DC, overhead line
Route map
Route map
	All stops have step-free access
	Gawler, Outer Harbor
	and Grange lines
	Belair, Flinders
	and Seaford lines
	Morphettville Racecourse
	Race days only
	Blue shading denotes free tram zones
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This article – one of several about Adelaide’s trams – describes the development of new lines and operation of new trams since 2005. Links to an overview and other articles are in the following panel.

Links to other articles
about trams in Adelaide

The article you are reading concerns the 21st century revival of tramways in South Australia's capital city.
The overview article about Adelaide's trams is Trams in Adelaide.
Other articles are:
Tram types in Adelaide (1878–)
Horse trams era (1878–1914)
Glenelg ("South Terrace") line (1873–)
Municipal Tramways Trust (1907–1975) – includes the electric street network (1909–1958)
W.G.T. Goodman, General Manager MTT (1907–1950)
State Transport Authority (1975–1994)
TransAdelaide, branded as Adelaide Metro from 2000 (1994–2010)
Department for Infrastructure and Transport, branded as Adelaide Metro (2010–)
Trolleybuses in Adelaide (1937–1963).

A related article is Tramway Museum, St Kilda. The museum's collection, much of it operational, includes almost every type of tram that ran in Adelaide in the 20th century.

Adelaide's tram services started with horse trams that from 1878 ran on a network of lines extending eventually to about 100 km (62 mi) in length. Thirty-one years later, starting in 1909, the lines were upgraded and electrified. Forty-nine years after that, in 1958, all street tramlines were closed, leaving only the Glenelg tram line operating. In 2005, major investments in infrastructure and modern trams inaugurated what became a tramways revival, leading to a 50 per cent increase in the route length of the city's tramways.