Tram cab ride in Bergen, Norway
YouTube name: Pennula.
Language: Norwegian.
Date: March 13, 2018.
City: Bergen (Norway).
The video shows
Bergen Light Rail
Operational
Bergen tram line 1 (Bybanen): Byparken - Airport
Operational
Description
In this video, Pennula presents a tram ride or a ride in the driver's cab on the tram in the Norwegian city of Bergen. We travel from the Nesttun district to the center of Bergen. The Bergen light rail ("Bybanen i Bergen") was opened on June 22, 2010. The railway line that can be seen here in the video, from Nesttun in the Fana district to the city center, is about ten kilometers long. In 2013, the line was extended by a further four kilometers to Rådal. Four years later, in 2017, the last section of the line to Bergen Airport was opened.
However, a tram is not new for the city of Bergen, as there was already a tram ("Trikken i Bergen") between 1897 and 1965, but it only ran in the city center. The route network at that time did not reach the increasingly rapidly growing suburbs in the surrounding area, so the entire tram network was shut down in the late 1960s. However, replacing rail transport with buses was only a short-term solution, as traffic problems in Bergen became increasingly severe over time. The daily traffic jams even on the toll ring roads and bypass roads gave rise to the idea of re-establishing a light rail system. Construction work on the new light rail system finally began in August 2007 with the groundbreaking ceremony.
The ten-kilometer-long route shown in the video connects the southern suburb of Nesttun with Bergen city center. The journey begins at Nesttun Terminal, where the route was built like a conventional railway line, allowing speeds of up to 80 km/h. After the Hop stop, the Tveiteråstunnel (443 m) and Paradis stop follow. The train then travels through the Fantofttunnel (1107 m) to Fantoft station. From there, the train then travels through the Slettebakkstunnel (412 m) and reaches the Slettebakken and Sletten stations. The railway then flows into the Fageråstunnel (663 m) and reaches the Wergeland stop. The Fageråstunnel has a gradient of 6% and a curve radius of 150 meters.
From the next stop, Brann Stadion, the tram goes to the Kronstad stop, with the entire route becoming increasingly more interesting as we get closer and closer to the city center. Thanks to the view from the driver's cab, we can enjoy an almost touristy view of the individual districts. The stops Gamle Vossebanen, Kronstad Depot and Danmarks Plass follow. The tram then crosses the Nygård Bridge and reaches the Florida station. The Nygård, Bystasjonen and Nonneseter stations follow. The journey ends at the Byparken stop, one of the most important transport hubs near the city park, where there are connections to all bus lines in the city center.
