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#1 Sloan

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Posted 23 July 2016 - 02:46 PM

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We’ve heard a lot of talk about Luxembourg’s new tram being built and we’ve even seen several locations of the City cordoned off while tram roadworks begin, but we’ve not seen any actual track evidence, that is until this week!

The first rails have just been laid on Avenue J.F. Kennedy in Kirchberg, with the first trams being delivered next March, giving workers a target for completion in the area. From the second half of 2017 we should see the first trams actually moving.
The first track evidence can already be seen beginning to appear between the Coque sports complex and the University buildings.
Meanwhile, opposite the Serra Roundabout at the end of the avenue, work on the new "Centre de Remisage" is in full swing. This is where a total of three buildings will based for all things tram: The headquarters of the operating company Luxtram, a tram depot and a maintenance facility.
It therefore makes sense that the first section of the tram to become operational, will be between the Luxexpo and the Red Bridge late next year. At the same time the new Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg station complete with the new funicular from the valley below Kirchberg, should be operational.
By 2020 or 2021, everything should be complete and the tram will then run all the way from Findel, to the Cloche d’Or area of Luxembourg City.
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