Tram roundabout

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Tram exiting Moscow Triumphal Gate roundabout in St Petersburg TramMoskovskiyeVorotaSquare2008-04-12-1103c cut.jpg
Tram exiting Moscow Triumphal Gate roundabout in St Petersburg

A tram roundabout or grand circle is a circular rail junction for trams in the shape of a roundabout. A tram roundabout is able to provide the equivalent any-to-any connection of a grand union, but with a simplified tramway track configuration using one-way traffic, fewer turnouts and reduction in level junctions, at the cost of slightly more space. Trams may continue as one-way traffic in an endless loop around the tram roundabout junction.

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A circular roundabout design is often used to allowing passing around a centrally-placed monument, or fountain, or small park.

Standard design

Standard tram roundabouts
NameSystemRing trackInOutThruStopsNotesGeo
Hoofddorpplein  [ nl ] Amsterdam 180 m590 ft22 52°21′05″N4°51′00″E / 52.3513°N 4.85°E / 52.3513; 4.85 (Hoofddorpplein tram roundabout)
Tropenmuseum Amsterdam 195 m640 ft33 52°21′48″N4°55′22″E / 52.3633°N 4.9228°E / 52.3633; 4.9228 (Tropenmuseum tram roundabout)
Slotermeerlaan  [ nl ] Amsterdam 212 m696 ft446junction with Burgemeester Röellstraat  [ nl ] 52°22′33″N4°49′08″E / 52.3757°N 4.819°E / 52.3757; 4.819 (Slotermeerlaan/Röellstraat tram roundabout)
Place Dumon  [ fr ]/ Dumonplein Brussels 242 m794 ft222 50°50′24″N4°27′54″E / 50.84°N 4.465°E / 50.84; 4.465 (Dumon tram roundabout)
Bersarinplatz Berlin 254 m833 ft334stops off ring 52°31′07″N13°27′11″E / 52.5186°N 13.453°E / 52.5186; 13.453 (Bersarinplatz tram roundabout)
Romanplatz Munich 137 m449 ft334stops off ring, two tracks at one of the Ins 48°09′20″N11°30′42″E / 48.1555°N 11.5116°E / 48.1555; 11.5116 (Romanplatz roundabout)
Moscow Triumphal Gate St Petersburg 290 m950 ft22 59°53′30″N30°19′10″E / 59.8917°N 30.3195°E / 59.8917; 30.3195 (Moscow Triumphal Gate tram roundabout)
Turgenev Square  [ ru ] St Petersburg 557 m1,827 ft222 59°55′06″N30°17′20″E / 59.9184°N 30.289°E / 59.9184; 30.289 (Turgenev Square tram roundabout)
Lenina / Lunacharskogo [1] Yekaterinburg 188 m617 ft44 56°50′25″N60°37′14″E / 56.8402°N 60.6206°E / 56.8402; 60.6206 (Lenina / Lunacharskogo tram roundabout)
Moscow Highway  [ ru ] Ulyanovsk 230 m750 ft44 54°18′23″N48°20′59″E / 54.3064°N 48.3497°E / 54.3064; 48.3497 (Moscow Highway (Ulyanovsk) tram roundabout)
Tivoli Circle New Orleans 283 m928 ft32 29°56′36″N90°04′21″W / 29.9433°N 90.0725°W / 29.9433; -90.0725 (Lee Circle streetcar traffic circle)
Kaiserplatz  [ de ] Karlsruhe 245 m804 ft222around Kaiser Wilhelm monument (Karlsruhe)  [ de ], with "Kombilösung  [ de ]" bypass tunnel underneath 49°00′37″N8°23′20″E / 49.0103°N 8.3889°E / 49.0103; 8.3889 (Kaiserplatz tram roundabout)
Wolnośći Square in Katowice  [ pl ] Silesian 366 m1,201 ft22near Katowice railway station 50°15′35″N19°00′48″E / 50.2598°N 19.0132°E / 50.2598; 19.0132 (Wolności Square tram roundabout)
Mihaljevac  [ hr ] Zagreb 170 m560 ft223 45°50′32″N15°58′29″E / 45.8422°N 15.9746°E / 45.8422; 15.9746 (Mihaljevac tram roundabout)
Square of the Victims of Fascism Zagreb 456 m1,496 ft332 45°48′36″N15°59′14″E / 45.81°N 15.9872°E / 45.81; 15.9872 (Victims of Fascism Square tram roundabout)
Będzin Rondo Silesian 218 m715 ft448 50°19′30″N19°07′27″E / 50.3249°N 19.1243°E / 50.3249; 19.1243 (Będzin tram roundabout)
Koszutka Słoneczna Pętla Silesian 221 m725 ft224one platform on loop 50°16′25″N19°01′29″E / 50.2736°N 19.0248°E / 50.2736; 19.0248 (Słoneczna Pętla tram roundabout)
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Four-way circular tram roundabout in Będzin, Poland, on the Silesian Interurbans system, often referred to as 'the kidney' due to the entire junction's rather unusual shape.


Special variations

Special variations of tram roundabout
NameSystemRing trackInOutThruStopsNotesGeo
Rond-Point du Meir/ Meerplein Brussels 210 m690 ft2213with tram stop in middle 50°49′58″N4°18′08″E / 50.8327°N 4.3023°E / 50.8327; 4.3023 (Rond-Point du Meir/ Meerplein tram roundabout)
Barrière de Saint-Gilles/ Bareel van Sint-Gillis Brussels 115 m377 ft334overlapping tracks, stops off ring 50°49′37″N4°20′41″E / 50.8269°N 4.3446°E / 50.8269; 4.3446 (Saint Gilles tram roundabout)
Place de l'Altitude Cent/ Hoogte Honderd  [ nl ] Brussels 262 m860 ft222around Saint Augustine Church, Vorst 50°49′00″N4°20′12″E / 50.8166°N 4.3368°E / 50.8166; 4.3368 (Altitude 100 metres tram roundabout)
Rond-point Winston Churchill/ Winston Churchillplein Brussels 154 m505 ft2228 50°48′43″N4°21′14″E / 50.8119°N 4.3539°E / 50.8119; 4.3539 (Winston Churchill Square tram roundabout)
Verboekhoven Square Brussels 241 m791 ft442over main line rail tracks 50°52′17″N4°22′33″E / 50.8714°N 4.3759°E / 50.8714; 4.3759 (Verboekhoven Square tram roundabout)
Maxmonument  [ de ] Munich 255 m837 ft4424separation around the monument 48°08′15″N11°35′17″E / 48.1376°N 11.588°E / 48.1376; 11.588 (Maxmonument tram roundabout)
Alt-Köpenick Berlin 916 m3,000 ft333old town centre 52°26′44″N13°34′34″E / 52.4456°N 13.576°E / 52.4456; 13.576 (Alt-Köpenick tram roundabout)
Hackescher Markt Berlin 672 m2,200 ft333around station, with sidings 52°31′23″N13°24′06″E / 52.523°N 13.4018°E / 52.523; 13.4018 (Hackescher Markt tram roundabout)
Basel SBB railway station Basel 220 m720 ft4446station forecourt 47°32′54″N7°35′25″E / 47.5483°N 7.5903°E / 47.5483; 7.5903 (Basel SBB station tram roundabout)
Haarlemmermeer station  [ nl ] Amsterdam 195 m640 ft4412next to Electric tram museum line  [ nl; de ] 52°20′59″N4°51′27″E / 52.3496°N 4.8575°E / 52.3496; 4.8575 (Haarlemmermeer station tram roundabout)
Surinameplein  [ nl; de ] Amsterdam 170 m560 ft3314 52°21′30″N4°51′12″E / 52.3584°N 4.8532°E / 52.3584; 4.8532 (Surinameplein tram roundabout)
Hoofddorpplein  [ nl ] Amsterdam 180 m590 ft22 52°21′30″N4°51′12″E / 52.3584°N 4.8532°E / 52.3584; 4.8532 (Hoofddorpplein tram roundabout)
Paunsdorf-Nord  [ de ] Leipzig 266 m870 ft3315operates clockwise 51°21′38″N12°28′12″E / 51.3606°N 12.47°E / 51.3606; 12.47 (Hoofddorpplein tram roundabout)
Stortorvet Oslo 256 m840 ft3313 59°54′46″N10°44′43″E / 59.9128°N 10.7453°E / 59.9128; 10.7453 (Stortorvet square tram roundabout)
Pilestredet / Welhaven Gate  [ no ] Oslo 904 m2,966 ft332residential one-way 59°55′16″N10°43′55″E / 59.921°N 10.732°E / 59.921; 10.732 (Pilestredet/Welhavens Gate tram roundabout)
Chebzie Pętla / Rondo Silesian 244 m801 ft445 50°18′03″N18°52′57″E / 50.3007°N 18.8824°E / 50.3007; 18.8824 (Chebzie tram roundabout)
Porta Maggiore Rome 435 m1,400 ft5426 41°53′29″N12°30′54″E / 41.8915°N 12.5151°E / 41.8915; 12.5151 (Porta Maggiore tram roundabout)
Regina Margherita  [ it ] Rome 145 m476 ft2222 41°54′40″N12°30′32″E / 41.9111°N 12.509°E / 41.9111; 12.509 (Regina Margherita/Galeno tram roundabout)

Former

On 8 September 1968, one week before closure of Liverpool Corporation Tramways, tram car 245 completed three complete laps of the St. Oswald Street tram roundabout whilst being filmed. [2]

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References

  1. Zlokazov, Vladimir (27 August 2014). "Трамвайное кольцо" [Tramway roundabout](aerial photograph) (in Russian) via Flickr. Трамвайное кольцо на пересечении улиц Ленина и Луначарского в Екатеринбурге[Tramway circle on the crossing of Lenina and Lunacharskogo streets in Yekaterinburg ]
  2. Blackburn, R.E. (1968). "Post-War Liverpool - Part 8". The Modern Tramway . 31 (362). Ian Allan Publishing: 58. On Sunday, 8th September [1957], the LRTL hired car 245 for a final tour of the remaining routes, including three complete circuits of the roundabout at St. Oswald Street, where the cine-photographers gyrated in the centre of the grass as the tram went round and round like a clockwork toy. … On the evening of Saturday, 14th September, 1957, tramway operation in Liverpool came to an end.