Glenelg tram line
| Glenelg tram line | ||||||||
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| Overview | ||||||||
| Locale | Adelaide, South Australia () | |||||||
| Termini | ||||||||
| Stations | 33 | |||||||
| Service | ||||||||
| Type | Tram/light rail | |||||||
| Operator(s) | Adelaide Metro | |||||||
| Depot(s) | Glengowrie | |||||||
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| History | ||||||||
| Opened | 4 August 1873 | |||||||
| Electrified and gauge-converted | 14 December 1929 | |||||||
| Technical | ||||||||
| Number of tracks | 2 | |||||||
| Track gauge | 1600 mm (5 ft 3 in) then 1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||||||
| Electrification | 600 V DC from overhead catenary | |||||||
| Operating speed | Up to 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph) | |||||||
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The Glenelg tram line is a tram/light rail line in Adelaide. The line has its own reservation for most of its length, with street-running sections in the city centre and Glenelg.
The service is free in the city centre and along the route to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Hindmarsh. The service is also free along the length of Jetty Road, Glenelg to Moseley Square. Three routes in total operate on the network: Glenelg to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, with select peak services that continue to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre; Glenelg to the Adelaide Festival Centre, which operates only on weekends and Adelaide Oval event days; and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre to the Adelaide Botanic Garden.
Services between the city and Glenelg follow the same route since its conversion to tram operation in 1929 and survived the tram network closures of the 50s. The line has been gradually extended through the city centre since the 2000s, with the latest extension opening in 2018.