Tram roundabout

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.

Tram exiting Moscow Triumphal Gate roundabout in St Petersburg

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
HoofddorppleinAmsterdam180 m 590 ft2252.3513°N 4.85°E / 52.3513; 4.85 (Hoofddorpplein tram roundabout)
TropenmuseumAmsterdam195 m 640 ft3352.3633°N 4.9228°E / 52.3633; 4.9228 (Tropenmuseum tram roundabout)
SlotermeerlaanAmsterdam212 m 696 ft446junction with Burgemeester Röellstraat52.3757°N 4.819°E / 52.3757; 4.819 (Slotermeerlaan/Röellstraat tram roundabout)
Place Dumon/ DumonpleinBrussels242 m 794 ft22250.84°N 4.465°E / 50.84; 4.465 (Dumon tram roundabout)
BersarinplatzBerlin254 m 833 ft334stops off ring52.5186°N 13.453°E / 52.5186; 13.453 (Bersarinplatz tram roundabout)
RomanplatzMunich137 m 449 ft334stops off ring, two tracks at one of the Ins48.1555°N 11.5116°E / 48.1555; 11.5116 (Romanplatz roundabout)
Moscow Triumphal GateSt Petersburg290 m 950 ft2259.8917°N 30.3195°E / 59.8917; 30.3195 (Moscow Triumphal Gate tram roundabout)
Turgenev SquareSt Petersburg557 m 1,827 ft22259.9184°N 30.289°E / 59.9184; 30.289 (Turgenev Square tram roundabout)
Lenina / Lunacharskogo[1]Yekaterinburg188 m 617 ft4456.8402°N 60.6206°E / 56.8402; 60.6206 (Lenina / Lunacharskogo tram roundabout)
Moscow HighwayUlyanovsk230 m 750 ft4454.3064°N 48.3497°E / 54.3064; 48.3497 (Moscow Highway (Ulyanovsk) tram roundabout)
Lee CircleNew Orleans283 m 928 ft3229.9433°N 90.0725°W / 29.9433; -90.0725 (Lee Circle streetcar traffic circle)
KaiserplatzKarlsruhe245 m 804 ft222around Kaiser Wilhelm monument (Karlsruhe), with "Kombilösung" bypass tunnel underneath49.0103°N 8.3889°E / 49.0103; 8.3889 (Kaiserplatz tram roundabout)
Wolnośći Square in KatowiceSilesian366 m 1,201 ft22near Katowice railway station50.2598°N 19.0132°E / 50.2598; 19.0132 (Wolności Square tram roundabout)
MihaljevacZagreb170 m 560 ft22345.8422°N 15.9746°E / 45.8422; 15.9746 (Mihaljevac tram roundabout)
Square of the Victims of FascismZagreb456 m 1,496 ft33245.81°N 15.9872°E / 45.81; 15.9872 (Victims of Fascism Square tram roundabout)
Będzin RondoSilesian218 m 715 ft44850.3249°N 19.1243°E / 50.3249; 19.1243 (Będzin tram roundabout)
Koszutka Słoneczna PętlaSilesian221 m 725 ft224one platform on loop50.2736°N 19.0248°E / 50.2736; 19.0248 (Słoneczna Pętla tram roundabout)
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/ MeerpleinBrussels210 m 690 ft2213with tram stop in middle50.8327°N 4.3023°E / 50.8327; 4.3023 (Rond-Point du Meir/ Meerplein tram roundabout)
Barrière de Saint-Gilles/ Bareel van Sint-GillisBrussels115 m 377 ft334overlapping tracks, stops off ring50.8269°N 4.3446°E / 50.8269; 4.3446 (Saint Gilles tram roundabout)
Place de l'Altitude Cent/ Hoogte HonderdBrussels262 m 860 ft222around Saint Augustine Church, Vorst50.8166°N 4.3368°E / 50.8166; 4.3368 (Altitude 100 metres tram roundabout)
Rond-point Winston Churchill/ Winston ChurchillpleinBrussels154 m 505 ft222850.8119°N 4.3539°E / 50.8119; 4.3539 (Winston Churchill Square tram roundabout)
Verboekhoven SquareBrussels241 m 791 ft442over main line rail tracks50.8714°N 4.3759°E / 50.8714; 4.3759 (Verboekhoven Square tram roundabout)
MaxmonumentMunich255 m 837 ft4424separation around the monument48.1376°N 11.588°E / 48.1376; 11.588 (Maxmonument tram roundabout)
Alt-KöpenickBerlin916 m 3,000 ft333old town centre52.4456°N 13.576°E / 52.4456; 13.576 (Alt-Köpenick tram roundabout)
Hackescher MarktBerlin672 m 2,200 ft333around station, with sidings52.523°N 13.4018°E / 52.523; 13.4018 (Hackescher Markt tram roundabout)
Basel SBB railway stationBasel220 m 720 ft4446station forecourt47.5483°N 7.5903°E / 47.5483; 7.5903 (Basel SBB station tram roundabout)
Haarlemmermeer stationAmsterdam195 m 640 ft4412next to Electric tram museum line52.3496°N 4.8575°E / 52.3496; 4.8575 (Haarlemmermeer station tram roundabout)
SurinamepleinAmsterdam170 m 560 ft331452.3584°N 4.8532°E / 52.3584; 4.8532 (Surinameplein tram roundabout)
HoofddorppleinAmsterdam180 m 590 ft2252.3584°N 4.8532°E / 52.3584; 4.8532 (Hoofddorpplein tram roundabout)
Paunsdorf-NordLeipzig266 m 870 ft3315operates clockwise51.3606°N 12.47°E / 51.3606; 12.47 (Hoofddorpplein tram roundabout)
StortorvetOslo256 m 840 ft331359.9128°N 10.7453°E / 59.9128; 10.7453 (Stortorvet square tram roundabout)
Pilestredet / Welhaven GateOslo904 m 2,966 ft332residential one-way59.921°N 10.732°E / 59.921; 10.732 (Pilestredet/Welhavens Gate tram roundabout)
Chebzie Pętla / RondoSilesian244 m 801 ft44550.3007°N 18.8824°E / 50.3007; 18.8824 (Chebzie tram roundabout)
Porta MaggioreRome435 m 1,400 ft542641.8915°N 12.5151°E / 41.8915; 12.5151 (Porta Maggiore tram roundabout)
Regina MargheritaRome145 m 476 ft222241.9111°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]

References

  1. Zlokazov, Vladimir (27 August 2014). "Трамвайное кольцо" [Tramway roundabout] (in Russian). 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. Ian Allan Publishing. 31 (362): 58. On Sunday, , 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, , tramway operation in Liverpool came to an end.


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