Nottingham Express Transit

Nottingham Express Transit
Nottingham Express Transit
	A Citadis 302 tram at High Road – Central College tram stop in August 2015
Overview
Owner	Nottingham City Council
Area served	Nottingham
Transit type	Tram
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	50
Annual ridership	14.4 million (2022/23) ; 58.2%;
Website	www.thetram.net
Operation
Began operation	9 March 2004
Operator(s)	Tramlink Nottingham Ltd.
Number of vehicles	15 Bombardier Incentro AT6/5; 22 Alstom Citadis 302;
Headway	Peak - 7 mins (off peak 10-15 mins)
Technical
System length	32 km (20 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC overhead line
Top speed	System max - 70 km/h (43 mph); Tram max - 80 km/h (50 mph);
System map
	Robin Hood Line
	to Mansfield and Worksop
	Nottingham Trent
	University
	Grantham and
	Lincoln lines
	Wilford Toll Bridge
	over River Trent
	Beeston Town Centre
	(Beeston )
	High Road –
	Central College
	Midland Main Line
	to London & Derby

Nottingham Express Transit (NET) is a 20-mile (32 km) tram system in Nottingham, England. The system opened to the public on 9 March 2004 and a second phase, that more than doubled the size of the total system, opened on 25 August 2015, having been initially planned to open two years earlier.

The network is operated and maintained by Nottingham Trams Ltd on behalf of the Tramlink Nottingham consortium. It was operated by Arrow Light Rail, another consortium, from 9 March 2004 until 16 December 2011. Arrow Light Rail had been contracted to operate the system for 30 years; the addition of lines to the system led to retendering.

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