Traffic Model Regio Tram

Developed by: Goudappel Coffeng BV
Client: The Municipality of Groningen, the Province of Groningen and the Groningen-Assen region
Country: The Netherlands
Agent: -
Project year: 2009

The Municipality of Groningen, the Province of Groningen and the Groningen-Assen region have decided to build a tram system for the city of Groningen and the surrounding regions. They have established the Regio Tram Project who is engaged with the realization of the first two tramlines in the city. The first line will connect the Groningen Central Railway Station to Zernike, a university complex in the north-west of the city. The second line will link the Groninger Central Railway Station to Kardinge, a recreation area in the north-east of the city. The Regio Tram Project is also investigating the future exploitation of the tram lines and the possibilities to extend the network to other city districts and urban regions.

The transport consultant Goudappel Coffeng is assisting the Regio Tram Project with various mobility and feasibility studies.

 The purpose is to analyse alternatives for future lines as well as options for expanding the tram services to other urban regions of Groningen-Assen.

The studies are supported by the Tram Model Groningen, a multi-modal transport model developed in OmniTRANS. The model includes forecasts for the expected number of passengers and passenger kilometres for the years 2020 and 2030.

The forecasted demand information and the transport model are used to study the feasibility of various tram lines. In the meantime, a small study has been initiated to review the pros and cons of the proposed route for the first tram line. The objective is to have a first fully operational tram line by 2014 in the city of Groningen.

You can find more information at www.regiotram.nl (Dutch) and www.regiotram.nl (English)