# 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.
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 :
| Name | System | Ring track | Ring track | In | Out | Thru | Stops | Notes | Geo |
| Hoofddorpplein [nl] | Amsterdam | 180 m | 590 ft | 2 | 2 | | | | 52°21′05″N 4°51′00″E﻿ / ﻿52.3513°N 4.85°E﻿ / 52.3513; 4.85﻿ (Hoofddorpplein tram roundabout) |
| Tropenmuseum | Amsterdam | 195 m | 640 ft | 3 | 3 | | | | 52°21′48″N 4°55′22″E﻿ / ﻿52.3633°N 4.9228°E﻿ / 52.3633; 4.9228﻿ (Tropenmuseum tram roundabout) |
| Slotermeerlaan [nl] | Amsterdam | 212 m | 696 ft | 4 | 4 | | 6 | junction with Burgemeester Röellstraat [nl] | 52°22′33″N 4°49′08″E﻿ / ﻿52.3757°N 4.819°E﻿ / 52.3757; 4.819﻿ (Slotermeerlaan/Röellstraat tram roundabout) |
| Place Dumon [fr]/ Dumonplein | Brussels | 242 m | 794 ft | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | 50°50′24″N 4°27′54″E﻿ / ﻿50.84°N 4.465°E﻿ / 50.84; 4.465﻿ (Dumon tram roundabout) |
| Bersarinplatz | Berlin | 254 m | 833 ft | 3 | 3 | | 4 | stops off ring | 52°31′07″N 13°27′11″E﻿ / ﻿52.5186°N 13.453°E﻿ / 52.5186; 13.453﻿ (Bersarinplatz tram roundabout) |
| Romanplatz | Munich | 137 m | 449 ft | 3 | 3 | | 4 | stops off ring, two tracks at one of the Ins | 48°09′20″N 11°30′42″E﻿ / ﻿48.1555°N 11.5116°E﻿ / 48.1555; 11.5116﻿ (Romanplatz roundabout) |
| Moscow Triumphal Gate | St Petersburg | 290 m | 950 ft | 2 | 2 | | | | 59°53′30″N 30°19′10″E﻿ / ﻿59.8917°N 30.3195°E﻿ / 59.8917; 30.3195﻿ (Moscow Triumphal Gate tram roundabout) |
| Turgenev Square [ru] | St Petersburg | 557 m | 1,827 ft | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | 59°55′06″N 30°17′20″E﻿ / ﻿59.9184°N 30.289°E﻿ / 59.9184; 30.289﻿ (Turgenev Square tram roundabout) |
| Lenina / Lunacharskogo | Yekaterinburg | 188 m | 617 ft | 4 | 4 | | | | 56°50′25″N 60°37′14″E﻿ / ﻿56.8402°N 60.6206°E﻿ / 56.8402; 60.6206﻿ (Lenina / Lunacharskogo tram roundabout) |
| Moscow Highway [ru] | Ulyanovsk | 230 m | 750 ft | 4 | 4 | | | | 54°18′23″N 48°20′59″E﻿ / ﻿54.3064°N 48.3497°E﻿ / 54.3064; 48.3497﻿ (Moscow Highway (Ulyanovsk) tram roundabout) |
| Tivoli Circle | New Orleans | 283 m | 928 ft | 3 | 2 | | | | 29°56′36″N 90°04′21″W﻿ / ﻿29.9433°N 90.0725°W﻿ / 29.9433; -90.0725﻿ (Lee Circle streetcar traffic circle) |
| Kaiserplatz [de] | Karlsruhe | 245 m | 804 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | | around Kaiser Wilhelm monument (Karlsruhe) [de], with "Kombilösung [de]" bypass tunnel underneath | 49°00′37″N 8°23′20″E﻿ / ﻿49.0103°N 8.3889°E﻿ / 49.0103; 8.3889﻿ (Kaiserplatz tram roundabout) |
| Wolnośći Square in Katowice [pl] | Silesian | 366 m | 1,201 ft | 2 | 2 | | | near Katowice railway station | 50°15′35″N 19°00′48″E﻿ / ﻿50.2598°N 19.0132°E﻿ / 50.2598; 19.0132﻿ (Wolności Square tram roundabout) |
| Mihaljevac [hr] | Zagreb | 170 m | 560 ft | 2 | 2 | | 3 | | 45°50′32″N 15°58′29″E﻿ / ﻿45.8422°N 15.9746°E﻿ / 45.8422; 15.9746﻿ (Mihaljevac tram roundabout) |
| Square of the Victims of Fascism | Zagreb | 456 m | 1,496 ft | 3 | 3 | | 2 | | 45°48′36″N 15°59′14″E﻿ / ﻿45.81°N 15.9872°E﻿ / 45.81; 15.9872﻿ (Victims of Fascism Square tram roundabout) |
| Będzin Rondo | Silesian | 218 m | 715 ft | 4 | 4 | | 8 | | 50°19′30″N 19°07′27″E﻿ / ﻿50.3249°N 19.1243°E﻿ / 50.3249; 19.1243﻿ (Będzin tram roundabout) |
| Koszutka Słoneczna Pętla | Silesian | 221 m | 725 ft | 2 | 2 | | 4 | one platform on loop | 50°16′25″N 19°01′29″E﻿ / ﻿50.2736°N 19.0248°E﻿ / 50.2736; 19.0248﻿ (Słoneczna Pętla tram roundabout) |

## Special variations

Special variations of tram roundabout :
| Name | System | Ring track | Ring track | In | Out | Thru | Stops | Notes | Geo |
| Rond-Point du Meir/ Meirplein | Brussels | 210 m | 690 ft | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | with tram stop in middle | 50°49′58″N 4°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 m | 377 ft | 3 | 3 | | 4 | overlapping tracks, stops off ring | 50°49′37″N 4°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 m | 860 ft | 2 | 2 | | 2 | around Saint Augustine Church, Vorst | 50°49′00″N 4°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 m | 505 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | | 50°48′43″N 4°21′14″E﻿ / ﻿50.8119°N 4.3539°E﻿ / 50.8119; 4.3539﻿ (Winston Churchill Square tram roundabout) |
| Verboekhoven Square | Brussels | 241 m | 791 ft | 4 | 4 | | 2 | over main line rail tracks | 50°52′17″N 4°22′33″E﻿ / ﻿50.8714°N 4.3759°E﻿ / 50.8714; 4.3759﻿ (Verboekhoven Square tram roundabout) |
| Maxmonument [de] | Munich | 255 m | 837 ft | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | separation around the monument | 48°08′15″N 11°35′17″E﻿ / ﻿48.1376°N 11.588°E﻿ / 48.1376; 11.588﻿ (Maxmonument tram roundabout) |
| Alt-Köpenick | Berlin | 916 m | 3,000 ft | 3 | 3 | | 3 | old town centre | 52°26′44″N 13°34′34″E﻿ / ﻿52.4456°N 13.576°E﻿ / 52.4456; 13.576﻿ (Alt-Köpenick tram roundabout) |
| Hackescher Markt | Berlin | 672 m | 2,200 ft | 3 | 3 | | 3 | around station, with sidings | 52°31′23″N 13°24′06″E﻿ / ﻿52.523°N 13.4018°E﻿ / 52.523; 13.4018﻿ (Hackescher Markt tram roundabout) |
| Basel SBB railway station | Basel | 220 m | 720 ft | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | station forecourt | 47°32′54″N 7°35′25″E﻿ / ﻿47.5483°N 7.5903°E﻿ / 47.5483; 7.5903﻿ (Basel SBB station tram roundabout) |
| Haarlemmermeer station | Amsterdam | 195 m | 640 ft | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | next to Electric tram museum line [nl; de] | 52°20′59″N 4°51′27″E﻿ / ﻿52.3496°N 4.8575°E﻿ / 52.3496; 4.8575﻿ (Haarlemmermeer station tram roundabout) |
| Surinameplein [nl; de] | Amsterdam | 170 m | 560 ft | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 52°21′30″N 4°51′12″E﻿ / ﻿52.3584°N 4.8532°E﻿ / 52.3584; 4.8532﻿ (Surinameplein tram roundabout) |
| Hoofddorpplein [nl] | Amsterdam | 180 m | 590 ft | 2 | 2 | | | | 52°21′30″N 4°51′12″E﻿ / ﻿52.3584°N 4.8532°E﻿ / 52.3584; 4.8532﻿ (Hoofddorpplein tram roundabout) |
| Paunsdorf-Nord [de] | Leipzig | 266 m | 870 ft | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | operates clockwise | 51°21′38″N 12°28′12″E﻿ / ﻿51.3606°N 12.47°E﻿ / 51.3606; 12.47﻿ (Hoofddorpplein tram roundabout) |
| Stortorvet | Oslo | 256 m | 840 ft | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | 59°54′46″N 10°44′43″E﻿ / ﻿59.9128°N 10.7453°E﻿ / 59.9128; 10.7453﻿ (Stortorvet square tram roundabout) |
| Pilestredet / Welhaven Gate [no] | Oslo | 904 m | 2,966 ft | 3 | 3 | | 2 | residential one-way | 59°55′16″N 10°43′55″E﻿ / ﻿59.921°N 10.732°E﻿ / 59.921; 10.732﻿ (Pilestredet/Welhavens Gate tram roundabout) |
| Chebzie Pętla / Rondo | Silesian | 244 m | 801 ft | 4 | 4 | | 5 | | 50°18′03″N 18°52′57″E﻿ / ﻿50.3007°N 18.8824°E﻿ / 50.3007; 18.8824﻿ (Chebzie tram roundabout) |
| Porta Maggiore | Rome | 435 m | 1,400 ft | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 41°53′29″N 12°30′54″E﻿ / ﻿41.8915°N 12.5151°E﻿ / 41.8915; 12.5151﻿ (Porta Maggiore tram roundabout) |
| Regina Margherita [it] | Rome | 145 m | 476 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 41°54′40″N 12°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.