page_title: Utrecht sneltram
section_title: Lines
hierarchical_section_title: Utrecht sneltram / Lines
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the Utrecht tram system. It features: currently operating tram lines 22, 60 and 61 (w:en:Utrecht sneltram) the former Gemeentetram Utrecht tram network as of 1936 (Source: „Utrecht 1936“ on the Tundria website (accessed 10 May 2020), File:Gemeentetram Utrecht LIJNENNET 1908.jpg) the former Nederlandsche Buurtspoorweg-Maatschappij interurban tram line Utrecht–Zeist as of 1936 (Source: „Utrecht 1936“ on the Tundria website) the former Houten tram line railway stations in the Utrecht area Nederlands: Kaart van het Utrechtse tram net. Het beschikt over: de momenteel in gebruik zijnde tramlijnen 22, 60 en 61 (w:nl:Utrechtse sneltram) het voormalige Gemeentetram Utrecht tramnet in 1936 (Bronnen: „Utrecht 1936“ op de Tundria website (geopend 10 May 2020), File:Gemeentetram Utrecht LIJNENNET 1908.jpg) de voormalige Nederlandsche Buurtspoorweg-Maatschappij tramlijn Utrecht–Zeist in 1936 (Bron: „Utrecht 1936“ op de Tundria website) de voormalige Houtense tramlijn spoorwegstations in en rond Utrecht
context_page_description: The Utrecht sneltram is a light rail system in the Dutch city of Utrecht. The system consists of 3 lines. Lines 60 and 61 connect Utrecht Centraal railway station with the residential areas of Lombok and Kanaleneiland and the suburbs Nieuwegein and IJsselstein. Line 22 connects Utrecht Centraal to the Uithof district.
  On 3 July 2020, the high-floor SIG trams had their last runs after 37 years of service. As of 4 July 2020, the sneltram line from Utrecht Centraal to Nieuwegein and IJsselstein was fully closed in order to lower and lengthen tram platforms to accommodate the new low-floor CAF trams. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles is expected to deliver 10 new trams by the end of August 2020; a minimum of 14 new trams is required for the planned service. Some testing of the renovated IJsselstein branch with CAF trams is scheduled to start on 22 August, with system testing beginning 7 September. Passenger service between Utrecht and Nieuwegein is expected to begin on 21 September, and to IJsselstein on 26 October.
context_section_description: Lines 60 and 61 are collectively dubbed the SUNIJ-lijn (sneltram Utrecht-Nieuwegein/IJsselstein) after the communities served. Both lines serve the stops between Jaarbeursplein at Utrecht Centraal station and Stadscentrum in Nieuwegein before each line branches to separate termini, line 60 to IJsselstein-Zuid and line 61 to Nieuwegein-Zuid. 
  Line 22, dubbed the Uithoflijn, runs from the Centrumzijde (literally "downtown side") stop at Utrecht Centraal station to P+R Science Park in the Uithof district. A trip the full length of the line, from Centrumzijde to P+R Science Park, takes 19 minutes. Service uses CAF trams coupled in pairs.
  There are tram tracks between Jaarbeursplein on the west side of Utrecht Centraal station and Centrumzijde on the east side of the station, but there will be no tram service between the two stops until late 2020. The vehicles and platforms on the SUNIJ-lijn and Uithoflijn are incompatible with the former using high-floor trams and high-level platforms, and the latter using low-floor trams and low-level platforms. During the summer of 2020, the SUNIJ-lijn will be closed to lower the platforms; at that time the high-floor trams will be retired. At the end of 2020, trams will provide through-service between P+R Science Park (Uithof district) and to both Nieuwegein-Zuid and IJsselstein-Zuid without a transfer at Utrecht Centraal railway station.
caption: Network map as of 2020
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