ConnectCentral

ConnectCentral
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Public Transport System
Operators:	Connect and Dalesburg Department of Transportation
Lines:	4, previously 5 (A B D E, formerly C)
Number of Stations:	23 (previously 28)
Parent Company	Matt Transit and Dalesburg Department of Transportation
System Map
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The ConnectCentral network is a five-line tramway system in the cities of Castelnau Le Lez, Gospley, Palm Ridge, Dalesburg and Rockham located in the Central Region of Gardellia. The tramway is owned by the five cities' transport agencies, and is also operated by all five of their transport agencies.

History

ConnectCentral is a rebranding of the Dalesburg Tram lines that extended into Castelnau Le Lez. A line was later extended into Rockham.

Over the years, lots of improvements were done including platform extensions and frequency improvements. Due to the regeneration of Rockham, Line C was permanently closed. Line A lost its branch to Residential due to low usage. Its replacement station is ConnectCentral Arena.

Line D opened in two separate regions due to the complexity of connections to be done. These sections were Paillade to Maguelones in Castelnau Le Lez and Aberdeen to Central in Palm Ridge. The latter was extended to North New Oak in 2020.

Separation and Realignment of Lines A and B, Extension to Central City

Due to overcrowding, ConnectCentral considered several solutions to mitigate this issue. To increase capacity, Line B would be separated entirely from Line A, with direct tunnels to reach Paillade Stadium. Whilst this was done, Line A was realigned between Maguelones and Canal to enable the project to revitalise Castelnau Canal be delivered. Agropolis tramstop was permanently closed, and Canal tramstop was relocated slightly to the east. This location would be connected to the Line B tramstop.

Line B would take an alternative route to Canal, via Paillade, providing interchange to Tram Line D. Current works progressed up to Paillade, which was completed in 2020. New tunnels were dug to Canal in May 2021, expected to open in July. On the other end, Dalesburg Mainline station ceased to be the terminus when the line was extended to Dalesburg Athlete Village.

These lines are expected to be extended to Central City. Tentative dates are not set, but the alignments were finalised in 2020. Line B would continue from Canal to the Port of Gardellia, while Line A would continue from LeCity2 into the Central City, with an intersection with Line B at the western end. Preliminary works were done on Line A, which saw the total reconstruction of Super Speedway station and the short extension to LeCity2. Allentown station was relocated, with Dalesburg City Hall rebuilt to accommodate longer platforms and an additional pair for Line B. With several weekend closures, these works were completed in 2020.

Line D extension and connection

Line D was first renovated in 2019, which included track improvement works and station upgrades. The next phase was to extend the line to Gospley. There were several complications which delayed its extension. The tunnel portal and tunnels were too small, which means tunnel strengthening and widening had to be done. Works were completed in 2020. New sections of tunnel were dug in May 2021, with the two new stations Gospley Central and Gospley Bridesgate nearing completion a month later.

Phase 2 of the extension would connect the existing Palm Ridge and New Oak section to the Gospley section. Due to incompatibility, tunnel widening and improvement works had to be done between New Oak and Palm Ridge - Aberdeen. Aberdeen would be relocated to be in a cutting when the line connects. Platform extension works (with selective door operation to be implemented) were ongoing at Palm Ridge Central. This connection would be expected to open in September 2021, with a new station at Gospley Residential (placeholder name).

Lines

A Red Line

Castelnau Le Lez - Canal

Castelnau Le Lez - Maguelones

Castelnau Le Lez - Castelnau Arena [CLOSED Temporarily]

Dalesburg - City Hall

Dalesburg - Allentown

Dalesburg - ConnectCentral Arena [Future - Selective Door Operation]

Dalesburg - Super Speedway [Dalesburg - Residential] CLOSED

Gardellia Central City - LeCity2

Future:

Gardellia Central City - ?

Gardellia Central City - ?

Up to every 2.5 minutes during the day.

B Orange Line

Castelnau Le Lez - Canal

Castelnau Le Lez - Paillade

Dalesburg - City Hall

Dalesburg - Train Station

Dalesburg - Ocean Key

Dalesburg - Athlete Village West

Up to every 4 minutes during the day.

C Green Line

Dalesburg - Residential

Rockham - East Beach

Rockham - Central

Rockham - Southpoint

Rockham - Stadium Way

Up to every 7.5 minutes during the day. *Line closed permanently

D Cyan Line For more information and history see Matt Transit Castelnau Le Lez - Palm Ridge Line

Castelnau Le Lez - Maguelones

Castelnau Le Lez - Luynes

Castelnau Le Lez - Beaulieu

Castelnau Le Lez - Paillade

Castelnau Le Lez - Stadium [Shelved]

Gospley - Gospley Central

Gospley - Bridesgate

Up to every 3 minutes during the day.

E Dark Blue Line

Palm Ridge - Mainline

Palm Ridge - Central

Palm Ridge - Temple-Arena OR Palm Ridge - Stadium

Palm Ridge - Connor

Palm Ridge - Plainsview

Up to every 7.5 minutes during the day. Service will be boosted once the line is extended to Ember Coast with a 3+1 service pattern (3 trains for Ember Coast for every 1 train to Stadium)

Trivia

Tram Line A serves 3 stadiums, the ConnectCentral Arena, Paillade Stadium and Castelnau Arena.

Service Notifications

Line	Status	Details
A		Normal Service
B		Normal Service
C		Permanently closed. Rockham was regenerated.
D		Trains run in 2 separate sections: Castelnau - Canal <-> Castelnau - Paillade and Palm Ridge - Central <-> Palm Ridge - Aberdeen
E		Normal Service