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| data21 = [[TransHaven]] (Department of Transportation) <br />RegioLinQ (former) | | data21 = [[TransHaven]] (Department of Transportation) <br />RegioLinQ (former) | ||
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With the growing population of WolvHaven, worsening traffic congestion, and the ever-growing inefficiency of the Metro, it was brought up to Parliament that WolvHaven was in dire need of an efficent, low-cost transportation system that complimented the then small WolvHaven Metro. | With the growing population of WolvHaven, worsening traffic congestion, and the ever-growing inefficiency of the Metro, it was brought up to Parliament that WolvHaven was in dire need of an efficent, low-cost transportation system that complimented the then small WolvHaven Metro. | ||
In September 2014, a building competition, dubbed "Innovate", was announced to the public, with the aim of receiving creative transit ideas from the commuters themselves, which in turn, would be turned into reality if it met the three criteria: low-cost, low maintenance, and efficient. | |||
Many submissions were considered, such as a trolleybus or monorail system that ran on all three islands. However, it was settled and decided that a tram system was the most cost-efficient, low maintenance, and efficient in terms of passenger flow. | Many submissions were considered, such as a trolleybus or monorail system that ran on all three islands. However, it was settled and decided that a tram system was the most cost-efficient, low maintenance, and efficient in terms of passenger flow. | ||
On the | On the 13th of October 2014, player [[User:MatthieuTofu|Matthieu_Dinh]], who had envisioned the project, unveiled the Stalingrad Tram, or the Tram Line 1, or as it's known now, the '''WolvHaven Tram'''. Tram service was unreliable at first but with the introduction of a revolutionary automatic spawning tram system on the 16th of January 2015, tram service delivery increased to 95%, and ridership was at an all time high. Referred to as the future of rail transit, the WolvHaven Tram was very successful in its first year. | ||
=== Opening of Lines === | === Opening of Lines === | ||
[[Tram Line 1 (4th Haven)|Tram Line 1]] opened on the 13th of | [[Tram Line 1 (4th Haven)|Tram Line 1]] opened on the 13th of October 2014, with its original route running from Stalingrad Coast (Now Stalingrad South) to Stalingrad. Just a few weeks later on the 2nd of November, Tram Line 1 extended further up north to Central Park East (now SOHO) and to Nationale (now Parkroyal) with the entire route stretching 1.4km over 9 stops. On that same year, due to low ridership, the extension to Nationale was shut down, and on the 31st of October 2015, the entire line too shut down. After a year long downtime, renovation and rejuvenation works were put into place, and the line was officially reopened on the 16th of January 2019, with a shorter altered route, with trains starting their journey at Museum/6th Road, looping at Stalingrad Coast. With connections to buses, the BERT and Metro, the newly renovated tram line was received with high praise from critics, and still runs to this day. | ||
=== Refurbishment and expansion === | === Refurbishment and expansion === | ||