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Trams in Luxembourg started operation in 1875 when the first horse trams ran in Luxembourg City along a 10 km line. Electrification followed in 1908. The original track followed a route from the central station through the city centre to Limpertsberg. It was extended to various parts of the city until 1930 when the network covered 31 km. Several lines were closed at the beginning of the 1960s as buses replaced the trams. The last tram ran on the line to Beggen on 5 September 1964.〔(The Tramways of the City of Luxembourg ). Retrieved 3 March 2009.〕 The country's other tram network designated Tramways Intercommunaux du Canton d'Esch served Esch-sur-Alzette and surroundings from 1927 to 1956.〔(The Tramways of the Canton d'Esch. ) Retrieved 3 March 2009.〕 ==Future plans== Luxembourg is planning to reintroduce trams in the near future, initially from the central station to Kirchberg and then to Luxembourg Airport.〔(Mobil 2020. From Ministère des Transports, Luxembourg ). Retrieved 2 March 2009.〕 On 10 March 2009, Guy Besch, president of LuxTram, announced that design work on the tramway project had been awarded to the British firm Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, the winner of an open competition.〔(LuxTram contractor announced ). Retrieved 11 March 2009.〕 Work is expected to be completed by 2017 at a total cost of EUR 400 million, including rolling stock. Among other things, it will necessitate considerable redesign work on the Pont Adolphe at the centre of the city.〔(Tram à Luxembourg: un projet imaginé à Londres. Point24. ) Retrieved 11 March 2009.〕 Lucien Lux, Minister of Transport, explained that the initial phase would run from Kirchberg to the Central Station. It would then be extended to the station in Hollerich. Funding was to be shared between the City of Luxembourg and the State.〔("Ce projet, c'est l'esprit LuxTram". Lucien Lux sur le vainqueur du concours LuxTram. Luxembourg government. ) Retrieved 11 March 2009.〕 In June 2014, the Chamber of Deputies approved by a 56–3 vote the project to build the tramway.〔(6626 - Projet de loi portant sur la construction d'une ligne de tramway à Luxembourg entre la Gare Centrale et le Circuit de la Foire Internationale au Kirchberg ), Chamber of Deputies〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trams in Luxembourg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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