Tram roundabout
Circular tramway junction
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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
| Name | System | Ring track | In | Out | Thru | Stops | Notes | Geo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoofddorpplein | Amsterdam | 180 m | 590 ft | 2 | 2 | 52.3513°N 4.85°E | |||
| Tropenmuseum | Amsterdam | 195 m | 640 ft | 3 | 3 | 52.3633°N 4.9228°E | |||
| Slotermeerlaan | Amsterdam | 212 m | 696 ft | 4 | 4 | 6 | junction with Burgemeester Röellstraat | 52.3757°N 4.819°E | |
| Place Dumon/ Dumonplein | Brussels | 242 m | 794 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50.84°N 4.465°E | ||
| Bersarinplatz | Berlin | 254 m | 833 ft | 3 | 3 | 4 | stops off ring | 52.5186°N 13.453°E | |
| Romanplatz | Munich | 137 m | 449 ft | 3 | 3 | 4 | stops off ring, two tracks at one of the Ins | 48.1555°N 11.5116°E | |
| Moscow Triumphal Gate | St Petersburg | 290 m | 950 ft | 2 | 2 | 59.8917°N 30.3195°E | |||
| Turgenev Square | St Petersburg | 557 m | 1,827 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59.9184°N 30.289°E | ||
| Lenina / Lunacharskogo[1] | Yekaterinburg | 188 m | 617 ft | 4 | 4 | 56.8402°N 60.6206°E | |||
| Moscow Highway | Ulyanovsk | 230 m | 750 ft | 4 | 4 | 54.3064°N 48.3497°E | |||
| Tivoli Circle | New Orleans | 283 m | 928 ft | 3 | 2 | 29.9433°N 90.0725°W | |||
| Kaiserplatz | Karlsruhe | 245 m | 804 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | around Kaiser Wilhelm monument (Karlsruhe), with "Kombilösung" bypass tunnel underneath | 49.0103°N 8.3889°E | |
| Wolnośći Square in Katowice | Silesian | 366 m | 1,201 ft | 2 | 2 | near Katowice railway station | 50.2598°N 19.0132°E | ||
| Mihaljevac | Zagreb | 170 m | 560 ft | 2 | 2 | 3 | 45.8422°N 15.9746°E | ||
| Square of the Victims of Fascism | Zagreb | 456 m | 1,496 ft | 3 | 3 | 2 | 45.81°N 15.9872°E | ||
| Będzin Rondo | Silesian | 218 m | 715 ft | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.3249°N 19.1243°E | ||
| Koszutka Słoneczna Pętla | Silesian | 221 m | 725 ft | 2 | 2 | 4 | one platform on loop | 50.2736°N 19.0248°E | |
Special variations
| Name | System | 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 | 50.8327°N 4.3023°E |
| Barrière de Saint-Gilles/ Bareel van Sint-Gillis | Brussels | 115 m | 377 ft | 3 | 3 | 4 | overlapping tracks, stops off ring | 50.8269°N 4.3446°E | |
| Place de l'Altitude Cent/ Hoogte Honderd | Brussels | 262 m | 860 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | around Saint Augustine Church, Vorst | 50.8166°N 4.3368°E | |
| Rond-point Winston Churchill/ Winston Churchillplein | Brussels | 154 m | 505 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 50.8119°N 4.3539°E | |
| Verboekhoven Square | Brussels | 241 m | 791 ft | 4 | 4 | 2 | over main line rail tracks | 50.8714°N 4.3759°E | |
| Maxmonument | Munich | 255 m | 837 ft | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | separation around the monument | 48.1376°N 11.588°E |
| Alt-Köpenick | Berlin | 916 m | 3,000 ft | 3 | 3 | 3 | old town centre | 52.4456°N 13.576°E | |
| Hackescher Markt | Berlin | 672 m | 2,200 ft | 3 | 3 | 3 | around station, with sidings | 52.523°N 13.4018°E | |
| Basel SBB railway station | Basel | 220 m | 720 ft | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | station forecourt | 47.5483°N 7.5903°E |
| Haarlemmermeer station | Amsterdam | 195 m | 640 ft | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | next to Electric tram museum line | 52.3496°N 4.8575°E |
| Surinameplein | Amsterdam | 170 m | 560 ft | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 52.3584°N 4.8532°E | |
| Hoofddorpplein | Amsterdam | 180 m | 590 ft | 2 | 2 | 52.3584°N 4.8532°E | |||
| Paunsdorf-Nord | Leipzig | 266 m | 870 ft | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | operates clockwise | 51.3606°N 12.47°E |
| Stortorvet | Oslo | 256 m | 840 ft | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 59.9128°N 10.7453°E | |
| Pilestredet / Welhaven Gate | Oslo | 904 m | 2,966 ft | 3 | 3 | 2 | residential one-way | 59.921°N 10.732°E | |
| Chebzie Pętla / Rondo | Silesian | 244 m | 801 ft | 4 | 4 | 5 | 50.3007°N 18.8824°E | ||
| Porta Maggiore | Rome | 435 m | 1,400 ft | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 41.8915°N 12.5151°E | |
| Regina Margherita | Rome | 145 m | 476 ft | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41.9111°N 12.509°E | |
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.[2]
