Aarhus Light Rail first day of operation 21/12 2017
YouTube name: Lasse Duusgaard.
Language: Danish.
Date: December 21, 2017.
City: Aarhus (Denmark).
The video shows
Aarhus Letbane
Operational
Aarhus light rail line L2: Odder - Lystrup
Operational
Aarhus low-floor articulated tram 1108-1208, manufacturer Stadlerrail Werk Pankow, type Variobahn, width 2.65 m, length 32.00 m, weight 41.0 t, manufactured 2016-2017, with 84 seats and 132 standing places, max speed 80 km/t, in the direction of Universitetshospitalet (Aarhus).
Description
On Thursday 21 December at 11.00, the first light rail train ran in Aarhus with passengers. It ran from Aarhus H and to the terminus Universitetshospitalet.
There was a lot of interest in riding the light rail this day, as it was free to ride. I was on the first regular trip at 11 a.m. towards the University Hospital and this train set was packed with happy passengers. The talk on the train focused a lot on the fact that the light rail was delayed for almost 3 months, but that it was great that it had now come into operation. However, several passengers were disappointed that it was not Jørgen Leth who announced the stations on the train.
The light rail is filmed at Aarhus H - where the first train arrives before 11 a.m. Then at Dokk1, where two sets of trains cross. The light rail is then seen turning from the coastal road onto Nørport, where the light rail train set, like cars, must flash when turning. Finally, the arrival at the University Hospital (at Skejby Hospital) is seen.
