Tramways revival in Adelaide: Difference between revisions

The route extensions that opened from 2007, although only 5.4&nbsp;km (3.4&nbsp;mi) long, mainly served parts of Adelaide city with high vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and thus reduced inner-city traffic congestion. Free tram travel introduced in this area and in the Glenelg shopping precinct during financial year 2014–15 almost quadrupled patronage, with very little increase thereafter until the Covid-19 pandemic severely affected patronage from mid-March 2020.</ref> Increased reliability of the new trams (with more than 96&nbsp;per cent on-time running) was also cited in 2017 as a factor in increased patronage.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-19/old-trams-considered-at-inflated-prices-in-sa/8283970 |title=Old trams with outdated technology being considered for Adelaide, Opposition says |date=19 February 2017 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref>