| rdfs:comment | - Nottingham Express Transit (or in short NET) is a light-rail tramway in the Nottingham area in England. The first line opened to the public on 9 March 2004, having cost £200 million to construct. The scheme took 16 years from conception to implementation. It is operated by Nottingham Tram Consortium, a 50:50 partnership between Transdev and Nottingham City Transport.
- The route starts at Nottingham railway station south of the city centre and runs north, passing the Lace Market, Nottingham Trent University, Forest Recreation Ground to Hucknall. There are 23 stops, with provision for a stop between Basford and Wilkinson Street close to the site of the British Gas works, and there is a proposal for a stop at the redeveloped Broadmarsh shopping centre adjacent to the projected new bus station. Child single tickets are £1.00, all-day tickets £1.70.
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| abstract | - Nottingham Express Transit (or in short NET) is a light-rail tramway in the Nottingham area in England. The first line opened to the public on 9 March 2004, having cost £200 million to construct. The scheme took 16 years from conception to implementation. It is operated by Nottingham Tram Consortium, a 50:50 partnership between Transdev and Nottingham City Transport.
- The route starts at Nottingham railway station south of the city centre and runs north, passing the Lace Market, Nottingham Trent University, Forest Recreation Ground to Hucknall. There are 23 stops, with provision for a stop between Basford and Wilkinson Street close to the site of the British Gas works, and there is a proposal for a stop at the redeveloped Broadmarsh shopping centre adjacent to the projected new bus station. This line is 14 km long, of which 4 km is on street. A little north of the city centre is a section about 1 km long where northbound and southbound trams follow different streets and the lines cross at each end of this section to run on the 'wrong side'. From Wilkinson Street north (for about 8 km), the trame runs alongside the Robin Hood Line. At Highbury Vale, about halfway along the line, a branch turns west to end 1 km later at Phoenix Park, while the main line runs north to Hucknall. There are park-and-ride facilities at several stations. The construction of Line 1 was carried out by Carillion. It is arguably the only 'new' tram system built in the UK to have been an instant success. Whilst others are starting to carry the number of passengers that was hoped for, Nottingham has exceeded the most optimistic predictions, carrying 9.7 million people in 2005. This bolsters the case for the construction of new lines. In 2006 it was also the only light railway in the British Isles to operate 100% low floor trams. From 4 April 2005, trams run every five minutes during peak times, and every six minutes during the weekday daytime, alternating northbound between Hucknall and Phoenix Park, dropping to every 10 minutes Monday–Saturday evening, every 15 minutes Sunday evening. The tram has rail connections with East Midlands Trains, CrossCountry and Northern Rail at Station Street (for Nottingham railway station), and at Bulwell and Hucknall for the Robin Hood Line. Bus connections are available throughout the system, with the main interchanges being at Hucknall, for TrentBarton Connect to the vast Hucknall Estates, and the 141 for a fast connection to Mansfield; Moor Bridge for Trent Barton Rainbow 3 and NCT 70/71/L11 for Arnold; Bulwell Forest for NCT 17 to City Hospital; Bulwell for NCT 17/35/68/69/70/71/79/80/81/L6/L11; Cinderhill for Trent Barton Rainbow 1 to Eastwood (via a short walk to Nuthall Road) and NCT 35/70/71/72/79/L11; Wilkinson Street for Medilink (City Hospital to QMC); Royal Centre for TrentBarton and NCT; Old Market Square for TrentBarton and NCT; Lace Market for NCT 5/6/7/8/9/10/11/34/77/78/79/Citylink 1; Station Street for Premiere, TrentBarton and NCT; Phoenix Park for the Phoenix Flyer to Nuthall, Kimberley, IKEA and Ilkeston. Tickets are sold on board by conductors, assisted by conductors at The Forest tramstop during peak times. An all-day tram ticket costs £3.20. A Kangaroo (all trams, buses and trains within the Kangaroo Zone) day ticket costs £3.40. In Hucknall, a Trent Barton Connect day ticket costs £3.60 (adult); £2.00 on tram, £2.10 on bus (child). An adult tram single ticket costs £1.60 but £2.50 before 09.30 Monday–Friday, in a push to buy all-day tickets instead (passengers are advised to purchase a PayPoint 10-trip ticket to reduce the cost to £1.40). In January 2012 the new concessionaires, Tramlink Nottingham, announced an intention to replace the on-board conductors with a combination of station-based "ambassadors", platform-based ticket machines and electronic ticketing. Nottingham City Transport Day Rider tickets were accepted until 16 December 2011 when Tramlink Nottingham took over the running of the network. NCT EasyRider Citycards are valid until 31 January 2012. Concessionary fares are available only to Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County pass holders. Nottingham City pass holders travel free, apart from Monday-Friday 0730-0930 (no concession); Nottinghamshire County pass holders travel free, apart from Monday–Friday before 0930 (no concession) and 1600–1800 (half fare - 70p evening, only single tickets available). Pass holders from other areas receive no concessions as the free travel scheme outside their local areas applies to buses only. Child single tickets are £1.00, all-day tickets £1.70.
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