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The Godthab tramway network forms part of the public transport system in Godthab, the capital city of Sverland. It is one of the oldest tram networks in the world having its origins in 1866 as the horse-drawn tramway system before it was converted into a modern, electric system in 1895. Godthab's tram system is made up of 15 tram lines that operate throughout the 1,435mm standard gauge network with almost 500 tram stops. The system has 175 kilometres of dual tram tracks making it the fourth largest tram network in the world after Melbourne in Australia, St Petersburg in Russia and Berlin in Germany. With exception of Line S14, all tram lines in Godthab are connected to Godthabs Central Station (often abbreviated as Godthab C.) from the suburbs. Godthabs Central Station is located in Nystad (New Town). Nystad is basically the city centre area of Godthab and we will have a new City Journal update about Nystad later. Like Tunnelbana metro trains and suburban buses, trams are operated under the Godthabs Omtrad Trafik (abbreviated as GOT) branding. GOT is a public-owned public transport company that is funded and managed by Godthabs Stad (City Council). GOT's colour branding is yellow and this means all public transport vehicles in Godthab, including trains, trams and buses, are all painted yellow. As of 2021, the tram fleet consists of about 185 tram vehicles, of which 177 are W-Class Type 1. All W-Class tram vehicles are manufactured locally in Sverland between 1964 and 1988, and this means Godthab's tram fleet is actually quite old (mostly about 40 to 50 years old). Although the fleet is mostly old, all W-Class tram vehicles has already been restored and upgraded between 2004 and 2014 under the ten-year fleet modernisation programme funded by the Sverlandic National Government. All W-Class tram vehicles are unidirectional which means it cannot go back in reverse at terminus. All tram terminuses throughout Godthab has turning loops. The remaining 8 trams (out of the fleet of 185 trams) are heritage trams (from the 1920-1940s). It is only on the service during weekends on Line S8 to Gamla Stan. In 2018, the European Commission on Transport Accessibility (ECTA) has fined Godthabs Stad and Sverland Government 60 million euros (equivalent to $72 million USD) for failing to provide adequate access for people with mobility limitations and issues including those with wheelchair. The key problem in Godthab is that all W-Class trams has steps by the door and this means all passengers will need to step up to enter the tram from tram stop platform. Although all new, modern buses in Godthab are low-level with full wheelchair access, it is still not good enough because trams are more popular and busier in Godthab. In a response to the finding by ECTA in 2018, Godthabs Stad (City Council) and Sverland Government has funded 5 Billion Sverlandic Kroner (Skr) to withdraw ageing W-Class trams from all services and eventually replace with a new fleet of 200 low-level Z-Class trams manufactured by Bombardier in Germany. The single low-level Z-Class tram has a capacity of 210 passengers and will be bidirectional. The funding of 5 Billion Skr will also cover the cost of modernisation and upgrades for all tram stops and tram stations. It will be progressively upgraded line by line. The first line to be upgraded and receive new Z-Class trams will be Line S8 (to Gamla Stan), Line S9 (to Johannesfred), Line S10 (to Henriksdal) and Line S11 (to Kristianstad). It was decided that S8, S9, S10 and S11 will be the first group of lines because these lines are among the busiest in the network. It is also because S9, S10 and S11 lines stops at Godthabs Universitet (the largest university in Sverland). This group of lines will be completely upgraded by mid-2021. This is a huge, significant change and the entire tram network in Godthab won't be fully completed until 2025. Godthabs Stad plans to sell 65% of the W-Class fleet to other cities, donate the remaining 25% to community organisations, schools, transport museums and parks throughout Sverland. The remaining 10% will be used on special heritage weekend services with other old trams from the 1930s. All trams in the photos below are old W-Class trams. Line S7 tram (to Boras) on Kungsgaten (King Street) in Nystad at midnight. This is a W-Class tram. ... Line S11 tram (to Kristianstad) at Eriksberg, near Godthabs Universitet. ... Line S12 tram (to Norrkoping) at Ostermalm tram station with Tunnelbana Line T4 train (to Nyborra). ... Line S6 tram (to Ny Godthabs Hamn / New Port of Godthab) in Norrmalm. ... Line S4 tram (to Hallsave) in Nystad (New Town / City Centre). ... Hamnar Station is the second largest train station in Sverland - after Godthabs Central Station. Hamnar Station is the terminus for 3 Tunnelbana train lines and for the Line S2 tram. You can see Tunnelbana Line T2 train just departing Hamnar Station on way to Enkoping Station (25 kilometres away) via Godthabs Central Station. ... The Line S8 tram (to Gamla Stan) near Godthabs Katedral (Cathedral) in Gamla Stan (Old Town). ... The suburban town of Hasselby is a terminus for both S5 tram line and T1a Tunnelbana line. ... Godthabs Universitet tram stop during the peak hour. You can see how busy it is! ... Godthabs Sparvagen (Tram) Network Map The tram system in Godthab is broken up into 6 colour groups with 15 tram lines. Each tram line is numbered beginning with a letter "S" (short for Sparvagen). This number system is consistent with the Tunnelbana train system where train lines have a "T" before the line number, for example Line T2 to Enkoping. In the map above, if you see a [T] symbol next to the name, it means there is a Tunnelbana train station nearby. In the tram map above, only major tram stops and interchanges are named. The map will get really messy if we include the name of all 500 tram stops! Orange Group From Godthabs Central Station: S1 to Gotaab, S2 to Hamnar and S3 to Lauvegardet Red Group From Godthabs Central Station: S4 to Hallsave, S5 to Hasselby, S6 to Ny Godthabs Hamn (New Port of Godthab) and S7 to Boras Blue Group From Godthabs Central Station: S8 to Gamla Stan (Old Town), S9 to Joahnnesfred, S10 to Henriksdal and S11 to Kristianstad Green Group From Godthabs Central Station: S12 to Norrkoping and S13 to Beckomberga Lime Group From Riksdaghus (Parliament House): S14 to Jakobsberg Pink Group From Godthabs Central Station: S15 to Sodermalm I have already posted a City Journal update about the Tunnelbana train system (see the "03: Godthabs Tunnelbana" post) but I'll attach the Tunnelbana map here anyway. You can have a look at the train map below and compare it with the tram map above. Godthabs Tunnelbana (Train) Network Map

The official logo of the Sverlandic Rekonungaricet (Kingdom of Sverland). ... Sverland, officially the Sverlandic Rekonungaricet (Kingdom of Sverland), is a Scandinavian/Nordic country located in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the south, Norway to the northwest and Finland to the east. At 199,295 square kilometres, Sverland is the fourth largest country in Northern Europe and the eleventh largest country in Europe by area. The capital city is Godthab which is located within the regional government area of the Sverlands Huvudstadregiona (Sverland Capital Region). Sverland is predominately a rural country with a total country population of 4.2 million of which 1 million people live in the SHSR (Sverlands Huvudstadregiona). Inside the SHSR, approximately 475,000 inhabitants live in the metropolitan urban area of Godthabs Stad (City). Out of the country population of 4.2 million, approximately 25% are foreign-born. Sverland has a very low population density of 25 inhabitants per square kilometres and 43% of Sverlandic inhabitants live in urban areas which includes Godthab and other large regional towns. Sverland is part of the geographical area of Fennoscandia which consists of Finland, Norway, Sverland and Sweden. The climate is in general mild for its northerly latitude due to significant maritime influence. In spite of the high latitude, Sverland often has mild-to-warm continental summers, being located between the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea and the vast Eurasian Russian landmass. The general climate, biomes, and the environment vast significantly from the coastal south (Godthab area) to the mountainous north. The southern areas of Sverland is predominately agricultural while the north is heavily forested and mountainous. Sverland has a very cold and snowy winters. The official language of Sverland is Sverlandic and Svelandic Teckensprak (Sverlandic Sign Langauge). The Sverlandic is a North Germanic language spoken natively by approximately 5 million people, predominately in Sverland and some parts of far northern Sweden. Sverlandic is largely mutually intelligible with Swedish, Norwegian and Danish, although the degree of mutual intelligibility is largely dependent on the dialect and accent of the speaker. Written Swedish, Norwegian and Danish are usually more easily understood by Sverlandic speakers than the spoken languages due to the differences in tone, accent and intonation. Sverlandic is a descendant of Old Norse which is a common language for people living in Scandinavia during the Pre-Viking and Viking Eras. The standard word order, as in most Germanic languages, V2, which means that the finite verb (V) appears in the second position (2) of a declarative main clause. Sverlandic morphology is similar to English; that is, words have comparatively few inflictions. Sverlandic is a three-gendered language which is very different compared with other Germanic languages most likely due to liberal religious views of Arctic Orthodox from the Pre-Viking eras. The official religion in Sverland is Arctic Orthodox and it has significant influences in the evolution of the modern Sverlandic language. Sverlandic Teckensprak is the sign language used by Sverlandic deaf communities and currently has equal legal standing with the Sverlandic langauge. There are tangible evidence of human settlement in Sverland in 7000 BCE (~9,000 years ago) which includes Norse artefacts, money, wooden ships, old forts and wooden village buildings. Most of the evidence are found along the banks of Hammeralven (Hammer River) which is located in the southern coastal area of Sverland where Godthab is. The old Svear name for Godthab is Gotaab (see other CJ entry for more information). In the past 3,000 years, there has been a mix of Vikings, Svear, Norse and Geats (Swedish Gotar) people in the Sverland area. Due to the ongoing battles with Sweden and the Hanseatic League, the Sverlandic Rekonungaricet (Kingdom of Sverland) was formed in 1183. From that point on, there has been rapid growth in Sverland and the country became one of the great powers of Europe until formation of the Swedish Empire in the 1500s. One of the first cities to receive a Royal Charter from the King of Sverland was Gotaab (now Godthab) in 1223 and this makes Godthab one of the oldest Scandinavian cities - before Stockholm (1252) and Amsterdam (1275). Gotaab (now Godthab) was established by a Swedish merchant. The border between Sverland and Sweden was finally agreed in 1554 following the 10-year war with Sweden. Since then, Sweden and Sverland has been neutral with each other. Sverland is now a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy, with legislative power vested in the 292-member bicameral Sverlands Riksdag (Parliament of Sverland). The Parliament is a bicameral, meaning it has a Senate and a House of Representatives. Sverland is a bicameral country, currently divided into 222 small municipalities (with the remaining 70 seats for Godthabs Stad). Although there has been some form of "parliament" similar to Icelandic Althingi in Sverland since 1200s, the formal and official Sverlands Riksdag (Parliament of Sverland) was established in 1626. The Constitution of Sverland was written in 1629 thus marking the official commencement of the constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The first Riksdaghus (Parliament House) was built in 1630 in Gamla Stan (Old Town) however it became too small in the 1700s. The new Riksdaghus (Parliament House) was built in 1808 at the current site, in Nystad (New Town - the current city centre area). It is still in use today. Sverland maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens. It has the world's tenth highest per capita income and ranks very highly in quality of life, health, education, protection of civil liberties, economic competitiveness, income equality, gender equality, prosperity and human development. Sverland is a very progressive, liberal country with a rich social-democratic history. The amendment of the Constitution of Sverland in 1840 marked the gender equality (which was one of the first in the world), and other major constitutional amendments in 1920, 1946, 1955 and 1972 enshrined equalities for equal civil rights, religious freedom, disability equal rights and LGBT+ in respective order. Same-sex marriage was recognised in 2002, closely after the Netherlands in 2001. Legal recognition of Sverlandic Teckensprak (Sverlandic Sign Language) was ratified in 2004 which is one of the earliest in the world for sign language recognition as an official language with equal legal standing. Sverland joined the European Union on 1 January 1995 but rejected NATO membership. Sverland has maintained the official government and foreign relations policy of neutrality since 1823 which is currently third longest in the world followed by Sweden and Switzerland. The policy of neutrality was also officially enshrined in the Constitution of Sverland. Sverland is also a member of the United Nations (UN), the Nordic Council, the Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Aerial view of Godthabs Universitet with the rest of inner city neighbourhoods of Godthab - Nystad (City Centre) is located in the top left corner area, Galma Stan (Old Town) is in the centre, inner north neighbourhoods of Norrmalm, Kungsholmen and Laasta all are in the top right corner, and finally, the university district of Eriksberg can be seen in the bottom right corner area. ... Godthabs Universitet (literally translated as the University of Godthab) is the largest and oldest public university in Sverland with the main campus in Eriksberg (near Godthab city centre) and a few smaller, rural campuses throughout the country. Godthabs Universitet is a very highly ranked university with a strong focus on both public-funded research and undergraduate courses. According to the Academic Qualification Standards Board (AQSB), Godthabs Universitiet has been ranked in the world's top 60 and is ranked 9th best in Europe. Even though Godthabs Universitet is a very academic-oriented university with a greater emphasis on Law, Mathematics and Science, the University also has one of the highest ranking Arts Faculty in Europe for art studies. Specifically in the Scandinavian region which includes Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Sverland, Godthabs Universitet has been ranked in the top 3. The university currently has approximately 47,000 students and employs 11,000 staff throughout Sverland which includes smaller campuses. The main campus in Eriksberg has nearly 30,000 students and 9,000 staff. Its faculties include Law, Medicine, Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Dentistry, Education, Sports and Arts. Most of the faculties are located on the main campus with Faculty of Medicine located offsite at Sverlands Kungligsjukhus (Sverland Royal Hospital). The Faculty of Sports and Physical Health is also located offsite in Enkoping. The most popular specialised subject area of study at Godthabs Universitet is Social Sciences and Humanities which generally includes anthropology, geography, demographics, heritage studies and some teaching courses. The nearest public transport stations are Universitet tram interchange (serving 8 tram lines) and Eriksberg Tunnelbana station on the Line T2. If the proposed plan has been approved by the Sverlandic National Government, Godthabs Universitet will soon gets their own underground Tunnelbana station for the new Line T8 which is not expected to be operational until 2026. Universitets Hovedbygning (The University Main Building) as seen from Eriksgarden. ... New University buildings (built in 2016) - now mostly used for Faculties of Mathematics, Science and Engineering. ... Aerial view of the Main Campus at Eriksberg. ... A beautiful view of Godthab during the dusk - seen from the University main campus at Eriksberg. The tall mountain in the top left is called the Kasakka. ... The university campus is entirely on a small island generally only accessible from Eriksberg on the south side while pedestrians can access the island from Johannesfred on the north side. ...

There are two international airports serving the Godthabs Stad (Godthab City Area). The two airports are Flygplats Godthabs-Nyborra, which is the largest airport in Sverland, and Flygplats Godthabs-Laasta. The aerial view of Godthab region with Flygplats Godthabs-Laasta (top left) and Flygplats Godthabs-Nyborra (top right corner) A brief overview of Laasta Airport Flygplats Godthabs-Laasta (IATA: LST) was the principal airport in Godthab between 1927 and 1999. Laasta Airport is located approximately 8 kilometres from the centre of Godthab near the inner city neighbourhoods of Laasta and Kungsholmen. Laasta Airport was the second airport in Europe to have paved runways, after Stockholm Bromma Airport. During the World War II, Sverlandic, Swedish, British, Danish and Norwegian armies all used Laasta Airport as the army base. Immediately after the War, Laasta Airport flourished with a significant growth in passenger services between Laasta and European airports. The rapid growth and expansion continued into the 1970s and 1980s. By the end of 1970s, Laasta had direct and indirect passenger routes to London, Paris, New York, Reykjavik, Madrid, Cairo and Moscow using a small version of 707 jets with 150 passengers. However, by 1980s, it was realised that the runway at Laasta Airport was becoming far too short for long-distance international services that uses larger 777 and 747 jets. The passenger capacity limit at Laasta Airport passenger terminals could be foreseen and it will eventually become problematic. In the late-1920s when Laasta Airport first opened, the area was still rural therefore was not planned for future population growth. By 1980s, the airport was completely surrounded by housing development with no available space at all for any expansion or new development. The runway was still far too short by international standards. Two aerial views of Flygplats Godthabs-Laasta. ... The airport continued to serve the Godthab region as the "principal airport" until it lost the status to Flygplats Godthabs-Nyborra in 1999. Both passenger numbers and freight services began to decline in late-1990s, especially in 1998 when all international passenger routes at Laasta were moved to Nyborra Airport. A very steep, significant decline was recorded in 2004 when 75% of all remaining flight services at Laasta Airport were relocated to Nyborra Airport. The numbers continued to decline and will do so until 2023 when Flygplats Godthabs-Laasta will be closed down and be demolished. Read below for more information. A brief overview of Nyborra Airport Flygplats Godthabs-Nyborra (IATA: NYB) is a major international airport located near the town of Nyborra which is 25 kilometres northeast of Godthab city centre. Flygplats Godthabs-Nyborra is the second largest international airport in Scandinavia and the fifth largest in Europe. The airport is the major gateway to both international and regional air travel for large parts of Sverland, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Greenland. The air travel corridor (for both passenger and freight) between Flygplats Godthab-Nyborra and London Heathrow Airport is the 4th busiest in the world in 2019 with 50,540 departures in one year alone - this is after Seoul-Jeju, Sydney-Melbourne and Mumbai-Delhi. Flygplats Godthabs-Nyborra was used by close to 43 million passengers in 2019 with most international passengers. Nyborra Airport had a very recent, brief history. The airport was first used by a very limited civil traffic in 1960 with strict restrictions for regional passenger, mail and local freight services. It was also used as a fight training centre for DC-8 and smaller planes. The reason why Nyborra Airport was barely used is that about 97% of air services used Flygplats Godthabs-Laasta instead of Nyborra. At the time, Laasta Airport was one of the busiest in Scandinavia. It remained this way until mid-1990s when Sverlands Government decided that Laasta Airport is far too small, too tight for any future expansion, and noise was problematic for inner city neighbourhoods such as Laasta and Kungsholmen. The government turned its eyes towards Nyborra Airport and realised its potential. Between 1960 and 1994, Nyborra Airport only had one large metal tin shed big enough to hold 400 passengers at a time. Despite the size of terminal building, the land is vast and huge. The internal research conducted by the Government in 1985 suggests that Nyborra Airport has a potential to be one of the busiest airports in Europe. The research also recommended that Government construct up to four runways and five passenger terminals at Nyborra within 45 years which is 2030. After several years of planning and construction work, in 1994, two new international terminals were open to public (Terminal 1 and Terminal 2) at Nyborra Airport. In 1995, a second runway was operational. In 1998, all international passenger services were moved to Nyborra Airport from Laasta Airport. In 1999, the Sverland Government has officially designated Nyborra Airport as the "principal airport" for both Godthab and Sverland as whole. Laasta Airport has lost that status. In 2000, Sverland Government has debated and passed a new law that Laasta Airport will be shut down by 2023 and all remaining passenger services (mostly domestic) will be moved to Nyborra Airport. The old Laasta Airport will be demolished and replaced by new sustainable, community-oriented and public transport-oriented, carbon-neutral medium-density neighbourhood which was a radical proposal at the time (in 2000). A few years later, in 2005, the original runway (which was built in 1960) has been extended from 1500 metres to 2200 metres to allow Boeing 747 planes to use the runway. Third runway was opened in 2010 and it is 3300 metres long - long enough for suberjumbo jets such as Airbus A380. In 2012, Emirates has launched four-daily return trips using Airbus A380 between Nyborra Airport and Dubai Airport. In 2015, the new Airport Tunnelbana Line T3 was opened and is part of the metropolitan rail commuter network in Godthab. The new underground train station was built immediately under Terminal 1. Aerial view of Flygplats Godthabs-Nyborra. The original metal tin shed terminal from 1960 can be seen in the centre-left and the new Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 from mid-1990s is upper-centre in the picture above. ... Flygplats Godthabs-Nyborra and the towns surrounding the airport. The towns are Nyborra (bottom centre-left), Eskiltuna and Vassby (both top left). The town of Falkoping is located near top-right corner. Nyborra, Eskiltuna and Vassby all has their own Tunnelbana Line T4 stations while Falkoping does not have a rail line. Residents in Falkoping must use either car, bike or bus to travel to the nearest train station which is in Eskiltuna. ... Aerial view of Nyborra Airport from Eskiltuna town. The only access options into the airport are motorway for regular traffic and public transport bus services and the Tunnelbana Line T3 metro. ... Within one year after Tunnelbana Line T3 to Nyborra Airport was operational, the Government has begun to prepare for closure and demolition of the old Laasta Airport by 2023. The Government has unveiled a 7 billion Skr (Sverlandic Kroner) project which includes significant expansion and modernisation of existing terminals and construction of two new passenger terminals. See below for more details. Aerial view of Flygplats Godthabs-Nyborra expansion plan. As shown above, the airport will be expanded and reach its near-full potential by 2022 in time for closure of Flygplats Godthabs-Laasta. All the construction work has commended in 2018 and should be completed by late 2021 to early 2022. The colour red represents expansion of existing Terminal 1 where yellow and orange both represents new Terminal 3 and Terminal 4. The future Terminal 5 will be constructed where Sverlands Royal International Mail Centre is located (large grey-coloured warehouse in the middle of the picture) - the new Terminal 5 will not be constructed until 2029 or 2030 and is not included in the current expansion plan. The thick grey line represents new, fourth runway which is 3050 metres long. ...

Sodermalm If you want a laid-back vibe with loads to do, Sodermalm is the place for you. Sodermalm (translated as South Side) is located in the southern central part of Godthab across the river from Nystad (city centre). Sodermalm is very similar to Bromma for its diverse culture, art, vintage shops, retro vibe, cafes and bars but it is a lot less crowded than Bromma. Unlike Bromma, Sodermalm is a very hilly district because it is on the foothills of Kasakka Mountain which is the highest mountain peak in the region. Sodermalm offers very smashing and beautiful views of Godthab from one of the hill's vantage points - you will be able to see Godthab's city centre districts Nystad and Hamnar, the old town Gamla Stan and modern, glistering glass office skyscrapers of Jonkoping. Today, Sodermalm is one of the most desirable neighbourhoods to live in Godthab primary because of its low density and a lot of family-sized Scandinavian-style houses on the hills. These houses are among the most expensive in Godthab because of its large size and the breathtaking views of the city. Aerial view of Sodermalm (facing south) ... The views of Godthab from Sodermalm. Nystad and Gamla Stan is on the left and modern office district of Jonkoping is on the right. ... Aerial view of Sodermalm facing north towards Nystad and Ostermalm. ... Sodrahamn Development Sodrahamn (loosely translated as South Harbour) is now Godthab's new largest urban development project - first proposed by the City Council in 2019. Instead of building on existing vacant brownfield land or on new greenfield land, Godthabs Stad (City Council) has decided to build a brand new, modern neighbourhood directly above the water. An estimated size of 25 hectares will be reclaimed immediately off Sodermalm for the new development. Once fully built, Sodrahamn will have more than 16 modern medium-rise residential buildings for 6,000 people. The design principles of the new Sodrahamn development will be modern, semi-open, block-based city style with a lot of new parklands. The combinations of inner city street dimensions, block sizes, building heights, density and functionality all are integrated with waterfront views, open space parks and sunlight to create a well-designed, sustainable neighbourhood. All new residential buildings will have large balconies with big windows which is a clear departure from the modern Scandinavian design. Godthabs Stad has aimed to preserve at least 30% of all new apartments for affordable housing program managed by the City Council. Sodrahamn will be located mere 300 metres away from a nearest tram station and car park spaces will scarce to encourage residents use public transport, walking or bike cycling. The development area of new Sodrahamn. The yellow line represents a reclaimed land area and red represents new residential areas. The remaining area (blue within yellow lines) will be new parklands. ... Land reclamation in progress. ... The Sodrahamn development has been completed in 2020 after one year of collaborative construction work between Sverlandic and German construction workers. ... The view of Sodrahamn and Sodermalm with Nystad in the distance. ... Aerial view of the central Godthab area. Can you find: 1) Nystad, 2) Hamnar, 3) Gamla Stan, 4) Gotaab, 5) Sodermalm and Sodrahamn, 6) Jonkoping, and/or 7) Godthabs Universitet? Comment below if you found these neighbourhoods! ...

Laasta Viadukt (literally translated as Laasta Viaduct) was the last significant fast-road motorway project in Sverland following fierce and ongoing resistance from Godthab residents throughout the 1970s. The elevated six-lane viaduct connected central Godthab with Laasta and completely bypassed Gamla Stan (Old Town), Norrmalm and Kungsholmen. It was one of the most popular roads in Sverland because it provided residents a segregated expressway-standard connection directly to Flygplats Godthab-Laasta (Godthab-Laasta International Airport) and the new international cargo seaport near Laasta. In the 1980s and 1990s, Godthab-Laasta airport was the principal airport in Sverland and significantly busier compared with Godthab-Nyborra airport which was still relatively small at the time. After Laasta, the Viadukt continued its way to connect Soderleden (Southern Motorway) near the new Port of Godthab where motorists can continue the trip either northwest towards rural Sverland towards the Swedish-Sverlandic border or southeast towards Jonkoping via Bromma. Laasta Viadukt interchange at Kungsholmen. ... Laasta Viadukt began near Gamla Stan Tunnelbana station and continued for nearly 8 kilometres to Laasta. ... Aerial view of Norrmalm and Gamla Stan with Laasta Viadukt along its river bank. ... The aerial view of Laasta. ... Even though Laasta Viadukt was a popular bypass road in the 1980s, the Sverlands Demokraterna (Democratic Party of Sverland) lost the government election by a landslide margin in 1984 due to a successful anti-motorway resistance from a vast majority of Sverland residents. There has been no new motorway projects at a significant scale in Sverland after the construction of Laasta Viadukt in 1983. Between 1980s and 2010s, there has been a lot of financial commitments and spending towards public transport projects including new Tunnelbana metro system and expanding the existing tram network. Due to declining numbers of car ownership and rapid increase in public transport patronage in Godthab, the Sverland Government finally decided to propose the demolition of Laasta Viadukt in 2018 aiming for 2020 completion. The red line represents the route of Laasta Viadukt and will be demolished by 2020. ... In 2020, Laasta Viadukt has been completely demolished. ... Sverland Government now has three options what to do with empty, vacant lands along the riverbanks where Laasta Viadukt used to be. The options are: 3 billion Skr (Sverlandic Krona) towards the construction of new Olympic-standard Sports Park with tennis courts, indoor aquatic and sports centre, and possibly a new baseball stadium. 1 billion Skr subsidy towards construction of a new Sverlands Universitet and Godthabs Sjukhus (Hospital). The new University & Hospital campus will be designed to rival existing Godthabs Universitet and existing Sverlands Kungligsjukhus (Sverland Royal Hospital). 500 million Skr towards the construction of normal public parklands with no sporting facilities. The decision will be made by both Sverland Government and Godthabs Stad soon.

In 2010 both Sverlandic Government and Godthabs Stad have identified a small area of Kungsgarden (King's Park) in Norrmalm as the future site of a next generation sustainable development. The proposed development was officially named as "Gronstad" (Green City) in 2015 to celebrate Sverland's official ratification and commitment to the COP21 Climate Change Agreement in Paris, France. The key objectives of the Gronstad project are simple - the development must be carbon-neutral, must be community-oriented and transport-oriented, and must be able to replace and exceed the number of trees felled by planting more trees. The development also has a provision in place for a future underground Tunnelbana metro station for the new Line T8 from Jonkoping to Norrmalm via Godthabs Universitet. The current population of Godthab is 475,000 and the city is projected to grow to at least 900,000 inhabitants by 2050 which is thirty years away. This projection has prompted Godthabs Stad a major rethink how to design, plan and grow Sverland's capital city, Godthab. Without any changes to urban design regulations and planning laws, Godthab will eventually succumb to urban sprawl in four directions - to Enkoping (25 kilometres north), to Nyborra (20 kilometres northeast), to Herrljunga (25 kilometres east), and finally to Gamleby (30 kilometres southeast). Godthabs Stad aims to avoid this as much as possible through more inner-city compact developments, densification of existing areas and infill development. Aerial view of Kungsgarden and Norrmalm before the Gronstad project began. Aerial view of Kungsgarden and Norrmalm, facing south towards Jonkoping (upper left) and Nystad (upper right). Godthabs Universitet can be seen in centre left. Aerial view of Gamla Stan and Norrmalm. The construction site of new Gronstad can be clearly seen in top centre - you can tell, the construction has begun! The Gronstad Project is the largest urban renewal development project in Sverland. Godthabs Stad has partnered with many independent developers, urban planners, entrepreneurs, architects, consulting engineers, environmental specialists, community stakeholders and residents to develop one of the highest ranking carbon-neutral and sustainable neighbourhood in Europe. Community consultations also have identified the need to replace cars with bikes and increased public transport, high quality recycling scheme, a large community centre and more street-level commercial activation. Gronstad has been under construction in a staged approach (Stages A, B, C and D) since 2015 and it is now 2020. The construction was completed in 2019 and Gronstad is now 90% sold out. Gronstad is now home to 14,000 new residents in three highrise buildings, two medium-rise buildings and 15 new 5-storey low-rise apartment buildings. It is also home to Godthab's newest shopping centre, a medium-sized medical clinic, a large community and indoor sports centre, and two commercial and office buildings. Community groups has started planting 25,000 new trees around Gronstad, including along streets, and all trees should be matured by 2025. The first ever highrise vertical school will be built in Gronstad and it will be open to high school students next year. In 2026 if all goes to the plan, Gronstad will be home to the new underground Tunnelbana metro station as part of the Line T8 project. Sverlandic Government aims to start construction and tunnel boring for the new Tunnelbana Line T8 by 2021 in time for completion in 2026. Aerial view of completed Gronstad with Norrmalm in lower right. Johannesfred can be seen in top right beyond the Norraleden (Northern Motorway). The juxtaposition of old Norrmalm neighbourhood and new, modern Gronstad. The road between Norrmalm and the Norraleden (Northern Motorway) roundabout interchange has been upgraded into a four-lane tree-lined avenue. The road upgrade was completed just before Gronstad completed all the construction in 2019.

Bromma, enough said! Trendy shops, cosy cafes and vibrant arts scene all combined with several beautiful historic sites and cultural centres are what shapes Bromma we know today. Bromma has always been a low-key residential district approximately 8 kilometres north east of Nystad (Godthab city centre). Since the end of 19th Century, Bromma has always been the "creative" district with many artists, liberal-minded people and young university students who live in the area. Since 2000s, Bromma has gone through a massive transformation and gentrification that cemented Bromma's position as the highly regarded area of Godthab. Godthabs Konstskola (Godthab School of the Arts) and Sverlandic Art Gallery both are based in Bromma. Even though Godthabs Universitet is a very academic-type university with a greater emphasis on Law, Mathematics/Engineering and Science, the University has one of the highest ranking Arts Faculty in Europe. Godthabs Universitet is ranked in the world top 20 for the Arts degrees of all types. Bromma is also home to Hammer Dance Company, one of the most famous theatre company in Europe. In 2023, a new Hugo Karlsson Centre of Modern Arts will be open to the public in Bromma. Hugo Karlsson was one of the leading contemporary visual artists in Sverland that changed the face and meaning of the "modern art" in the 1980s. Transport-wise, Bromma is served by Tunnelbana Line T2 (to Enkoping). The frequency of T2 metro trains is 5 minutes during peak hour and 15 minutes off peak. If the proposed plan has been approved by the Sverlandic National Government, Bromma will soon hvae a new underground Tunnelbana station for the new Line T8 from Jonkoping to Norrmalm via Bromma, Godthabs Universitet and Johannesfred. Bromma also has three major Sparvagens (tram) lines - S7, S8 and S11. All three tram lines starts in Nystad (city centre) near Godthabs Centralstation (Central Railway Station) and goes directly to Bromma via Osterrmalm and Eriksberg before diverting after Margitsplan (Margit's Plaza). Since 1760 when Bromma was planned and established as a new town, Margitsplan has always been the central market square. Margitsplan was deliberately designed as a circular plaza intended to be the central meeting point for farmers. Many farmers from different directions would travel to and meet at Margitsplan to sell fresh produces and food. The markets continued to operate until 1992 when Godthabs Stad decided to relocate the markets from Margitsplan to Karlaplan (1 kilometre east). Godthabs Stad decided to relocate the markets because Margitsplan tram station became overcrowded due to its small station design. Margitsplan tram station was demolished and rebuilt as a 4-platform tram station with two U-turns for trams in 1994. Like Margitsplan, Karlaplan is a much larger version of a circular square in the same area, Bromma, but with more green spaces. Karlaplan is better suited as an outdoor market place and is still operating today. In the 1960s due to a widespread popularity of motor cars and exacerbating traffic congestion in Godthab, the Government decided to construct the first fast-road motorway in Sverland in 1966. At the time Norraleden (loosely translated as the Northern Motorway) was widely supported by locals because people were very excited with the new concept of "fast-road". In the 1960s, "fast-road" was just starting to emerge in urban planning in Europe and many Europeans were still largely unaware of drastic changes and impacts on cityscape. Despite a significant support from locals, many residents were horrified when they realised a lot of buildings and houses along the riverbanks of 700-year old Gamla Stan were demolished to make way for a new Norraleden. Many buildings in Johannesfred, Bromma and Kristianstad were also demolished. The new motorway provided direct fast-road connection between Nystad (city centre) and Godthabs-Nyborra flygplats (Godthab-Nyborra International Airport). As a result, the Government received a fierce backlash from residents in Godthab. This level of backlash sent through shockwaves through Europe which stopped many motorway proposals in Amsterdam, London, Paris and Berlin in the 1970s. Bromma was one of the epicentres of European resistance to motorway construction. In 1974, an estimation of 28,000 protesters met at Margitsplan to protest block the construction of a new elevated Soderleden (Southern Motorway) that would tear through Bromma in half. Nyborraleden is the Airport motorway link and Soderleden is the elevated motorway that connected the new sea Port of Godthab (constructed in the 1960s) in the northwest directly to Jonkoping in the southeast via historic districts of Laasta, Kungsholmen, Johannesfred and Bromma. Despite fierce and ongoing resistance from protesters and the community in general, the construction of Soderleden was completed in 1978. After construction of a third motorway (at a much less scale and impact) along the riverbanks in Norrmalm and Kungsholmen in 1983, there has been no new fast-road motorways at a significant scale in Sverland.

The Godthabs Tunnelbana (loosely translated as Metro) is a rapid transit system in Godthab, Sverland. Tunnelbana and its metropolitan commuter rail services are owned and managed by Gothabs Stad (City Council) with a Godthabs Omtrad-trafik (GOT) branding. Last year the 90-kilometre metro system carried 101 million passengers which corresponds to approximately 240,000 passengers in a normal weekday. This figure is significant for a city with an urban population of just 475,000. Despite initial protests from residents, the first Tunnelbana line was opened in 1985 and it quickly became popular among locals. The line T1 to Hasselby from Hamnar via Godthabs Centralstation, Gamla Stan and Norrmalm became the design blueprint model for all future Tunnelbana system expansions. The first line was so successful that construction for the Line T2 (to Enkoping via Bromma) quickly followed through and became operational by 1991. Line T4 to Nyborra via Kristianstad was opened in 1997 followed by Lines T5 (to Vesene) and T6 (to Herrljunga) in 2002. The seventh Tunnelbana line (T7) to Gamleby via Hudsvarna was opened in 2008 followed by the new Airport Line T3 in 2015. Each Tunnelbana station is normally spaced by 3 to 5 kilometres and most Tunnelbana stations also have their own tram and/or bus interchange for local services. Sverlandic Government is currently considering a possibility of opening a new Tunnelbana Line T8 from Jonkoping to Norrmalm via Bromma and a new underground station at Godthabs Universitet. If all goes to the plan, T8 should be open by 2024. Godthabs Centralstation is located in Nystad (New Town), which is the central city area for Godthab, and is the main regional hub station for all seven Tunnelbana lines and 16 regular high speed train lines to main European cities such as Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Berlin. From Godthab, Europe-bound high speed trains are mostly operated by both SHF (Sverlandic Hoghastighetstag Foretag) and DB (Deutsches Bahn). A typical SHF train can take passengers from Godthab to Stockholm in 60 minutes or from Godthab to Berlin via Copenhagen in 2 hours 30 minutes.

The low-lying areas around Hammeralven (Hammer River) have a lot of tangible evidence of human settlement in the past 9,000 years which include Viking artefacts, money, ships, old forts and wooden village buildings. The evidence suggests that there were at least 17 independent villages along the banks of Hammeralven about 5,000 years ago. The villages all flourished due to abundance of fishes, fresh water, timber and fertile lands. Most of the tangible evidence, such as money for example, has been restored and placed on display at either National Museum of Sverland or Godthabs Universitet. One of the notable villages that survived the test of history is Gotaab. The earliest mention of Godthab as the name of the settlement was in 963 BCE as Gotaab. The location of Gotaab village has always been the same - on the banks of Hammeralven against the foothills of Kasakka Mountain (one of the highest mountains in the region). Between 963 BCE and early 1200s CE, Gotaab was simply a small fishing village with markets that enabled commercial trade. Some historians believe the name Gotaab might have derived from Gota which is the ancient Sverlandic word for 'water' and the suffix -ab at the end represents a town however some top linguists did not agree with this. Linguists at Godthab Universitet claims that Got means fishing and the suffix -aab means shop or marketplace in ancient Sverlandic. In 1226 when Gotaab was proclaimed a city under the Royal Charter of Sverland, the fishing village rapidly grew until the King of Sverland decided to relocate the town upstream on a better, flatter island. From there, Gotaab continued to grow rapidly. Due to a rising Arctic Orthodox influence and a series of slow changes in the Sverlandic language in the 1300s and 1400s, the new town of Gotaab was renamed to Godthab however the old, original village did not change the name. Over the time, Godthab became a dominant name for the city region. Since 1400s, Godthab is the name of the city region as whole while Gotaab remained the name of the old town district in the original location. The aerial view of the Godthab region with old Gotaab town in the foreground and new Godthab in the distance (upper centre of the picture). The old, original town of Gotaab in dusk. The view of Gotaab from the forehills of the Kasakka mountain.

Godthab is the capital and most populous city of Sverland (an European Union member country located in far north Scandinavia above the Arctic Circle). Approximately 475,000 people live in the urban area of Godthab which stretches across 18 islands where Hammeralven (Hammer River) flows into the Baltic Sea. The area has been settled since the pre-Stone Age, in the 7th Century BCE, and was founded as a city in 1226 by a Swedish merchant. The original city was Gotaab before the settlement was relocated to the current area in the late 1300s (now named as Gamla Stan). In the mid-1800s, Nystad (New Town) was developed and quickly became the commercial and office centre of the Godthab region. Godthab is now the cultural, academic, media, political and economic centre of Sverland. The Godthab metropolitan region alone accounts for over a half of the country's GDP and is among the top 15 regions in Europe by GDP per capita. Godthab has been ranked as a beta-global city and is the fourth largest city in Scandinavia. Jonkoping (a business district) is one of the main financial and corporate centres in Europe. Godthab is the seat of Sverlandic Government, Sverlands Riksdag (Parliament), and is home to the highest judiciaries in the country. Also located in the city, Godthabs Universitet is ranked in the world's top 60. Although the official language is Sverlandic which is a combination of Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian, English is commonly used as a second language. Aerial view of Godthab with area labels: This update is brought to you by:

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I am crying. In a happiest way possible. I will DEFINATELY download the tram package, and I've always been waiting for the trams for CXL2011. I noticed that one of your tram pic, on your recent post, I'll definately use the green grass road with tram on it, it will raise the realism for the cities. Looks like I will need to adapt my city to suit the trams soon