Submitted by Hugo Simonsson, who says:

The map of the Gothenburg tram (and ferry) network. I think it’s quite nice, but there’s some flaws with the huge bit of space in the top left and the complicated ferry network in the bottom left without clear routes. The choice of colours is nice and mostly clear.

Transit Maps says:

There’s actually is a reason for the odd combination of wasted space and cramped parts in this map – it’s one of a pair of maps that show the tram lines. The one Hugo mentions (first image) combines trams with ferries, while the second image combines them with the major “trunk” bus lines. In both maps, the depiction of the tram lines and the large yellow interchange circles remain almost exactly the same, and the other services are fitted in around them.

The one major difference is that on the ferry map, tram line 11 is shortened in order to squeeze the ferry routes into the bottom left of the map, and there’s a lot more water shown (for obvious reasons). Apart from that, there’s only a few minor tweaks to the tram lines in each map to accommodate the other lines. As a designer, I definitely understand this approach – using one layout for the trams shared between the two maps saves a lot of work. Overall, it works out quite well, although both maps do end up looking just a bit unbalanced because of it.

A few other notes: I don’t like the dashed lines for the bus routes – it makes the map very busy and messy (as well as under construction). Simple thinner cyan lines would have worked better. The light salmon colour for Line 13 isn’t great. Some of the curves are drawn a bit wonkily – especially the acute angle on the red Line 5 to the bottom right.

Our rating: Both are solid maps, if a little unbalanced. Nice to see maps developed as part of a unified suite. Three stars.

Source: vasttrafik.se