Trams in Gera
| Gera tramway network | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Tatra KT4 tram at Gera Südbahnhof, 2007. | |||
| Operation | |||
| Locale | Gera, Thuringia, Germany | ||
| Open | 1883 | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Lines | 3 | ||
| Operator(s) | Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH (GVB) | ||
| Infrastructure | |||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
| Propulsion system(s) | Electricity | ||
| |||
| Website | http://www.gvbgera.de Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH (in German) | ||
The Gera tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Gera, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.
Opened in 1883, the network is operated by Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH (GVB), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT).
Lines
[edit]As of 2011[update], the network consisted of the following lines:[needs update]
| Line | Route | Length (km) | Travel time (min) | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Untermhaus – Friedrich-Naumann-Platz – Hauptbahnhof/Theater – Heinrichstraße – Wintergarten – Zwötzen | 6.5
|
19
|
13
|
2
|
Lusan-Brüte – Lusan-Laune – Betriebshof GVB – Bahnhof Zwötzen | 2.6
|
8
|
7
|
3
|
Lusan-Zeulsdorf – Lusan-Laune – An der Spielwiese – Heinrichstraße – Straße des Bergmanns – Tinz – Berufsakademie – Bieblach-Ost | 12.1
|
33
|
25
|
During peak times, line 1 operates at 10-minute intervals, line 2 20 minutes, and line 3 Monday-Friday 5 minutes (7½ minutes on holidays), 10 minutes at weekends. Off peak only lines 1 and 3 run at 30-minute intervals. In the evenings only line 3 runs, taking 70 minutes for a return trip.
For major events in the Hofwiesenpark, such as the Hofwiesenparkfest, line 5 runs Lusan-Brüte – Heinrichstraße – Untermhaus 15 minutes either side of lines 1 and 3, reducing to 15 minutes the off-peak service interval between Lusan, the most heavily populated part of Gera, and Untermhaus.
Rolling stock
[edit]The current fleet consists of:[1]
- 22 KT4D (built in 1981–1983 and 1990)
- 6 KTNF8 (built in 1990)
- 12 low-floor trams (built in 2006–2008 by Alstom LHB)
-
KTNF8 and KT4D -
KTNF8 -
Low-floor tram
On 11 December 2023, GVB awarded Stadler a contract to supply six TINA trams for the network, with options for a further three units. They will be delivered in 2026.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Gera darf (nur) sechs neue Niederflurstraßenbahnen bestellen" [Gera may (only) order six new low-floor trams]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). June 13, 2020. Archived from the original on August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "Gera orders TINA trams". Railway Gazette International. 13 December 2023.
Bibliography
[edit]- Autorenkollektiv (2006) [1984]. Straßenbahnarchiv Band 4. Raum Erfurt / Gera - Halle (Saale) / Dessau [Tramway Archive Volume 4. Erfurt / Gera - Halle (Saale) / Dessau area] (in German). Berlin: Transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen.
- Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1994). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 2: Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen [Volume 2: Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 392167980X. (in German)
- Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
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Media related to Trams in Gera at Wikimedia Commons- Track plan of the Gera tram system
- Gera database / photo gallery and Gera tram list at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.
- Gera database / photo gallery and Gera tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
