Trams in Cottbus
| Cottbus tramway network | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 A line 2 tram at Cottbus Hauptbahnhof. | |||
| Operation | |||
| Locale | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | ||
| Open | 18 July 1903 | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Lines | 4 | ||
| Operator(s) | Cottbusverkehr | ||
| Infrastructure | |||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
| Propulsion system(s) | Electricity | ||
| Electrification | 600 V DC | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Route length | 20.1 km (12.5 mi) | ||
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| Website | http://www.cottbusverkehr.de/ Cottbusverkehr (in German) | ||
The Cottbus tramway (German: Straßenbahn Cottbus, Lower Sorbian: Elektriska w Chóśebuzu) is a network of tramways forming the backbone of the public transport system in Cottbus, a city in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany.
Opened in 1903, the network has been operated since 1953 by the company now known as Cottbusverkehr, and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB).
Rolling stock
[edit]A fleet of 21 KTNF6 trams, built from 1981 until 1988, is operated in Cottbus, which are due to be replaced in the future.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Cottbus, Frankfurt/Oder und Brandenburg dürfen Škoda Trams bestellen" [Cottbus, Frankfurt/Oder and Brandenburg may order Škoda trams]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). June 3, 2020. Archived from the original on August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1995). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [Volume 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 3921679818. (in German)
- Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 32–33. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trams in Cottbus.
- Cottbus database / photo gallery and Cottbus tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
