Trams in Essen
| Essen tramway network | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 An M8C tram at Hobeisenbrücke | |||
| Operation | |||
| Locale | Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||
| Open | 23 August 1893 | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Lines | 7[1] | ||
| Operator(s) | Ruhrbahn | ||
| Infrastructure | |||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[1] | ||
| Propulsion system(s) | Electricity | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Route length | 52.4 km (32.6 mi)[1] | ||
| |||
| Website | http://www.ruhrbahn.de/ Ruhrbahn (in German) | ||
The Essen tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Essen) is a 52.4-kilometer (32.6 mi)[1] network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Essen, a city in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Parts of the system also serve the neighbouring city of Gelsenkirchen.
Opened in 1893, the network has been operated since 1954 by Ruhrbahn (formerly Essener Verkehrs-AG), and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR).
The network is complemented by the three light rail lines of the Essen Stadtbahn.
Lines
[edit]As of November 2010[update], the 52.4-kilometer (32.6 mi) tram network consisted of the following seven lines:[1]
| Line | Route | Headway Mon.-Fri. | Headway Sat. | Headway Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | (Bredeney – Rüttenscheid –) Essen Hbf – Bergeborbeck Bf – Borbeck Germaniaplatz | 10 | 15 | 30/15 |
| 103 | Dellwig Wertstr. – Borbeck – Altendorf – Rathaus Essen – Essen Hbf/Hollestraße (– Huttrop – Steele (S))1 | 10 | 15 | 30/15 |
| 104 | MH-Flughafen – Stadtmitte – MH-Grenze Borbeck – E-Schönebeck Abzw. Aktienstr. | 10/20 | 15/30 | 30 |
| 105 | Frintrop Unterstr. – Altendorf – Essen Hbf – Bergerhausen – Rellinghausen Finefraustr. | 10 | 15 | 30/15 |
| 106 | Altenessen Bf – Rathaus Essen – Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Essen West (S) – Helenenstr. (– Bergeborbeck Bf) | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| 107 | Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Feldmark – E-Katernberg – Abzweig Katernberg – Zollverein – Stoppenberg – Rathaus Essen – Hollestr./Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Bredeney (KulturLinie 107)2/3 | 20/10/5 | 30/15 | 30/15 |
| 109 | Frohnhausen Breilsort – Alfred Krupp Schule – Berliner Platz – Rathaus Essen – Huttrop – Steele (S) | 10 | 15 | 15 |
Sections with shorter headways in Bold, sections with longer headways in italics.
1 During rush hour via Hollestraße to Steele, at shoulder times only to Hollestraße. and in off peak times Rathaus Essen to Essen Hbf.
2 Line is operated jointly by Ruhrbahn/BOGESTRA (almost exclusively with Ruhrbahn rolling stock).
3 Extra services during rush hour from Rathaus Essen to Hollestraße, other services from Rathaus via Hbf. to Bredeney.
Rolling stock
[edit]| Fleet # | Image | Type | Year | Make | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501–1534 | 
|
M8D-NF1 | 1999–2001 | ADtranz/Bombardier | Flexity Classic |
| 1601–1627 | 
|
M8D-NF2 | 2013–15 | Bombardier | Flexity Classic |
| 8001–8015 | 2015–16 | ||||
| 1051–1052 | 
|
M8D-NF4 | 2021 | Bombardier | Flexity Classic |
| 1053–1063(+19 on order) | 2022–23 | Alstom |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Inline references
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Kleine EVAG Statistik 2010* (*stand 31.12.2009)" [Small EVAG Statistics 2010* (*as of 31.12.2009)] (PDF) (in German). Essener Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (EVAG). December 31, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Bombardier - FLEXITY Classic". www.strassenbahn-online.de. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ "tram-info Wagenparkliste Essen". www.tram-info.de. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
Bibliography
[edit]- Höltge, Dieter (1994). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Vol. Band 4: Ruhrgebiet - Von Dortmund bis Duisburg [Volume 4: Ruhr - from Dortmund to Duisburg]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 9783882553345.
- Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 52–54. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Trams in Essen at Wikimedia Commons
- Essen database / photo gallery and Essen tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
- Essen database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.
