Trams in Zwickau
| Zwickau tramway network | |||
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 A GT6M tram in Zwickau. | |||
| Operation | |||
| Locale | Zwickau, Saxony, Germany | ||
| Open | 6 May 1894 | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Lines | 4 | ||
| Operator(s) |
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| Infrastructure | |||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
| Propulsion system(s) | Electricity | ||
| Electrification | 600 V DC | ||
| Stock | 19 KT4D 12 GT6N | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Route length | 18.5 km (11.5 mi) | ||
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| Website | http://www.nahverkehr-zwickau.de/ Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau (in German) | ||
The Zwickau tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Zwickau) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Zwickau, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany.
Opened in 1894, the network has been operated since 1991 by Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau (SVZ), and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS).
Between Stadhalle and Zwickau Zentrum stations, Die Länderbahn operates mainline diesel services alongside trams, sharing two intermediate stations. This concept has been dubbed the "Zwickau Model".
Rolling stock
[edit]As of 2019, Zwickau operates a fleet of GT6M and Tatra KT4 trams.[1] The procurement of new trams is in preparation.[2]
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A Tatra KT4D tram at Zwickau Hbf in July 2019 -
Rear end of a GT6M tram in June 2016
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Hall, Martin (2019). Tram & Metro Systems of Western Europe 2019. Wigan: Specialist Transport Publications. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-908553-18-8.
- ^ "Leipzig, Görlitz, Zwickau: Gemeinsame Straßenbahn Ausschreibung" [Leipzig, Görlitz, Zwickau: Joint tram tender]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). May 27, 2020. Archived from the original on August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1993). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 1: Sachsen [Volume 1: Saxony]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 3921679796. (in German)
- Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. p. 142. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trams in Zwickau.
- Zwickau database / photo gallery and Zwickau tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
- Zwickau database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.
- UrbanRail.net
- public-transport.net gallery
