Trams in Görlitz

The Görlitz tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Görlitz) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Görlitz, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany.

Görlitz tramway network
Tatra KT4D-C no. 308 at Görlitz station, 2010.
Operation
LocaleGörlitz, Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1882 (1882)–1897 (1897)
Status Converted to electricity
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1897 (1897)
Status Operational
Operator(s)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Route length 11.8 km (7.3 mi)
Görlitz tramway network, November 2012.
Website Verkehrsgesellschaft Görlitz (in German)

Opened in 1882, the network has been operated since 1996 by Verkehrsgesellschaft Görlitz (VGG).

Lines

As of 2013, the network had the following lines:[1]

Line Route Stops Journey time Headway (rush hour) Headway (evenings)
   2
 Biesnitz/Landeskrone – Bahnhof – Demianiplatz – Alexander-Bolze-Hof – Königshufen Am Wiesengrund 17 24/25 min 20 min -
   3
 Weinhübel – Bahnhof – Demianiplatz – Alexander-Bolze-Hof – Königshufen Am Marktkauf / (– Königshufen Am Wiesengrund) (the Königshufen termini alternate in the evenings) 17 24/25 min 20 min 30 min
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See also

References

Notes
  1. "Linien-Übersicht". VGG website (in German). Verkehrsgesellschaft Görlitz. Retrieved 27 December 2013. External link in |work= (help)

Bibliography
  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1993). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. 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. 66. ISBN 9783936573336.

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