Trams in Zwickau
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.
| 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 | ||
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| Infrastructure | |||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | ||
| Propulsion system(s) | Electricity | ||
| Electrification | 600 V DC | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Route length | 18.5 km (11.5 mi) | ||
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| Website | Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau (in German) | ||
Opened in 1894, the network has been operated since 1991 by Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau (SVZ).
Current fleet
As of 2019, Zwickau operates a fleet of GT6M and Tatra KT4 trams.[1]
A Tatra KT4D tram at Zwickau Hauptbahnhof in July 2019
References
- 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. 142. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
- 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.
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- Hall, Martin (2019). Tram & Metro Systems of Western Europe 2019. Wigan: Specialist Transport Publications. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-908553-18-8.
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