Trams in Leipzig
Tram system in Germany
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::summary Tram system in Germany ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Leipzig tramway network |
| native_name | Straßenbahn Leipzig |
| native_name_lang | de |
| image | Leipzig NGT12-LEI Waldplatz defekt.jpg |
| image_alt | See caption |
| caption | Trams at Waldplatz, near Red Bull Arena |
| locale | Leipzig, Saxony, Germany |
| era1_name | Horsecar |
| era1_start_year | |
| era1_end_year | |
| era1_state | show |
| era1_status | Converted to electricity |
| era1_operator | Leipziger Pferde-Eisenbahn (LPE) |
| era1_gauge | |
| era1_propulsion_system | Horses |
| era1_route_length | |
| era2_name | Electric tram |
| era2_start_year | since |
| era2_state | show |
| era2_status | Operational |
| era2_lines | 13 |
| era2_operator | Große Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt) (1896–1938) |
| Leipziger Elektrische Straßenbahn (LESt) | |
| (1896–1916) | |
| Leipziger Außenbahn AG (LAAG) (1900–1946) | |
| Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe | |
| (1938–) | |
| era2_gauge | |
| era2_propulsion_system | Electricity |
| era2_el | 600 V DC trolley wire |
| era2_route_length | 143.5 km |
| era2_pass_year | 2022 |
| era2_passengers | 135,000,000 |
| era2_map | [[File:Strassenbahnnetz-Leipzig.svg |
| era2_website | https://www.l.de/verkehrsbetriebe Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe |
| :: |
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The Leipzig tramway () is a network of tramways which, together with the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland, forms the backbone of the public transport system in Leipzig, a city in Saxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB). The network has been integrated in the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV) since 1 August 2001.
With its 13 lines, route length of 143.5 km and 522 tram stops, the network is currently the third biggest in Germany, after the Cologne and Berlin tramway networks.
Uniquely, the trams run on 1458 mm gauge tracks.
History
Main article: History of trams in Leipzig
File:Strassenbahn Leipzig Netzentwicklung.gif|Evolution of the network, the different companies are colour-coded
Lines
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Rolling stock
there were a total of 228 trams and 43 trailers in regular service, consisting of the following:
- 30 Tatra T4D-M (Typ 33c/33d/33h/33i)
- 56 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT8 (Typ 36/36a)
- 49 Low floor articulated trams of type NGTW6 (Typ 37/37a/37b)
- 33 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT12-LEI (Bombardier Flexity Classic XXL) (Typ 38/38a)
- 61 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT10 Solaris Tramino XL (Typ 39)
- 43 Low floor trailers of type NB4 (Typ 68a/68b)
In 2018 Leipzig sold 20 used trams to the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, to be used on its tram routes.
In 2019 a procurement project for new trams was launched jointly with tram operators in Görlitz and Zwickau. A contract was signed in December 2021 with LEIWAG (a consortium of and Kiepe Electric) and Leipzig will receive 25 new 45 m long trams, with options for up to 130 more.
Gallery
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0806-0010, Leipzig, Pferdestraßenbahn.jpg|Replica of horse tram in operation File:Leipzig - Straßenbahn.jpg|A 1914/15 postcard depicting a tram File:Pferdebahnwagen.jpg|Some vehicles, such as this horse tram, are preserved in the tram museum File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0320-0105, Leipziger Herbstmesse, Eingang, Parkplatz, Straßenbahn.jpg|Trams are used to bring passengers to Leipzig Trade Fair, 1972 File:Leipzig Tatra T4D pair%2C June 1993.jpg|Tatra T4 tram, June 1993 File:Leipzig Niederflurstrassenbahn.jpg|Modern low-floor tram of the NGT12-LEI Type File:12 253 Bw Möckern, ET 5092.jpg|Service vehicle
References
References
- Scholze, Rolf-Roland. (September 2023). "2022, Das Julbiläumsjahr". GeraMond.
- (25 January 2010). "Leipzig exercises Flexity tram option". [[Railway Gazette International]].
- (9 January 2019). "Leipzig: LVB erweitert Option für Tramino-Bahnen". Eurailpress.
- {{in lang. uk [https://uprom.info/news/other/infrastruktura/tramvaynyi-park-dnipra-popovnyat-vagony-z-nimeccyny/ Dnipro tram fleet will be replenished with cars from Germany], {{ill. National industrial portal. uk. Національний промисловий портал (2 October 2021)
- (2021-12-16). "Zwickau, Görlitz and Leipzig jointly order new tram fleet from Heiterblick/Kiepe". Urban Transport Magazine.
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