Trams in Leipzig

Leipzig tramway network
Trams at Waldplatz, near Red Bull Arena
Operation
Locale	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1872 (1872)–1897 (1897) Status Converted to electricity Operator(s) Leipziger Pferde-Eisenbahn (LPE) Track gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in) Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1896 (1896) Status Operational Operator(s) Große Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt) (1896–1938) Leipziger Elektrische Straßenbahn (LESt) (1896–1916) Leipziger Außenbahn AG (LAAG) (1900–1946) Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (1938–) Track gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in) Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification (?)V DC trolley wire Route length 148.3 km (92.1 mi) Leipzig tramway network, November 2012. Website Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (in German)

The Leipzig tramway network (Template:Lang-de) 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 the federal state of Saxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe.

With its 13 lines, route length of 148.3 km (92.1 mi) and 510 tram stops, the network is currently the third biggest in Germany, after the Cologne and Berlin tramway networks.

History

Main article: History of trams in Leipzig

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  Growth of the network, the different companies are colour-coded

Current fleet

As at 1. January 2020 there were a total of 245 trams and 43 trailers in regular service, consisting of the following:

• 84 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 Leoliner (Typ 37/37a/37b)
• 33 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT12-LEI classicXXL (Bombardier Flexcity Clasic) (Typ 38/38a)
• 23 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT10 Solaris Tramino (Typ 39)
• 43 Low floor trailers of type NB4 (Typ 68a/68b)

Gallery

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  Replica of horse tram in operation
• Electric tram on GDR stamp, 1986
  Electric tram on GDR stamp, 1986
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  A 1914/15 postcard depicting a tram
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  Some vehicles, such as this horse tram, are preserved in the tram museum
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  Trams are used to bring passengers to Leipzig Messe, 1972
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  Tatra T4 tram, June 1993
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  Modern low-floor tram
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  Service vehicle

See also

• List of town tramway systems in Germany
• Trams in Germany

References

• 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. pp. 94–97. ISBN 9783936573336.

External links

Media related to Trams in Leipzig at Wikimedia Commons

• Leipzig database / photo gallery and Leipzig tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
• Leipzig database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.