Trams in Nuremberg

Nuremberg tramway network
A type N8 NF tram arriving at the Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof stop, 2007.
Operation
Locale Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Horsecar era: 1881 (1881)–1898 (1898)
Status Closed
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1896 (1896)
Status Open
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Route length 36 km (22 mi)

The Nuremberg tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Nürnberg) forms part of the public transport system in Nuremberg, in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany.

Opened in 1881, the network is currently operated by Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg (VAG). As of 2008, it extended a total length of 36 km (22 mi), had six lines, and carried 39.152 million passengers annually.

Contents

Lines

The Nuremberg tramway network is presently made up of the following lines:

Line Route (crossing points and termini) Stops Travel time
4 Gibitzenhof – Landgrabenstraße – Hallertor – Friedrich-Ebert-Platz – Thon 15 ca. 22 min.
5 Tiergarten – Mögeldorf – Marientunnel – Hauptbahnhof 12 ca. 15 min.
6 Doku-Zentrum – Dutzendteich – Schweiggerstraße – Christuskirche – Landgrabenstraße – Hallertor – Westfriedhof 22 ca. 30 min.
7 (Bayernstraße –) Tristanstraße – Wodanstraße – Schweiggerstraße – Marientunnel – Hauptbahnhof 7 ca. 10 min.
8 Worzeldorfer Straße – Frankenstraße – Christuskirche – Schweiggerstraße – Hauptbahnhof – Rathenauplatz – Erlenstegen 28 ca. 40 min.
9 Doku-Zentrum – Wodanstraße – Schweiggerstraße – Hauptbahnhof – Rathenauplatz – Friedrich-Ebert-Platz – Thon 20 ca. 30 min.

See also

Trains portal
Bavaria portal

References

External links

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