Trams in Darmstadt

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Darmstadt tramway network
HEAG (de) tram no 9867 in Darmstadt, 2005.
Operation
Locale Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Steam tram era: 1886 (1886)–1922 (1922)
Status Converted to electricity
Operator(s)
Propulsion system(s) Steam locomotives
Electric tram era: since 1897 (1897)
Status Operational
Lines 9[1]
Operator(s)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Stock 48 (including 38 low-floor trams)[1]
Track length (total) 94.6 km (58.8 mi)[1]
Route length 42 km (26 mi)[1]
Stops 76[2][3]
Darmstadt tramway network (2010).
Website HEAG mobilo (German)

The Darmstadt tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Darmstadt, a city in the federal state of Hesse, Germany.

As of 2012, the network comprised nine lines,[1] covering 42 kilometres (26 mi) of route,[1] and serving 76 stops[2][3] (counting stops on all lines, there are 162 tram stops, including 92 low-floor stops).[1]

History

Opened in 1886, the network has been operated since 1912 by Hessische Eisenbahn-Aktiengesellschaft (HEAG (de)) either directly, or, more recently, through one of its subsidiaries.

Lines

The central nodal point of the Darmstadt tramway network is the Luisenplatz (de), through which eight of Darmstadt's nine tram lines pass.[2] As of 2011, the network comprised the following lines:

Line RouteNotes
1 Hauptbahnhof ↔ Rhein-/Neckarstr. ↔ Eberstadt Mo-Fr, 30 min. service intervals, 5–19 Hours (individual Einrückfahrten (trips to the depot) to midnight)
2 Hauptbahnhof ↔ Luisenplatz ↔ Böllenfalltor only at peak times on school days
3 Hauptbahnhof ↔ Willy-Brandt-Platz ↔ Luisenplatz ↔ Lichtenbergschule at peak times on school days, at 10 min. intervals
4 Griesheim ↔ Luisenplatz ↔ Kranichstein only at peak times on school days
5 Hauptbahnhof ↔ Luisenplatz ↔ Kranichstein at peak times, when line 4 is not operating: 7/8 min. intervals
6 Arheilgen ↔ Merck ↔ Luisenplatz ↔ Eberstadt ↔ Alsbach „Schnelle 6“, Mo-Fr, 5–19 Hours (express line, does not stop everywhere)
7 Arheilgen ↔ Merck ↔ Luisenplatz ↔ Eberstadt runs at 30 min. intervals, when line 8 is running
8 Arheilgen ↔ Merck ↔ Luisenplatz ↔ Eberstadt ↔ Alsbach runs only when line 6 is not running
9 Griesheim ↔ Luisenplatz ↔ Böllenfalltor

All lines run – unless otherwise stated – at 15 minute intervals (evenings and Sunday mornings at 30 minute intervals). On the interurban line to Alsbach, service intervals are 30 minutes, reduced to 15 minute intervals for commuter traffic.

Tram map of Darmstadt

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Daten & Fakten des Verkehrskonzerns 2012" [Data & facts of the transit company 2012] (pdf) (in German). HEAG mobilo. July 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-18. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Liniennetzplan Straßenbahn" [Tramline network map] (pdf) (in German). HEAG mobilo. June 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-18. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Service - Zusatzangebote im ÖPNV - Barrierefreies Reisen - Mit Bus und Bahn barrierefrei unterwegs" [Service - addition supplies in ÖPNV - barrier-free travel - bus and train barrier-free on the way] (in German). HEAG mobilo. Retrieved 2013-10-18. 

Bibliography

  • Bürnheim, Hermann; Burmeister, Jürgen (1997). Bahnen und Busse rund um den langen Ludwig. [Railways and Buses around the long Ludwig] (4th ed.). Düsseldorf: Alba Publikation. ISBN 3-87094-357-2.  (German)
  • Höltge, Dieter; Köhler, Günter H. (1992). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany]. Band 1: Hessen [Volume 1: Hesse] (2nd., enlarged ed.). Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 3882553359.  (German)
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336.  (German) (English)
  • Erste Liebe Linie 5. 120 Jahre Darmstädter Straßenbahngeschichte(n). [First Love Line 5. 120 Years of Darmstadt Tram History(ies)]. Darmstadt: Wartberg Verlag. 2006. ISBN 3-8313-1666-X.  (German)

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