Trams in Naumburg (Saale)

Naumburg (Saale) tramway

Cars 36 and 51 outside the depot, 2007.
Operation
Locale Naumburg (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Steam tram era: 1892–1906
Status Converted to electricity
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Steam
Electric tram era: since 1907
Status Operational
Lines 1
Operator(s) Naumburger Straßenbahn (HAVAG)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Route length 2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Naumburg (Saale) tramway, 2011 (with the operational line shown in red).
Website Naumburger Straßenbahn (German)

The Naumburg (Saale) tramway (German: Straßenbahn Naumburg (Saale)) is a tramline forming part of the public transport system in Naumburg (Saale), a city in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. At only 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long, it is the smallest urban tramway in Germany, and one of the smallest in Europe.

History

The tramway opened for service in 1882.

Tram operation was suspended on 19 August 1991 because of poor track condition. In 1994, the tramway was restored for sparodic festival service, and operation of the tramway was assumed by Naumburger Straßenbahn.

In 2007, daily service on the tramline was restored.

As of November 2014, an official groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of an extension of the tramline from Vogelwiese to Salztor was held.

See also

References

  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1994). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Band 2: Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen [Volume 2: Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 392167980X. (German)
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336. (German) (English)

External links

Media related to Trams in Naumburg at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 51°09′20″N 11°48′45″E / 51.15556°N 11.81250°E