Trams in Würzburg
| Würzburg tramway network |
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A GT-N tram crossing the Löwenbrücke,
Würzburg, 2007. |
| Operation |
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| Locale |
Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany |
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| Horsecar era: 1892 (1892)–1900 (1900) |
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| Status |
Converted to electricity |
| Operator(s) |
Würzburger Straßenbahn, Havestad, Contag & Cie |
| Propulsion system(s) |
Horses |
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The Würzburg tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Würzburg) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Würzburg, a city in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany.
The network presently consists of five lines,[1] with a total track length of 42 kilometres (26 mi)[3] (yielding a one-way route length of approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi)). It is currently operated by Würzburger Straßenbahn GmbH, a subsidiary of Würzburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrs-GmbH (WVV).
History
The first horse-drawn tramway opened in Würzburg in 1892.[3][4] The first electric trams went into operation in Würzburg in 1900.[3]
Beginning in the 1990s, a concerted effort was made to move Würzburg's tramlines into their own rights-of-way and convert them more to a light rail (Stadtbahn) type of operation over the traditional tram system operating in regular road traffic. Currently, most of Würzburg tramlines, outside of sections downtown and in the Sanderau district, operate as light rail in their own rights-of-way. In addition, low-floor light rail vehicles were purchased.
Lines
As of 2013, the network was made up of the following five lines:[1][2]
| Line |
Route |
Travel time |
Length* |
| 1 | Grombühl Uni-Kliniken – Hauptbahnhof  – Juliuspromenade – Stadtmitte – Sanderring – Sanderau | 20 min. | 10.4 km |
| 2 | Hauptbahnhof – Juliuspromenade – Wörthstraße – Zellerau | 14 min. | 8.0 km |
| 3 | Hauptbahnhof – Juliuspromenade – Stadtmitte – Sanderring – Steinbachtal – Reuterstraße – Heuchelhof | 27 min. | 19.3 km |
| 4 | Sanderau – Sanderring – Stadtmitte – Wörthstraße – Zellerau | 23 min. | 12.6 km |
| 5 | Grombühl Uni-Kliniken – Hauptbahnhof – Juliuspromenade – Stadtmitte – Sanderring – Steinbachtal – Reuterstraße – Heuchelhof – Rottenbauer | 39 min. | 26.2 km |
* The figure refers to both directions, ie a complete round trip.
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Hendlemeier, Wolfgang (1981). Handbuch der deutschen Straßenbahngeschichte [Handbook of German Tram History] (in German) 1. München.
- Höltge, Dieter; Kochems, Michael (2006). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany]. Band 10: Bayern [Volume 10: Bavaria]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 388255391X. (German)
- Klebes, Günther (1980). Die Strassenbahnen Bayerns in alten Ansichten [The Trams of Bavaria in Old Postcards] (in German). Zaltbommel. ISBN 90-288-1197-4.
- Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 140–141. ISBN 9783936573336. (German) (English)
External links
Coordinates: 49°47′N 09°56′E / 49.783°N 9.933°E / 49.783; 9.933
