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
Route length 148.3 km (92.1 mi)
Leipzig tramway network, November 2012.
Leipzig tramway network, November 2012.
Website Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (in German)

The Leipzig tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Leipzig) is a network of tramways forming part 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 second biggest in Germany, after the Berlin tramway network.

History

See also

References

  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1993). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. 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. 

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Coordinates: 51°20′N 12°23′E / 51.333°N 12.383°E / 51.333; 12.383

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