Trams in Plauen

Plauen tramway network
A pair of Plauen trams in the Bahnhofstraße.
Operation
Locale	Plauen, Saxony, Germany
Open	17 November 1894 (1894-11-17)
Status	Operational
Routes	5
Operator(s)	de (PSB)
Infrastructure
Track gauge	1
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Electrification	600 V DC
Overview The network in 2007.
Website	http://www.strassenbahn-plauen.de Plauener Straßenbahn GmbH (PSB) Template:De icon

The Plauen tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Plauen) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Plauen, in the federal state of Saxony, Germany.

Opened in 1894, the network has been operated since 1990 by de (PSB).

Lines

As of 2013, the network had the following lines:

Line	Route	Length	Journey time
1	Neundorf – Dittrichplatz – Tunnel – Am Albertplatz – Oberer Bahnhof	6.5 km	20–24 min
3	Neundorf – Dittrichplatz – Tunnel – Neue Elsterbrücke – Vogtlandklinkium – Waldfrieden	6.4 km	20–22 min
4	Preißelpöhl – Am Albertplatz – Tunnel – Neue Elsterbrücke – Vogtlandklinkium – Reusa	6.0 km	21–23 min
5	Südvorstadt – Neue Elsterbrücke – Tunnel – Am Albertplatz – Plamag	3.6 km	12–15 min
6	Waldfrieden – Vogtlandklinkium – Neue Elsterbrücke – Tunnel – Am Albertplatz – Oberer Bahnhof	7.6 km	22–27 min

See also

• List of town tramway systems in Germany
• Trams in Germany

References

• Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1993). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 1: Sachsen [Volume 1: Saxony]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 3921679796. (in German)

External links

Media related to Trams in Plauen at Wikimedia Commons

• Plauen database / photo gallery and Plauen tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.