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==History==
==History==
{{main|History of trams in Leipzig}}
{{main|History of trams in Leipzig}}
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File:Strassenbahn Leipzig Netzentwicklung.gif|Changing of network
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== Gallery ==
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File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0806-0010, Leipzig, Pferdestraßenbahn.jpg|replica of horse tram on route
File:Stamp DDR 1986 MiNr 3016 Leipziger Strassenbahn 1896.png|old tram on [[DDR]] stamp
File:Leipzig - Straßenbahn.jpg|old tram on postcard
File:Pferdebahnwagen.jpg|old tram in museum
File:Old-timer in Wahren - geo-en.hlipp.de - 13276.jpg|old tram on route
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0320-0105, Leipziger Herbstmesse, Eingang, Parkplatz, Straßenbahn.jpg|classic trams near [[Leipzig fair]] half of century ago
File:Leipzig Tatra T4D pair%2C June 1993.jpg|traditional tram
File:Leipzig Niederflurstrassenbahn.jpg|modern tram
File:12 253 Bw Möckern, ET 5092.jpg|service tram
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==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 21:11, 3 April 2016

Leipzig tramway network
tram in front of New town hall (NeuesRathaus)
Operation
LocaleLeipzig, 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 Template:De icon

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

Main article: History of trams in Leipzig
  • Changing of network
    Changing of network
  • replica of horse tram on route
    replica of horse tram on route
  • old tram on DDR stamp
    old tram on DDR stamp
  • old tram on postcard
    old tram on postcard
  • old tram in museum
    old tram in museum
  • old tram on route
    old tram on route
  • classic trams near Leipzig fair half of century ago
    classic trams near Leipzig fair half of century ago
  • traditional tram
    traditional tram
  • modern tram
    modern tram
  • service tram
    service tram

See also

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)
  • 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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