Trams in Zwickau

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Zwickau tramway network
A GT6M tram in Zwickau.
Operation
LocaleZwickau, Saxony, Germany
Open6 May 1894 (1894-05-06)
StatusOperational
Lines4
Operator(s)
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Electrification600 V DC
Statistics
Route length18.5 km (11.5 mi)
Overview
The network in 2013.
The network in 2013.
Websitehttp://www.nahverkehr-zwickau.de/ Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau (in German)

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

Opened in 1894, the network has been operated since 1991 by Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau [de] (SVZ).

Current fleet

As of 2019, Zwickau operates a fleet of GT6M and Tatra KT4 trams.[1]

A Tatra KT4D tram at Zwickau Hauptbahnhof in July 2019

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. p. 142. ISBN 9783936573336.

External links

Media related to Trams in Zwickau at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ Hall, Martin (2019). Tram & Metro Systems of Western Europe 2019. Wigan: Specialist Transport Publications. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-908553-18-8.
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