Trams in Magdeburg

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

Magdeburg tramway network
Magdeburg tram in October 2018
Operation
LocaleMagdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Horsecar era: 1877 (1877)–ca. 1899 (1899)
Status Converted to electricity
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1899 (1899)
Status Operational
Lines 10 + 2 (at night)
Operator(s) Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe (MVB)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Depot(s) 2
Stock NGT8D, KT4Dmod, T6A2/B6A2
Route length 64.0 km (39.8 mi)
Magdeburg tramway network in 2021
Website Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe (in German)

Opened in 1877, the network has been operated since 1999 by Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe (MVB), and is integrated in the Magdeburger Regionalverkehrsverbund (marego).

Rolling stock

The fleet of the Magdeburg tram network consists of 83 LHB low-floor trams, 8 Tatra KT4Dmod trams, 4 Tatra T6A2M trams and 13 B6A2M trailers.[1] A tender for 35 new trams is planned, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2022.[1]

For assistance in case of a derailment, for rerailing and for hauling defective trams, the MVB uses a modified Unimog road–rail vehicle with a lengthened wheelbase of 4,500mm and a power output of 240 PS.[2]

  • Low-floor tram
    Low-floor tram
  • Low-floor tram interior
    Low-floor tram interior
  • Tatra tram
    Tatra tram

See also

References

Notes
  1. "Neuausschreibung für Trams in Magdeburg angekündigt" [New tender for trams in Magdeburg]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). August 7, 2019. Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. Völklein, Marco (January 3, 2020). "Auf Schienen gesetzt" [Set on rails]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on January 4, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

Further reading
  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1994). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 2: Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen [Volume 2: Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 392167980X. (in German)
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336.

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