Trams in Braunschweig

Straßenbahn Braunschweig

An Alstom NGT8D tram in the Bohlweg, 2009.
Operation
Locale	Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1879–ca. 1897 Status Superseded Track gauge 1,100 mm (3 ft 7 ^5⁄16 in) Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1897 Status Open Lines 5 Operator(s) Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG Track gauge 1,100 mm (3 ft 7 ^5⁄16 in) Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification 600 V DC wire Route length 39.62 km (24.62 mi) Website Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG (German)

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

Opened in 1879, the network has been operated since its inception by the company now known as Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG.

Lines

As of January 2014, the network had 5 lines, as follows:

Line	Termini	Route	Notes
1	Stöckheim – Wenden	Stöckheim – Melverode – (Heidberg) – Hauptbahnhof – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Stadion – Wenden
2	Heidberg – Siegfriedviertel	Heidberg – Hauptbahnhof/Leisewitzstraße – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Siegfriedviertel	During rush hour via Leisewitzstraße; in the evenings and on Sundays and holidays via Hauptbahnhof.
3	Weststadt Weserstraße – Volkmarode	Weststadt Weserstraße – Donauknoten – Cyriaksring – Europaplatz – Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße – Rathaus – Hagenmarkt - Volkmarode
4	Helmstedter Straße – Radeklint	Helmstedter Straße – Am Magnitor – Rathaus – Radeklint
5	Broitzem – Hauptbahnhof	Broitzem – Weststadt Donauknoten – Cyriaksring – Europaplatz – Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße – Schloss – Am Magnitor – Hauptbahnhof

See also

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

References

• Höltge, Dieter (1992). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Band 2: Niedersachsen/Bremen [Volume 2: Lower Saxony/Bremen] (2nd ed.). Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 3882553367.
• Höltge, Dieter (2004). Die Braunschweiger Straßenbahn: Personen-Nahverkehr in Braunschweig [The Braunschweiger Tramway: Local Passenger Transport in Braunschweig] (in German) (2nd ed.). München: GeraMond-Verlag. ISBN 376547195X.

External links

Media related to Trams in Braunschweig at Wikimedia Commons

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

Coordinates: 52°15′45″N 10°31′34″E / 52.26250°N 10.52611°E