Trams in Würzburg

Würzburg tramway network

A GT-N tram crossing the Löwenbrücke,
Würzburg, 2007.
Operation
Locale Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
Horsecar era: 1892 (1892)–1900 (1900)
Status Converted to electricity
Operator(s) Würzburger Straßenbahn, Havestad, Contag & Cie
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1900 (1900)
Status Operational
Lines 5[1][2]
Operator(s) Würzburger Straßenbahn GmbH
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 750 V DC
Stock 41[3]
Track length (single) 42 km (26 mi)[3]
Route length ~21 km (13 mi)
Stops 46[2]
Passengers (annually) c.20 million[3]
Würzburg tramway network, 2012.
Website Würzburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrs-GmbH (German)

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

The network presently consists of five lines,[1] with a total track length of 42 kilometres (26 mi)[3] (yielding a one-way route length of approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi)). It is currently operated by Würzburger Straßenbahn GmbH, a subsidiary of Würzburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrs-GmbH (WVV).

History

The first horse-drawn tramway opened in Würzburg in 1892.[3][4] The first electric trams went into operation in Würzburg in 1900.[3]

Beginning in the 1990s, a concerted effort was made to move Würzburg's tramlines into their own rights-of-way and convert them more to a light rail (Stadtbahn) type of operation over the traditional tram system operating in regular road traffic. Currently, most of Würzburg tramlines, outside of sections downtown and in the Sanderau district, operate as light rail in their own rights-of-way. In addition, low-floor light rail vehicles were purchased.

Lines

As of 2013, the network was made up of the following five lines:[1][2]

Line Route Travel time Length*
1 Grombühl Uni-Kliniken – Hauptbahnhof – Juliuspromenade – Stadtmitte – Sanderring – Sanderau 20 min. 10.4 km
2 Hauptbahnhof – Juliuspromenade – Wörthstraße – Zellerau 14 min. 8.0 km
3 Hauptbahnhof – Juliuspromenade – Stadtmitte – Sanderring – Steinbachtal – Reuterstraße – Heuchelhof 27 min. 19.3 km
4 Sanderau – Sanderring – Stadtmitte – Wörthstraße – Zellerau 23 min. 12.6 km
5 Grombühl Uni-Kliniken – Hauptbahnhof – Juliuspromenade – Stadtmitte – Sanderring – Steinbachtal – Reuterstraße – Heuchelhof – Rottenbauer 39 min. 26.2 km

* The figure refers to both directions, ie a complete round trip.

Rolling Stock

The rolling stock is monodirectional (has the driver's cab only at one end) & has doors only on the right.

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Linieninformationen - Großwabe Würzburg" [Line Information - (in) the Würzburg 'honeycomb'] (in German). Verkehrsunternehmens-Verbund Mainfranken GmbH (VVM). Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Liniennetz der Straßenbahn in Würzburger" [Tram Line Network in Würzburg] (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsunternehmens-Verbund Mainfranken GmbH (VVM). September 2010. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Nahverkehr - Fahrgäste - Wissenswertes - Straßenbahn der WSB - Übersicht" [Suburban Traffic - Passengers - Things worth knowing - The Tram of the WSB - Overview] (in German). Würzburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrs-GmbH (WVV). Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  4. ↑ "Über uns - Historie - Übersicht" [About us - History - Overview] (in German). Würzburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrs-GmbH (WVV). Retrieved 2013-10-04.

Bibliography

  • Hendlemeier, Wolfgang (1981). Handbuch der deutschen Straßenbahngeschichte [Handbook of German Tram History] (in German). 1. München. 
  • Höltge, Dieter; Kochems, Michael (2006). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany]. Band 10: Bayern [Volume 10: Bavaria]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 388255391X.  (German)
  • Klebes, Günther (1980). Die Strassenbahnen Bayerns in alten Ansichten [The Trams of Bavaria in Old Postcards] (in German). Zaltbommel. ISBN 90-288-1197-4. 
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 140–141. ISBN 9783936573336. 
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