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Trams in Brandenburg an der Havel

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Brandenburg an der Havel
tramway network
A tram in Brandenburg an der Havel, 2013
Operation
LocaleBrandenburg an der Havel,Brandenburg,Germany
Horsecarera: 1897(1897)–1911(1911)
Status Converted to electricity
Track gauge 1,000 mm(3 ft3+3⁄8in)
Propulsionsystem(s) Horses
Electric tramera: since 1911(1911)
Status Operational
Lines 4
Operator(s) Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel[de]
(VBBr) (since 1990)
Track gauge 1,000 mm(3 ft3+3⁄8in)
Propulsionsystem(s) Electricity
Electrification 600VDC
Track length (total) 17.65 km (10.97 mi)
Map of the network, 2013.
Website Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel(in German)

TheBrandenburg an der Havel tramway network(German:Straßenbahnnetz Brandenburg an der Havel) is anetworkoftramwaysforming the centrepiece of thepublic transportsystem inBrandenburg an der Havel,a city in thefederal stateofBrandenburg,Germany.

Opened in 1897 as ahorsecarsystem, the network was converted to an electrically powered system in 1911. It is currently operated byVerkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel[de](VBBr), and integrated in theVerkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg(VBB).

Lines

As of 2013,the network had four lines, as follows:

Line Route Stops
1 Hauptbahnhof(→ Steinstraße) ↔ Neustädtischer Markt ↔ Nicolaiplatz ↔ Fontanestraße ↔ Waldcafé Görden ↔Anton-Saefkow-Allee 23/21
2 Hauptbahnhof(→ Steinstraße) ↔ Neustädtischer Markt ↔ Nicolaiplatz ↔Quenzbrücke 18/16
6 Hauptbahnhof(← Steinstraße) ↔ Neustädtischer Markt ↔ Nicolaiplatz ↔ Fontanestraße ↔Hohenstücken Nord 18/20
1/2 Anton-Saefkow-Allee↔ Fontanestraße ↔Quenzbrücke 20
Line 2 is disrupted since 2019 by the demolishedBridge of the 20th anniversary of the GDR

Line 1/2 replaces lines 1 and 2 on Sundays and public holidays.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1995).Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland[The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [Volume 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall.ISBN3921679818.(in German)
  • Autorenkollektiv (1986).Straßenbahn Archiv 6. Raum Cottbus, Magdeburg, Schwerin, Rostock[Tramway Archive 6. Cottbus, Magdeburg, Schwerin, Rostock region] (in German). Berlin: transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen.ISBN3-344-00003-9.
  • Menzel, Walter; Schulze, Jörg (2011).100 Jahre elektrische Straßenbahn in Brandenburg an der Havel[One Hundred Years of Electric Trams in Brandenburg an der Havel] (in German). Berlin: VBN Verlag Bernd Neddermeyer.ISBN978-3-941712-13-3.
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012).Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland(in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 22–23.ISBN9783936573336.

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