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Plauen tramway network
A pair of Plauen trams on Bahnhofstraße.
Operation
LocalePlauen, Saxony, Germany
Open17 November 1894 (1894-11-17)
StatusOperational
Lines6
Operator(s)
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Electrification600 V DC
Overview
The network in 2021.
Websitehttps://www.strassenbahn-plauen.de Plauener Straßenbahn GmbH (PSB) (in German)

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

Opened in 1894, the network has been operated since 1990 by Plauener Straßenbahn GmbH [de] (PSB), and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Vogtland (VVV).

Lines

As of 2020, the network had the following lines:

Line Route Length Journey time
1 Neundorf → Dittrichplatz → Tunnel → Am Albertplatz → Preißelpöhl 4,8 km 18–20 minutes
2 Preißelpöhl → Am Albertplatz → Tunnel → Neue Elsterbrücke → Vogtlandklinikum → Waldfrieden 5,9 km 21–23 minutes
3 Waldfrieden → Vogtlandklinikum → Neue Elsterbrücke → Tunnel → Dittrichplatz → Neundorf 6,4 km 22–24 minutes
4 Oberer Bahnhof – Am Albertplatz – Tunnel – Neue Elsterbrücke – Vogtlandklinikum – Reusa 5,2 km 19–21 minutes
5 Südvorstadt – Neue Elsterbrücke – Tunnel – Am Albertplatz – Plamag 5,9 km 19–21 minutes
6 Plamag – Am Albertplatz – Tunnel – Neue Elsterbrücke – Vogtlandklinikum – Reusa 7,6 km 26–27 minutes

Rolling stock

The current fleet consists of 14 Tatra KT4D and nine Flexity Classic NGT6.

Of the 44 KT4D trams delivered to Plauen 14 remained in servide as of 2021. They were originally built between 1981 and 1988 and modernised with new chopper (electronics) control electronics in the early 1990s.

The NGT6 trams were constructed by Bombardier Transportation and are 21 m long and 2.3 m wide with a capacity of 119 passengers. The first two were delivered in August 2013, with another four in 2014 and a final three trams ordered in 2015.

See also

References

  1. Kochems, Michael (May 2021). "Wo die Kurzgelenker noch surren". Straßenbahn Magazin (in German). GeraMond. pp. 32–42. ISSN 0340-7071.
  2. ^ "New tram presented in Plauen". Railway Gazette International. 2013-09-24. ISSN 0373-5346. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  3. ^ Sadler, Katie (2015-12-16). "City of Plauen to receive three additional Flexity trams". Intelligent Transport. Retrieved 2024-09-24.

Further reading

  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1993). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 1: Sachsen . 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. pp. 114–115. ISBN 9783936573336.

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