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.
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Opened in 1877, the network has been operated since 1999 by Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe (MVB), and is integrated in the Magdeburger Regionalverkehrsverbund (marego).
Rolling stock
editThe 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] An order for 35 new Flexity trams was announced in 2021.[2] The new trams, designated NGT 10 D will be 38 m long with space for 241 passengers[3] and the first vehicle was delivered to Magdeburg in September 2024.[4]
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.[5]
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Low-floor tram interior -
Tatra tram
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See also
editReferences
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edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Clinnick, Richard (2021-07-01). "Magdeburg Transport orders 35 LRVs". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ "New Flexity trams for Magdeburg are about to be delivered". Urban Transport Magazine. 2024-07-21. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ "Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe stellen neue Straßenbahn vor" [Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe present new tram]. MDR. 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ 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
edit- 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.
External links
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Media related to Trams in Magdeburg at Wikimedia Commons- Magdeburg database / photo gallery and Magdeburg tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
