The Wrocław tram system (Polish: Tramwaje we Wrocławiu) is the tram system in Wrocław, Poland.

Trams in Wrocław
Škoda 19 T tram
Overview
Native nameTramwaje we Wrocławiu
Area servedWrocław
LocaleWrocław, Poland
Transit typeTram
Number of lines23
Websitehttp://mpk.wroc.pl/
Operation
Began operation1877
Operator(s)MPK Wrocław
Number of vehiclesPesa, Moderus, Škoda, Protram, Konstal
Technical
System length84 km (52 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
System map

Having first opened for service on 10 July 1877 with horsecars, it is the third oldest tramway in Poland (after Warsaw and Szczecin). The system uses 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge and is operated by Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne we Wrocławiu (MPK Wrocław). The network consists of 23 lines with a total track length of 84 kilometres (52 mi) and line length of 258.2 kilometres (160.4 mi), six depots and 20 loops.

Network

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Below is a table of permanent routes as of the 28 October 2023 schedule:[1]

Tram Line Notes
1 Biskupin ↔ Poświętne
2 Biskupin ↔ Krzyki
3 Leśnica ↔ Księże Małe
4 Oporów ↔ Biskupin
5 Grabiszyńska - Cmentarz ↔ Księże Małe
6 Kromera ↔ Krzyki
7 Poświętne ↔ Klecina
8 Karłowice ↔ Tarnogaj
9 Sępolno ↔ Wrocław Park Południowy
10 Leśnica ↔ Biskupin
11 Oporów ↔ Kromera
12 Górnicza ↔ Sępolno
13 Wrocław Nowy Dwór (P+R) ↔ Stadion Olimpijski
14 Krzyki ↔ Osobowice
15 Poświętne ↔ Wrocław Park Południowy
16 Tarnogaj ↔ Karłowice
17 Klecina ↔ Sępolno
18 Tarczyński Arena (Królewiecka)↔ Gaj
19 Kozanów (Dokerska) ↔ Zoo
20 Oporów ↔ Leśnica
21 Tarczyński Arena (Królewiecka)↔ Gaj
22 Pilczyce ↔ Tarnogaj
23 Wrocław Nowy Dwór (P+R), ↔ Kowale
There are future plans for an extension to Jagodno and Maślice. The new Nowy Dwór line was opened on 03.09.2023

Rolling stock

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Currently 8 types of trams are operating in Wrocław: Konstal 105Na, Protram 204 WrAs, Protram 205 WrAs, Škoda 16 T, Škoda 19 T, Pesa Twist, Moderus Beta and Moderus Gamma. The 105N type wagons are subjected to various upgrades (and after the upgrade they are marked 105NWr).

 
Historic LH Standard tram "Baba Jaga"
 
Konstal 102Na
 
Konstal 4N

In the period from 1991–2004, no new trams were bought; only repairs and upgrades of models Konstal 105N and Konstal 105Na were performed. During 1978–1993, six 2-wagon Protram 204 WrAs and ten low-floor Protram 205 WrAs vehicles were bought, all produced by RMT Protram Wrocław. From December 1978 to November 1993, seventeen low-floor wagons Škoda 16 T were acquired.

Photo Type Production Number Note
  Protram 105NWr 1978-1993 105 Constructed as Konstal 105Na.
  Protram 204 WrAs 1978–1993 13
  Moderus Beta

MF 17 AC

2020–2021 26 Constructed as Protram 205 WrAs in the years 2006-2011.
  Škoda 16 T 2006-2008 17 Renovated in the years 2020-2022.
  Škoda 19 T 2010–2011 31
  Pesa Twist 2010N 2015 8
  Moderus Beta MF 19 AC 2015 22
  Moderus Beta

MF 24 AC

2018-2019 40
  Moderus GammaLF 07 AC 2021-2023 25 (46)
Pesa Twist 2023- 0 (24)
 
Protram 205wras before renovation
 
Konstal 105Na

Notes

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References

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