The Zwickau tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Zwickau) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Zwickau, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany.
| Zwickau tramway network | |||
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 A GT6M tram in Zwickau. | |||
| Operation | |||
| Locale | Zwickau, Saxony, Germany | ||
| Open | 6 May 1894 | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Lines | 2 | ||
| Operator(s) |
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| Infrastructure | |||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
| Propulsion system(s) | Electricity | ||
| Electrification | 600 V DC | ||
| Stock | 19 KT4D 12 GT6N[1] | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Route length | 18.5 km (11.5 mi) | ||
| Stops | 71[1] | ||
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| Website | http://www.nahverkehr-zwickau.de/ Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau (in German) | ||
Opened in 1894, the network has been operated since 1991 by Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau (SVZ), and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS).
Between Stadhalle and Zwickau Zentrum stations, Die Länderbahn operates mainline diesel services alongside trams, sharing two intermediate stations. This concept has been dubbed the "Zwickau Model".
Lines
editAs of 2024[update], the network had the following two lines:
| Line | Route | Length | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Eckersbach – Neumarkt (Leipziger Straße) – Hauptmarkt – Stadthalle – Neuplanitz | 10.1 km | 21 |
| 4 | Pölbitz – Neumarkt (Bosestraße) – Georgenplatz – Paulusstraße – Klinikum | 8.1 km | 17 |
This network was implemented at the timetable change on 15 December 2019, when lines 5 and 7 were suspended.[2] The reason for this is the poor condition of the track on the tram line to the railway station, which is closed until further notice. This route is expected to be returned to operation in 2029 in connection with the planned tram route between Werdauer Straße and Bahnhofstraße.[3] The bus line 10 serves as a replacement, running every 10 minutes. [4]
Rolling stock
editAs of 2024, Zwickau operates a fleet of 19 KT4D and 12 low-floor GT6M trams.[1]
The KT4D trams were originally built from 1983 to 1990 and modernised in 1992-1996 and again from 2001 when they received new chopper control systems. They are used singly on line 4 an in sets of two coupled trams on line 3.[5]
The GT6M are three-section low-floor trams built in 1993 and numbered 901-912.[6]
In 2019 a procurement project for new trams was launched jointly with tram operators in Leipzig and Görlitz. A contract was signed in December 2021 with LEIWAG (a consortium of HeiterBlick and Kiepe Electric) and Zwickau will receive six new 30 m long trams.[7]
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A Tatra KT4D tram at Zwickau Hbf in July 2019 -
Rear end of a GT6M tram in June 2016
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Zahlen & Fakten - Nahverkehr Zwickau" [Numbers & Facts - Zwickau Local Transport] (in German). Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ "Fahrplanwechsel am 15.12.2019" [Timetable change on 15.12.2019] (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "Stadtrat bekennt sich zu Mega-Baumaßnahme bis 2030" [City Council pledges mega construction works by 2030] (in German). Radio Zwickau. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ "Straßenbahnlinie zum Zwickauer Hauptbahnhof wird vorerst eingestellt" [Tram line to Zwickau Hauptbahnhof closed for the time being] (in German). Freie Presse. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ Kochems, Michael (May 2021). "Wo die Kurzgelenker noch surren". Straßenbahn Magazin (in German). GeraMond. pp. 32–42. ISSN 0340-7071.
- ^ "GT6M". Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Zwickau, Görlitz and Leipzig jointly order new tram fleet from Heiterblick/Kiepe". Urban Transport Magazine. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
Bibliography
edit- Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1993). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 1: Sachsen [Volume 1: Saxony]. 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. p. 142. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
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- Zwickau database / photo gallery and Zwickau tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
- Zwickau database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.
- UrbanRail.net
