Trams in Leipzig
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Trams at Waldplatz, near Red Bull Arena | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Leipzig tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Leipzig) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Leipzig, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe.
With its 13 lines, route length of 148.3 km (92.1 mi) and 510 tram stops, the network is currently the second biggest in Germany, after the Berlin tramway network.
History
- Growth of the network, the different companies are colour-coded
Gallery
See also
References
- Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1993). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. 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. pp. 94–97. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
- Leipzig database / photo gallery and Leipzig tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
- Leipzig database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.
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