Trams in Plauen

Plauen tramway network
A pair of Plauen trams in the Bahnhofstraße.
Operation
Locale Plauen, Saxony, Germany
Open 17 November 1894 (1894-11-17)
Status Operational
Lines 5
Operator(s)
  • Plauener Straßenbahn GmbH (PSB)
  • (since 1990)
Infrastructure
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Overview
The network in 2007.
The network in 2007.
Website 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 (PSB).

Lines

As of 2013, the network had the following lines:

Line Route Length Journey time
1Neundorf – Dittrichplatz – Tunnel – Am Albertplatz – Oberer Bahnhof 6.5 km 20–24 min
3Neundorf – Dittrichplatz – Tunnel – Neue Elsterbrücke – Vogtlandklinkium – Waldfrieden 6.4 km 20–22 min
4Preißelpöhl – Am Albertplatz – Tunnel – Neue Elsterbrücke – Vogtlandklinkium – Reusa 6.0 km 21–23 min
5Südvorstadt – Neue Elsterbrücke – Tunnel – Am Albertplatz – Plamag 3.6 km 12–15 min
6Waldfrieden – Vogtlandklinkium – Neue Elsterbrücke – Tunnel – Am Albertplatz – Oberer Bahnhof 7.6 km 22–27 min

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. 114–115. ISBN 9783936573336.

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