Trams in Ulm

Ulm tramway network
SWU Siemens Combino tram in Ulm, 2006.
Operation
Locale Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Open 1897 (1897)
Status Operational
Lines now: 1
from 2018: 2
Operator(s) Stadtwerken Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH (SWU)
Infrastructure
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Stock Siemens Combino NGT 6 UL (2003),
(+ planned 12 Siemens Avenio delivery in 2017–2018 for second line)
Statistics
Route length now: 10.2 km (6.3 mi)
from 2018: 20.1 km (12.5 mi)
Website Stadtwerken Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH (in German)

The Ulm tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Ulm) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Ulm, a city in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Opened in 1897, the network is currently operated by Stadtwerken Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH (SWU).

Current fleet

Currently, the SWU traffic has 10 trams Combino NGT 6 UL.
Gauge: 1000 mm
Vehicle length over buffer: 31.03 m; Vehicle width: 2.40 m
Speed limit: 70 km / h
All vehicles are equipped with air conditioning and video surveillance.
Up to 175 passengers (at 4 persons / m²) are technically approved - of which 72 seats and 6 folding seats.

Fleet Numbers:
41 - Albrecht Berblinger
42 - Agathe Streicher
43 - Albert Einstein
44 - Max Eyth
45 - Otl Aicher
46 - Johannes Kepler
47 - Jörg Syrlin
48 - Sophie Scholl
49 - Hans Scholl
50 - Resi Weglein
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See also

References

  • Riechers, Daniel (1997). 100 Jahre Straßenbahn Ulm/Neu-Ulm [100 Years of the Ulm/Neu-Ulm Tramway] (in German). Ulm.
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. p. 138. ISBN 9783936573336.

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Coordinates: 48°24′N 09°59′E / 48.400°N 9.983°E / 48.400; 9.983

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