Trams in Dessau

The Dessau tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Dessau) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Dessau-Roßlau, a city in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Dessau tramway network
NGT low-floor tram at Museumskreuzung, 2008.
Operation
LocaleDessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Gas tram era: 1894 (1894)–1901 (1901)
Status Converted to electricity
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s) Gas
Electric tram era: since 1901 (1901)
Status Operational
Lines 2
Operator(s) Dessauer Verkehrsgesellschaft
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 750 V DC
Route length 12.5 km (7.8 mi)
Dessau tramway network, 2012.
Website Dessauer Verkehrsgesellschaft (in German)

Opened in 1894, the network has been operated since 1990 by Dessauer Verkehrsgesellschaft. There are now (May 2020) only two lines in operation, lines 1 and 3.

See also

References
  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1994). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Band 2: Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen [Volume 2: Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 392167980X. (in German)
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336.

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