Trams in Leipzig

The Leipzig tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Leipzig) is a network of tramways which together with the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland forms the backbone 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.

Leipzig tramway network
Trams at Waldplatz, near Red Bull Arena
Operation
LocaleLeipzig, Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1872 (1872)–1897 (1897)
Status Converted to electricity
Operator(s) Leipziger Pferde-Eisenbahn (LPE)
Track gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9 13⁄32 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1896 (1896)
Status Operational
Operator(s) Große Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt) (1896–1938)
Leipziger Elektrische Straßenbahn (LESt)
(1896–1916)
Leipziger Außenbahn AG (LAAG) (1900–1946)
Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe
(1938–)
Track gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9 13⁄32 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification (?)V DC trolley wire
Route length 148.3 km (92.1 mi)
Leipzig tramway network, November 2012.
Website Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (in German)

With its 13 lines, route length of 148.3 km (92.1 mi) and 510 tram stops, the network is currently the third biggest in Germany, after the Cologne and Berlin tramway networks.

History
Main article: History of trams in Leipzig
  • Growth of the network, the different companies are colour-coded

Current fleet

As of 1 January 2020 there were a total of 245 trams and 43 trailers in regular service, consisting of the following:

  • 84 Tatra T4D-M (Typ 33c/33d/33h/33i)
  • 56 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT8 (Typ 36/36a)
  • 49 Low floor articulated trams of type NGTW6 Leoliner (Typ 37/37a/37b)
  • 33 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT12-LEI classicXXL (Bombardier Flexcity Clasic) (Typ 38/38a)
  • 23 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT10 Solaris Tramino (Typ 39)
  • 43 Low floor trailers of type NB4 (Typ 68a/68b)
Track gauge
By transport mode
Tram · Rapid transit
Miniature · Scale model
By size (list)
Minimum
  Fifteen inch 381 mm (15 in)
Narrow
  600 mm
Two foot		 600 mm
610 mm		 (1 ft ​11 5⁄8 in)
(2 ft)
  750 mm
Bosnian gauge
Two foot six inch		 750 mm
760 mm
762 mm		 (2 ft ​5 1⁄2 in)
2 ft ​5 15⁄16 in
(2 ft 6 in)
  Swedish three foot
900 mm
Three foot		 891 mm
900 mm
914 mm		 (2 ft ​11 3⁄32 in)
(2 ft ​11 7⁄16 in)
(3 ft)
  Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft ​3 3⁄8 in)
  Three foot six inch 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  Standard 1,435 mm (4 ft ​8 1⁄2 in)
Broad
  Dresden gauge 1,450 mm (4 ft ​9 3⁄32 in)
  Leipzig gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft ​9 13⁄32 in)
  Toronto gauge 1,495 mm (4 ft ​10 7⁄8 in)
  1520 mm
Five foot		 1,520 mm
1,524 mm		 (4 ft ​11 7⁄8 in)
(5 ft)
  Pennsylvania gauge
Pennsylvania gauge
Five foot three inch		 1,581 mm
1,588 mm
1,600 mm		 (5 ft ​2 1⁄4 in)
(5 ft ​2 1⁄2 in)
(5 ft 3 in)
  Baltimore gauge 1,638 mm (5 ft ​4 1⁄2 in)
  Iberian gauge
Five foot six inch		 1,668 mm
1,676 mm		 (5 ft ​5 21⁄32 in)
(5 ft 6 in)
Change of gauge
Break-of-gauge · Dual gauge ·
Conversion (list) · Bogie exchange · Variable gauge
By location

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  • Replica of horse tram in operation
  • Electric tram on GDR stamp, 1986
  • A 1914/15 postcard depicting a tram
  • Some vehicles, such as this horse tram, are preserved in the tram museum
  • Trams are used to bring passengers to Leipzig Messe, 1972
  • Tatra T4 tram, June 1993
  • Modern low-floor tram
  • Service vehicle

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.

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