Trams in Nuremberg

The Nuremberg tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Nürnberg) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Nuremberg, a city in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany.

Nuremberg tramway network
A GT8N tram at Friedrich-Ebert-Platz, 2012.
Operation
LocaleNuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Horsecar era: 1881 (1881)–1898 (1898)
Status Converted to electricity
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1896 (1896)
Status Operational
Lines 5[1][2]
Operator(s) Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg (VAG)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Stock 48[3]
Route length 33 km (21 mi)[4]
Stops 76[2]
Tramway network, 2012
Website VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg (in German)

The network is operated by Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg (VAG), which is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (VGN; Greater Nuremberg Transport Network).

As of 2013, the network consisted of five lines,[1] running on a total operational route length of 33 kilometres (21 mi).[4] The network carried 39.152 million passengers annually.

History

The first horse-drawn tramline opened in Nuremberg on 25 August 1881.[5]

Electrification came to the system when the first electric tramline opened on 7 May 1896.[5] The entire system was electrified on 20 July 1898.[5] Until the 1990s the track gauge was 1,432 mm (4 ft 8 3⁄8 in).

Lines

The Nuremberg tramway network operated on six lines until 2011,[4] when two tram lines were joined.

The network has 96 kilometres (60 mi) of track,[2] with a total route length of 37 kilometres (23 mi),[2] of which 33 kilometres (21 mi)[2] is operational route. Of the tram's operational route, 41% is segregated from other traffic, with the other 59% representing trams operating in the street with other automobile traffic.[2]

The Nuremberg tramway network consists of the following five lines:[1]

Line Route (crossing points and termini) Stops
Gibitzenhof – Landgrabenstraße – Hallertor – Friedrich-Ebert-Platz – Am Wegfeld 19
Tiergarten – Mögeldorf – Marientunnel – Hauptbahnhof - Aufseßplatz - Frankenstraße - Südfriedhof 26
Doku-Zentrum – Dutzendteich – Schweiggerstraße – Christuskirche – Landgrabenstraße – Hallertor – Westfriedhof 22
Tristanstraße - Hauptbahnhof – Rathenauplatz – Erlenstegen 17
Doku-Zentrum – Wodanstraße – Schweiggerstraße – Hauptbahnhof 9
line network

Expansion plans

After a 2016 ballot measure in Erlangen, the section to am Wegfeld is planned to be extended to Erlangen and from there to Herzogenaurach in a roughly L-shaped line. Herzogenaurach previously had a connection to mainline rail, but it was shut down in the 1980s, leaving it one of southern Germany's biggest cities without a rail connection.

Rolling stock
Flexity Classic, refurbished GT6N, and Avenio T1.6 at the historic St. Peter tram depot in August 2018

As of 2019, Nuremberg operates a fleet of 48 trams.[6] In 2018, VAG lent one Avenio T1 from Munich, as well as one Bombardier Flexity Classic from Kraków in preparation for a tender for new trams.[7] In November 2019, VAG ordered 12 Avenio trams from Siemens Mobility, with an option for 75 more,[3] and entry into service scheduled for 2022.[8]

Model Year built Number Image
Adtranz GT6N 1995-1996 14
Adtranz GT8N 1999-2000 26
Stadler GTV6 (Variobahn) 2006-2007 8

See also

References

Notes
  1. "Straßenbahn Stadtverkehr Nürnberg" [Tramline traffic (lines) Nuremberg] (in German). VGN. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  2. "Wussten Sie? - Wussten Sie zum Thema "Straßenbahn"" [Did you know? - Facts about the Tram] (in German). VAG. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  3. "VAG Nuremberg orders Siemens Avenio low-floor trams". Urban Transport Magazine. November 18, 2019. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. "Geschäftsbericht 2012 Ziele erreichen – auf ganzer Strecke" [Annual Report 2012 Targets achieved - over the whole distance] (PDF) (in German). VAG. June 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  5. "125 Jahre Nahverkehr in Nürnberg: Am 25. August 1881 fuhr die erste Pferdebahn" [125 years suburban traffic in Nuremberg: On 25 August 1881, the first horse tram line] (in German). VAG. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  6. Hall, Martin. Tram & Metro Systems of Western Europe 2019. pp. 91–92. ISBN 9781908553188.
  7. Barrow, Keith (August 28, 2018). "Nuremberg plans tender for up to 85 LRVs". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  8. Burroughs, David (November 15, 2019). "Nuremberg orders four-section Avenio LRVs". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved November 18, 2019.

Bibliography
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  • Hendlemeier, Wolfgang (1981). Handbuch der deutschen Straßenbahngeschichte [Handbook of German Tram History] (in German). 1. München.
  • Höltge, Dieter; Kochems, Michael (2006). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany]. Band 10: Bayern [Volume 10: Bavaria]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 388255391X. (in German)
  • Klebes, Günther (1980). Die Strassenbahnen Bayerns in alten Ansichten [The Trams of Bavaria in Old Postcards] (in German). Zaltbommel. ISBN 90-288-1197-4.
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 110–113. ISBN 9783936573336.
  • Der Nahverkehr in Nürnberg und Fürth von 1982 bis 2008 [Local Transport in Nuremberg and Fürth from 1982 to 2008] (in German) (1 ed.). Nürnberg: Jürgen Heußner. 2009.
  • 125 Jahre Nahverkehr in Nürnberg [125 Years Local Transport in Nuremberg] (in German) (1 ed.). Nürnberg: Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsstelle der VAG. 2006. ISBN 978-3-00-018689-9.
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