The Gorzów Wielkopolski tram system is a
tram
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system in
Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski (), often abbreviated to Gorzów Wlkp. or simply Gorzów (formerly ), is a city in Geography of Poland, western Poland, located on the Warta, Warta River. It is one of the two principal cities and seats of the Lubusz Voivodes ...
, Poland, that has been in operation since 1899. The system is operated by (MZK Gorzów Wielkopolski). Currently, Gorzów Wielkopolski has four tram lines.
Lines
History
The network opened in 1899 in the city then known as .
Damages in
World War II
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resulted in the replacement of trams with
trolleybus
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es from 1941 until 1947, with tram services being reinstated afterwards.
From October 1, 2017, all services were suspended in order to modernize the network. Trial runs began on April 16, 2020.
Regular services on line 1 resumed from July 2, 2020.
Since October 26, 2020, the trams terminate at the Dowgielewiczowej stop to allow the extension of the line to Gen. Emila Fieldorfa-Nila to be built.
The branch to the railway station, unused since 2012, is going to be refurbished as well.
As of July 24, 2023, the extension to Gen. Fieldorfia-Nila has been completed.
The branch to the railway station was refurbished in 2024.
Future plans
A new line, from Rondo Ofiar Katynia (near the Park Kopernika stop), through al. Ruchu Młodzieży Niezależnej, Piłsudskiego, Górczyńska, Okulickiego, Szarych Szeregów to Walczaka (near the Silwana stop) is planned.
Rolling stock
The fleet consists of 14
Pesa Twist
Pesa Twist is an articulated low floor tram produced in Bydgoszcz by Pesa SA. The Twist is currently operated in Częstochowa, Metropolis GZM, Kyiv, Kraków, Wrocław, Craiova and Tallinn.
History
In 2006 Pesa Bydgoszcz started the production ...
low-floor trams,
8 ex-
Kassel
Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in North Hesse, northern Hesse, in Central Germany (geography), central Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel (region), Kassel and the d ...
6ZGTW/6EGTW trams, built by
Duewag
Düwag or Duewag (stylised in all caps), formerly Waggonfabrik Uerdingen, was a German manufacturer of rail vehicles. It was sold in 1999 to Siemens with the brand later retired.
History
Duewag was founded in March 1898 as Waggonfabrik U ...
and
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, and four
Konstal 105Na
The Konstal 105Na are a class of Polish trams manufactured from 1979 to 1992 in workshops Konstal Chorzów, Poland. The Metre-gauge railway, metre-gauge version is designated as 805Na. As of 2016 they were still the most common trams in Poland.
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, though they were retired from regular service in 2014.
References
External links
Sustainable Urban Transport System in Gorzów Wielkopolski
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Transport in Gorzów Wielkopolski
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