The Leipzig tramway network (german: Straßenbahnnetz Leipzig) is a

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tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

ways which together with the

S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland represents an enlargement of the previous Leipzig-Halle S-Bahn. It is an electric rail public transit system operating in the metropolitan area of Leipzig-Halle, Germany. This S-Bahn (German abbreviation for ''Stadtschnel ...

forms the backbone of the

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system in

Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as wel ...

, a city in the

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, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by

Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe :''This article is a translation of the German article Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe. Images are those that appear in the German-language article. See also: Trams in Leipzig'' The Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB), literally translated into English ...

(LVB), and is integrated in the

Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund The Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV) is a transport association in the German Leipzig-Halle (Saale) area. The company is based in Halle (Saale), but its head office is in Leipzig. The MDV is a so-called mixed transport association (''Mischv ...

(MDV). With its 13 lines, route length of and 522

tram stop A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, bu ...

s, the network is currently the third biggest in Germany, after the

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and

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tramway networks.

History

File:Strassenbahn Leipzig Netzentwicklung.gif, Evolution of the network, the different companies are colour-coded

Rolling stock

As of 1 January 2020 there were a total of 245 trams and 43 trailers in regular service, consisting of the following: * 84

Tatra T4 T4 is the name of a tram produced by ČKD Tatra. It is the narrower variant of the Tatra T3 model. A large number of cars was supplied to the GDR, the USSR, Romania and the former Yugoslavia using names T4D, T4SU, T4R and T4YU, respectively. The ...

D-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 (Typ 37/37a/37b) * 33 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT12-LEI classicXXL (

Bombardier Flexity Classic The Bombardier Flexity Classic is a model of light-rail tram manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. Although it is marketed as the most traditionally designed member of the Flexity family, it is still a modern bi-directional articulated t ...

) (Typ 38/38a) * 23 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT10

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Tramino (Typ 39) * 43 Low floor trailers of type NB4 (Typ 68a/68b) In 2018 Leipzig sold 20 used trams to the

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city

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, to be used on its tram routes.Dnipro tram fleet will be replenished with cars from Germany
(2 October 2021)

Gallery

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0806-0010, Leipzig, Pferdestraßenbahn.jpg, Replica of horse tram in operation File:Leipzig - Straßenbahn.jpg, A 1914/15 postcard depicting a tram File:Pferdebahnwagen.jpg, Some vehicles, such as this horse tram, are preserved in the tram museum File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0320-0105, Leipziger Herbstmesse, Eingang, Parkplatz, Straßenbahn.jpg, Trams are used to bring passengers to

Leipzig Trade Fair The Leipzig Trade Fair (german: Leipziger Messe) is a major trade fair, which traces its roots back for nearly a millennium. After the Second World War, Leipzig fell within the territory of East Germany, whereupon the Leipzig Trade Fair became o ...

, 1972 File:Leipzig Tatra T4D pair%2C June 1993.jpg,

tram, June 1993 File:Leipzig Niederflurstrassenbahn.jpg, Modern low-floor tram File:12 253 Bw Möckern, ET 5092.jpg, Service vehicle

References

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External links

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Transport in Leipzig