The Würzburg tramway network (german: Straßenbahnnetz Würzburg) is a
network
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Mathematics
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of
tram
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ways forming part of the
public transport
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system in
Würzburg
Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River.
Würzburg is ...
, a city in the
federal state
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of
Bavaria
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, Germany.
The network presently consists of five lines,
with a total track length of
(yielding a one-way route length of approximately ). It is currently operated by Würzburger Straßenbahn GmbH, a subsidiary of (WVV), and integrated in the (VVM).
History
The first
horse-drawn tramway
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Summary
The horse-drawn tram (horsecar) was an early form of ...
opened in Würzburg in 1892.
The first
electric 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 ...
s went into operation in Würzburg in 1900.
Beginning in the 1990s, a concerted effort was made to move Würzburg's tramlines into their own rights-of-way and convert them more to a light rail (
Stadtbahn
' (; German for "city railway"; plural ') is a German word referring to various types of urban rail transport. One type of transport originated in the 19th century, firstly in Berlin and followed by Vienna, where rail routes were created that co ...
) type of operation over the traditional tram system operating in regular road traffic. Currently, most of Würzburg tramlines, outside of sections downtown and in the Sanderau district, operate as light rail in their own rights-of-way. In addition, low-floor light rail vehicles were purchased.
Lines
, the network was made up of the following five lines:
''* The figure refers to both directions, ie a complete round trip.''
Rolling stock
The Würzburg tram fleet consists of:
*GTW-D8 (6 trams, built by Düwag in 1968)
*GT-E (14 trams, built by LHB in 1989)
*GT-N (20 trams, built by Alstom LHB in 1995)
An
Artic tram was tested on the network in October 2014.
18 new low-floor trams were ordered from in 2019, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2022.
See also
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Trams in Germany
Germany has an extensive number of tramway networks (Straßenbahn in German). Some of these networks have been upgraded to light rail standards, called Stadtbahn in German. Straßenbahn and Stadtbahn schemes are usually operated on the legal foun ...
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List of town tramway systems in Germany
This is a list of town tramway systems in Germany by ''Land''. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. Those t ...
References
Notes
Bibliography
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External links
Würzburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrs-GmbH (WVV)– official site
Verkehrsunternehmens-Verbund Mainfranken GmbH (VVM)– official site
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Würzburg
Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River.
Würzburg is ...