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MAGDEBURG

Saxony-Anhalt . Germany

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System

Magdeburg - approx. 230,000 inh.; capital of the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Magdeburg has a 39 km north-south hourly S-Bahn service on mainline tracks.

Tramway
- network length approx. 58.5 km
- 9 lines with basic 10-minute headway
- 1435 mm gauge
- rolling stock (unidirectional): CKD TATRA T4D/B4D and T6A2D/B6A2D; low-floor LHB/Dessau/ABB NGT8D

Recent History

1984: Olvenstedter Platz - Olvenstedt
1991: Klosterwuhne - Lerchenwuhne
1992: Südring - Westring
2004: Westring - Albert-Vater-Straße (Europaring)
16-12-2012: Leipziger Chaussee - Reform (3.6 km)

Photos

Books

Robert Schwandl:

Schwandl's TRAM ATLAS DEUTSCHLAND.

- April 2009, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 09 1.

- Detailed colour maps for more than 50 German tramway cities, illustrated with numerous photos - More details

Robert Schwandl:

Schnellbahnen in Deutschland
Metros in Germany

U-Bahn - Stadtbahn - S-Bahn.

- April 2007, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 18 3

- Anything you need to know about German metro and light rail systems, with detailed maps and hundreds of colour photos; 192 pages; Text German and English - More details

Official Websites

Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe

marego - Magdeburger Regionalverkehrsverbund

Other Links

Straßenbahn-Magdeburg.de by Jörg Schönebaum

Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe at Wikipedia.de

S-Bahn Magdeburg at Wikipedia.de

Interessengemeinschaft Historische Nahverkehr

Magdeburger Straßenbahnfreunde e.V.

IGNah - Interessengemeinschaft Historischer Nahverkehr & Straßenbahnen bei den MVB e.V.

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