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Dessau (since 1 July 2007 officially Dessau-Rosslau) - approx. 95,000 inh.; in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Tramway
- network length approx. 12.5 km
- 2 lines (+ line 4 weekends only) with basic 15-minute headway
- Mon-Fri, every other tram on line 1 goes to Sportplatz Kreuzbergstraße before continuing to Tempelhofer Straße, and vice versa
- 1435 mm gauge
- rolling stock (unidirectional): modernised Duewag vehicles (1964-66, ex Duisburg); low-floor Bombardier NGT6D (2000-2001)

1987: Klughardtstraße - Sportplatz Kreuzbergstraße
2000: Museum - Kleine Schaftrift
2002: Kleine Schaftrift - Junkerspark

Schwandl, Robert: 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

DVV - Stadtwerke Dessau