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FREIBURG

Baden-Württemberg . Germany

Freiburg im Breisgau Tram Network © R. Schwandl

System

Freiburg im Breisgau - approx. 218,000 inh., in the southwest of the state of Baden-Württemberg, close to the French and Swiss border.

Tramway
- network length approx. 28 km
- 4 lines
- Line 1 every 5 min, lines 2, 3 and 5 every 7.5 min.
- 1000 mm gauge
- rolling stock: DUEWAG GT8Z (partly low-floor), Siemens Combino and Combino advanced (low-floor)

Local rail services on the lines to Breisach and Elztal are referred to as 'Breisgau S-Bahn'.

Recent History

1983: Technisches Rathaus - Paduaallee
1985: Paduaallee - Landwasser
1994: Bissierstraße - Haid
1997: Am Lindenwäldle - Rieselfeld
2002: Am Lindenwäldle - Pressehaus
2004: Pressehaus - Johanneskirche
2006: Heinrich-von-Stephan-Straße - Vauban

Photos

Stadttheater © Robert Schwandl

Hornusstraße © Robert Schwandl

Holzmarkt © Matthias Frey

Reiterstraße (Basler Straße) © Matthias Frey

Hauptbahnhof © Matthias Frey

Peter-Thumb-Straße © Matthias Frey

Pressehaus > H.-von-Stephan-Str. © Matthias Frey

Haslach Bad © Matthias Frey

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

VAG Freiburg

RVF - Regional Fare System

Breisgau-S-Bahn

Other Links

Freunde der Freiburger Straßenbahn

Freiburg Tram Rolling Stock

Straßenbahn Freiburg at Wikipedia.de

Nahverkehr Breisgau

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