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KREFELD

North-Rhine Westphalia . Germany

Krefeld Tram Network © R. Schwandl

System

Krefeld - approx. 242,000 inh.; in the state of North-Rhine Westphalia, 20 km west of Düsseldorf and Duisburg.

Tramway
- network length approx. 38 km
- 4 lines
- 1000 mm gauge
- rolling stock: GT8 (unidirectional) and Duewag M8C (1982; bidirectional); Bombardier Flexity Outlook (2009)

Krefeld is linked to Düsseldorf by Stadtbahn line U76.

Recent History

1982: Bockumer Platz - Elfrather Mühle

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

SWK Mobil (Stadtwerke Krefeld)

VRR (Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr)

Other Links

Straßenbahn Krefeld at Wikipedia.de

Tram-Krefeld.de

Krefeld Tram Track Map at gleisplanweb.de

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