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MÜNCHEN

Bavaria . Germany

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System

Munich (München) - approx. 1.3 million inh., capital of the state of Bavaria

Tramway - 'Trambahn'
- network length approx. 71 km (47 km on separate right-of-way)
- 8 lines (+ 3 lines - 15, 16, 21 - which serve only a certain section of other lines)
- 1435 mm gauge
- rolling stock: MAN/Siemens Type R2 (low-floor, 1994); Adtranz/Siemens Type R3 (low-floor, 1999); Stadler Variotram Type S (2008)

Recent History

13-12-2009: Line 23 Münchner Freiheit - Schwabing Nord, linked to the rest of the network via a service track from Scheidplatz.

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

MVV - Munich Transport

MVG (tram operator)

Other Links

tram-muenchen.de

Straßenbahn München at Wikipedia.de

Straßenbahn München vs. Tramvia Roma

Trambahn.com

Straßenbahnfreunde München e.V.

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