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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)
- 7 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)

Line 23 under construction (2009), linked to the rest of the network via a service track from Scheidplatz.

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

MVV - Munich Transport

MVG (tram operator)

tram-muenchen.de

Straßenbahn München at Wikipedia.de

Straßenbahn München vs. Tramvia Roma

Trambahn.com