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POTSDAM

Brandenburg . Germany

Potsdam Tram / Straßenbahn Map © R. Schwandl

System

Potsdam - approx. 150,000 inh.; capital of the state of Brandenburg, part of Berlin metropolitan area (linked to Berlin by S-Bahn line S7 and RE trains)

Tramway
- network length approx. 30 km
- 8 lines (+ express peak-hour line X98)
- 1435 mm gauge
- mostly on separate right-of-way on outer routes, on-street through city centre
- rolling stock: TATRA KT4D; Siemens Combino

Recent History

1985: Waldstraße - Gaußstraße (- Stern)
1991: Menzelstraße - Glienicker Brücke
1993: Gaußstraße - Robert-Baberske-Straße
1996: Robert-Baberske-Straße - Kirchsteigfeld, Marie-Juchacz-Straße
1999: Puschkinallee - Kirschallee
2001: Campus Fachhochschule - Viereckremise

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 Website

ViP (Verkehr in Potsdam)

VBB (Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg)

Other Links

Straßenbahn Potsdam

Historische Straßenbahn Potsdam e.V.

Potsdam Tram at Wikipedia.de

TATRA tram approaching Magnus-Zeller-Platz stop on route to Kirchsteigfeld, Marie-Juchacz-Straße

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