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Zwickau - approx. 96,000 inh.; in the west of the state of Saxony.

Tramway
- network length approx. 18.5 km
- 3 lines (1, 3, 4)
- 1000 mm gauge
- rolling stock (unidirectional): TATRA KT4D vehicles; low-floor GT6M-NF (Adtranz)

The tram section between Stadthalle and Zentrum is shared by Vogtlandbahn regional diesel trains (3-rail track; approx. 1-2 trains/hour).

1992: Neumarkt - Eckersbach
2005: Stadthalle - Neuplanitz

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

SVZ - Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau

VMS - Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen

Zwickauer Straßenbahn at Wikipedia.de