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ZWICKAU
 Saxony . Germany

Zwickau Straßenbahn Tram

 System

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

Tramway
- network length approx. 19 km
- 4 lines
- 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).

 
 Recent History

1992: Neumarkt - Eckersbach
1999: Neumarkt - Stadthalle
2005: Stadthalle - Neuplanitz

 
 Photos
   

 

 Our books about Urban Rail in Germany

Tram Atlas DeutschlandRobert Schwandl:

TRAM ATLAS DEUTSCHLAND 6

- 06/2024, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 74 9

- Detailed colour maps for more than 50 German tramway cities, illustrated with numerous photos

- Text German and English

- More details

Schnellbahnen in Deutschland/Metros in GermanyRobert Schwandl:

U-Bahnen in Deutschland

+ U-Stadtbahnen

- Feb 2019, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 57 2

- Anything you need to know about German metro and light rail systems with underground sections, with detailed maps and hundreds of colour photos; 160 pages; Text German and English - More details

 Official Websites

Nahverkehr Zwickau

VMS - Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen

 
 Other Links

Zwickauer Straßenbahn at Wikipedia.de

 

 

 

 

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