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Hamburg is the only major German city with only a U-Bahn (Hamburg U-Bahn), but no extant tram or light rail system. The Hamburg tram network was one of oldest and largest in Germany and largest closed system. Hamburg-Harburg: Electric 30 Sep 1899 24 Sep 1975 Alt-Rahlstedt – Volksdorf: Electric 30 Oct 1906 15 Apr 1923
Trams in Berlin. The Stadtbahn is a concept that dates as far back as the late 1940s, when city councils were considering Unterpflasterstraßenbahn (lit. below-pavement tramways) as part of rebuilding the city centres devastated by World War II.
Since 2017, the tram system also reaches Kehl on the right bank of the Rhine, in Germany. While the prior tram network also included such a Rhine-crossing line at times, this section of the Rhine did not form the border between France and Germany from 1871 to the end of World War I and during World War II when Alsace (including Strasbourg) was ...
The Halberstadt tramway (German: Straßenbahn Halberstadt) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Halberstadt, a city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Opened in 1887, the network has been operated since 1992 by Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH [ de ] (HVG), which also operates the city's bus network.
The Frankfurt am Main tramway network is a network of tramways forming a major part of the public transport system in Frankfurt am Main, a city in the federal state of Hesse, Germany. As of 2023, there were 10 tram lines, [1] along with two special lines [citation needed] and one heritage tourist tramline.
The tram system in Augsburg is the second largest tram system in Bavaria behind Munich, and followed by Nurnberg. The system is 49.8 km (30.9 mi) long and runs five lines, with two special lines. The system is 49.8 km (30.9 mi) long and runs five lines, with two special lines.
The new ST15 trams are 43 m long, unidirectional vehicle with five sections and were the first order for the Stadler Tina model. [8] A follow-on order for a further 11 trams was announced in June 2021 to allow the last high-floor ST12 trams to be withdrawn. [9] The first of the new ST15 trams entered test service with passengers in October 2023.
The Kiel tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Kiel) once formed part of the public transport system in Kiel, now in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Opened in 1881, the network lasted until 1985. Kiel tramway was the last tram system in Schleswig-Holstein.