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Tram, Stadtbahn, U-Bahn and S-Bahn schemes in Germany Germany has an extensive number of tramway networks (Straßenbahn in German (German: [ˈʃtʁaːsn̩ˌbaːn] ⓘ)).Some of these networks have been upgraded to light rail standards, called Stadtbahn in German.
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 Town tramway service on local railway (kleinbahn). Altona – Blankenese: Electric 26 Aug 1899 9 Nov 1921
The Berlin tramway (German: Straßenbahn Berlin) is the main tram system in Berlin, Germany.It is one of the oldest tram networks in the world having its origins in 1865 [6] and is operated by Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), which was founded in 1929. [6]
In Germany, many cities retain their original tram networks. In some places, tram networks have been added or expanded through the introduction of hybrid tram-train or stadtbahn systems which may combine standard railway, on-street and underground operations.
The network was reduced to only one surviving line in the 1960s. It has been re-expanding since then, back to over 40 km. Trams in Budapest: Hungary 158 Trams in Sofia: Bulgaria 154 Trams in Leipzig: Germany 148 Peninsular Railway: USA 146.6 Trams in Prague: Czech Rep. 145,7 As of 2019, the Prague tram network operates 882 tram vehicles. Trams ...
In the case of Berlin, the network in West Berlin was shut down in 1967 while the plans to shut down the system in East Berlin were reversed and ultimately the tram network started expanding again in the last years of East Germany; it now serves some portions of the former West again. In Nuremberg and Munich the plans to shut down the tram ...
The Heidelberg tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Heidelberg) is a network of tramways forming an important element of the public transport system in Heidelberg, a city in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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 [update] , there were 10 tram lines, [ 1 ] along with two special lines [ citation needed ] and one heritage tourist tramline .