Stadtwerke Solingen

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Stadtwerke Solingen GmbH
Stadtwerke Solingen.svg
Former logo of Stadtwerke Solingen
Overview
OwnerCity Solingen
Area served Solingen and Wuppertal
Locale North Rhine-Westphalia
Transit type
Number of lines
  • 6 (Trolleybus)
  • 19 (Bus)
  • 6 (Night bus)
Line number
Number of stations508
Daily ridership65,000
HeadquartersWeidenstraße 10, 42655 Solingen
Website www.sobus.net/
Operation
Began operation30 December 1896
Technical
System length
  • 219.4 kilometres (136.3 mi) (total)
  • 162.8 kilometres (101.2 mi) (bus)
  • 56.6 kilometres (35.2 mi) (trolleybus)

The Verkehrsbetrieb der Stadtwerke Solingen GmbH, or SWS, is a public transport company in the German city of Solingen and its surrounding area. Stadtwerke Solingen operates the Solingen trolleybus system as well as various bus lines and is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr transport agency.

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History

Solingen city tramway

The metre gauge Solingen city tramway began operations on December 30, 1896, by the Union-Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (UEG) from Berlin. The first route began by Stöckerberg near the tollgate, and down cologne street to the Südbahnhof, service began on June 7, 1897. Another line followed the same day, beginning at Neumarkt near the Kaiserstraße, next to Schützenstraße and down Burger Straße to Krahenhöhe it was 2.4 kilometers in length.[ citation needed ]

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References

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