Trams in Augsburg

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Augsburg tramway network
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A Siemens Combino in Augsburg, 2007.
Operation
Locale Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Horsecar era: 1881 (1881)–1898 (1898)
StatusSuperseded
Operator(s)Augsburger Trambahn AG
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s)Horses
Electric tram era: since 1898 (1898)
StatusOperational
Lines 5 regular + 2 special
Operator(s)Stadtwerke Augsburg (SWA)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Electrification 750 V DC
Track length (total) 49.8 km (30.9 mi)
201037,100,000
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Website SWA Bus & Tram (in German)
Konisgplatz at night Augsburger Konisgplatz bei Nacht.JPG
Könisgplatz at night

The tram system in Augsburg is the second largest tram system in Bavaria behind Munich, and followed by Nurnberg. The system is 49.8 kilometers long (30.9 miles) and runs five lines, with two special lines. The city border gets crossed in three places. Line 2 and Line 6 cross into Stadtbergen, and line 6 crosses into Friedberg. The network first opened in early May 1881 with horse-drawn trams. In 1972, the tram network was electrified with overhead lines. The system is operated by Stadtwerke Augsburg (SWA), and integrated into the Augsburger Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund (AVV).

Contents

As of 2016, the network serves around 61 million yearly passengers. [1]

Lines

As of 2024, the network has five regular lines and two special lines, as follows:

Augsburg Tram 1.svg Regular line Cross-city route Lechhausen Neuer Ostfriedhof – Berliner Allee – Königsplatz – Bergstraße – Göggingen 26 stops
Augsburg Tram 2.svg Regular lineCross-city routeAugsburg West P+R – Oberhausen Bf / Helmut-Haller-Platz – Dom / Stadtwerke – Königsplatz – Haunstetter Straße Bf – Sportanlage Süd P+R – Haunstetten Nord27 stops
Augsburg Tram 3.svg Regular lineRadial route Hauptbahnhof – Königsplatz – Haunstetter Straße Bf – Universität – Innovationspark/LfU – Inninger Straße P+R – Königsbrunn Zentrum23 stops
Augsburg Tram 4.svg Regular line Radial route Hauptbahnhof – Königsplatz – Curt-Frenzel-Stadion – Plärrer P+R – Bärenwirt / DRvS – Augsburg Nord P+R12 stops
Augsburg Tram 6.svg Regular lineCross-city routeStadtbergen – Pfersee – Hauptbahnhof – Königsplatz – Hochschule Augsburg – Schwaben Center – Rudolf-Diesel-Gymnasium – Friedberg West P+R25 stops
Augsburg Tram 8.svg Special lineRadial route Hauptbahnhof – Königsplatz – Haunstetter Straße Bf – Universität – Innovationspark/LfU – Fußball-Arena13 stops
Augsburg Tram 9.svg Special lineRadial route Hauptbahnhof – Messezentrum9 stops

Special Lines

The two special lines are lines 8 and 9. Line 8 is the line that goes from the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) to the soccer stadium (Fußball-Arena). This line only runs if there is a soccer game occurring. [2] Line 9 is the line that goes from the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) to the Exhibition Center (Messezentrum). This line only runs if there is an exhibition occurring. [2]

Rolling stock

As of 2024, the fleet of the Augsburg tram network consists of three MAN M8C trams, 11 ADtranz GT6M trams, 41 Siemens Combino type NF8, and 27 Bombardier Flexity type Cityflex CF8 trams. [3] Stadler is supplying 11 new Tramlink units as a replacement for the M8C and GT6M trams. [3] Entry into service is scheduled for 2024. [4]

Timetable

Trams are generally scheduled in 5-minute intervals between 05:00-11:00 and 14:00-21:00 from Monday to Friday, with 7.5-minute intervals between 11:00-14:00. From 21:00-0:00, trams operate on a 15-minute schedule, with hourly night buses serving the hours between 0:00-5:00.

On Saturdays, trams generally operate in 20-minute intervals on between 5:00-7:00, 10-minute intervals between 7:00-20:00 and 15-minute intervals between 20:00-0:00.

On Sundays and holidays, trams generally operate in 30-minute intervals between 5:00-7:00 and 23:00-0:00, with 15-minute intervals between 7:00-23:00. During school holidays, the 5-minute intervals are replaced with 7.5-minute intervals. [5]

Planned Changes

Line 5

Line 5 does not exist yet and is still in the planning phase. The line is supposed to start from the main train station (Hauptbahnhof), to the University Hospital (Uniklinik). [6]

See also

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ DVV Media Group GmbH, "Augsburg: Fahrgastzahl steigt deutlich auf mehr als 60 Mio", Bus & Bahn (in German), retrieved 2017-04-04
  2. 1 2 name=Netz
  3. 1 2 "Stadler gewinnt Ausschreibung über elf Straßenbahnen für die Stadtwerke Augsburg" [Stadler wins tender for eleven trams from Stadtwerke Augsburg]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). October 3, 2019. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Neue Tramlink: Testfahrten ab Mitte Oktober".
  5. ↑ "Fahrpläne nach Linien".
  6. ↑ "Mobilitaet weiterdenken | Mobilität weiterdenken".

Bibliography

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  • Sappel, Albrecht (1981). Einmal Königsplatz und zurück! 100 Jahre Stadtverkehr in Augsburg[To Königsplatz and Back! One Hundred Years of City Transport in Augsburg] (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba Publikation. ISBN   3-87094-325-4.
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