Trams in Braunschweig

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Straßenbahn Braunschweig
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An Alstom NGT8D tram in the Bohlweg, 2009.
Operation
Locale Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1879 (1879)–ca. 1897 (1897)
StatusConverted to electricity
Track gauge 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+516 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1897 (1897)
StatusOpen
Lines 6
Operator(s) Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG
Track gauge 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+516 in)
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC wire
Route length 39.62 km (24.62 mi)
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Website Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH (in German)

The Braunschweig tramway network (German : Straßenbahnnetz Braunschweig) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Braunschweig, a city in the federal state of Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Opened in 1879, the network has been operated since its inception by the company now known as Braunschweiger Verkehrs GmbH(formerly Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG), and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Region Braunschweig  [ de ] (VRB).

LineTerminiRouteNotes
1 Stöckheim  [ de ]Wenden  [ de ]Stöckheim – Melverode – (Heidberg) – Hauptbahnhof – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Stadion – Rühme - WendenIn late evenings going via Heidberg so line 2 does not need to run
2 Heidberg  [ de ]Siegfriedviertel Heidberg – Hauptbahnhof/Leisewitzstraße – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – SiegfriedviertelVia Hauptbahnhof; During rush hour via Leisewitzstraße with additional Trams
3 Weststadt Weserstraße  [ de ]Volkmarode  [ de ]Weststadt Weserstraße – Donauknoten – Cyriaksring – Europaplatz – Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße – Rathaus – Hagenmarkt - Gliesmarode - Volkmarode
4Helmstedter Straße – RadeklintHelmstedter Straße – Am Magnitor – Rathaus – Radeklint
5 BroitzemHauptbahnhof Broitzem – Weststadt Donauknoten – Cyriaksring – Europaplatz – Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße – Schloss – Am Magnitor – Hauptbahnhof
10Hauptbahnhof - RühmeHauptbahnhof – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Stadion – RühmeOn schooldays between approximately 06:00 and 19:00

These lines originally had the letter M before the number, however this was stopped.

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