Trams in Gera

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Gera tramway network
Gerasudbahnhof.JPG
Tatra KT4 tram at Gera Südbahnhof, 2007.
Operation
Locale Gera, Thuringia, Germany
Open1883 (1883)
StatusOperational
Lines 3
Operator(s) Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH  [ de ] (GVB)
Infrastructure
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Overview
Gera tramway network, 2013. Tram map of Gera.svg
Gera tramway network, 2013.
Website http://www.gvbgera.de Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH (in German)

The Gera tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Gera, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.

Contents

Opened in 1883, the network is operated by Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH (GVB), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT).

Lines

As of 2011, the network consisted of the following lines:[ needs update ]

LineRouteLength (km)Travel time (min)Stops
1
Untermhaus – Friedrich-Naumann-Platz – Hauptbahnhof/Theater – Heinrichstraße – Wintergarten – Zwötzen
6.5
19
13
2
Lusan-Brüte – Lusan-Laune – Betriebshof GVB – Bahnhof Zwötzen
2.6
8
7
3
Lusan-Zeulsdorf – Lusan-Laune – An der Spielwiese – Heinrichstraße – Straße des Bergmanns – Tinz – Berufsakademie – Bieblach-Ost
12.1
33
25

During peak times, line 1 operates at 10-minute intervals, line 2 20 minutes, and line 3 Monday-Friday 5 minutes (7½ minutes on holidays), 10 minutes at weekends. Off peak only lines 1 and 3 run at 30-minute intervals. In the evenings only line 3 runs, taking 70 minutes for a return trip.

For major events in the Hofwiesenpark  [ de ], such as the Hofwiesenparkfest, line 5 runs Lusan-Brüte – Heinrichstraße – Untermhaus 15 minutes either side of lines 1 and 3, reducing to 15 minutes the off-peak service interval between Lusan, the most heavily populated part of Gera, and Untermhaus.

Rolling stock

The current fleet consists of: [1]

On 11 December 2023, GVB awarded Stadler a contract to supply six TINA trams for the network, with options for a further three units. They will be delivered in 2026. [2]

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ "Gera darf (nur) sechs neue Niederflurstraßenbahnen bestellen" [Gera may (only) order six new low-floor trams]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). June 13, 2020. Archived from the original on August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gera orders TINA trams". Railway Gazette International. 13 December 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1994). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland[The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 2: Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen [Volume 2: Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN   392167980X.(in German)
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN   9783936573336.

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