Gotha tramway network | |||
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Operation | |||
Locale | Gotha, Thuringia, Germany | ||
Open | 1894 | ||
Status | Operational | ||
Lines | 5 | ||
Operator(s) | Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB) | ||
Infrastructure | |||
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
Propulsion system(s) | Electricity | ||
Stock | 20 | ||
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Website | Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (in German) |
The Gotha tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Gotha, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.
The network was opened in 1894 with an electrified system implemented by Union-Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft. [1] It is currently operated by Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT).
Line | Route | Length | Travel time (min) | Stops | Headway (daytime) |
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1 | Hauptbahnhof – Kreiskrankenhaus | 6.1 km | 22 min | 15 | 10 mins* |
2 | Hauptbahnhof – Ostbahnhof | 3.0 km | 12 min | 8 | 20 mins |
3 | Waltershäuser Straße – Ostbahnhof | 4.0 km | 14 min | 10 | (3 services/day) |
4 | Thüringerwaldbahn Gotha – Waltershausen Gleisdreieck – Friedrichroda – Bad Tabarz | 21.7 km (22.5 km incl. Krankenhaus) | 58 min | 22 | 30 mins |
6 | Waltershausen Gleisdreieck – Waltershausen Bahnhof | 2.4 km | 7 min | 5 | ≈ 30 mins |
Notes:
* The headway figure for line 1 takes into account the services on line 4.
Since the timetable change on 13 December 2009, there has been only one pair of line 4 trains each day via Krankenhaus. At other times, travellers to/from Krankenhaus must change to line 1 in Sundhausen.
The old line 3 linked the Huttenstraße with Hauptfriedhof with one intermediate stop, and was shut down on 30 June 1985. From 1 June 1985 to 1991, a SEV line 3 led from the old Busbahnhof to Hauptfriedhof. Today, this route is operated on Monday to Saturday by city bus line F and the evening line, on Monday to Friday by city bus line E, and on Sundays by city bus line B.
The branch line in Waltershausen formerly belonging to line 4 (between Waltershausen Bahnhof und Waltershausen-Gleisdreieck) has operated since August 2007 as line 6.
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