Trams in Gotha

Gotha tramway network
Modernised Tatra KT4D tram in Friedrichroda
Operation
Locale	Gotha, Thuringia, Germany
Open	1894 (1894)
Status	Operational
Lines	5
Operator	Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB)
Infrastructure
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system	Electricity
Stock	20
Overview Gotha tramway network. Show static map Legend Ostbahnhof 2 3 1 2 4 Hauptbahnhof Leinefelder Straße Bahnhofstraße Reuterstraße Orangerie Hersdorfplatz Huttenstraße Gartenstraße Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz Myconiusplatz 18.-März-Straße Ernststraße Wagenhalle 3 Schöne Aussicht Inselbergstraße Sundhausen 1 Krankenhaus Boxberg Leina Waltershausen Wahlwinkel Waltershausen Bahnhof 6 Albrechtstraße Goethestraße Ohrdurfer Straße 6 Waltershausen Gleisdreieck Waltershausen Schnepfental Reinhardsbrunner Teiche Reinhardsbrunn Bahnhof Friedrichroda (TWSB) Marienglashöhle 4 Bad Tabarz Show route diagram
Website	http://www.waldbahn-gotha.de 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).

Lines

Line	Route	Length	Travel time (min)	Stops	Headway (daytime)
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  [ de ] 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 and Waltershausen-Gleisdreieck) has operated since August 2007 as line 6.

Rolling stock

The fleet consists of three former Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr Düwag GT8 trams, 11 Tatra KT4D trams, and six Schindler trams formerly operated in Basel. ^[2] As of July 2023 ^[update] , two of the former Basel trams are in active service, with one further tram planned to enter service in July 2023 and three trams awaiting refurbishment. ^[2] Four Stadler Tramlink bi-directional trams were ordered in 2025, with deliveries planned for 2025 and 2026. ^[3]

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  KT4D
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  GT8NF
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  Be 4/8

See also

• List of town tramway systems in Germany
• Trams in Germany

References

1. Merte, Jens. "Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft UEG". www.lokhersteller.de. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
2. Budach, Dirk (13 July 2023). "Die Ablösung in Gotha: Niederflurtrams für den Thüringer Wald" [The replacement: Low-floor trams for Gotha]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
3. Hafke, Rolf; Reuther, Axel (30 March 2025). "Unsere Übersicht: Der Markt für Straßenbahnen – Stadtbahnen – U-Bahnen in Deutschland 2025" [Our 2025 overview on the tram, light rail vehicle and metro market in Germany]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

• 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.

External links

• Media related to Trams in Gotha at Wikimedia Commons
• Track plan of the Gotha tram system
• Gotha database / photo gallery  and Gotha tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
• Gotha database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.
• Official website

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