Trams in Plauen

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Plauen tramway network
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A pair of KT4D trams on Bahnhofstraße.
Trams in Plauen
Operation
Locale Plauen, Saxony, Germany
Open17 November 1894 (1894-11-17)
StatusOperational
Lines 4
Operators
Infrastructure
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) [1]
Propulsion systemElectricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Statistics
Route length 16.4 km (10.2 mi) [1]
Overview
Liniennetz Strassenbahn Plauen.svg
Website https://www.strassenbahn-plauen.de Plauener Straßenbahn GmbH (PSB) (in German)

The Plauen tramway (German : Straßenbahn Plauen) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Plauen, Germany.

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Opened in 1894, the network has been operated since 1990 by Plauener Straßenbahn GmbH  [ de ] (PSB), and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Vogtland (VVV).

Lines

As of 2025, the network had the following lines: [2] [3]

LineRouteJourney timeLow-floor percentage
1Preißelpöhl – Am Albertplatz – Tunnel – Vogtlandklinikum – Reusa21–23 minutes1/2 to 1
2Plamag – Am Albertplatz – Tunnel – Vogtlandklinikum – Waldfrieden23–25 minutes1/2 to 1
3Neundorf – Tunnel – Am Albertplatz – Oberer Bahnhof 16–17 minutes0 to 2/3
4Neundorf – Tunnel – Südvorstadt16–18 minutes1/3 to 1

Headways: 30 min, Saturday 20 min, Monday to Friday 15 minutes, exception: if no school day then 3 and 4 30 minutes.

3 <> 4 at Neundorf on Monday to Friday whole day and on Sunday from 8 to 17h. No 3 on Sunday after 17h.

Rolling stock

The current fleet consists of 14 Tatra KT4D and nine Flexity Classic NGT6.

Of the 44 KT4D trams delivered to Plauen 14 remained in service as of 2021. They were originally built between 1981 and 1988 and modernised with new chopper control electronics in the early 1990s. [4]

The NGT6 trams were constructed by Bombardier Transportation and are 21 m long and 2.3 m wide [5] with a capacity of 119 passengers. [6] The first two were delivered in August 2013, with another four in 2014 [5] and a final three trams ordered in 2015. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Strassenbahn Jahrbuch 2021 (in German). GeraMond. 2020. pp. 55–56. ISBN   978-3-96453-501-6.
  2. ↑ "Neues Straßenbahn und Stadtbusnetz ab dem 02.09.2025" [New tram and city bus network from 02.09.2025] (in German). Plauener Straßenbahn. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Fahrpläne" [Timetables] (in German). Plauener Straßenbahn. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Kochems, Michael (May 2021). "Wo die Kurzgelenker noch surren". Straßenbahn Magazin (in German). GeraMond. pp. 32–42. ISSN   0340-7071.
  5. 1 2 "New tram presented in Plauen". Railway Gazette International . 24 September 2013. ISSN   0373-5346 . Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. 1 2 Sadler, Katie (16 December 2015). "City of Plauen to receive three additional Flexity trams". Intelligent Transport. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

Further reading

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