Trams in Jena

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

Jena tramway network
A GT6M-ZR tram at the Burgau stop, 2008.
Operation
LocaleJena, Thuringia, Germany
Open1901 (1901)
StatusOperational
Lines5
Operator(s)Jenaer Nahverkehrsgesellschaft
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Overview
Jena tram network.
Websitehttp://www.jenah.de Jenaer Nahverkehrsgesellschaft mbH (in German)

Opened in 1901, the network is currently operated by Jenaer Nahverkehr, and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT). It has five lines in operation.

Lines

On 17 December 2009, a new network of lines was introduced to coincide with the opening of the new Göschwitz–Burgau line. Since December 2017 all lines are also operated in the evening/overnight.

Line Route
1Zwätzen–Stadtzentrum–Bahnhof Göschwitz–Lobeda-West(–Lobeda-Ost)
2Jena-Ost–Stadtzentrum–Winzerla
3Winzerla–Bahnhof Göschwitz–Lobeda-West–Lobeda-Ost
4Zwätzen–Stadtzentrum–Alt-Lobeda–Lobeda-West
5Ernst-Abbe-Platz–Stadtzentrum–Alt-Lobeda–Lobeda-Ost

Lines 1 and 4 operate in fliegende Wechsel (flying exchange): i.e., at Lobeda-West all trams arriving on one of these lines departs on the other.

Rolling stock

The fleet of the Jena tram network consists of 33 Adtranz GT6M trams, and five Solaris Tramino trams.[1] In 2019, Jenaer Nahverkehr and the City of Jena announced preparations for an invitation of tenders for new trams, which are due to be delivered from 2022.[1] Stadler won the tender for an order of 24 vehicles in August 2020, composed of 16 42-meter long seven-section trams and 8 32-meter long five-section trams.[2] The first vehicle was delivered on 5 May 2023.[3]

  • GT6M trams in June 2012
    GT6M trams in June 2012
  • Solaris Tramino Jena at the International Railway Fair Trako 2013
    Solaris Tramino Jena at the International Railway Fair Trako 2013

See also

References

Notes
  1. "Jena plant Ausschreibung für neue Straßenbahnen" [Jena plans tender for new trams]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). October 1, 2019. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. "Jena: Design of the new Stadler tramway presented". 16 September 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. "Jena: The first "Lichtbahn" tram has arrived!". 6 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

Bibliography
  • 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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