Trams in Leipzig

The Leipzig tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Leipzig) is a network of tramways which together with the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland forms the backbone of the public transport system in Leipzig, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB), and is integrated in the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV).

Leipzig tramway network
Trams at Waldplatz, near Red Bull Arena
Operation
LocaleLeipzig, Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1872 (1872)–1897 (1897)
Status Converted to electricity
Operator(s) Leipziger Pferde-Eisenbahn (LPE)
Track gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1896 (1896)
Status Operational
Operator(s) Große Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt) (1896–1938)
Leipziger Elektrische Straßenbahn (LESt)
(1896–1916)
Leipziger Außenbahn AG (LAAG) (1900–1946)
Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe
(1938–)
Track gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC trolley wire
Route length 146 km (91 mi)
Leipzig tramway network, November 2021.
Leipzig tramway network, November 2021.
Website Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (in German)

With its 13 lines, route length of 146 km (91 mi) and 522 tram stops, the network is currently the third biggest in Germany, after the Cologne and Berlin tramway networks.

History
Main article: History of trams in Leipzig
  • Evolution of the network, the different companies are colour-coded
    Evolution of the network, the different companies are colour-coded

Rolling stock

As of 1 January 2020 there were a total of 245 trams and 43 trailers in regular service, consisting of the following:

  • 84 Tatra T4D-M (Typ 33c/33d/33h/33i)
  • 56 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT8 (Typ 36/36a)
  • 49 Low floor articulated trams of type NGTW6 Leoliner (Typ 37/37a/37b)
  • 33 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT12-LEI classicXXL (Bombardier Flexity Classic) (Typ 38/38a)
  • 23 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT10 Solaris Tramino (Typ 39)
  • 43 Low floor trailers of type NB4 (Typ 68a/68b)

In 2018 Leipzig sold 20 used trams to the Ukrainian city Dnipro, to be used on its tram routes.[1]

Track gauge
By transport mode
By size (list)
Graphic list of track gauges
Minimum
  Minimum
  Fifteen inch 381 mm (15 in)
Narrow
 
  • 600 mm
  • 610 mm
  • 686 mm
  • (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
  • (2 ft)
  • (2 ft 3 in)
 
  • 750 mm
  • 760 mm
  • 762 mm
  • (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
  • (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)
  • (2 ft 6 in)
 
  • 891 mm
  • 900 mm
  • 914 mm
  • 950 mm
  • (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in)
  • (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in)
  • (3 ft)
  • (3 ft1+13⁄32 in)
  Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
  Three foot six inch 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  Four foot 1,219 mm (4 ft 0 in)
  Four foot six inch 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)
  1432 mm 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+3⁄8 in)
  Standard 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Broad
 
  • 1,445 mm
  • 1,450 mm
  • (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
  • (4 ft 9+3⁄32 in)
  Leipzig gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in)
  Toronto gauge 1,495 mm (4 ft 10+7⁄8 in)
 
  • 1,520 mm
  • 1,524 mm
  • (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
  • (5 ft)
 
  • 1,581 mm
  • 1,588 mm
  • 1,600 mm
  • (5 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
  • (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
  • (5 ft 3 in)
  Baltimore gauge 1,638 mm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
 
  • 1,668 mm
  • 1,676 mm
  • (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)
  • (5 ft 6 in)
  Six foot 1,829 mm (6 ft)
  Brunel 2,140 mm (7 ft 1⁄4 in)
Change of gauge
By location
World map, rail gauge by region
  • Replica of horse tram in operation
    Replica of horse tram in operation
  • A 1914/15 postcard depicting a tram
    A 1914/15 postcard depicting a tram
  • Some vehicles, such as this horse tram, are preserved in the tram museum
    Some vehicles, such as this horse tram, are preserved in the tram museum
  • Trams are used to bring passengers to Leipzig Trade Fair, 1972
    Trams are used to bring passengers to Leipzig Trade Fair, 1972
  • Tatra T4 tram, June 1993
    Tatra T4 tram, June 1993
  • Modern low-floor tram
    Modern low-floor tram
  • Service vehicle
    Service vehicle

See also

References
  1. (in Ukrainian) Dnipro tram fleet will be replenished with cars from Germany, National industrial portal (2 October 2021)
  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1993). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 1: Sachsen [Volume 1: Saxony]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 3921679796. (in German)
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 94–97. ISBN 9783936573336.

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