Trams in Jena

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Jena tramway network
Straßenbahn Jena Burgau 01.jpg
A GT6M-ZR tram at the Burgau stop, 2008.
Operation
LocaleJena, Thuringia, Germany
Open1901 (1901)
StatusOperational
Lines
  • 5 daytime
  • 3 late/night
Operator(s) [de]
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
hideOverview
Jena tram network (2013).
WebsiteJenaer Nahverkehrsgesellschaft mbH (in German)

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.

Opened in 1901, the network is currently operated by  [de]; it has five lines in operation during the day, and three lines operating in the evening and/or overnight.

Lines[]

On 17 December 2009, a new network of lines was introduced to coincide with the opening of the new Göschwitz–Burgau line.

Daytime network[]

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

Late and night network[]

Line Route
33 Jena-Ost–Stadtzentrum–Ernst-Abbe-Platz
34 Zwätzen–Stadtzentrum–Winzerla–Alt-Lobeda–Lobeda-West–Lobeda-Ost
35 Ernst-Abbe-Platz–Burgau–Bf. Göschwitz–Lobeda-Ost

Rolling stock[]

The fleet of the Jena tram network consists of 33 Adtranz GT6M trams, and five 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]

  • GT6M trams in June 2012

  • Solaris Tramino Jena at the International Railway Fair Trako 2013

See also[]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "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.

Bibliography[]

  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1994). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. 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 Jena at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 50°55′N 11°35′E / 50.917°N 11.583°E / 50.917; 11.583

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