Trams in Leipzig

Leipzig tramway network
Trams at Waldplatz, near Red Bull Arena
Operation
Locale	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
hideHorsecar 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
hideElectric 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 (?)V DC trolley wire Route length 148.3 km (92.1 mi) Leipzig tramway network, November 2012. Website Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (in German)

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).

With its 13 lines, route length of 148.3 km (92.1 mi) and 510 tram stops, the network is currently the third biggest in Germany, after the Cologne and Berlin tramway networks.

History[]

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  Growth 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  [de; ja] (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)

Track gauge
By transport mode
Tram Rapid transit Miniature Scale model
By size (list)
Minimum   Fifteen inch 381 mm (15 in) Narrow   600 mm Two foot 600 mm 610 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) (2 ft)   750 mm Bosnian gauge Two foot six inch 750 mm 760 mm 762 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) (2 ft 6 in)   Swedish three foot 900 mm Three foot 891 mm 900 mm 914 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in) (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) (3 ft)   Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)   Three foot six inch 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)   Four foot zero inch 1,219 mm (4 ft 0 in)   Four foot six inch 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)   Standard 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Broad   Dresden gauge 1,450 mm (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)   1520 mm Five foot 1,520 mm 1,524 mm (4 ft 11+7⁄8 in) (5 ft)   Pennsylvania gauge Pennsylvania gauge Five foot three inch 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)   Iberian gauge Five foot six inch 1,668 mm 1,676 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) (5 ft 6 in)
Change of gauge
Break-of-gauge Dual gauge Conversion (list) Bogie exchange Variable gauge
By location
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Gallery[]

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  Replica of horse tram in operation

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  Electric tram on GDR stamp, 1986

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  A 1914/15 postcard depicting a tram

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  Some vehicles, such as this horse tram, are preserved in the tram museum

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  Trams are used to bring passengers to Leipzig Trade Fair, 1972

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  Tatra T4 tram, June 1993

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  Modern low-floor tram

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  Service vehicle

See also[]

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

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Tram transport in Leipzig at Wikimedia Commons

• Leipzig database / photo gallery and Leipzig tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
• Leipzig database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.

Coordinates: 51°20′N 12°23′E / 51.333°N 12.383°E / 51.333; 12.383