Trams in Brandenburg an der Havel

The Brandenburg an der Havel tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Brandenburg an der Havel) is a network of tramways forming the centrepiece of the public transport system in Brandenburg an der Havel, a city in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany.

Brandenburg an der Havel
tramway network
A tram in Brandenburg an der Havel, 2013
Operation
LocaleBrandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, Germany
Horsecar era: 1897 (1897)–1911 (1911)
Status Converted to electricity
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1911 (1911)
Status Operational
Lines 4
Operator(s) Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel
(VBBr) (since 1990)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Track length (total) 17.65 km (10.97 mi)
Website Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel (in German)

Opened in 1897 as a horsecar system, the network was converted to an electrically powered system in 1911. It is currently operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel (VBBr).

Lines

As of 2013, the network had four lines, as follows:

Line Route Stops
1 Hauptbahnhof (→ Steinstraße) ↔ Neustädtischer Markt ↔ Nicolaiplatz ↔ Fontanestraße ↔ Waldcafé Görden ↔ Anton-Saefkow-Allee 23/21
2 Hauptbahnhof (→ Steinstraße) ↔ Neustädtischer Markt ↔ Nicolaiplatz ↔ Quenzbrücke 18/16
6 Hauptbahnhof (← Steinstraße) ↔ Neustädtischer Markt ↔ Nicolaiplatz ↔ Fontanestraße ↔ Hohenstücken Nord 18/20
1/2 Anton-Saefkow-Allee ↔ Fontanestraße ↔ Quenzbrücke 20

Line 1/2 replaces lines 1 and 2 on Sundays and public holidays.

See also

References
  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1995). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Band 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [Volume 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 3921679818. (in German)
  • Autorenkollektiv (1986). Straßenbahn Archiv 6. Raum Cottbus, Magdeburg, Schwerin, Rostock [Tramway Archive 6. Cottbus, Magdeburg, Schwerin, Rostock region] (in German). Berlin: transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen. ISBN 3-344-00003-9.
  • Menzel, Walter; Schulze, Jörg (2011). 100 Jahre elektrische Straßenbahn in Brandenburg an der Havel [One Hundred Years of Electric Trams in Brandenburg an der Havel] (in German). Berlin: VBN Verlag Bernd Neddermeyer. ISBN 3-941712-13-6.
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 22–23. ISBN 9783936573336.
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