Trams in Chemnitz

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

Chemnitz tramway network
Trams at Chemnitz Hbf, 2007.
Operation
LocaleChemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1880 (1880)–1898 (1898)
Status Converted to electricity
Track gauge 914 mm (3 ft)
Electric tram era: since 1893 (1893)
Status Operational
Operator(s) Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft
(CVAG) (since 1990)
City-Bahn Chemnitz
(CBC)
Track gauge
  • 914 mm (3 ft) Ra
  • (1893–ca 1914)
  • 925 mm (3 ft 13⁄32 in)
  • (ca 1914–1950s/1988)
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
  • (since the 1950s)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC overhead
Track length (total) 39.97 km (24.84 mi)
Route length 30.6 km (19.0 mi)
Map of the network, 10 December 2017.
Website CVAG (in German, English, and French)

Opened in 1880 as a horsecar system, the network was converted to an electrically powered system between 1893 and 1898. The network's gauge, originally 914 mm (3 ft), was widened to 925 mm (3 ft 13⁄32 in) by the outbreak of World War I. From the 1950s, the gauge was widened further, to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge, although the gauge conversion work was not completed until as late as 1988.

The infrastructure is currently operated by Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (CVAG), services by CVAG and City-Bahn Chemnitz (CBC).

Lines

As of 10 December 2017, the network consists of 9 lines, as follows:

Line Route Stations Operator Notes
1Schönau ↔ Brückenstraße11CVAGcontinues from Brückenstraße as line 2 to Bernsdorf
2Bernsdorf ↔ Brückenstraße10CVAGcontinues from Brückenstraße as line 1 to Schönau
3Hauptbahnhof ↔ Technopark12CVAG
4Hutholz ↔ Hauptbahnhof (via Stollberger Straße)20CVAG
5Gablenz ↔ Hutholz (via Annaberger Straße)27CVAG
C11(Stollberg ↔) Altchemnitz ↔ Hauptbahnhof16 (+10)CBCSouth of Altchemnitz this line operates as a railway using Zwönitz–Chemnitz Süd railway line
C13(Burgstädt ↔) Hauptbahnhof ↔ Technopark12 (+4)CBCEast of Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof this line operates as a railway using Neukieritzsch–Chemnitz railway
C14(Mittweida ↔) Hauptbahnhof ↔ Technopark12 (+5)CBCEast of Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof this line operates as a railway using Riesa–Chemnitz railway
C15(Hainichen ↔) Hauptbahnhof ↔ Technopark12 (+7)CBCEast of Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof this line operates as a railway using Dresden–Werdau railway and Roßwein–Niederwiesa railway


See also

References
  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1993). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. 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. 30–31. ISBN 9783936573336.

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