Trams in Essen

The Essen tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Essen) is a 52.4-kilometer (32.6 mi)[1] network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Essen, a city in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Essen tramway network
An M8C tram at Hobeisenbrücke.
Operation
LocaleEssen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Open23 August 1893 (1893-08-23)
StatusOperational
Lines7[1]
Operator(s)Ruhrbahn
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)[1]
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Electrification750 V DC
Statistics
Route length52.4 km (32.6 mi)[1]
Overview
The network in 2013 (dark blue: Stadtbahn Essen).
WebsiteRuhrbahn (in German)

Opened in 1893, the network has been operated since 1954 by Ruhrbahn (Formerly Essener Verkehrs-AG), and also serves the neighbouring city of Gelsenkirchen.

The network is complemented by the three light rail lines of the Essen Stadtbahn.

Lines

As of November 2010, the 52.4-kilometer (32.6 mi) tram network consisted of the following seven lines:[1]

Line
Route
Headway Mon.-Fri.
Headway Sat.
Headway Sun.
101(Bredeney – Rüttenscheid –) Essen Hbf – Bergeborbeck Bf – Borbeck Germaniaplatz101530/15
103Dellwig Wertstr. – Borbeck – Altendorf – Rathaus Essen – Essen Hbf/Hollestraße (– Huttrop – Steele (S))1101530/15
104MH-Flughafen – Stadtmitte – MH-Grenze Borbeck – E-Schönebeck Abzw. Aktienstr.10/2015/3030
105Frintrop Unterstr. – Altendorf – Essen Hbf – Bergerhausen – Rellinghausen Finefraustr.101530/15
106Altenessen Bf – Rathaus Essen – Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Essen West (S) – Helenenstr. (– Bergeborbeck Bf)101515
107Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Feldmark – E-Katernberg – Abzweig Katernberg – Zollverein – Stoppenberg – Rathaus Essen – Hollestr./Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Bredeney (KulturLinie 107)2/320/10/530/1530/15
109Frohnhausen Breilsort – Alfred Krupp Schule – Berliner Platz – Rathaus Essen – Huttrop – Steele (S)101515

Sections with shorter headways in Bold, sections with longer headways in italics.
1 During rush hour via Hollestraße to Steele, at shoulder times only to Hollestraße. and in off peak times Rathaus Essen to Essen Hbf.
2 Line is operated jointly by Ruhrbahn/BOGESTRA (almost exclusively with Ruhrbahn rolling stock).
3 Extra services during rush hour from Rathaus Essen to Hollestraße, other services from Rathaus via Hbf. to Bredeney.

See also

References

Inline references
  1. "Kleine EVAG Statistik 2010* (*stand 31.12.2009)" [Small EVAG Statistics 2010* (*as of 31.12.2009)] (PDF) (in German). Essener Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (EVAG). December 31, 2009. Archived from the original (pdf) on November 16, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-30.

Bibliography
  • Höltge, Dieter (1994). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Band 4: Ruhrgebiet - Von Dortmund bis Duisburg [Volume 4: Ruhr - from Dortmund to Duisburg]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 9783882553345.
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 52–54. ISBN 9783936573336.

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