Trams in Halberstadt

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

Halberstadt tramway network
A Leoliner NGTW6-H low-floor tram in Halberstadt, 2007.
Operation
LocaleHalberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Horsecar era: 1887 (1887)–1903 (1903)
Status Converted to electricity
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1903 (1903)
Status Operational
Lines 2
Operator(s) Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Route length 11.7 km (7.3 mi)
Halberstadt tramway network, 2019
Website Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH (HVG) (in German)

Opened in 1887, the network has been operated since 1992 by Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH (HVG).

Current Fleet

Main Fleet
  • 5 low-floor articulated Leoliner NGTW6-H, numbers 1 to 5
  • 3 articulated bi-directional GT4, numbers 164 (formerly Freiburg 106), 167 (formerly Nordhausen 91, formerly Freiburg 110), 168 (formerly Nordhausen 92, formerly Freiburg 111)
  • 1 articulated uni-directional GT4, number 156 (formerly Stuttgart 550)

Historical trams and special cars
  • 1 Historical Lindner tram built in 1939, number 31
  • 1 Historical LOWA ET 1 tram built in 1956, number 36
  • 1 ET 57 tram with EB 62 trailer, numbers 39 and 61 respectively
  • 1 ET 62 tram, number 30
  • 1 articulated bi-directional GT4 "HAKIBA" (Halberstäder Kinderbahn), number 166 (formerly Freiburg 105)[1]
  • 1 articulated bi-directional GT4 maintenance tram, number 161 (formerly Freiburg 105)

See also

References
  1. "Fahrzeuge : HVG Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH". www.stadtverkehr-halberstadt.de. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  • 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.

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