Trams in Braunschweig

Straßenbahn Braunschweig

An Alstom NGT8D tram in the Bohlweg, 2009.
Operation
Locale	Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1879 (1879)–ca. 1897 (1897) Status Superseded Track gauge 1,100 mm (3 ft 7 5⁄16 in) Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1897 (1897) Status Open Lines 5 Operator(s) Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG Track gauge 1,100 mm (3 ft 7 5⁄16 in) Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification 600 V DC Route length Braunschweig tramway network. Website Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG (German)

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

Opened in 1879, the network has been operated since its inception by the company now known as Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG.

Lines

As of January 2014, the network had 5 lines, as follows:

Line	Termini	Route	Notes
1	de – de	Stöckheim – Melverode – (Heidberg) – Hauptbahnhof – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Stadion – Wenden
2	de – Siegfriedviertel	Heidberg – Hauptbahnhof/Leisewitzstraße – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Siegfriedviertel	During rush hour via Leisewitzstraße; in the evenings and on Sundays and holidays via Hauptbahnhof.
3	de – de	Weststadt Weserstraße – Donauknoten – Cyriaksring – Europaplatz – Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße – Rathaus – Hagenmarkt - Volkmarode
4	Helmstedter Straße – Radeklint	Helmstedter Straße – Am Magnitor – Rathaus – Radeklint
5	Broitzem – Hauptbahnhof	Broitzem – Weststadt Donauknoten – Cyriaksring – Europaplatz – Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße – Schloss – Am Magnitor – Hauptbahnhof

See also

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

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

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