Trams in Halberstadt

Halberstadt tramway network

A Leoliner NGTW6-H low-floor tram in Halberstadt, 2007.
Operation
Locale Halberstadt, 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, 1999.
Website Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH (HVG) (German)

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.

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

See also

References

  • 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.  (German)
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336. 

External links

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Coordinates: 51°54′15″N 11°02′45″E / 51.90417°N 11.04583°E / 51.90417; 11.04583

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