Trams in Leipzig

Leipzig tramway network

tram in front of New town hall (NeuesRathaus)
Operation
Locale	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1872 (1872)–1897 (1897) Status Converted to electricity Operator(s) Leipziger Pferde-Eisenbahn (LPE) Track gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9 13⁄32 in) Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1896 (1896) Status Operational Operator(s) Große Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt) (1896–1938) Leipziger Elektrische Straßenbahn (LESt) (1896–1916) Leipziger Außenbahn AG (LAAG) (1900–1946) Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (1938–) Track gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9 13⁄32 in) Propulsion system(s) Electricity Route length Leipzig tramway network, November 2012. Website Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (German)

The Leipzig tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Leipzig) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Leipzig, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe.

With its 13 lines, route length of 148.3 km (92.1 mi) and 510 tram stops, the network is currently the second biggest in Germany, after the Berlin tramway network.

History

Main article: History of trams in Leipzig

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  Changing of network

Gallery

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  replica of horse tram on route

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  old tram on DDR stamp

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  old tram on postcard

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  old tram in museum

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  old tram on route

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  classic trams near Leipzig fair half of century ago

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  traditional tram

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  modern tram

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  service tram

See also

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

References

• (German)

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

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