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Trams in Leipzig

Leipzig tramway network
Straßenbahn Leipzig
See caption
Trams at Waldplatz, near Red Bull Arena
Operation
LocaleLeipzig, Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: May 16, 1872 (1872-05-16)[1]–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
Lines 13
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)[2]
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC trolley wire
Route length 143.5 km (89.2 mi)[1]
2022135,000,000[1]
Map of Leipzig tramway network, November 2021
Website Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (in German)

The Leipzig tramway (German: Straßenbahn Leipzig) is a network of tramways which, together with the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland, forms the backbone of the public transport system in Leipzig, a city in Saxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB). The network has been integrated in the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV) since 1 August 2001.[1]

With its 13 lines, route length of 143.5 km (89.2 mi) and 522 tram stops, the network is currently the third biggest in Germany, after the Cologne and Berlin tramway networks.

  1. ^ a b c d Scholze, Rolf-Roland (September 2023). "2022, Das Julbiläumsjahr" [2022, The anniversary year]. Straßenbahn Magazin (in German). GeraMond. pp. 16–23. ISSN 0340-7071.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference rgi 2010-01-25 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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