Trams in Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main tramway network
Frankfurt am Main tramway network
	Frankfurt am Main type R tram no. 021; at Ernst-May-Platz, Bornheim, 2007.
Operation
Locale	Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Horse tram era: 1872–1904
Operator(s)	Frankfurter Trambahn-Gesellschaft; (1872–1897); Frankfurter Lokalbahn; (1888); City of Frankfurt; (1898–1904);
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)	Horses
Steam tram era: 1888–1929
Operator(s)	Frankfurter Lokalbahn; (1888–1901); Frankfurter Waldbahn; (1889–1898); City of Frankfurt; (1899–1929);
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s)	Steam trams
Electric tram era: since 1884
Status	Operational
Routes	10; & 1 heritage streetcar line
Operator(s)	Frankfurt-Offenbacher Trambahn-Gesellschaft; (1884–1905); City of Frankfurt; (1898–2009); Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main; (since 2009);
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in); (1884–1905/06); 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in); (since 1905/06);
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Electrification	600 V DC
Stock	124 trams; 12 heritage trams; 8 trailers;
Route length	68.67 km (42.7 mi)
Stops	141
	66.9 million (2023)
	Frankfurt am Main tramway network, 2011.
Website	VerkehrsGesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (in English)

The Frankfurt am Main tramway network is a network of tramways forming a major part of the public transport system in Frankfurt am Main, a city in the federal state of Hesse, Germany.

As of 2023^[update], there were 10 tram lines,^[1] along with two special lines^{[citation needed]} and one heritage tourist tramline.^[2]^[3] The network had 141 stops,^[1] and a total route length of 68.67 kilometres (42.67 mi).^[1] In the same year, the network carried 66.9 million passengers.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Netz mit Zukunft - Geschäftsbericht 2023" [Network with a Future - Annual Report 2023] (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
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