Trams in Leipzig

Leipzig tramway network
Leipzig tramway network
Straßenbahn Leipzig
	Trams at Waldplatz, near Red Bull Arena
Operation
Locale	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: May 16, 1872–1897
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
2022
Electric tram era: since 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)
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Electrification	600 V DC trolley wire
Route length	143.5 km (89.2 mi)
2022	135,000,000
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.

^ ^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.
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[sm_2023-09-1] Scholze, Rolf-Roland (September 2023). "2022, Das Julbiläumsjahr" [2022, The anniversary year]. Straßenbahn Magazin (in German). GeraMond. pp. 16–23. ISSN 0340-7071.

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