The Braunschweig tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Braunschweig) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Braunschweig, a city in the federal state of Lower Saxony, Germany.
Opened in 1879, the network has been operated since its inception by the company now known as Braunschweiger Verkehrs GmbH(formerly Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG), and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Region Braunschweig (VRB).
Line | Termini | Route | Notes |
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1 | Stöckheim – Wenden | Stöckheim – Melverode – (Heidberg) – Hauptbahnhof – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Stadion – Rühme - Wenden | In late evenings going via Heidberg so line 2 does not need to run |
2 | Heidberg – Siegfriedviertel | Heidberg – Hauptbahnhof/Leisewitzstraße – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Siegfriedviertel | Via Hauptbahnhof; During rush hour via Leisewitzstraße with additional Trams |
3 | Weststadt Weserstraße – Volkmarode | Weststadt Weserstraße – Donauknoten – Cyriaksring – Europaplatz – Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße – Rathaus – Hagenmarkt - Gliesmarode - Volkmarode | |
4 | Helmstedter Straße – Radeklint | Helmstedter Straße – Am Magnitor – Rathaus – Radeklint | |
5 | Broitzem – Hauptbahnhof | Broitzem – Weststadt Donauknoten – Cyriaksring – Europaplatz – Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße – Schloss – Am Magnitor – Hauptbahnhof | |
10 | Hauptbahnhof - Rühme | Hauptbahnhof – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Stadion – Rühme | On schooldays between approximately 06:00 and 19:00 |
These lines originally had the letter M before the number, however this was stopped.
See also
References
- Höltge, Dieter (1992). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Vol. Band 2: Niedersachsen/Bremen [Volume 2: Lower Saxony/Bremen] (2nd ed.). Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 3882553367.
- Höltge, Dieter (2004). Die Braunschweiger Straßenbahn: Personen-Nahverkehr in Braunschweig [The Braunschweiger Tramway: Local Passenger Transport in Braunschweig] (in German) (2nd ed.). München: GeraMond-Verlag. ISBN 376547195X.
External links
Media related to Trams in Braunschweig at Wikimedia Commons
- Track plan of the Braunschweig tram system
- Braunschweig database / photo gallery and Braunschweig tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
- Braunschweig database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.