Trams in Braunschweig

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.

Straßenbahn Braunschweig
An Alstom NGT8D tram in the Bohlweg, 2009.
Operation
Locale	Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1879 (1879)–ca. 1897 (1897) Status Converted to electricity Track gauge 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in) Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1897 (1897) Status Open Lines 6 Operator(s) Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG Track gauge 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in) Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification 600 V DC wire Route length 39.62 km (24.62 mi) Website Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH (in German)

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 [de] (VRB).

Line	Termini	Route	Notes
1	Stöckheim [de] – Wenden [de]	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 [de] – Siegfriedviertel	Heidberg – Hauptbahnhof/Leisewitzstraße – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Siegfriedviertel	Via Hauptbahnhof; During rush hour via Leisewitzstraße with additional Trams
3	Weststadt Weserstraße [de] – Volkmarode [de]	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

The fastest line in the city is Tram 1 with an average speed of 40 km/h, followed by Tram 3 with 35 km/h and Tram 2 with 30 km/h. The overall average speed of the entire system lies between 20 km/h and 32km/h making it one of the fastest tram systems in Germany. ^[1] These lines originally had the letter M before the number, however this was stopped.

Around 88,000 to 100,000 passengers use the trams on a daily basis. ^[2]

See also

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

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.