Trams in Braunschweig

The Braunschweig tramway (German: Straßenbahn Braunschweig) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Braunschweig, a city in 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 Horses
Electric tram era: since 1897 (1897) Status Open Lines 6 Operator Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG Track gauge 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in) Propulsion system 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	Average Speed	Frequency	Notes
1	Stöckheim [de] – Wenden [de]	33 km/h	15 Min	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	25.25 km/h	15 min	Heidberg – Hauptbahnhof/Leisewitzstraße – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Siegfriedviertel	Via Hauptbahnhof; During rush hour via Leisewitzstraße with additional Trams
3	Weststadt Weserstraße – Volkmarode [de]	26.6 km/h	7½ Min	Weststadt Weserstraße – Donauknoten – Cyriaksring – Europaplatz – Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße – Rathaus – Hagenmarkt - Gliesmarode - Volkmarode
4 |	Helmstedter Straße – Radeklint	20.25 km/h	15 Min	Helmstedter Straße – Am Magnitor – Rathaus – Radeklint
5	Broitzem – Hauptbahnhof	21.5 km/h	15 Min	Broitzem – Weststadt Donauknoten – Cyriaksring – Europaplatz – Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße – Schloss – Am Magnitor – Hauptbahnhof
10	Hauptbahnhof - Rühme	30.26 km/h	15 Min	Hauptbahnhof – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Stadion – Rühme	On schooldays between approximately 06:00 and 19:00

Around 88,000 to 100,000 passengers use the trams on a daily basis.^[1]

The fastest line in the network is line 1 with an average speed of 33 km/h. The overall average speed of the network is 25.87 km/h, lines vary from 20.25 km/h up to 33 km/h. Over 81% of the system is on segregated tracks and has more traffic priority. This achieves a higher average speed compared to other systems in Germany, which is usually between 16 to 20 kilometers per hour. Due to this reason the Tram System is called a Stadtbahn System but it lacks an underground tunnel in the main part where most lines join. ^[2]

See also

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