Trams in Gotha

The Gotha tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Gotha, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.

Gotha tramway network
Modernised Tatra KT4D tram in Friedrichroda
Operation
Locale	Gotha, Thuringia, Germany
Open	1894 (1894)
Status	Operational
Lines	5
Operator(s)	Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB)
Infrastructure
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Stock	20
Overview Gotha tramway network.
Website	http://www.waldbahn-gotha.de Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (in German)

The network was opened in 1894 with an electrified system implemented by Union-Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft.^[1] It is currently operated by Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT).

Lines

Line	Route	Length	Travel time (min)	Stops	Headway (daytime)
1	Hauptbahnhof – Kreiskrankenhaus	6.1 km	22 min	15	10 mins*
2	Hauptbahnhof – Ostbahnhof	3.0 km	12 min	8	20 mins
3	Waltershäuser Straße – Ostbahnhof	4.0 km	14 min	10	(3 services/day)
4	Thüringerwaldbahn [de] Gotha – Waltershausen Gleisdreieck – Friedrichroda – Bad Tabarz	21.7 km (22.5 km incl. Krankenhaus)	58 min	22	30 mins
6	Waltershausen Gleisdreieck – Waltershausen Bahnhof	2.4 km	7 min	5	≈ 30 mins

Notes:

* The headway figure for line 1 takes into account the services on line 4.

Since the timetable change on 13 December 2009, there has been only one pair of line 4 trains each day via Krankenhaus. At other times, travellers to/from Krankenhaus must change to line 1 in Sundhausen.

The old line 3 linked the Huttenstraße with Hauptfriedhof with one intermediate stop, and was shut down on 30 June 1985. From 1 June 1985 to 1991, a SEV line 3 led from the old Busbahnhof to Hauptfriedhof. Today, this route is operated on Monday to Saturday by city bus line F and the evening line, on Monday to Friday by city bus line E, and on Sundays by city bus line B.

The branch line in Waltershausen formerly belonging to line 4 (between Waltershausen Bahnhof and Waltershausen-Gleisdreieck) has operated since August 2007 as line 6.

Rolling stock

The fleet consists of three former Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr Düwag GT8 trams, 11 Tatra KT4D trams, and six Schindler trams formerly operated in Basel.^[2] As of July 2023^[update], two of the former Basel trams are in active service, with one further tram planned to enter service in July 2023 and three trams awaiting refurbishment.^[2] Four Stadler Tramlink bi-directional trams were ordered in 2025, with deliveries planned for 2025 and 2026.^[3]

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  KT4D
• 
  GT8NF
• 
  Be 4/8

See also

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