Trams in Rostock

The Rostock tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Rostock) is a network of tramways forming the centrepiece of the public transport system in Rostock, the largest city in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Rostock tramway network
DÜWAG / Siemens 6NGTWDE [de] in Rostock, 2018.
Operation
Locale	Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Horsecar era: 1881 (1881)–1904 (1904) Operator(s) Mecklenburgische Straßen-Eisenbahn Aktien-Gesellschaft (MSEAG) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1904 (1904) Lines 6 Operator(s) Rostocker Straßenbahn AG [de] (RSAG) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification 750 V DC overhead line Track length (total) 35.6 km (22.1 mi) Route length 65.1 km (40.5 mi) Map of the network. Website Rostocker Straßenbahn AG

Opened in 1881 as a horsecar system, the network was converted to electrical operation in 1904. It is currently operated by Rostocker Straßenbahn AG [de] (RSAG), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Warnow [de] (VVW).

Lines

As of 2013^[update], the network had six lines, as follows:

Since 2016
Line	Route	Notes
1	(Lichtenhagen, Mecklenburger Allee –) Lütten Klein, Rügener Straße – Evershagen – Marienehe – Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Hafenallee	extended to Lichtenhagen in the evenings and on weekends
2	Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Goetheplatz – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Kurt-Schumacher-Ring	daily during the day
3	(Neuer Friedhof –) Platz der Jugend – Doberaner Platz – Goetheplatz – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Dierkower Allee	during the evenings on workdays; all day on weekends
4	Campus Südstadt – Goetheplatz – Lange Straße – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Dierkower Allee	during the day on workdays
5	Lichtenhagen, Mecklenburger Allee – Lütten Klein, Rügener Straße – Evershagen – Marienehe – Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Lange Straße – Steintor – Hauptbahnhof – Südblick
6	Neuer Friedhof – Doberaner Platz – Lange Straße – Steintor – Hauptbahnhof – Campus Südstadt	daily during the day

See also

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

References

• Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1995). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [Volume 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 3921679818. (in German)
• Grabowski, Rüdiger; Enenkel, Norbert (2006). Straßenbahnen und Busse in Rostock [Trams and Buses in Rostock] (in German). Nordhorn: Verlag Kenning. ISBN 3-933613-81-7.
• Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336.
• Rostocker Strassenbahn AG: Menschen, Technik, Episoden [Rostocker Strassenbahn AG: People, Technology, Episodes] (in German). Rostock: Redieck & Schade. 2001. ISBN 3-933613-81-7.

External links

Media related to Tram transport in Rostock at Wikimedia Commons

• Rostock database / photo gallery and Rostock tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
• Rostock database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.

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