Trams in Plauen

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Plauen tramway network
A pair of Plauen trams on Bahnhofstraße.
Operation
LocalePlauen, Saxony, Germany
Open17 November 1894 (1894-11-17)
StatusOperational
Lines6
Operator(s)
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Electrification600 V DC
Overview
The network in 2021.
The network in 2021.
Websitehttps://www.strassenbahn-plauen.de Plauener Straßenbahn GmbH (PSB) (in German)

The Plauen tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Plauen) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Plauen, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany.

Opened in 1894, the network has been operated since 1990 by Plauener Straßenbahn GmbH [de] (PSB), and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Vogtland (VVV).

Lines[edit]

As of 2020, the network had the following lines:

Line Route Length Journey time
1 Neundorf → Dittrichplatz → Tunnel → Am Albertplatz → Preißelpöhl 4,8 km 18–20 Minuten
2 Preißelpöhl → Am Albertplatz → Tunnel → Neue Elsterbrücke → Vogtlandklinikum → Waldfrieden 5,9 km 21–23 Minuten
3 Waldfrieden → Vogtlandklinikum → Neue Elsterbrücke → Tunnel → Dittrichplatz → Neundorf 6,4 km 22–24 Minuten
4 Oberer Bahnhof – Am Albertplatz – Tunnel – Neue Elsterbrücke – Vogtlandklinikum – Reusa 5,2 km 19–21 Minuten
5 Südvorstadt – Neue Elsterbrücke – Tunnel – Am Albertplatz – Plamag 5,9 km 19–21 Minuten
6 Plamag – Am Albertplatz – Tunnel – Neue Elsterbrücke – Vogtlandklinikum – Reusa 7,6 km 26–27 Minuten

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1993). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 1: Sachsen [Volume 1: Saxony]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 3921679796. (in German)
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 114–115. ISBN 9783936573336.

External links[edit]

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