Trams in Gera

Gera tramway network
Tatra KT4 tram at Gera Südbahnhof, 2007.
Operation
LocaleGera, Thuringia, Germany
Open1883 (1883)
StatusOperational
Lines3
Operator(s)Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH [de] (GVB)
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Overview
Gera tramway network, 2013.
Websitehttp://www.gvbgera.de Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH (in German)

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

Opened in 1883, the network is operated by Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH (GVB), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT).

Lines

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As of 2011, the network consisted of the following lines:[needs update]

Line Route Length (km) Travel time (min) Stops
1
 Untermhaus – Friedrich-Naumann-Platz – Hauptbahnhof/Theater – Heinrichstraße – Wintergarten – Zwötzen
6.5
19
13
2
 Lusan-Brüte – Lusan-Laune – Betriebshof GVB – Bahnhof Zwötzen
2.6
8
7
3
 Lusan-Zeulsdorf – Lusan-Laune – An der Spielwiese – Heinrichstraße – Straße des Bergmanns – Tinz – Berufsakademie – Bieblach-Ost
12.1
33
25

During peak times, line 1 operates at 10-minute intervals, line 2 20 minutes, and line 3 Monday-Friday 5 minutes (7½ minutes on holidays), 10 minutes at weekends. Off peak only lines 1 and 3 run at 30-minute intervals. In the evenings only line 3 runs, taking 70 minutes for a return trip.

For major events in the Hofwiesenpark [de], such as the Hofwiesenparkfest, line 5 runs Lusan-Brüte – Heinrichstraße – Untermhaus 15 minutes either side of lines 1 and 3, reducing to 15 minutes the off-peak service interval between Lusan, the most heavily populated part of Gera, and Untermhaus.

Rolling stock

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The current fleet consists of:[1]

  • 22 KT4D (built in 1981–1983 and 1990)
  • 6 KTNF8 (built in 1990)
  • 12 low-floor trams (built in 2006–2008 by Alstom LHB)
  • KTNF8 and KT4D
    KTNF8 and KT4D
  • KTNF8
    KTNF8
  • Low-floor tram
    Low-floor tram

On 11 December 2023, GVB awarded Stadler a contract to supply six TINA trams for the network, with options for a further three units. They will be delivered in 2026.[2]

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Gera darf (nur) sechs neue Niederflurstraßenbahnen bestellen" [Gera may (only) order six new low-floor trams]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). June 13, 2020. Archived from the original on August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Gera orders TINA trams". Railway Gazette International. 13 December 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Autorenkollektiv (2006) [1984]. Straßenbahnarchiv Band 4. Raum Erfurt / Gera - Halle (Saale) / Dessau [Tramway Archive Volume 4. Erfurt / Gera - Halle (Saale) / Dessau area] (in German). Berlin: Transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen.
  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1994). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 2: Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen [Volume 2: Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 392167980X. (in German)
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336.
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50°52′N 12°05′E / 50.867°N 12.083°E / 50.867; 12.083

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