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Trams In Augsburg
The tram system in Augsburg is the second largest tram system in Bavaria behind Munich, and followed by Nurnberg. The system is long and runs five lines, with two special lines. The city border is crossed in three places. Line 2 and Line 6 cross into Stadtbergen, and line 6 crosses into Friedberg. The system is operated by Stadtwerke Augsburg (SWA), and integrated into the Augsburger Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund (AVV). History The network first opened in early May 1881 with horse-drawn trams. In 1898, the tram network was electrified with overhead lines. During the summer of 1993, the first low-floor-tram started passenger service on line 4. In 2018 the network served around 43 million passengers. Lines , the network has five regular lines and two special lines, as follows: Special Lines The two special lines are lines 8 and 9. Line 8 is the line that goes from the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) to the soccer stadium (Fußball-Arena). This line only runs if the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siemens Combino
The Siemens Combino is a low-floor tram produced by Siemens Mobility (formerly Duewag). The first prototype was produced in 1996 at the Duewag works in Düsseldorf; the trams were later built in Krefeld-Uerdingen. Due to its modular design using standardised components, and the resulting reduced costs, the Combino was for a time one of the most successful tram types. They were sold in six countries and a further development was sold to two others. In 2007, a new generation of Combinos was sold to Trams in Bern, Bern, known as the Combino Classic. This was an updated version of the original design intended to correct defects in the joints between modules. Fourteen of these were produced in 2011 with 12 going to Trams in Erfurt, Erfurt and two to Trams in Nordhausen, Nordhausen. Subsequently, the model was again renamed and is now known as the Avenio M. The original Combino trams were a Two-rooms-and-a-bath car, multi-articulated design with alternating wheeled and suspended sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-city Route
A cross-city route is a public transport route linking one suburb (or satellite) of a city or town with another, usually relatively distant, suburb (or satellite). Such a route can be operated by various forms of public transport, including commuter rail, rapid transit, trams (streetcars), trolleybuses, or motor buses. Forms of cross-city routes Through routes Typically, a cross-city route will be a combination of two radial routes, each linking one of the outer termini with the city or town's central business district (CBD). Such a route is sometimes called a ''through route''. (Note: The term ''cross-city route'' is not used in American English, and the similar American English term ''crosstown route'' has a distinctly different meaning, referring to a transport route that does not serve the city centre and runs generally perpendicular to radial routes.) A public transport operator may combine radial routes into a through route because terminating a route in a city or to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Germany
Germany has an extensive number of tramway networks (Straßenbahn in German ()). Some of these networks have been upgraded to light rail standards, called Stadtbahn in German language, German. Straßenbahn and Stadtbahn schemes are usually operated on the legal foundation of the BOStrab, the Tramways Act of Germany. Tramways served as the primary means of urban transport in Germany until the early 1960s when they were systematically replaced by buses. However, in the 1980s tramways began to reappear; experts spoke of the 'renaissance of the tramway'. In the 1990s tramways had again become a modern means of public transport. Popular notions of fashion have been used by scholars to explain this cycle of acceptance rejection and restoration. Tramways were a highly visible manifestation of commodity culture and people projected onto them not just travel destinations but more broadly their desires, ideas and beliefs.Barbara Schmucki, "Fashion and technological change: Tramways in German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Town Tramway Systems In Germany
This is a list of town tramway systems in Germany by ''Land''. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track (where known) are indicated in the 'Notes' column. Baden-Württemberg Bavaria (Bayern) Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hessen Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Rhine-Ruhr (Rhein-Ruhr) '' Ruhrgebiet (Ruhr Area)'' towns in geographic order, west to east: '' ''Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf'' (Düsseldorf Region) and '' ''Bezirksregierung Arnsberg'' (Arnsberg Region) towns not tabulated above, in geographic order, west to east: Note for Rheydt: Amalgamated with Mönchengladbach from 29 July 1929 to 31 July 1933, and again from 1 January 1975. Note f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadler Tramlink
Tramlink is a family of three-, five- and seven- section low-floor trams, mostly of Two-rooms-and-a-bath car, multi-articulated type, produced by Stadler Rail Valencia SAU, Stadler Rail Valencia. The Tramlink was originally developed by Vossloh but has been manufactured by Stadler since they took over Vossloh's factory in Valencia in 2016. Operators Prototypes and vehicles for León Initially Vossloh built two prototype vehicles. These bi-directional vehicles had five sections and were 32 m long and 2.4 m wide. Testing took place from 2011 on the tram sections of Metrovalencia. Four identical vehicles were ordered for a tram project in León, Spain, León which was never built. The prototype vehicles are not known to have carried passengers, and their current location is unknown. Rostock Between 2011 and 2014 the Trams in Rostock, Rostock tramway received 13 uni-directional vehicles from Vossloh, Vossloh Kiepe, which from December 2014 began to replace Tatra T6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadler Rail
Stadler Rail AG is a Swiss manufacturer of railway rolling stock, with an original emphasis on regional train multiple units and trams, but moving also into Rapid transit, mass rapid transit, High-speed rail, high speed, Inter-city rail, intercity and Sleeping car, sleeper trains. It also produces niche products, such as being one of the last European manufacturers of rack railway rolling stock. Stadler Rail is headquartered at its place of origin in Bussnang, Switzerland. Stadler Rail employed 13,900 employees by 2023. The company consolidates fifty subsidiaries in 23 countries including Algeria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belarus and the United States, and upcoming joint ventures with Industri Kereta Api, INKA in Indonesia and Medha Servo Drives in India. Stadler Rail employed approximately 6,100 employees by 2012, including 2,750 in Switzerland, 1,200 in Germany, 1,000 in Belarus, 400 in Hungary and 400 in Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flexity Outlook
The Bombardier Flexity Outlook is a series of low-floored trams of the Two-rooms-and-a-bath car, multi-articulated type, manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. Part of the larger Bombardier Flexity product line (many of which are not low-floor), Flexity Outlook vehicles are modular in design and commonly used throughout Europe. Types Bombardier markets two types or families of designs as "Flexity Outlook". Eurotram The Eurotram was a design of electric tramcars designed by for use on the network of the ''Compagnie de Transports Strasbourgeois'' (CTS). It is initially contracted to Socimi and ABB. After Socimi went bankrupt, the order for Eurotrams was completed by ABB Group. Later models were manufactured under successor companies Adtranz and Bombardier Inc. Bombardier began to market this type as Flexity Outlook (E), when they made them until 2004. Cityrunner The more common Cityrunner, which has a more traditional tram design, is used by several cities in Austria ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ADtranz Low Floor Tram
The ADtranz low floor tram was introduced in the 1990s as the world's first tram with a completely low floor design. This tram was developed by MAN for the Bremen urban transport system. The prototype, tram number 3801, was first publicly introduced on 9 February 1990. From 1991 to 1993, it was being tested in many European cities. Ten German cities have purchased this type. Adtranz took over the rail division of MAN in 1990. The naming scheme is GTxN/M/S/K from German (articulated propelled railcar) with x axles for a specific gauge ( - standard gauge, - meter gauge, - narrow gauge, - cape gauge). Delivered models include the standard-gauge version that was named GT6N or GT8N and the metre-gauge version that was called GT6M. Adtranz low floor trams come in lengths of three or four modules, all of which are approximately the same length. Under each module lies a bogie; the low floor, however, constrains the bogie's movement. Two of the axles are mechanically linked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadtbahnwagen M/N
The Stadtbahnwagen Typ M/N (translation ''Type "M/N" Light Rail Vehicle'') is a light rail vehicle used by several Stadtbahn and tram networks in Germany and Austria plus second hand in Poland, Romania and Turkey. It was mainly developed by Düsseldorf-based Duewag, who also built most of the vehicles. As the type evolved over two decades of production, some vehicles have little more in common than their outer dimensions and the basic configuration of a two or thee-part vehicle on three or four bogies with both outer ones powered. History Development started when the transport authorities from Bochum, Essen and Mülheim asked Duewag to develop a standardised vehicle for their meter gauge tram networks, soon followed by Bielefeld and Krefeld. Initially the tramcar was designated ''Stadtbahnwagen R'' (R = Ruhr), but the definitive name became ''Stadtbahn M'' (M = Meterspur (meter gauge)). In 1976, the ''Stadtbahnwagen N'' (N = Normalspur (standard gauge)) for Nuremberg was introduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radial Route
A radial route is a public transport route linking a central point in a city or town, usually in the central business district (CBD), with a suburb (or satellite) of that city or town. Such a route can be operated by various forms of public transport, including commuter rail, rapid transit, trams (streetcars), trolleybuses, or motor buses. Typically, a pair of radial routes will be combined, solely for operational reasons, into a single cross-city route, between one suburb and another suburb. A cross-city route of that type is sometimes called a ''through route''. A public transport operator may combine radial routes into a through route because terminating a route in a city or town centre has certain disadvantages: *Vehicles can cause congestion while standing between journeys and when turning. *Valuable land is often occupied with route terminal facilities. *Time is wasted by vehicles turning round or reversing (reducing vehicle utilization and increasing costs). *Passenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augsburg Hauptbahnhof
Augsburg Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the Bavarian city of Augsburg, situated in southern Germany. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station and has 12 platform tracks. The station has one of the oldest still existing station halls in Germany, which was built from 1843 to 1846 after plans by architect Eduard Rüber. It was reconstructed in 1869 according to Friedrich Bürklein's plans. The station today serves as the central railway hub for the Augsburg metropolitan area and Bavarian Swabia. It is currently being modernised and an underground tram station is being built under it. Structure The first Augsburg station was opened in 1840 by the Munich-Augsburg Railway Company (''München-Augsburger Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'') near the ''Rotes Tor'' (Red Gate). Its historic hall served in 1880 as a military riding school and since 1920 it has been part of the main workshop of the traffic branch of ''Stadtwerke Augsburg'' (Augsburg's municipal utility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augsburg Haunstetter Straße Station
Augsburg ( , ; ; ) is a city in the Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and the regional seat of the Swabia with a well preserved Altstadt (historical city centre). Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is the third-largest city in Bavaria (after Munich and Nuremberg), with a population of 304,000 and 885,000 in its metropolitan area. After Neuss, Trier, Worms, Cologne and Xanten, Augsburg is one of Germany's oldest cities, founded in 15 BC by the Romans as Augusta Vindelicorum and named after the Roman emperor Augustus. It was a Free Imperial City from 1276 to 1803 and the home of the patrician Fugger and Welser families that dominated European banking in the 16th century. According to Behringer, in the sixteenth century it became "the dominant centre of early capitalism", having benefited from being part of the Kaiserliche Reichspost system as "the loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
