The Chemnitz tramway network () is a

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ways forming the centrepiece of the

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system in

Chemnitz Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt (); ; ) is the third-largest city in the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden, and the fourth-largest city in the area of former East Germany after (East Be ...

, a city in the

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, Germany. Opened in 1880 as a

horsecar A horsecar, horse-drawn tram, horse-drawn streetcar (U.S.), or horse-drawn railway (historical), is a tram or streetcar pulled by a horse. Summary The horse-drawn tram (horsecar) was an early form of public transport, public rail transport, ...

system, the network was converted to an electrically powered system between 1893 and 1898. The network's gauge, originally , was widened to by the outbreak of

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. From the 1950s, the gauge was widened further, to , although the gauge conversion work was not completed until as late as 1988. The infrastructure is currently operated by the (CVAG), and services are operated by them and City-Bahn Chemnitz. The system is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS). The city used

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Tatra T3 trams (''Tatra T3D'' and ''Tatra B3D'') from 1969 until they were all decommissioned by 2019. Some were sold to

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and

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. In 1993, the city began using

Stadler Variobahn The Stadler Variobahn (formerly sold as the ABB Variotram, Adtranz Variotram and Bombardier Variotram) is a German-designed model of articulated low-floor tram and light rail vehicle. Since its introduction in 1993, the Variobahn has been manufac ...

, originally built by

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(ASEA Brown Boveri, now made by Stadler). In 2019, new

Škoda 35 T Škoda 35 T (also known as Škoda ForCity Classic Chemnitz) is a five carbody section low floor, low-floor bi-directional tram, developed by Škoda Transportation for Chemnitz. The low-floor area of the fully airconditioned tram represents 100% o ...

trams were delivered to the city.

Lines

, the network consists of 9 lines, as follows:

References

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Track plan of the Chemnitz tram system
* * {{coord, 50, 49, 55, N, 12, 55, 20, E, region:DE-SN_type:railwaystation, display=title

Transport in Chemnitz

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See also

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