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The Jena tramway network () is a
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of
tram A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...
ways forming part of the
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system in
Jena Jena (; ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Germany and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 in ...
, a city in the
federal state A federation (also called a federal state) is an entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governing status of the c ...
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Thuringia Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Er ...
, Germany. Opened in 1901, the network is currently operated by , and is integrated in the
Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen The Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT) is a transport association in central Thuringia, Germany. It comprises the cities of Erfurt, Weimar, Jena, and Gera, as well as parts of the districts of Weimarer Land, Sömmerda, Gotha, Ilm-Kreis, Saale ...
(VMT). It has five lines in operation.


Lines

On 17 December 2009, a new network of lines was introduced to coincide with the opening of the new Göschwitz–Burgau line. Since December 2017 all lines are also operated in the evening/overnight. Lines 1 and 4 operate in ''fliegende Wechsel'' (flying exchange): i.e., at Lobeda-West all trams arriving on one of these lines departs on the other.


Rolling stock

The fleet of the Jena tram network consists of 33 Adtranz GT6M trams, and five
Solaris Tramino Solaris Tramino is a family of trams initially produced by Solaris Bus & Coach from Bolechowo near Poznań, and later by (a branch of the Swiss company Stadler Rail) after it acquired Solaris Tram. The prototype was unveiled in July 2009, and t ...
trams. In 2019, Jenaer Nahverkehr and the City of Jena announced preparations for an invitation of tenders for new trams, which are due to be delivered from 2022. Stadler won the tender for an order of 24
Tramlink Tramlink, previously Croydon Tramlink and currently branded as London Trams, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It is the first operational tram system serving the London region since 195 ...
vehicles in August 2020, composed of sixteen 42-meter long seven-section trams and eight 32-meter long five-section trams. The first vehicle was delivered on 5 May 2023. They entered service on 16 December 2023. File:TdoT 2012 Jenah 003.JPG, GT6M trams in June 2012 File:Gdansk Trako 24.jpg, Solaris Tramino Jena at the International Railway Fair Trako 2013 File:Tramlink Jena Platanenstraße.jpg, Stadler Tramlink in March 2024


See also

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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 t ...
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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 operate ...


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Jena Jena (; ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Germany and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 in ...
Transport in Thuringia Metre-gauge railways in Germany
Jena Jena (; ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Germany and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 in ...