The Kiel tramway network () once formed part of the
public transport
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system in
Kiel
Kiel ( ; ) is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. It is located on the Kieler Förde inlet of the Ba ...
, now in the
federal state
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of
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...
,
Germany
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. Opened in 1881, the network lasted until 1985. Kiel tramway was the last tram system in Schleswig-Holstein.
See also
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List of town tramway systems in Germany
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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 ...
References
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Kiel
Kiel ( ; ) is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. It is located on the Kieler Förde inlet of the Ba ...
Kiel
Kiel ( ; ) is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. It is located on the Kieler Förde inlet of the Ba ...
Transport in Kiel
1100 mm gauge railways in Germany