The Leipzig tramway () is a

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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 which, together with the

S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland Mitteldeutschland S-Bahn (), , represents an enlargement of the previous Leipzig-Halle S-Bahn. It is an Railway electrification system, electric rail public transit system operating in the metropolitan area of Leipzig-Halle, Germany. This S-Bahn ...

, forms the backbone of the

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system in

Leipzig Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...

, a city in

Saxony Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...

, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by

Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe The Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB), literally translated into English as the Leipzig Transport Authority, operates the tramway and bus transport services in Leipzig, Germany. The LVB network is a part of the regional public transport associatio ...

(LVB). The network has been integrated in the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV) since 1 August 2001. With its 13 lines, route length of and 522

tram stop A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, bu ...

s, the network is currently the third biggest in Germany, after the

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and

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tramway networks.

History

File:Strassenbahn Leipzig Netzentwicklung.gif, Evolution of the network, the different companies are colour-coded

Rolling stock

there were a total of 228 trams and 43 trailers in regular service, consisting of the following: * 30 Tatra T4D-M (Typ 33c/33d/33h/33i) * 56 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT8 (Typ 36/36a) * 49 Low floor articulated trams of type NGTW6 (Typ 37/37a/37b) * 33 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT12-LEI (

Bombardier Flexity Classic The Bombardier Flexity Classic is a model of light rail, light-rail tram manufactured by Bombardier Transportation (now merged into Alstom). Although it is marketed as the most traditionally designed member of the Bombardier Flexity, Flexity fa ...

XXL) (Typ 38/38a) * 61 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT10 Solaris Tramino XL (Typ 39) * 43 Low floor trailers of type NB4 (Typ 68a/68b) In 2018 Leipzig sold 20 used trams to the Ukrainian city of

Dnipro Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnieper River, Dnipro River, from which it takes its name. Dnipro is t ...

, to be used on its tram routes.Dnipro tram fleet will be replenished with cars from Germany
(2 October 2021) In 2019 a procurement project for new trams was launched jointly with tram operators in

Görlitz Görlitz (; ; ; ; ; Lusatian dialects, East Lusatian: , , ) is a town in the Germany, German state of Saxony. It is on the river Lusatian Neisse and is the largest town in Upper Lusatia, the second-largest town in the region of Lusatia after ...

and

Zwickau Zwickau (; ) is the fourth-largest city of Saxony, Germany, after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz, with around 88,000 inhabitants,. The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: ''Zwickauer Mulde''; progression: ), ...

. A contract was signed in December 2021 with LEIWAG (a consortium of and Kiepe Electric) and Leipzig will receive 25 new 45 m long trams, with options for up to 130 more.

Gallery

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0806-0010, Leipzig, Pferdestraßenbahn.jpg, Replica of horse tram in operation File:Leipzig - Straßenbahn.jpg, A 1914/15 postcard depicting a tram File:Pferdebahnwagen.jpg, Some vehicles, such as this horse tram, are preserved in the tram museum File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0320-0105, Leipziger Herbstmesse, Eingang, Parkplatz, Straßenbahn.jpg, Trams are used to bring passengers to

Leipzig Trade Fair The Leipzig Trade Fair () is a major trade fair, which traces its roots back for nearly a millennium. After the Second World War, Leipzig fell within the territory of East Germany, whereupon the Leipzig Trade Fair became one of the most importan ...

, 1972 File:Leipzig Tatra T4D pair%2C June 1993.jpg, Tatra T4 tram, June 1993 File:Leipzig Niederflurstrassenbahn.jpg, Modern low-floor tram of the NGT12-LEI Type File:12 253 Bw Möckern, ET 5092.jpg, Service vehicle

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Transport in Leipzig

History

Rolling stock

Gallery

See also

References

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