Trams in Gotha
| Gotha tramway network | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Modernised Tatra KT4D tram in Friedrichroda | |||
| Map | |||
| Operation | |||
| Locale | Gotha, Thuringia, Germany | ||
| Open | 1894 (1894) | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Lines | 5 | ||
| Operator | Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB) | ||
| Infrastructure | |||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
| Propulsion system | Electricity | ||
| Stock | 20 | ||
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The Gotha tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Gotha, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.
The network was opened in 1894 with an electrified system implemented by Union-Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft.[1] It is currently operated by Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT).
Lines
[edit ]| Line | Route | Length | Travel time (min) | Stops | Headway (daytime) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Hauptbahnhof – Kreiskrankenhaus | 6.1 km | 22 min | 15 | 10 mins* |
2
|
Hauptbahnhof – Ostbahnhof | 3.0 km | 12 min | 8 | 20 mins |
3
|
Waltershäuser Straße – Ostbahnhof | 4.0 km | 14 min | 10 | (3 services/day) |
4
|
Thüringerwaldbahn [de] Gotha – Waltershausen Gleisdreieck – Friedrichroda – Bad Tabarz |
21.7 km (22.5 km incl. Krankenhaus) | 58 min | 22 | 30 mins |
6
|
Waltershausen Gleisdreieck – Waltershausen Bahnhof | 2.4 km | 7 min | 5 | ≈ 30 mins |
Notes:
* The headway figure for line 1 takes into account the services on line 4.
Since the timetable change on 13 December 2009, there has been only one pair of line 4 trains each day via Krankenhaus. At other times, travellers to/from Krankenhaus must change to line 1 in Sundhausen.
The old line 3 linked the Huttenstraße with Hauptfriedhof with one intermediate stop, and was shut down on 30 June 1985. From 1 June 1985 to 1991, a SEV line 3 led from the old Busbahnhof to Hauptfriedhof. Today, this route is operated on Monday to Saturday by city bus line F and the evening line, on Monday to Friday by city bus line E, and on Sundays by city bus line B.
The branch line in Waltershausen formerly belonging to line 4 (between Waltershausen Bahnhof and Waltershausen-Gleisdreieck) has operated since August 2007 as line 6.
Rolling stock
[edit ]The fleet consists of three former Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr Düwag GT8 trams, 11 Tatra KT4D trams, and six Schindler trams formerly operated in Basel.[2] As of July 2023[update] , two of the former Basel trams are in active service, with one further tram planned to enter service in July 2023 and three trams awaiting refurbishment.[2] Four Stadler Tramlink bi-directional trams were ordered in 2025, with deliveries planned for 2025 and 2026.[3]
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KT4D
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GT8NF
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Be 4/8
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Merte, Jens. "Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft UEG". www.lokhersteller.de. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b Budach, Dirk (13 July 2023). "Die Ablösung in Gotha: Niederflurtrams für den Thüringer Wald" [The replacement: Low-floor trams for Gotha]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Hafke, Rolf; Reuther, Axel (30 March 2025). "Unsere Übersicht: Der Markt für Straßenbahnen – Stadtbahnen – U-Bahnen in Deutschland 2025" [Our 2025 overview on the tram, light rail vehicle and metro market in Germany]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1994). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 2: Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen [Volume 2: Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 392167980X. (in German)
- Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
[edit ]- Media related to Trams in Gotha at Wikimedia Commons
- Track plan of the Gotha tram system
- Gotha database / photo gallery and Gotha tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
- Gotha database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.
- [1] Official website
