Trams in Brandenburg an der Havel

Brandenburg an der Havel
tramway network

A tram in Brandenburg an der Havel, 2013
Operation
Locale	Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, Germany
Horsecar era: 1897 (1897)–1911 (1911) Status Converted to electricity Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1911 (1911) Status Operational Lines 4 Operator(s) de (VBBr) (since 1990) Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification 600 V DC Track length (total) 17.65 km (10.97 mi) Website Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel (German)

The Brandenburg an der Havel tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Brandenburg an der Havel) is a network of tramways forming the centrepiece of the public transport system in Brandenburg an der Havel, a city in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany.

Opened in 1897 as a horsecar system, the network was converted to an electrically powered system in 1911. It is currently operated by de (VBBr).

Lines

As of 2013, the network had four lines, as follows:

Line	Route	Stops
1	Hauptbahnhof (→ Steinstraße) ↔ Neustädtischer Markt ↔ Nicolaiplatz ↔ Fontanestraße ↔ Waldcafé Görden ↔ Anton-Saefkow-Allee	23/21
2	Hauptbahnhof (→ Steinstraße) ↔ Neustädtischer Markt ↔ Nicolaiplatz ↔ Quenzbrücke	18/16
6	Hauptbahnhof (← Steinstraße) ↔ Neustädtischer Markt ↔ Nicolaiplatz ↔ Fontanestraße ↔ Hohenstücken Nord	18/20
1/2	Anton-Saefkow-Allee ↔ Fontanestraße ↔ Quenzbrücke	20

Line 1/2 replaces lines 1 and 2 on Sundays and public holidays.

See also

• List of town tramway systems in Germany
• Trams in Germany

References

• (German)

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Brandenburg an der Havel database / photo gallery and Brandenburg an der Havel tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.