en Trams in Braunschweig

Straßenbahn Braunschweig
Straßenbahn Braunschweig
	An Alstom NGT8D tram in the Bohlweg, 2009.
Operation
Locale	Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1879–ca. 1897
Status	Converted to electricity
Track gauge	1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in)
Propulsion system(s)	Horses
Electric tram era: since 1897
Status	Open
Lines	6
Operator(s)	Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG
Track gauge	1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in)
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Electrification	600 V DC wire
Route length	39.62 km (24.62 mi)
Website	Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG (in German)

The Braunschweig tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Braunschweig) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Braunschweig, a city in the federal state of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Opened in 1879, the network has been operated since its inception by the company now known as Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG, and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Region Braunschweig [de] (VRB).

Line	Termini	Route	Notes
1	Stöckheim [de] – Wenden [de]	Stöckheim – Melverode – (Heidberg) – Hauptbahnhof – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Stadion – Rühme - Wenden
2	Heidberg [de] – Siegfriedviertel	Heidberg – Hauptbahnhof/Leisewitzstraße – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Siegfriedviertel	During rush hour via Leisewitzstraße; in the evenings and on Sundays and holidays via Hauptbahnhof.
3	Weststadt Weserstraße [de] – Volkmarode [de]	Weststadt Weserstraße – Donauknoten – Cyriaksring – Europaplatz – Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße – Rathaus – Hagenmarkt - Gliesmarode - Volkmarode
4	Helmstedter Straße – Radeklint	Helmstedter Straße – Am Magnitor – Rathaus – Radeklint
5	Broitzem – Hauptbahnhof	Broitzem – Weststadt Donauknoten – Cyriaksring – Europaplatz – Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße – Schloss – Am Magnitor – Hauptbahnhof
10	Hauptbahnhof - Rühme	Hauptbahnhof – Rathaus – Hamburger Straße – Stadion – Rühme	Monday - Friday between approximately 06:00 and 19:00

These lines originally had the letter M before the number, however this was stopped.

References

Höltge, Dieter (1992). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Vol. Band 2: Niedersachsen/Bremen [Volume 2: Lower Saxony/Bremen] (2nd ed.). Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 3882553367.
Höltge, Dieter (2004). Die Braunschweiger Straßenbahn: Personen-Nahverkehr in Braunschweig [The Braunschweiger Tramway: Local Passenger Transport in Braunschweig] (in German) (2nd ed.). München: GeraMond-Verlag. ISBN 376547195X.