Woltersdorf Tramway

Straßenbahn Woltersdorf
Operation
Locale	Woltersdorf, Brandenburg
Open	1913
Status	open
Lines	1
Operator(s)	Schöneicher – Rüdersdorf Strassenbahn GmbH[1]
Infrastructure
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)	Electric
Electrification	600v DC,[2] Overhead line
Statistics
Route length	5.6km
630,000 p.a.[3]
Overview
Website	Official website

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Reversing Siding S-Bahnhof Rahnsdorf Fredersdorfer Mühlenfleiß Fichtenauer Weg Birkengestell Goethestraße Feld-weiche Eichendamm Lerchenstraße Berliner Platz Fasanenstraße Thälmannplatz Depot Kirche Blumenstraße Krankenhaus Schleuse Reversing siding

The Woltersdorf Tramway (Woltersdorfer Straßenbahn) is a standard gauge tramway, located in Woltersdorf, Brandenburg, near Berlin, Germany. The line is notable for its use of historic vehicles, using 4 wheeled trams, built in the early 1960s.[4] The line was constructed in 1913, to connect Woltersdorf to the Berlin Suburban railways.[5] It is one of the smallest tram operators in Germany,[6] and has not expanded beyond its 1913 route.

Route

The line starts at Berlin-Rahnsdorf station, where it connects with Berlin S-Bahn line S3. It then runs through Köpenick Forest, passing from Berlin into Brandenburg. It then travels along Berliner Strasse, into Woltersdorf. At Thälmanplatz, there is a short spur to the depot. The line then runs to Woltersdorf Hospital, before terminating at Woltersdorf, Schleuse.

Operations

The line operates a 20 minute service, using two trams,[2] with an additional tram at peak hours, giving a 10-minute service between Berliner Platz and Rahnsdorf.[7]

The company operates from a depot in Woltersdorf, located adjacent to Thälmanplatz tram stop. The company carries out all maintenance work on its vehicles in house, except for electrical components.[8]

Ticketing

The tramway is line 87 in the VBB fare system, and VBB tickets valid in zone C can be used on the tramway.

Vehicles

Tram 19, the Woltersdorf works car

The tramways service fleet consists of 9 Gotha/LEW vehicles, manufactured between 1957 and 1961.[9][10] The tramway also maintains a fleet of 5 heritage vehicles, which are used on special occasions.[11] The tramways works fleet consists of a converted Gotha/LEW tram, number 19, which was previously used by the BVG,[12] along with a snowplow.

New low floor tram at the depot, September 2024

Four Moderus Gamma LF 10 AC BD trams are scheduled to be delivered to Woltersdorf from 2023.[13] The first tram was delivered at the end of March 2024.[14]

See also

• Trams in Berlin

References

1. Tramways and Urban Transit (PDF). Bristol: LRTA. July 2018. p. 30. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
2. "Die Woltersdorfer Strassenbahn Berlin S-Bahnhof Rahnsdorf – Woltersdorf". Dokumentationszentrum für Europäische Eisenbahnforschung. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
3. "Das Unternehmen". Woltersdorfer Strassenbahn. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
4. "Woltersdorf". Gothawagen.de. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
5. "Woltersdorfer Strassenbahn". Reiseland Brandenburg. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
6. Neumann, Peter (2013-05-18). "Woltersdorfer Straßenbahn: Quietschvergnügt". Berliner Zeitung. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
7. "Fahrplan der Woltersdorfer Straßenbahn gültig ab 10. Dezember 2017". Woltersdorfer Strassenbahn. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
8. Denkmalpflege-Verein Nahverkehr Berlin (1992), Berliner Fahrgastverband IGEB, ed. (in German), Berliner Umlandbahnen. Woltersdorfer Straßenbahn,Verlag GVE, p. 44/45.
9. "Uebersicht-Fuhrpark-Linienfahrzeuge". Woltersdorfer Strassenbahn. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
10. "Wagenparkliste: Woltersdorfer Straßenbahn GmbH". Tram-Info.de. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
11. "Historische Fahrzeuge (Sonderfahrten)". Woltersdorfer Strassenbahn. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
12. "Wagen 19". Woltersdorfer Strassenbahn. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
13. Buch, Erik (17 February 2022). "Woltersdorfs neue Tram" [Woltersdorf’s new tram]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
14. "First Polish Modertrans low-floor tram arrives in Woltersdorf (near Berlin)". Urban Transport Magazine. 3 April 2024.

External links

• Official web site of the Woltersdorf Tramway
• Track plan of the Berlin tram system, including the Woltersdorf Tramway
• Woltersdrof tramway @public-transport.net