Trams in Essen

Summary

The Essen tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Essen) is a 52.4-kilometer (32.6 mi)[1] network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Essen, a city in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Parts of the system also serve the neighbouring city of Gelsenkirchen.

Essen tramway network
An M8C tram at Hobeisenbrücke
Operation
LocaleEssen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Open23 August 1893 (1893-08-23)
StatusOperational
Lines7[1]
Operator(s)Ruhrbahn [de]
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)[1]
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Electrification750 V DC
Statistics
Route length52.4 km (32.6 mi)[1]
Overview
The network in 2013 (dark blue: Stadtbahn Essen)
Websitehttp://www.ruhrbahn.de/ Ruhrbahn (in German)

Opened in 1893, the network has been operated since 1954 by Ruhrbahn [de] (formerly Essener Verkehrs-AG), and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR).

The network is complemented by the three light rail lines of the Essen Stadtbahn.

Lines edit

As of November 2010, the 52.4-kilometer (32.6 mi) tram network consisted of the following seven lines:[1]

Line
Route
Headway Mon.-Fri.
Headway Sat.
Headway Sun.
101 (Bredeney – Rüttenscheid –) Essen Hbf – Bergeborbeck Bf – Borbeck Germaniaplatz 10 15 30/15
103 Dellwig Wertstr. – Borbeck – Altendorf – Rathaus Essen – Essen Hbf/Hollestraße (– Huttrop – Steele (S))1 10 15 30/15
104 MH-Flughafen – Stadtmitte – MH-Grenze Borbeck – E-Schönebeck Abzw. Aktienstr. 10/20 15/30 30
105 Frintrop Unterstr. – Altendorf – Essen Hbf – Bergerhausen – Rellinghausen Finefraustr. 10 15 30/15
106 Altenessen Bf – Rathaus Essen – Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Essen West (S) – Helenenstr. (– Bergeborbeck Bf) 10 15 15
107 Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Feldmark – E-Katernberg – Abzweig Katernberg – Zollverein – Stoppenberg – Rathaus Essen – Hollestr./Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Bredeney (KulturLinie 107 [de])2/3 20/10/5 30/15 30/15
109 Frohnhausen Breilsort – Alfred Krupp Schule – Berliner Platz – Rathaus Essen – Huttrop – Steele (S) 10 15 15

Sections with shorter headways in Bold, sections with longer headways in italics.
1 During rush hour via Hollestraße to Steele, at shoulder times only to Hollestraße. and in off peak times Rathaus Essen to Essen Hbf.
2 Line is operated jointly by Ruhrbahn/BOGESTRA (almost exclusively with Ruhrbahn rolling stock).
3 Extra services during rush hour from Rathaus Essen to Hollestraße, other services from Rathaus via Hbf. to Bredeney.

Rolling stock edit

Current fleet:[2][3]

Fleet # Image Type Year Make Model
1501–1534   M8D-NF1 1999–2001 ADtranz/Bombardier Flexity Classic
1601–1627   M8D-NF2 2013–15 Bombardier Flexity Classic
8001–8015 2015–16
1051–1052   M8D-NF4 2021 Bombardier Flexity Classic
1053–1063(+19 on order) 2022–23 Alstom

See also edit

References edit

Inline references edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Kleine EVAG Statistik 2010* (*stand 31.12.2009)" [Small EVAG Statistics 2010* (*as of 31.12.2009)] (PDF) (in German). Essener Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (EVAG). December 31, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  2. ^ "Bombardier - FLEXITY Classic". www.strassenbahn-online.de. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  3. ^ "tram-info Wagenparkliste Essen". www.tram-info.de. Retrieved 2023-06-27.

Bibliography edit

  • Höltge, Dieter (1994). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Vol. Band 4: Ruhrgebiet - Von Dortmund bis Duisburg [Volume 4: Ruhr - from Dortmund to Duisburg]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 9783882553345.
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 52–54. ISBN 9783936573336.

External links edit

  Media related to Trams in Essen at Wikimedia Commons

  • Essen database / photo gallery and Essen tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
  • Essen database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.

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