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Trams in Rostock 
Summary
The Rostock tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Rostock) is a network of tramways forming the centrepiece of the public transport system in Rostock, the largest city in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
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Opened in 1881 as a horsecar system, the network was converted to electrical operation in 1904. It is currently operated by Rostocker Straßenbahn AG (RSAG), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Warnow (VVW).
Lines edit
As of 2013[update], the network had six lines, as follows:
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| Line | Route | Notes |
| 1 | (Lichtenhagen, Mecklenburger Allee –) Lütten Klein, Rügener Straße – Evershagen – Marienehe – Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Hafenallee | extended to Lichtenhagen in the evenings and on weekends |
| 2 | Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Goetheplatz – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Kurt-Schumacher-Ring | daily during the day |
| 3 | (Neuer Friedhof –) Platz der Jugend – Doberaner Platz – Goetheplatz – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Dierkower Allee | during the evenings on workdays; all day on weekends |
| 4 | Campus Südstadt – Goetheplatz – Lange Straße – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Dierkower Allee | during the day on workdays |
| 5 | Lichtenhagen, Mecklenburger Allee – Lütten Klein, Rügener Straße – Evershagen – Marienehe – Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Lange Straße – Steintor – Hauptbahnhof – Südblick | |
| 6 | Neuer Friedhof – Doberaner Platz – Lange Straße – Steintor – Hauptbahnhof – Campus Südstadt | daily during the day |
See also edit
References edit
- Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1995). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [Volume 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 3921679818. (in German)
- Grabowski, Rüdiger; Enenkel, Norbert (2006). Straßenbahnen und Busse in Rostock [Trams and Buses in Rostock] (in German). Nordhorn: Verlag Kenning. ISBN 3-933613-81-7.
- Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336.
- Rostocker Strassenbahn AG: Menschen, Technik, Episoden [Rostocker Strassenbahn AG: People, Technology, Episodes] (in German). Rostock: Redieck & Schade. 2001. ISBN 3-933613-81-7.
External links edit
Media related to Tram transport in Rostock at Wikimedia Commons
- Rostock database / photo gallery and Rostock tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
- Rostock database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.
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