Jena tramway network | |||
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![]() A GT6M-ZR tram at the Burgau stop, 2008. | |||
Operation | |||
Locale | Jena, Thuringia, Germany | ||
Open | 1901 | ||
Status | Operational | ||
Lines | 5 | ||
Operator(s) | Jenaer Nahverkehrsgesellschaft | ||
Infrastructure | |||
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
Propulsion system(s) | Electricity | ||
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Website | http://www.jenah.de Jenaer Nahverkehrsgesellschaft mbH (in German) |
The Jena tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Jena) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Jena, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.
Opened in 1901, the network is currently operated by Jenaer Nahverkehr , and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT). It has five lines in operation.
Lines
[edit]On 17 December 2009, a new network of lines was introduced to coincide with the opening of the new Göschwitz–Burgau line. Since December 2017 all lines are also operated in the evening/overnight.
Line | Route |
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1 | Zwätzen–Stadtzentrum–Bahnhof Göschwitz–Lobeda-West(–Lobeda-Ost) |
2 | Jena-Ost–Stadtzentrum–Winzerla |
3 | Winzerla–Bahnhof Göschwitz–Lobeda-West–Lobeda-Ost |
4 | Zwätzen–Stadtzentrum–Alt-Lobeda–Lobeda-West |
5 | Ernst-Abbe-Platz–Stadtzentrum–Alt-Lobeda–Lobeda-Ost |
Lines 1 and 4 operate in fliegende Wechsel (flying exchange): i.e., at Lobeda-West all trams arriving on one of these lines departs on the other.
Rolling stock
[edit]The fleet of the Jena tram network consists of 33 Adtranz GT6M trams, and five Solaris Tramino trams.[1] In 2019, Jenaer Nahverkehr and the City of Jena announced preparations for an invitation of tenders for new trams, which are due to be delivered from 2022.[1] Stadler won the tender for an order of 24 vehicles in August 2020, composed of sixteen 42-meter long seven-section trams and eight 32-meter long five-section trams.[2] The first vehicle was delivered on 5 May 2023.[3] They entered service on 16 December 2023.[4]
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GT6M trams in June 2012
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Solaris Tramino Jena at the International Railway Fair Trako 2013
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Jena plant Ausschreibung für neue Straßenbahnen" [Jena plans tender for new trams]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Jena: Design of the new Stadler tramway presented". 16 September 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Jena: The first "Lichtbahn" tram has arrived!". 6 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Jena: Another 9 Stadler TRAMLINKs to come". 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1994). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 2: Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen [Volume 2: Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 392167980X. (in German)
- Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
[edit] Media related to Trams in Jena at Wikimedia Commons
- Jena database / photo gallery and Jena tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
- Jena database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.