Trams in Braunschweig

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Straßenbahn Braunschweig
An Alstom NGT8D tram in the Bohlweg, 2009.
Operation
Locale	Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1879 (1879)–ca. 1897 (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 (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-GmbH (in German)

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

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

Around 88,000 to 100,000 passengers use the trams on a daily basis.^[1]

The fastest line in the network is line 1 with an average speed of 33 km/h. The overall average speed of the network is 24.6 km/h. ^[2]

• List of town tramway systems in Germany
• Trams in Germany

• Media related to Trams in Braunschweig at Wikimedia Commons
• Track plan of the Braunschweig tram system
• Braunschweig database / photo gallery and Braunschweig tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
• Braunschweig database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.

52°15′45″N 10°31′34″E / 52.26250°N 10.52611°E / 52.26250; 10.52611