Trams in Halberstadt

Halberstadt tramway network
Straßenbahn Halberstadt
A Leoliner NGTW6-H [de] low-floor tram in Halberstadt, 2007.
Operation
LocaleHalberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Horsecar era: 28 June 1887 (1887-06-28)[1]–30 April 1903 (1903-04-30)[1]
Status Converted to electricity
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 2 May 1903 (1903-05-02)[1]
Status Operational
Lines 2[1]
Operator(s) Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH [de]
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[2]
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Route length 11.7 km (7.3 mi)[2]
Halberstadt tramway network, 2019
Website Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH (HVG) (in German)

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

Opened in 1887, the network has been operated since 1992 by Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH [de] (HVG), which also operates the city's bus network.[3][4]

History

The first tramway in Halberstadt opened in 1887, in the form of a horse-drawn system operated by Halberstädter Pferdebahn AG. There were three lines, from Fischmarkt to the railway station, Voigtei and Johannestor. The system was taken over by the city of Halberstadt on 1 July 1902, and electric tram operation began on 2 May 1903 with the construction of a new tram depot on Gröperstrasse.[3][4][5]

On 8 April 1945, during the Second World War, the system suffered severe damage to both facilities and vehicles due to aerial bombing, and the tram service was temporary suspended. Services resumed on 18 August 1945.[3]

From 1 May 1951 the network was operated by the VEB Verkehrsbetriebe Halberstadt, which from 1 January 1982 was incorporated into the VEB Verkehrskombinat Magdeburg. In 1992 the system was returned to city control, and the city owned HVG was founded to own and operate it.[3][5]

Lines

The tramway currently operates two routes, both of which start at the Hauptbahnhof.[1]

Route Selected stops on the route Notes
1 Hauptbahnhof – Heinrich-Heine-Platz – Fischmarkt – Holzmarkt – Zuckerfabrik – Friedhof Runs Monday to Saturday only
2 Hauptbahnhof – Heinrich-Heine-Platz – Landratsamt – Herbingstraße (– Klus) – Herbingstraße – Westerhäuser Straße – Holzmarkt – Voigtei – Sargstedter Weg Runs via Klus only on weekends

Service starts at 05:00, and ceases at 20:00 on weekdays and at 18:30 on weekends and public holidays.

Rolling stock

Main Fleet

  • 5 low-floor articulated Leoliner NGTW6-H [de], numbers 1 to 5[3][4]
  • 3 articulated bi-directional GT4, numbers 164 (formerly Freiburg 106), 167 (formerly Nordhausen 91, formerly Freiburg 110), 168 (formerly Nordhausen 92, formerly Freiburg 111)[3][4]
  • 1 articulated uni-directional GT4, number 156 (formerly Stuttgart 550)[3][4]

Historical trams and special cars

  • 1 Historical Lindner tram built in 1939, number 31[3][4]
  • 1 Historical LOWA ET 54 tram built in 1956, number 36[3][4]
  • 1 ET 57 tram with EB 62 trailer, numbers 39 and 61 respectively[3][4]
  • 1 ET 62 tram, number 30[3]
  • 1 Reko tram, number 29[3][4]
  • 1 articulated bi-directional GT4 "HAKIBA" (Halberstäder Kinderbahn), number 166 (formerly Freiburg 104)[3]
  • 1 articulated bi-directional GT4 maintenance tram, number 161[1] (formerly Freiburg 105)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Kochems, Michael (July 2022). "Klein aber fein zwischen Harz und Börde" [Small but beautiful between Harz and plain]. Straßenbahn Magazin (in German). pp. 16–25. ISSN 0340-7071.
  2. ^ a b Strassenbahn Jahrbuch 2021 (in German). GeraMond. 2020. p. 45. ISBN 978-3-96453-501-6.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Unternehmen" [Company] (in German). Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH (HVG). Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Russell, Mike (October 2023). "Halberstadt Celebrates 120". Tramways & Urban Transit (1030). Mainspring on behalf of the Light Rail Transit Association: 404–405.
  5. ^ a b Scholz, Sabine (16 March 2018). "Straßenbahn mit einer Pferdestärke" [Trams with one horsepower]. Volkstimme (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2024.

Bibliography

  • 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.

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