Cottbus tramway network | |
Locale: | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany |
Status: | Operational |
Lines: | 4 |
Propulsion System: | Electricity |
El: | 600 V DC |
Route Length: | 20.1km (12.5miles) |
Map State: | show |
Website: | http://www.cottbusverkehr.de/ Cottbusverkehr |
The Cottbus tramway (German: Straßenbahn Cottbus, Lower Sorbian: Elektriska w Chóśebuzu) is a network of tramways forming the backbone of the public transport system in Cottbus, a city in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany.
Opened in 1903, the network has been operated since 1953 by the company now known as, and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB).
A fleet of 21 KTNF6 trams, built from 1981 until 1988, is operated in Cottbus, which are due to be replaced in the future.[1]