| Dessau tramway network | |
| Native Name: | Straßenbahn Dessau |
| Native Name Lang: | de |
| Image Alt: | Two-section low-floor tram at tram stop |
| Locale: | Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
| Era1 Name: | Gas tram |
| Era1 State: | show |
| Era1 Status: | Converted to electricity |
| Era1 Propulsion System: | Gas |
| Era2 Name: | Electric tram |
| Era2 Start Year: | since |
| Era2 State: | show |
| Era2 Status: | Operational |
| Era2 Lines: | 2[1] |
| Era2 Stops: | 29 |
| Era2 Propulsion System: | Electricity |
| Era2 El: | 750 V DC |
| Era2 Stock: | 10 NGT6DE |
| Era2 Route Length: | 11.9km (07.4miles) |
| Era2 Website: | https://www.dvv-dessau.de/verkehr/ Dessauer Verkehrsgesellschaft |
The Dessau tramway (de|Straßenbahn Dessau) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Dessau-Roßlau, a city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
The first part of the network opened in 1894 as a gas-powered tram line, and electric operation began on 26 March 1901.[1] Since 1990 the network has been operated by .
Since 2016 only two lines have been in operation, lines 1 and 3.
| Line | Route | Stops | Journey time (peak hours) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauptbahnhof – Wasserwerkstraße – Dessau Süd | 14 | 16 min | ||
| Hauptbahnhof – Berufsschulzentrum – Junkerspark | 19 | 22 min |
At the time of German reunification the tram fleet in Dessau still consisted of two-axle vehicles which required urgent replacement. To renew the fleet 14 second-hand Düwag GT8 trams were acquired from Duisburg in 1992. Four of these were sold again to Norrköping in 1997, with the remaining ten covering all services in Dessau until the arrival of new low-floor trams in 2001. As of 2020 two GT8 trams were still in use as service vehicles.[2]
The current rolling stock fleet consists of ten Flexity Classic NGT6DE unidirectional low-floor trams, numbered 301-310. These trams were delivered between 2001 and 2002 and have six-axles, two articulated sections and a length of 21 m. The trams were built by Bombardier Transportation in Bautzen, with the front and back sections produced by Fahrzeugtechnik Dessau.[3]