| Hamburg tramway network | |
| Locale: | Hamburg, Germany |
| Era1 Name: | Horsecar |
| Era1 State: | show |
| Era1 Status: | Closed |
| Era1 Operator: | Pferde-Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (1866–1881) Hamburg-Altonaer Pferdebahn (1878–1896) Straßen Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (1880–1919) |
| Era1 Propulsion System: | Horses |
| Era1 Route Length: | 1879: 28 km 1881: 66 km 1896: 100 km 1909: 167.17 km |
| Era2 Name: | Steam tramway |
| Era2 State: | show |
| Era2 Status: | Closed |
| Era2 Operator: | Pferde-Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (1878–1880) Straßen Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (1880–1897) |
| Era2 Propulsion System: | Steam power |
| Era2 Route Length: | 1879: 28km (17miles) 1881: 66km (41miles) 1896: 100km (100miles) |
| Era3 Name: | Electric tram |
| Era3 State: | show) |
| Era3 Status: | Closed |
| Era3 Routes: | 1955: 19 1965: 11 1970: 10 1974: 5 1978: 1 (line number 2) |
| Era3 Operator: | Hamburger Hochbahn (1920–1978) |
| Era3 Propulsion System: | Electricity |
| Era3 El: | 500 V DC overhead line (initially) 550 V DC (later) |
| Era3 Route Length: | 1909: 167.17km (103.87miles), 1955: 217km (135miles)[1] |
| Era3 Website: | http://www.hochbahn.de Hamburger Hochbahn |
The Hamburg tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Hamburg) once formed part of the public transport system in the city and federal state of Hamburg, Germany. Opened in 1866, the network lasted until 1978.
Hamburg's first tram service was with horsecars, beginning on 16 August 1866.[2] Operation of steam-powered trams began on 13 May 1878 and continued until 1897, while horsecar service continued on some lines (with the last one surviving until 1922).[2]
Electric tram service was introduced on 5 March 1894 and continued until 1978, with the system closing on 1 October 1978.[2]
A similar style of transport, light rail, was to have been provided by the Hamburg Stadtbahn project, but following the Hamburg state election, 2011, the newly elected First Mayor of Hamburg, Olaf Scholz, announced that that project would not be going ahead.