Trams in Wrocław explained

Trams in Wrocław
Native Name:Tramwaje we Wrocławiu
Locale:Wrocław, Poland
Transit Type:Tram
Lines:23
Began Operation:1877
Operator:MPK Wrocław
System Length:84km (52miles)
Map State:show
Area Served:Wrocław
Website:http://mpk.wroc.pl/
Vehicles:Pesa, Moderus, Škoda, Protram, Konstal

The Wrocław tram system (Polish: Tramwaje we Wrocławiu) is the tram system in Wrocław, Poland.

Having first opened for service on 10 July 1877 with horsecars, it is the third oldest tramway in Poland (after Warsaw and Szczecin). The system uses and is operated by Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne we Wrocławiu (MPK Wrocław). The network consists of 23 lines with a total track length of and line length of 258.2km (160.4miles), six depots and 20 loops.

Network

Below is a table of permanent routes as of the 28 October 2023 schedule:[1]

TramLineNotes
1Biskupin ↔ Poświętne
2Biskupin ↔ Krzyki
3Leśnica ↔ Księże Małe
4Oporów ↔ Biskupin
5Grabiszyńska - Cmentarz ↔ Księże Małe
6Kromera ↔ Krzyki
7Poświętne ↔ Klecina
8Karłowice ↔ Tarnogaj
9Sępolno ↔ Wrocław Park Południowy
10Leśnica ↔ Biskupin
11Oporów ↔ Kromera
12Górnicza ↔ Sępolno
13Wrocław Nowy Dwór (P+R) ↔ Stadion Olimpijski
14Krzyki ↔ Osobowice
15Poświętne ↔ Wrocław Park Południowy
16Tarnogaj ↔ Karłowice
17Klecina ↔ Sępolno
18Tarczyński Arena (Królewiecka)↔ Gaj
19Kozanów (Dokerska) ↔ Zoo
20Oporów ↔ Leśnica
21Tarczyński Arena (Królewiecka)↔ Gaj
22Pilczyce ↔ Tarnogaj
23Wrocław Nowy Dwór (P+R), ↔ Kowale
There are future plans for an extension to Jagodno and Maślice. The new Nowy Dwór line was opened on 03.09.2023

Rolling stock

Currently 8 types of trams are operating in Wrocław: Konstal 105Na, Protram 204 WrAs, Protram 205 WrAs, Škoda 16 T, Škoda 19 T, Pesa Twist, Moderus Beta and Moderus Gamma. The 105N type wagons are subjected to various upgrades (and after the upgrade they are marked 105NWr).In the period from 1991–2004, no new trams were bought; only repairs and upgrades of models Konstal 105N and Konstal 105Na were performed. During 1978–1993, six 2-wagon Protram 204 WrAs and ten low-floor Protram 205 WrAs vehicles were bought, all produced by RMT Protram Wrocław. From December 1978 to November 1993, seventeen low-floor wagons Škoda 16 T were acquired.

PhotoTypeProductionNumberNote
Protram 105NWr1978-1993105Constructed as Konstal 105Na.
Protram 204 WrAs1978–199313
Moderus Beta MF 17 AC2020–202126Constructed as Protram 205 WrAs in the years 2006-2011.
Škoda 16 T2006-200817Renovated in the years 2020-2022.
Škoda 19 T2010–201131
Pesa Twist 2010N20158
Moderus BetaMF 19 AC201522
Moderus Beta MF 24 AC2018-201940
Moderus GammaLF 07 AC2021-202325 (46)
Pesa Twist 2023-0 (24)

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wroclaw.pl/rozklady-jazdy Rozkłady jazdy MPK Wrocław