| Chemnitz tramway network | |
| Locale: | Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany |
| Era1 Name: | Horsecar |
| Era1 State: | show |
| Era1 Status: | Converted to electricity |
| Era2 Name: | Electric tram |
| Era2 Start Year: | since |
| Era2 State: | show |
| Era2 Status: | Operational |
| Era2 Operator: | (CVAG) (since 1990) City-Bahn Chemnitz (CBC) |
| Era2 Propulsion System: | Electricity |
| Era2 El: | 600 V DC overhead |
| Era2 Total Track Length: | 39.97km (24.84miles) |
| Era2 Route Length: | 30.6km (19miles) |
| Era2 Website: | http://www.cvag.de CVAG |
The Chemnitz tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Chemnitz) is a network of tramways forming the centrepiece of the public transport system in Chemnitz, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany.
Opened in 1880 as a horsecar system, the network was converted to an electrically powered system between 1893 and 1898. The network's gauge, originally, was widened to by the outbreak of World War I. From the 1950s, the gauge was widened further, to, although the gauge conversion work was not completed until as late as 1988. The infrastructure is currently operated by the (CVAG), and services are operated by them and City-Bahn Chemnitz. The system is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS).
The city used Czechoslovak Tatra T3 trams (Tatra T3D and Tatra B3D) from 1969 until they were all decommissioned by 2019. Some were sold to Kazakhstan and Russia. In 1993, the city began using Stadler Variobahn, originally built by ABB (ASEA Brown Boveri, now made by Stadler). In 2019, new Škoda 35 T trams were delivered to the city.[1]
, the network consists of 9 lines, as follows:
| Line | Route | Stations | Operator | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↔ Brückenstraße | 11 | CVAG | continues from Brückenstraße as line to Bernsdorf | ||
| ↔ Brückenstraße | 10 | CVAG | continues from Brückenstraße as line to Schönau | ||
| Hauptbahnhof ↔ Technopark | 12 | CVAG | |||
| ↔ Hauptbahnhof (via Stollberger Straße) | 21 | CVAG | |||
| Gablenz ↔ Hutholz (via Annaberger Straße) | 27 | CVAG | |||
| (Stollberg ↔) Altchemnitz ↔ Hauptbahnhof | 17 (+11) | South of Altchemnitz this line operates as a railway using Zwönitz–Chemnitz Süd railway line | |||
| (Burgstädt ↔) Hauptbahnhof ↔ Technopark (↔ Aue) | 11 (+26) | CBC | East of Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof this line operates as a railway using Neukieritzsch–Chemnitz railway. South of Technopark this line operates as a railway using Chemnitz-Adorf railway | ||
| (Mittweida ↔) Hauptbahnhof ↔ Technopark (↔ Thalheim) | 11 (+19) | CBC | East of Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof this line operates as a railway using Riesa–Chemnitz railway. South of Technopark this line operates as a railway using Chemnitz-Adorf railway | ||
| (Hainichen ↔) Hauptbahnhof ↔ Technopark | 11 (+7) | CBC | East of Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof this line operates as a railway using Dresden–Werdau railway and Roßwein–Niederwiesa railway |