Cottbus tramway network
A line 2 tram at Cottbus Hauptbahnhof.
Operation
LocaleCottbus, Brandenburg, Germany
Open18 July 1903 (1903-07-18)
StatusOperational
Lines4
Operator(s)Cottbusverkehr [de]
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Electrification600 V DC
Statistics
Route length20.1 km (12.5 mi)
Overview
The network in 2019.
Websitehttp://www.cottbusverkehr.de/ Cottbusverkehr (in German)

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 Cottbusverkehr [de], and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB).

Rolling stock

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]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Cottbus, Frankfurt/Oder und Brandenburg dürfen Škoda Trams bestellen" [Cottbus, Frankfurt/Oder and Brandenburg may order Škoda trams]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). June 3, 2020. Archived from the original on August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.

Bibliography

  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1995). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [Volume 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 3921679818. (in German)
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 32–33. ISBN 9783936573336.

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