Trams in Potsdam

Potsdam tramway network
A "Tatra KT4" at Nauener Tor
Operation
Locale	Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
Horsecar era: 1880 (1880)–1907 (1907) Status Converted to electricity Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) ( standard gauge ) Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1907 (1907) Status Operational Lines 7 Operator(s) Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam [de](ViP) (since 1990) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (( standard gauge ) Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification 600 V DC overhead Stock 17 Variobahn Route length 28.9 km (18 mi) Stops 63 Website Stadtwerke (and Verkehrsbetrieb) Potsdam (in German)

The Potsdam tramway network (

The network is owned and operated by the public citizen company Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam [de](ViP), and included in the "Berlin C" fare zone (Tarifbereich Berlin C) of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg.^[1]

History

The network opened on 12 May 1880: It was a horsecar system owned by the society Reymer & Masch, named Potsdamer Straßenbahn-Gesellschaft and consisted of a pair of lines.^[2] 1907 saw the introduction of electric trams which ran on a new line of 8 km (5.0 mi).^[3] In 1908 the network consisted of 4 lines (named from A to D) and in 1949 of 5 lines (named from 1 to 5).

At the end of the 1950s, new streetcar models were introduced (typical during the

The Potsdam route network is a standard-gauge railway. It is 28.9 kilometres (18.0 mi) long and has 63 stops. The track length is 59.6 kilometres (37.0 mi).^[6] It is driven by five main and two amplifier lines. It is almost continuously double tracked, only the Nauener Tor is crossed by means of a gauntlet track.

The network consists, as of June 2022, of 7 lines:^[7]

The tram lines 91 to 96 operate on all days according to a uniform timetable scheme. This should give passengers better visibility. The basic scheme of the tram lines is a 20-minute-cyclic schedule. The timetable of the tram lines are coordinated at the linking points Potsdam Hauptbahnhof and Babelsberg station with the Berlin S-Bahn.

Lines 98 and 99 are amplifier lines that don´t operate at certain times. They are only a part of the timetable scheme. On Line 92, extra rides are offered throughout the route in the rush hour. As a result, lines 92 (with 2 courses) and 96 (with one course) run at 6/7/7-minute intervals, which in turn means that line 91 and 92 as well as 96 and 93 do not drive at an interval of 10 minutes.

The network is navigated with

Photogallery

• 
  A "Gothawagen" at Platz der Einheit in 1965
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  Historical 1907 Triebwagen Nr. 9 in 2006

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  A Tatra KT4" at Schragen
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  A "

  Combino" at Rathaus Babelsberg
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  A "

  Variotram" used in Duisburg^[8] at Platz der Einheit
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  The final Potsdam version of the new "

  Variotram

  "
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  A rail maintenance vehicle at Platz der Einheit

See also

• Berlin Tramway
• Kiewitt Ferry

References

Notes

Bibliography

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trams in Potsdam.

• Stadtwerke (and Verkehrsbetrieb) Potsdam Archived 2017-11-02 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
• Potsdam Tramway (map, infos, pictures) at urbanrail.net
• Tram Travels: Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam (ViP)
• Article about Potsdam Tramway at railway-technology.com
• Potsdam database / photo gallery and Potsdam tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
• Potsdam database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.