Trams in Cottbus
A line 2 tram at Cottbus Hauptbahnhof. | |||
Operation | |||
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Locale | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | ||
Open | 18 July 1903 | ||
Status | Operational | ||
Lines | 4 | ||
Operator(s) | Cottbusverkehr | ||
Infrastructure | |||
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | ||
Propulsion system(s) | Electricity | ||
Electrification | 600 V DC | ||
Statistics | |||
Route length | 20.1 km (12.5 mi) | ||
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Website | Cottbusverkehr (German) |
The Cottbus tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Cottbus) 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.
See also
References
- Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1995). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Band 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [Volume 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 3921679818. (German)
- Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 32–33. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
Media related to Trams in Cottbus at Wikimedia Commons
- Cottbus database / photo gallery and Cottbus tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
Coordinates: 51°44′59″N 14°19′33″E / 51.74972°N 14.32583°E
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