Trams in Rostock

Rostock tramway network

DÜWAG / Siemens 6NGTWDE
in Rostock, 2009.
Operation
Locale Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Horsecar era: 1881 (1881)–1904 (1904)
Operator(s) Mecklenburgische Straßen-Eisenbahn Aktien-Gesellschaft (MSEAG)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1904 (1904)
Lines 6
Operator(s) Rostocker Straßenbahn AG (RSAG)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 750 V DC overhead line
Track length (total) 35.6 km (22.1 mi)
Route length 86.4 km (53.7 mi)
Map of the network.
Website Rostocker Straßenbahn AG

The Rostock tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Rostock) is a network of tramways forming the centrepiece of the public transport system in Rostock, the largest city in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Opened in 1881 as a horsecar system, the network was converted to electrical operation in 1904. It is currently operated by Rostocker Straßenbahn AG (RSAG).

Lines

As of 2013, the network had six lines, as follows:

Since 2009
Line Route Notes
1 (Lichtenhagen, Mecklenburger Allee –) Lütten Klein, Rügener Straße – Evershagen – Marienehe – Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Hafenallee extended to Lichtenhagen in the evenings and on weekends
2 Südblick – Goetheplatz – Lange Straße – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Kurt-Schumacher-Ring daily during the day
3 Neuer Friedhof – Doberaner Platz – Goetheplatz – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – HP Dierkow during the evenings on workdays; all day on weekends
4 Lütten Klein, Rügener Straße – Evershagen – Marienehe – Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Goetheplatz – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – HP Dierkow during the day on workdays
5 Lichtenhagen, Mecklenburger Allee – Lütten Klein, Rügener Straße – Evershagen – Marienehe – Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Lange Straße – Steintor – Hauptbahnhof – Südblick
6 Neuer Friedhof – Doberaner Platz – Lange Straße – Steintor – Hauptbahnhof – Mensa daily during the day

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)
  • Grabowski, Rüdiger; Enenkel, Norbert (2006). Straßenbahnen und Busse in Rostock [Trams and Buses in Rostock] (in German). Nordhorn: Verlag Kenning. ISBN 3-933613-81-7. 
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336. 
  • Rostocker Strassenbahn AG: Menschen, Technik, Episoden [Rostocker Strassenbahn AG: People, Technology, Episodes] (in German). Rostock: Redieck & Schade. 2001. ISBN 3-933613-81-7. 

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