Trams in Rostock

Rostock tramway network
DÜWAG / Siemens 6NGTWDE [de]
in Rostock, 2018.
Operation
LocaleRostock, 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 [de] (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 65.1 km (40.5 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 [de] (RSAG), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Warnow [de] (VVW).

Lines

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

Since 2016
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 Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Goetheplatz – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Kurt-Schumacher-Ring daily during the day
3 (Neuer Friedhof –) Platz der Jugend – Doberaner Platz – Goetheplatz – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Dierkower Allee during the evenings on workdays; all day on weekends
4 Campus Südstadt – Goetheplatz – Lange Straße – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Dierkower Allee 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 – Campus Südstadt daily during the day

See also

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References

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  • 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)
  • 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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