Trams in Augsburg


The tram system in Augsburg is the second largest tram system in Bavaria, behind Munich and before Nurnberg. The line is 45.4 kilometers long and runs five lines, with two special lines. The city border gets crossed in three places. Line 2 and Line 3 cross into Stadtbergen, and line 6 crosses into Friedberg. The line first opened in early May of 1881, with horse-drawn trams. In 1881, there was an average of 61 million yearly passengers. In 1972, the trams were electric with overhead powerlines. The trams are operated by the SWA.

Lines

, the network has five regular lines and two special lines, as follows:
Regular lineCross-city routeLechhausen Neuer Ostfriedhof – Berliner Allee – Königsplatz – Bergstraße – Göggingen26 stops
Regular lineCross-city routeAugsburg West P+R – Oberhausen Bf / Helmut-Haller-Platz – Dom / Stadtwerke – Königsplatz – Haunstetter Straße Bf – Sportanlage Süd P+R – Haunstetten Nord27 stops
Regular lineCross-city routeStadtbergen – Pfersee – Hauptbahnhof – Königsplatz – Haunstetter Straße Bf – Universität – Innovationspark/LfU – Haunstetten West P+R26 stops
Regular lineRadial routeHauptbahnhof – Königsplatz – Curt-Frenzel-Stadion – Plärrer P+R – Bärenwirt / DRvS – Augsburg Nord P+R12 stops
Regular lineRadial routeHauptbahnhof – Königsplatz – Hochschule Augsburg – Schwaben Center – Rudolf-Diesel-Gymnasium – Friedberg West P+R15 stops
Special lineRadial routeHauptbahnhof – Königsplatz – Haunstetter Straße Bf – Universität – Innovationspark/LfU – Fußball-Arena13 stops
Special lineRadial routeHauptbahnhof – Messezentrum9 stops

Special Lines

The two special lines are lines 8 and 9. Line 8 is the line that goes from the main train station to the soccer stadium. This line only runs if there is a soccer game occurring.
Line 9 is the line that goes from the main train station to the Exhibition Center. This line only runs if there is an exhibition occurring.

Rolling stock

the fleet of the Augsburg tram network consists of three MAN M8C trams, 11 ADtranz GT6M trams, 41 Siemens Combino type NF8, and 27 Bombardier Flexity type Cityflex CF8 trams. Stadler is supplying 11 new Tramlink units as a replacement for the M8C and GT6M trams. Entry into service is scheduled for 2022.
On a normal week day, the trams run every five minutes from 05:00-11:00 and from 14:00-21:00. on a normal work day, the tram runs every seven and a half minutes while people are at work and school. This is from 11:00-14:00. On a normal work day, from 21:00-0:00, the trams run every fifteen minutes. On a normal Saturday, the trams run every 10 minutes. On a normal Sunday, the trams run every fifteen minutes. On a holiday on any day the trams run every fifteen minutes. During a school break, the trams run every seven and a half minutes. Trams operate from 05:00-0:00.

Planned Changes

Line 3

Line 3 is being expanded to add 6 more stops from Haunstetten West P+R to Königsbrunn, in 2021..
Stops
Haunstetten West P+R
Schulzentrum
Brahmsstraße
Bereitschaftspolizei
Guldenstraße
Brunnenzentrum
Mindelheimerstraße
Königsbrunnzentrum

Line 5

Line 5 doesn't exist yet and is still in the planning phase. The line is supposed to start from the main train station, to the University Hospital.