Trams in Nuremberg
The Nuremberg tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Nuremberg, a city in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany.
The network is operated by Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg, which is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg.
, the network consisted of five lines, running on a total operational route length of. The network carried 39.152 million passengers annually.
History
The first horse-drawn tramline opened in Nuremberg on 25 August 1881.Electrification came to the system when the first electric tramline opened on 7 May 1896. The entire system was electrified on 20 July 1898. Until the 1990s the track gauge was.
Lines
The Nuremberg tramway network operated on six lines until 2011, when two tram lines were joined.The network has of track, with a total route length of, of which is operational route. Of the tram's operational route, 41% is segregated from other traffic, with the other 59% representing trams operating in the street with other automobile traffic.
The Nuremberg tramway network consists of the following five lines:
| Line | Route | Stops |
| Gibitzenhof – Landgrabenstraße – Hallertor – Friedrich-Ebert-Platz – Am Wegfeld | 19 | |
| Tiergarten – Mögeldorf – Marientunnel – Hauptbahnhof - Aufseßplatz - Frankenstraße - Südfriedhof | 26 | |
| Doku-Zentrum – Dutzendteich – Schweiggerstraße – Christuskirche – Landgrabenstraße – Hallertor – Westfriedhof | 22 | |
| Tristanstraße - Hauptbahnhof – Rathenauplatz – Erlenstegen | 17 | |
| Doku-Zentrum – Wodanstraße – Schweiggerstraße – Hauptbahnhof | 9 |
Expansion plans
After a 2016 ballot measure in Erlangen, the section to am Wegfeld is planned to be extended to Erlangen and from there to Herzogenaurach in a roughly L-shaped line. Herzogenaurach previously had a connection to mainline rail, but it was shut down in the 1980s, leaving it one of southern Germany's biggest cities without a rail connection.Rolling stock
As of 2019, Nuremberg operates a fleet of 48 trams. In 2018, VAG lent one Avenio T1 from Munich, as well as one Bombardier Flexity Classic from Kraków in preparation for a tender for new trams. In November 2019, VAG ordered 12 Avenio trams from Siemens Mobility, with an option for 75 more, and entry into service scheduled for 2022.| Model | Year built | Number | Image |
| Adtranz GT6N | 1995-1996 | 14 | |
| Adtranz GT8N | 1999-2000 | 26 | |
| Stadler GTV6 | 2006-2007 | 8 |