Trams in Gotha
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| locale = Gotha, Thuringia, Germany
| open = {{Start date|1894}}
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| status = Operational
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| operator = Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB)
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The Gotha tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Gotha, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.
The network was opened in 1894 with an electrified system implemented by Union-Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft.{{cite web |last1=Merte |first1=Jens |title=Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft UEG |url=http://www.lokhersteller.de/lokbau/ueg.htm |website=www.lokhersteller.de |accessdate=28 January 2020 |ref=Jens Merte}} It is currently operated by Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT).
Lines
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!Line !Route !Length !Travel time (min) !Headway (daytime) |
| {{center|1}}
|Hauptbahnhof – Kreiskrankenhaus |align=right|6.1 km |align=right|22 min |align=right|15 |align=right|10 mins* |
| {{center|2}}
|Hauptbahnhof – Ostbahnhof |align=right|3.0 km |align=right|12 min |align=right|8 |align=right|20 mins |
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|Waltershäuser Straße – Ostbahnhof |align=right|4.0 km |align=right|14 min |align=right|10 |align=right|(3 services/day) |
| {{center|4}}
|{{Interlanguage link multi|Thüringerwaldbahn|de}} |align=right|21.7 km (22.5 km incl. Krankenhaus) |align=right|58 min |align=right|22 |align=right|30 mins |
| {{center|6}}
|Waltershausen Gleisdreieck – Waltershausen Bahnhof |align=right|2.4 km |align=right|7 min |align=right|5 |align=right|≈ 30 mins |
Notes:
* The headway figure for line 1 takes into account the services on line 4.
Since the timetable change on 13 December 2009, there has been only one pair of line 4 trains each day via Krankenhaus. At other times, travellers to/from Krankenhaus must change to line 1 in Sundhausen.
The old line 3 linked the Huttenstraße with Hauptfriedhof with one intermediate stop, and was shut down on 30 June 1985. From 1 June 1985 to 1991, a SEV line 3 led from the old Busbahnhof to Hauptfriedhof. Today, this route is operated on Monday to Saturday by city bus line F and the evening line, on Monday to Friday by city bus line E, and on Sundays by city bus line B.
The branch line in Waltershausen formerly belonging to line 4 (between Waltershausen Bahnhof and Waltershausen-Gleisdreieck) has operated since August 2007 as line 6.
Rolling stock
The fleet consists of three former Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr Düwag GT8 trams, 11 Tatra KT4D trams, and six Schindler trams formerly operated in Basel.{{cite web |last=Budach |first=Dirk |url=https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/die-abloesung-in-gotha-niederflurtrams-fuer-den-thueringer-wald/ |title=Die Ablösung in Gotha: Niederflurtrams für den Thüringer Wald |trans-title=The replacement: Low-floor trams for Gotha |language=German |date=13 July 2023 |work=Urban Transport Magazine |access-date=4 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616023025/https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/die-abloesung-in-gotha-niederflurtrams-fuer-den-thueringer-wald/ |archive-date=16 June 2024 |url-status=live}} {{As of|2023|July}}, two of the former Basel trams are in active service, with one further tram planned to enter service in July 2023 and three trams awaiting refurbishment. Four Stadler Tramlink bi-directional trams were ordered in 2025, with deliveries planned for 2025 and 2026.{{cite web |last1=Hafke |first1=Rolf |last2=Reuther |first2=Axel |url=https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/unsere-uebersicht-der-markt-fuer-strassenbahnen-stadtbahnen-u-bahnen-in-deutschland-2025/ |title=Unsere Übersicht: Der Markt für Straßenbahnen – Stadtbahnen – U-Bahnen in Deutschland 2025 |trans-title=Our 2025 overview on the tram, light rail vehicle and metro market in Germany |language=German |date=30 March 2025 |work=Urban Transport Magazine |access-date=4 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404201044/https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/unsere-uebersicht-der-markt-fuer-strassenbahnen-stadtbahnen-u-bahnen-in-deutschland-2025/ |archive-date=4 April 2025 |url-status=live}}
File:Tatra304-boxberg.jpg|KT4D
File:Thuringia asv2020-07 Thüringerwaldbahn in Bad Tabarz img3.jpg|GT8NF
File:Be 4-8 Gotha Ostbahnhof.jpg|Be 4/8
See also
References
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External links
- {{commonscat-inline|Trams in Gotha}}
- [https://www.gleisplanweb.eu/Map-e.php?Map=Gotha Track plan of the Gotha tram system]
- {{Urban Electric Transit | id = 237 | title = Gotha | tram = yes}}
- {{Phototrans | id = 729 | title = Gotha}}
- [http://www.waldbahn-gotha.de/] Official website
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Category:Transport in Thuringia