The Essen tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Essen) is a 52.4-kilometer (32.6 mi) network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Essen, a city in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Parts of the system also serve the neighbouring city of Gelsenkirchen.

Opened in 1893, the network has been operated since 1954 by Ruhrbahn [de] (formerly Essener Verkehrs-AG), and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR).

The network is complemented by the three light rail lines of the Essen Stadtbahn.

As of November 2010, the 52.4-kilometer (32.6 mi) tram network consisted of the following seven lines:

Line	Route	Headway Mon.-Fri.	Headway Sat.	Headway Sun.
101	(Bredeney – Rüttenscheid –) Essen Hbf – Bergeborbeck Bf – Borbeck Germaniaplatz	10	15	30/15
103	Dellwig Wertstr. – Borbeck – Altendorf – Rathaus Essen – Essen Hbf/Hollestraße (– Huttrop – Steele (S))	10	15	30/15
104	MH-Flughafen – Stadtmitte – MH-Grenze Borbeck – E-Schönebeck Abzw. Aktienstr.	10/20	15/30	30
105	Frintrop Unterstr. – Altendorf – Essen Hbf – Bergerhausen – Rellinghausen Finefraustr.	10	15	30/15
106	Altenessen Bf – Rathaus Essen – Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Essen West (S) – Helenenstr. (– Bergeborbeck Bf)	10	15	15
107	Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Feldmark – E-Katernberg – Abzweig Katernberg – Zollverein – Stoppenberg – Rathaus Essen – Hollestr./Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Bredeney (KulturLinie 107 [de])	20/10/5	30/15	30/15
109	Frohnhausen Breilsort – Alfred Krupp Schule – Berliner Platz – Rathaus Essen – Huttrop – Steele (S)	10	15	15

Sections with shorter headways in Bold, sections with longer headways in italics.
During rush hour via Hollestraße to Steele, at shoulder times only to Hollestraße. and in off peak times Rathaus Essen to Essen Hbf.
Line is operated jointly by Ruhrbahn/BOGESTRA (almost exclusively with Ruhrbahn rolling stock).
Extra services during rush hour from Rathaus Essen to Hollestraße, other services from Rathaus via Hbf. to Bredeney.

Current fleet:

Fleet #	Image	Type	Year	Make	Model
1501–1534		M8D-NF1	1999–2001	ADtranz/Bombardier	Flexity Classic
1601–1627		M8D-NF2	2013–15	Bombardier	Flexity Classic
8001–8015			2015–16
1051–1052		M8D-NF4	2021	Bombardier	Flexity Classic
1053–1063(+19 on order)			2022–23	Alstom

• Essen Stadtbahn
• Trams in Germany
• List of town tramway systems in Germany

Media related to Trams in Essen at Wikimedia Commons

• Essen database / photo gallery and Essen tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
• Essen database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.

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