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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Trams In Essen
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.

Lines

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.

Rolling stock

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

See also