Trams in Magdeburg

Magdeburg tramway network
Magdeburg tram in October 2018
Operation
LocaleMagdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Horsecar era: 1877 (1877)–ca. 1899 (1899)
Status Converted to electricity
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1899 (1899)
Status Operational
Lines 10 + 2 (at night)
Operator(s) Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe (MVB)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Depot(s) 2
Stock NGT8D, KT4Dmod, T6A2/B6A2
Route length 64.0 km (39.8 mi)
Website Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe (in German)

The Magdeburg tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Magdeburg) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Magdeburg, the capital city of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Opened in 1877, the network has been operated since 1999 by Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe (MVB), and is integrated in the Magdeburger Regionalverkehrsverbund (marego).

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