Trams in Poznań

Trams in Poznań
Trams in Poznań
	Tram at Podgórna Street in Poznań
Overview
Native name	Tramwaje w Poznaniu
Owner	City of Poznań
Locale	Poznań, Poland
Transit type	Tram
Number of lines	21 Daytime: 18; Nighttime: 2; Tourist: 1;
Website	www.ztm.poznan.pl/en/; MPK Poznań
Operation
Began operation	30 July 1880 (horsecar); 6 March 1898 (electric tram)
Operator(s)	MPK Poznań
Number of vehicles	~430 (81 low-floor)
Technical
System length	87 km (54 mi) (2023)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
System map
System map
	Regular tram tracks Poznań Fast Tram tracks Tram depots T Tram tracks used exclusively for purposes of touristic lines, and their terminus Tram tracks connected to the network that are no longer in use abc Active terminal tram stops abc Terminal tram stops used in emergency situations only

The Poznań tram system is a tramway operated by Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne w Poznaniu Sp. z o.o. (MPK Poznań; Public Transport Company in Poznań Ltd.). It currently has 20 daytime lines, 2 night lines, and one tourist line served by historical vehicles. The tram system consists of about 66 kilometres (41 mi) of route, operating on 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge track. With a few exceptions the tramlines operate on double tracks rail.

In local Poznań dialect trams are called bimby (pl.), bimba (sing).