Innsbruck Tramway
Powered tramcar 53 (1910) and unpowered trailer 111 (1900) are now housed, normally, in the "Tiroler MuseumsBahnen"
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Innsbruck Bombardier "Flexity Outlook" Tram in 2012
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| Locale | Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria | ||
| Transit type | Tram | ||
| Number of lines | 3 (2012) | ||
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| Began operation | 15 July 1905 (electric trams) | ||
| Operator(s) | "Actien-Gesellschaft Localbahn Innsbruck–Hall in Tirol" (L.B.I.H.i.T / "Local Innsbruck-Hall Rail Company") 1905-1941 (1941 to date) |
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| System length | 19.5 km (12.1 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
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The Innsbruck tram network is currently organised over three routes (numbered 1, 3 and 6) and has a total length of 19.5 kilometres (12.1 mi).
Electrification of the service dates back to 1905, which was rather late by comparison to cities of similar size elsewhere in Austria.
The Stubai Valley Railway, which shares the one-meter gauge of the city's tram system, currently is also served by trams and shares some of the city centre tramlines: it uses the same tracks as tram routes 1 and 3 between its former terminus station (known till 1983 as the Stubaitalbahnhof) and Innsbruck's main railway station.
The Innsbruck tram network is operated by the company.
The first tramline opened for public service on 15 July 1905. It was in effect an extension of the service provided by the existing "L.B.I.H.i.T" which had been operating a one-meter gauge between the south-western edge of Innsbruck and Hall in Tirol, ten kilometers to the east, since 1891. The new tramline was 2.3 km (1.4 mi) long, connecting the Südbahnhof (south station) with the Staatsbahnhof (main station - today known as the west station). A branch line led from the Staatsbahnhof, over an iron bridge across the Arlberg railway line, to the on the edge of the city. Initially the tram service operated only between 07.00 and 20.00 hrs. The trams were powered by DC electricity from 500 Volt overhead wires.
Even before the first line opened, work was already under way on an extension. The 1.7-kilometre (1.1 mi) long "Saggen" line opened on 18 November 1905. This section branched off the city tramline at Museum Street, followed the "Südbahn" viaduct in the direction of the mainline railway, continuing on to "Adolf Pichler Street" (today "Conrad Street"). Once the Saggen line had opened, it was operated by a shuttle service, which met up with the city tramline at Museum Street.
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