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Trams in Augsburg

Augsburg tramway network
Strassenbahn Augsburg 18-08-2007.jpg
A Siemens Combino in Augsburg, 2007.
Operation
Locale Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Horsecar era: 1881 (1881)–1898 (1898)
Status Superseded
Operator(s) Augsburger Trambahn AG
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1898 (1898)
Status Operational
Lines 5 regular + 2 special
Operator(s) Augsburger Verkehrsgesellschaft ()
(AVG) (since 2003)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Track length (total) 45.4 km (28.2 mi)
Passengers (2010) 37,100,000
Map of the network, 2012.
Website SWA (German)

The Augsburg tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Augsburg) is a network of tramways forming the backbone of the public transport system in Augsburg, a city in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany.

Opened in 1881 as a standard gauge horsecar system, the network was converted to a metre gauge electrically powered system in 1898. Since 2003, it has been operated by Augsburger Verkehrsgesellschaft () (AVG).

As of 2014, the network had five regular and two special lines, as follows:

Coordinates: 48°22′1″N 10°53′51″E / 48.36694°N 10.89750°E / 48.36694; 10.89750


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