Trams in Brno
Tatra KT8D5
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| Operation | |||
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| Locale | Brno, Czech Republic | ||
| Open | 1869 (horse tram) 1884 (steam tram) 1900 (electric tram) |
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| Status | Operational | ||
| Routes | 13 | ||
| Operator(s) | Dopravní podnik města Brna | ||
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| Electrification | 600 V DC | ||
| Stock | 322 tram vehicles | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Track length (single) | 139 km (86 mi) | ||
| Route length | 70.4 km (43.7 mi) | ||
| Passengers (2012) | 196.513 million (2013) | ||
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| Website | DPMB — How to travel | ||
The Brno tramway network (Czech: Tramvajová doprava v Brně, simple Tramvaje v Brně) was the first network of its kind to be put into operation in the nowadays Czech Republic, its horse tram lines dating back to 1869. Today, Brno is the second largest city after Prague in the Czech Republic and its tram network is also the second largest in the country.
Currently, the Brno tram system comprises 13 lines, with a total operational track length of 139 kilometres (86 mi) and a total route length of 70.4 kilometres (43.7 mi). The lines not only service the urban area, but also lead to the neighboring city of Modřice located south of Brno. Before construction began on the final leg of the extension in 2008, the entire network was made up of 69.7 km of track. The trams are operated by the City of Brno, (DPMB).
In the Brno dialect of the Czech language, the word for tram is ‘šalina’. The origins of this word can be traced to the German expression ‘Elektrische Linie’ (electric lines).
Brno was the third largest city of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire and is today part of the Czech Republic. It was the first to install a horse-drawn tram service, which began on August 17, 1869. Its route ran to Lažanskýplatz (now called Moravské náměstí, or Moravian Square) in the north of the city center, which was still at the time an independent municipality known as Královo Pole. Its operator was the 'Brno Tramway Society' for passenger and cargo transportation. Initially there were only six cars available and gradually the company bought a total of 57 passenger carriages. There was an interruption in horse-drawn tram service between 1875 and 1877.
The company known today as Brno Tramway was launched in June 1876, with its first route running from the main station (Hauptbahnhof/Hlavní nádraží) to Pisárky. A short while after that, a second route was launched. Both routes were operated only during the summer months.
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