Trams in Hamburg

Hamburg tramway network

A tram of line 2 in the Rathausmarkt, 1975.
Operation
Locale	Hamburg, Germany
Horsecar era: 1866 (1866)–1922 (1922) Status Closed Operator(s) Pferde-Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (1866–1881) Hamburg-Altonaer Pferdebahn (1878–1896) Straßen Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (1880–1919) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge Propulsion system(s) Horses Route length 1879: 28 km 1881: 66 km 1896: 100 km 1909: 167.17 km
Steam tramway era: 1878 (1878)–1897 (1897) Status Closed Operator(s) Pferde-Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (1878–1880) Straßen Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (1880–1897) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge Propulsion system(s) Steam power Route length 1879: 28 km (17 mi) 1881: 66 km (41 mi) 1896: 100 km (62 mi)
Electric tram era: 1897 (1897)–1978 (1978) Status Closed Routes 1955: 19 1965: 11 1970: 10 1974: 5 1978: 1 (line number 2) Operator(s) Hamburger Hochbahn (1920–1978) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification 500 V DC overhead line (initially) 550 V DC (later) Route length 1909: 167.17 km (103.87 mi) Hamburg tramway network, 1955. Website Hamburger Hochbahn (German)

The Hamburg tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Hamburg) once formed part of the public transport system in the city and federal state of Hamburg, Germany. Opened in 1866, the network lasted until 1978.

A similar style of transport was to have been provided by the Hamburg Stadtbahn project, but following the Hamburg state election, 2011, the newly elected First Mayor of Hamburg, Olaf Scholz, announced that that project would not be going ahead.

Coordinates: 53°33′01″N 09°59′32″E / 53.55028°N 9.99222°E / 53.55028; 9.99222