Trams in Gotha

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The Gotha tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Gotha, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.

Open1894 (1894)
StatusOperational
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Gotha tramway network
Modernised Tatra KT4D tram in Friedrichroda
Operation
LocaleGotha, Thuringia, Germany
Open1894 (1894)
StatusOperational
Lines5
OperatorThüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB)
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Propulsion systemElectricity
Stock20
Overview
Gotha tramway network.
Deutsche Bahn Ostbahnhof 2 3
1 2 4 Hauptbahnhof Deutsche Bahn
Leinefelder Straße
Bahnhofstraße
Reuterstraße
Orangerie
Hersdorfplatz
Huttenstraße
Gartenstraße
Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz
Myconiusplatz
18.-März-Straße
Ernststraße
Wagenhalle 3
Schöne Aussicht
Inselbergstraße
Sundhausen
1 Krankenhaus
Boxberg
Leina
Waltershausen Wahlwinkel
Deutsche Bahn Waltershausen Bahnhof 6
Albrechtstraße
Goethestraße
Ohrdurfer Straße
6 Waltershausen Gleisdreieck
Waltershausen Schnepfental Deutsche Bahn
Reinhardsbrunner Teiche
Reinhardsbrunn Bahnhof Deutsche Bahn
Friedrichroda (TWSB)
Marienglashöhle
4 Bad Tabarz
Websitehttp://www.waldbahn-gotha.de Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (in German)
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The network was opened in 1894 with an electrified system implemented by Union-Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft.[1] It is currently operated by Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT).

Lines

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Line Route Length Travel time (min) Stops Headway (daytime)
1
Hauptbahnhof – Kreiskrankenhaus 6.1 km 22 min 15 10 mins*
2
Hauptbahnhof – Ostbahnhof 3.0 km 12 min 8 20 mins
3
Waltershäuser Straße – Ostbahnhof 4.0 km 14 min 10 (3 services/day)
4
Thüringerwaldbahn [de]
Gotha – Waltershausen Gleisdreieck – FriedrichrodaBad Tabarz
21.7 km (22.5 km incl. Krankenhaus) 58 min 22 30 mins
6
Waltershausen Gleisdreieck – Waltershausen Bahnhof 2.4 km 7 min 5 ≈ 30 mins
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Notes:

* The headway figure for line 1 takes into account the services on line 4.

Since the timetable change on 13 December 2009, there has been only one pair of line 4 trains each day via Krankenhaus. At other times, travellers to/from Krankenhaus must change to line 1 in Sundhausen.

The old line 3 linked the Huttenstraße with Hauptfriedhof with one intermediate stop, and was shut down on 30 June 1985. From 1 June 1985 to 1991, a SEV line 3 led from the old Busbahnhof to Hauptfriedhof. Today, this route is operated on Monday to Saturday by city bus line F and the evening line, on Monday to Friday by city bus line E, and on Sundays by city bus line B.

The branch line in Waltershausen formerly belonging to line 4 (between Waltershausen Bahnhof and Waltershausen-Gleisdreieck) has operated since August 2007 as line 6.

Rolling stock

The fleet consists of three former Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr Düwag GT8 trams, 11 Tatra KT4D trams, and six Schindler trams formerly operated in Basel.[2] As of July 2023, two of the former Basel trams are in active service, with one further tram planned to enter service in July 2023 and three trams awaiting refurbishment.[2] Four Stadler Tramlink bi-directional trams were ordered in 2025, with deliveries planned for 2025 and 2026.[3]

See also

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