Trams in Frankfurt (Oder)
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The Frankfurt tramway network forms part of the public transport
system in Frankfurt (Oder)
, a town in the federal state
of Brandenburg
, Germany
, on the Oder
River, at the German-Polish
border.
Opened in 1898, the network presently consists of five lines, operated by Stadtverkehrsgesellschaft mbH Frankfurt (Oder) (SVF).
Line 1 runs from the new housing development of Neuberesinchen through the city centre to the suburb of Lebus in Frankfurt's north, mainly with low-floor tram
s and two single KT4Dms. Currently under discussion is a proposed closure of the northern section between Berliner Strasse and Lebus.
Line 2 connects the university campuses (the main building, the auditorium and the Marion Gräfin Dönhoff
building) with the speech centre in the Witzlebenstraße and extends to the fairgrounds. On weekdays it is operated by two pairs of KT4Dms, two single KT4Dms and a low-floor vehicle. On weekends, only low-floor GT6Ms are used.
Line 3 is a booster line for line 4. It operates Monday to Friday from the European University via the Südring to Kopernikusstraße, and, in rush hour, continues to the Technology Park and the hospital in the suburb of Markendorf (Ort) at 20-minute intervals. This line is operated by GT6Ms and KT4Dms.
Line 4, a main line, runs from the stadium via the railway station and the Südring, past the new solar factories, to Markendorf (Ort). As with Line 3, it is operated by KT4Dms and GT6Ms, but on weekends mainly by low-floor vehicles.
Line 5 is a tangential line - it "bypasses" the city centre, from Neuberesinchen via the station to the fairgrounds. However, it connects at Dresdener Platz or the station with lines towards the city centre. On weekdays, it is operated every 20 minutes by KT4Dms running in pairs, or a single KT4Dm, or a low-floor vehicle.
Public transport
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system in Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants...
, a town in the federal state
States of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...
of Brandenburg
Brandenburg
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, Germany
Germany
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, on the Oder
Oder
The Oder is a river in Central Europe. It rises in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line...
River, at the German-Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
border.
Opened in 1898, the network presently consists of five lines, operated by Stadtverkehrsgesellschaft mbH Frankfurt (Oder) (SVF).
Lines
, the three main tram lines in Frankfurt (Oder) operated daily 4:00 to 23:30, at:- 20-minute intervals: Monday to Friday, 6:00–19:00, and Saturday 9:00–16:00;
- 30-minute intervals: Sundays and public holidays all day (from 6:00), and Monday-Saturday before and after the period with 20-minute intervals.
Line 1 runs from the new housing development of Neuberesinchen through the city centre to the suburb of Lebus in Frankfurt's north, mainly with low-floor tram
Low-floor tram
A low-floor tram is a tram that has no stair steps between one or more entrances and part or all of the passenger cabin. The low-floor design improves the accessibility of the tram for the public, and also may provide larger windows and more airspace....
s and two single KT4Dms. Currently under discussion is a proposed closure of the northern section between Berliner Strasse and Lebus.
Line 2 connects the university campuses (the main building, the auditorium and the Marion Gräfin Dönhoff
Marion Dönhoff
Marion Hedda Ilse Gräfin von Dönhoff was a German journalist who participated in the resistance against Hitler's National Socialists with Helmuth James Graf von Moltke, Peter Yorck von Wartenburg, and Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg. After the war, she became one of the leading German...
building) with the speech centre in the Witzlebenstraße and extends to the fairgrounds. On weekdays it is operated by two pairs of KT4Dms, two single KT4Dms and a low-floor vehicle. On weekends, only low-floor GT6Ms are used.
Line 3 is a booster line for line 4. It operates Monday to Friday from the European University via the Südring to Kopernikusstraße, and, in rush hour, continues to the Technology Park and the hospital in the suburb of Markendorf (Ort) at 20-minute intervals. This line is operated by GT6Ms and KT4Dms.
Line 4, a main line, runs from the stadium via the railway station and the Südring, past the new solar factories, to Markendorf (Ort). As with Line 3, it is operated by KT4Dms and GT6Ms, but on weekends mainly by low-floor vehicles.
Line 5 is a tangential line - it "bypasses" the city centre, from Neuberesinchen via the station to the fairgrounds. However, it connects at Dresdener Platz or the station with lines towards the city centre. On weekdays, it is operated every 20 minutes by KT4Dms running in pairs, or a single KT4Dm, or a low-floor vehicle.
See also
- List of town tramway systems in Germany
- Trams in GermanyTrams in GermanyGermany has an extensive number of tramway networks . Some of these networks have been upgraded to light rail standards, called Stadtbahn in German...