Trams in Cottbus
Tram system in Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany
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The Cottbus tramway (German: Straßenbahn Cottbus, Lower Sorbian: Elektriska w Chóśebuzu) is a network of tramways forming the backbone of the public transport system in Cottbus, a city in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany.
Opened in 1903, the network has been operated since 1953 by the company now known as Cottbusverkehr [de], and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB).
Rolling stock
A fleet of 21 KTNF6 trams, built from 1981 until 1988, is operated in Cottbus, which are due to be replaced in the future.[1]
See also
- List of town tramway systems in Germany
- Trams in Germany
References
Notes
- ^ "Cottbus, Frankfurt/Oder und Brandenburg dürfen Škoda Trams bestellen" [Cottbus, Frankfurt/Oder and Brandenburg may order Škoda trams]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). June 3, 2020. Archived from the original on August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
Bibliography
- Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1995). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [Volume 3: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 3921679818. (in German)
- Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 32–33. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trams in Cottbus.
- Cottbus database / photo gallery and Cottbus tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
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Stadtbahn and town tramway systems in Germany by Land and city
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1 Tramway lines departing from Strasbourg — 2 Tramway lines departing from Basel — 3 Tramway lines departing from Berlin
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