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Trams in Gotha

Coordinates: 50°57′N 10°43′E / 50.950°N 10.717°E / 50.950; 10.717
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Gotha tramway network
Modernised Tatra KT4D tram in Friedrichroda
Operation
LocaleGotha, Thuringia, Germany
Open1894 (1894)
StatusOperational
Lines5
Operator(s)Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB)
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Stock20
Overview
Gotha tramway network.
Websitehttp://www.waldbahn-gotha.de Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (in German)

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.

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 – Friedrichroda – Bad 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

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

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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]

  • KT4D
    KT4D
  • GT8NF
    GT8NF
  • Be 4/8
    Be 4/8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Merte, Jens. "Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft UEG". www.lokhersteller.de. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Budach, Dirk (13 July 2023). "Die Ablösung in Gotha: Niederflurtrams für den Thüringer Wald" [The replacement: Low-floor trams for Gotha]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ^ Hafke, Rolf; Reuther, Axel (30 March 2025). "Unsere Übersicht: Der Markt für Straßenbahnen – Stadtbahnen – U-Bahnen in Deutschland 2025" [Our 2025 overview on the tram, light rail vehicle and metro market in Germany]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  • Bauer, Gerhard; Kuschinski, Norbert (1994). Die Straßenbahnen in Ostdeutschland [The Tramways in East Germany]. Vol. Band 2: Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen [Volume 2: Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia]. Aachen, Germany: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 392167980X. (in German)
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336.
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50°57′N 10°43′E / 50.950°N 10.717°E / 50.950; 10.717

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