Trams in Essen

The Essen tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Essen, a city in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Parts of the system also serve the neighbouring city of Gelsenkirchen.
Opened in 1893, the network has been operated since 1954 by, and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr.
The network is complemented by the three light rail lines of the Essen Stadtbahn.

Lines

, the tram network consisted of the following seven lines:

Line	Route	Headway Mon.-Fri.	Headway Sat.	Headway Sun.
	Essen Hbf – Bergeborbeck Bf – Borbeck Germaniaplatz	10	15	30/15
	Dellwig Wertstr. – Borbeck – Altendorf – Rathaus Essen – Essen Hbf/Hollestraße ¹	10	15	30/15
	MH-Flughafen – Stadtmitte – MH-Grenze Borbeck – E-Schönebeck Abzw. Aktienstr.	10/20	15/30	30
	Frintrop Unterstr. – Altendorf – Essen Hbf – Bergerhausen – Rellinghausen Finefraustr.	10	15	30/15
	Altenessen Bf – Rathaus Essen – Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Essen West – Helenenstr.	10	15	15
	Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Feldmark – E-Katernberg – Abzweig Katernberg – Zollverein – Stoppenberg – Rathaus Essen – Hollestr./Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Bredeney ^2/3	20/10/5	30/15	30/15
	Frohnhausen Breilsort – Alfred Krupp Schule – Berliner Platz – Rathaus Essen – Huttrop – Steele	10	15	15

Sections with shorter headways in Bold, sections with longer headways in italics.

¹ During rush hour via Hollestraße to Steele, at shoulder times only to Hollestraße. and in off peak times Rathaus Essen to Essen Hbf.

² Line is operated jointly by Ruhrbahn/BOGESTRA.

³ Extra services during rush hour from Rathaus Essen to Hollestraße, other services from Rathaus via Hbf. to Bredeney.

Rolling stock

Current fleet:

Fleet #	Image	Type	Year	Make	Model
1501–1534		M8D-NF1	1999–2001	ADtranz/Bombardier	Flexity Classic
1601–1627		M8D-NF2	2013–15	Bombardier	Flexity Classic
8001–8015		M8D-NF2	2015–16	Bombardier	Flexity Classic
1051–1052		M8D-NF4	2021	Bombardier	Flexity Classic
1053–1063		M8D-NF4	2022–23	Alstom	Flexity Classic