Trams in Jena


The Jena tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Jena, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.
Opened in 1901, the network is currently operated by, and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen. It has five lines in operation.

Lines

On 17 December 2009, a new network of lines was introduced to coincide with the opening of the new Göschwitz–Burgau line. Since December 2017 all lines are also operated in the evening/overnight.
LineRoute
1Zwätzen–Stadtzentrum–Bahnhof Göschwitz–Lobeda-West
2Jena-Ost–Stadtzentrum–Winzerla
3Winzerla–Bahnhof Göschwitz–Lobeda-West–Lobeda-Ost
4Zwätzen–Stadtzentrum–Alt-Lobeda–Lobeda-West
5Ernst-Abbe-Platz–Stadtzentrum–Alt-Lobeda–Lobeda-Ost

Lines 1 and 4 operate in fliegende Wechsel : i.e., at Lobeda-West all trams arriving on one of these lines departs on the other.

Rolling stock

The fleet of the Jena tram network consists of 14 ADtranz [low floor tram|Bombardier GT6M-ZR] trams, and five Solaris Tramino trams. In 2019, Jenaer Nahverkehr and the City of Jena announced preparations for an invitation of tenders for new trams, which are due to be delivered from 2022. Stadler won the tender for an order of 24 Tramlink vehicles in August 2020, composed of sixteen 42-meter long seven-section trams and eight 32-meter long five-section trams. The first vehicle was delivered on 5 May 2023. They entered service on 16 December 2023.