Trams in Leipzig
The Leipzig tramway is a network of tramways which, together with the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland, forms the backbone of the public transport system in Leipzig, a city in Saxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe. The network has been integrated in the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund since 1 August 2001.
With its 13 lines, route length of and 522 tram stops, the network is currently the third biggest in Germany, after the Cologne and Berlin tramway networks.
Uniquely, the trams run on 1458 mm gauge tracks.
Rolling stock
there were a total of 228 trams and 43 trailers in regular service, consisting of the following:- 30 Tatra T4D-M
- 56 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT8
- 49 Low floor articulated trams of type NGTW6
- 33 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT12-LEI
- 61 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT10 Solaris Tramino XL
- 43 Low floor trailers of type NB4
In 2019 a procurement project for new trams was launched jointly with tram operators in Görlitz and Zwickau. A contract was signed in December 2021 with LEIWAG and Leipzig will receive 25 new 45 m long trams, with options for up to 130 more.