Trams in Essen

The Essen tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Essen) is a 52.4-kilometer (32.6 mi)^[1] 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.

Essen tramway network
An M8C tram at Hobeisenbrücke
Operation
Locale	Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Open	23 August 1893 (1893-08-23)
Status	Operational
Lines	7[1]
Operator(s)	Ruhrbahn [de]
Infrastructure
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[1]
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Electrification	750 V DC
Statistics
Route length	52.4 km (32.6 mi)[1]
Overview The network in 2013 (dark blue: Stadtbahn Essen)
Website	http://www.ruhrbahn.de/ Ruhrbahn (in German)

Opened in 1893, the network has been operated since 1954 by Ruhrbahn [de] (formerly Essener Verkehrs-AG), and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR).

The network is complemented by the three light rail lines of the Essen Stadtbahn.

Lines

As of November 2010^[update], the 52.4-kilometer (32.6 mi) tram network consisted of the following seven lines:^[1]

Line	Route	Headway Mon.-Fri.	Headway Sat.	Headway Sun.
101	(Bredeney – Rüttenscheid –) Essen Hbf – Bergeborbeck Bf – Borbeck Germaniaplatz	10	15	30/15
103	Dellwig Wertstr. – Borbeck – Altendorf – Rathaus Essen – Essen Hbf/Hollestraße (– Huttrop – Steele (S))1	10	15	30/15
104	MH-Flughafen – Stadtmitte – MH-Grenze Borbeck – E-Schönebeck Abzw. Aktienstr.	10/20	15/30	30
105	Frintrop Unterstr. – Altendorf – Essen Hbf – Bergerhausen – Rellinghausen Finefraustr.	10	15	30/15
106	Altenessen Bf – Rathaus Essen – Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Essen West (S) – Helenenstr. (– Bergeborbeck Bf)	10	15	15
107	Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Feldmark – E-Katernberg – Abzweig Katernberg – Zollverein – Stoppenberg – Rathaus Essen – Hollestr./Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Bredeney (KulturLinie 107 [de])2/3	20/10/5	30/15	30/15
109	Frohnhausen Breilsort – Alfred Krupp Schule – Berliner Platz – Rathaus Essen – Huttrop – Steele (S)	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 (almost exclusively with Ruhrbahn rolling stock).
³ Extra services during rush hour from Rathaus Essen to Hollestraße, other services from Rathaus via Hbf. to Bredeney.

Rolling stock

Current fleet:^[2][3]

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			2015–16
1051–1052		M8D-NF4	2021	Bombardier	Flexity Classic
1053–1063(+19 on order)			2022–23	Alstom

See also

• Essen Stadtbahn
• Trams in Germany
• List of town tramway systems in Germany