Trams in Kiel

The Kiel tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Kiel) once formed part of the public transport system in Kiel, now in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Opened in 1881, the network lasted until 1985. Kiel tramway was the last tram system in Schleswig-Holstein.

Kiel tramway network
DÜWAG tram no. 241 in Kiel, March 1974.
Operation
Locale	Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Horsecar era: 1881 (1881)–1896 (1896) Status Closed Operator(s) Allgemeine Lokalbahn- und Kraftwerke AG (ALOKA) Track gauge 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in) Propulsion system(s) horses
Electric tram era: 1896 (1896)–1985 (1985) Status Closed Operator(s) Allgemeine Lokalbahn- und Kraftwerke AG (ALOKA) (1896–1942) Kieler Verkehrs-AG (KVAG) (1942–1985) Track gauge 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in) Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification *** V DC wire

See also

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

References

Further reading

• Bock, Bruno (1985). Geliebte, ungeliebte Kieler Straßenbahn [Beloved, Unloved Kiel Tramway] (in German). Herford: Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft. ISBN 3-7822-0366-6.
• Mausolf, Andreas (1990). Die Straßenbahn in Kiel [The Tramway in Kiel] (in German). Aachen: Schweers + Wall. ISBN 3-921679-49-4.

External links

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