Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)

City: Cologne (Germany).
Total route length: 176.9 km (109.9 miles).

Track gauge: 1435 mm (standard gauge).
Opened: October 15, 1901.
Closed: January 1945 because of World War II.
Reopened: April 1945.

Tram companies in Cologne

Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)

Tram museums in Cologne

Straßenbahn-Museum Thielenbruch

Existing tram lines

The tram network in daytime
Tram line: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15 and 17.
Regional line: 16 and 18.

The tram network at night
Tram line: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 15.
Regional line: 16 and 18.
See the official route map.

Disused tram lines

Tram line: 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 19 and 20.

Current trams in operation

Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)
Articulated tram: 2192, 2209, 2224, 2233, 2240, 2311, 3676, 3678, 3776, 3778, 3821.
Low-floor articulated tram: 4044, 4069, 4109, 4520, 4560.

Earlier trams in operation

Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)
Articulated tram: 2015, 3676, 3678, 3776, 3778.
Railcar, Railcar, Railcar, 121, 1161, 1163.
Sidecar, Sidecar.

Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie (KKS) (closed)
Railcar: KKS 121.

Metro Istanbul
Articulated tram: 215.

Sporveien Trikken in Oslo
Railcar: 121.

Sporveismuseet Vognhall 5
Railcar: 121.

Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLB)
Railcar: 13, 14, 16, 17, 18.
Sidecar: 91, 94.

See also

Photos from Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)
Line: Bonn regional line 16
Links about trams in Cologne
Museum: Straßenbahn-Museum Thielenbruch
Videos about trams in Cologne

Last updated: September 14, 2021.