Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)
OperationalCity: Cologne (Germany).
Total route length: 176.9 km (109.9 miles).
Track gauge: 1435 mm (standard gauge).
Opened: October 15, 1901.
Closed: January 14, 1945 because of World War II.
Reopened: April 1945.
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Trams and light rails in Germany
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Tram museums in Cologne
Straßenbahn-Museum Thielenbruch
Open regularly
Tram lines in operation
Cologne tram line 1
Operational
Cologne tram line 3
Operational
Cologne tram line 4
Operational
Cologne tram line 5: Sparkasse Am Butzweilerhof - Heumarkt
Operational
Cologne tram line 7
Operational
Cologne tram line 9
Operational
Cologne tram line 12: Zollstock Südfriedhof - Merkenich
Operational
Cologne tram line 13: Sülzgürtel - Holweide Vischeringstr.
Operational
Cologne tram line 15
Operational
Cologne tram line 17: Sürth Bf - Severinstr.
Operational
Bonn regional line 16: Niehl Sebastianstr. - Bad Godesberg Stadthalle
Operational
Bonn regional line 18: Bonn Hbf - Thielenbruch
Operational
Discontinued tram lines
Cologne tram line 2
Closed
Cologne tram line 6
Closed
Cologne tram line 8
Closed
Cologne tram line 10
Closed
Cologne tram line 11
Closed
Cologne tram line 14
Closed
Cologne tram line 19
Closed
Cologne tram line 20
Closed
Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB) stops
Select: Bensberg, Brück Maupfad, Buchheim Herler Straße, Dom / Hauptbahnhof, Frechen Bf, Frechen-Benzelrath, Görlinger-Zentrum, Heumarkt Köln, Holweide Vischeringstraße, Junkersdorf, Klettenbergpark, Königsforst, Merkenich, Moltkestraße, Neumarkt Köln, Niehl Sebastianstraße, Refrath, Rochusplatz, Rodenkirchen Bf, Severinstraße, Sparkasse Am Butzweilerhof, Sülz Hermeskeiler Platz, Sülzgürtel, Sürth Bf, Thielenbruch, Ubierring, Universität Köln, Weiden West, Zollstock Südfriedhof, and Zündorf.
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Current trams in operation
Articulated tram: 2192, 2209, 2224, 2233, 2240, 2311, 3776, 3778, and 3821.
Low-floor articulated tram: 4044, 4069, 4109, 4520, and 4560.
Former trams in operation
Articulated tram: 2015, 3676, and 3678.
Railcar: 521, 1144, 1155, ?, 1161, and 1163.
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Verkersverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR)
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Verkersverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS)
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Last updated: August 21, 2023.