Cologne tram line 1

City: Cologne (Germany).
Route length: 27.5 km (17.1 miles).
Driving time: 55 min.

Track gauge: 1435 mm (standard gauge).
Opened: October 15, 1901.

Existing tram lines in Cologne

Tram line: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15 and 17.
Regional line: 16 and 18.

Disused tram lines in Cologne

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

The line is operated by

Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)

Final destinations

Bensberg
Brück Maupfad
Junkersdorf
Refrath
Weiden West

Cologne tram line 1 on the bridge Deutzer Brücke (1982)
Photographer: Henrik Boye.
Date: July 1982.

Cologne tram line 1 at the stop Heumarkt (1982)
Photographer: Henrik Boye.
Date: July 1982.

Cologne tram line 1 in the square Heumarkt (1988)
Photographer: Henrik Boye.
Date: Marz 26, 1988.

Cologne articulated tram 3778 on tram line 1 in the square Neumarkt (1988)
Photographer: Henrik Boye.
Date: Marz 26, 1988.

Cologne articulated tram 3821 on tram line 1 on the bridge Deutzer Brücke (1992)
Photographer: Wolfgang Walper.
Publisher: Der Bahnladen.
Date: August 1992.

Cologne low-floor articulated tram 4069 on tram line 1 on Richard Wagner Straße (2002)
Photographer: Henrik Boye.
Date: July 7, 2002.

Cologne low-floor articulated tram 4044 on tram line 1 at the stop Neumarkt (2018)
Photographer: Silas Boye Nissen.
Date: August 28, 2018.

Last updated: September 14, 2021.