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)

Stops

Bensberg
Brück Maupfad
Junkersdorf
Refrath
Weiden West

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

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

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

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

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

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

Die kölner Stadtbahn 1/2
YouTube name: Naturbursche1.
Language: German.
Date: February 9, 2011.

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

See also

Photos from Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)
Line: Cologne tram line 7
Links about trams in Cologne
Museum: Straßenbahn-Museum Thielenbruch
Company: Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)
Videos about trams in Cologne

Last updated: November 5, 2022.