Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)

Operational

City: 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 Köln
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

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.

Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB) route map

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Current trams in operation

Articulated tram: 2192, 2209, 2224, 2233, 2240, 2311, 3676, 3678, 3776, 3778, 3821.

Low-floor articulated tram: 4044, 4069, 4109, 4520, 4560.

Former trams in operation

Articulated tram: 2015, 3676, 3678, 3776, 3778.

Railcar: ?, 521, 1144, 1155, 1161, 1163.

Sidecar: 2157, 2161.

Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie (KKS)
Closed

Railcar: 521.

Metro Istanbul
Operational

Articulated tram: 215.

Oslo Transport Museum Vognhall 5
Open regularly

Railcar: 121.

Sporveien
Operational

Railcar: 121.

Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLB)
Operational

Railcar: 13, 14, 16, 17, 18.

Sidecar: 91, 94.

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Verkersverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR)
Language: English, German.

Verkersverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS)
Language: English, German.

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Last updated: April 12, 2024.