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DESSAU
 Saxony-Anhalt . Germany

Dessau Tram Network © R. Schwandl

 System

Dessau (since 1 July 2007 officially Dessau-Rosslau) - approx. 95,000 inh.; in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Tramway
- network length approx. 11 km
- 2 lines with basic 15-minute headway
- 1435 mm gauge
- rolling stock (unidirectional): modernised Duewag vehicles (1964-66, ex Duisburg); low-floor Bombardier NGT6D (2000-2001)
 Recent History

1987: Klughardtstraße - Sportplatz Kreuzbergstraße
2000: Museum - Kleine Schaftrift
2002: Kleine Schaftrift - Junkerspark

03 July 2016: Klughardtstraße - Sportplatz Kreuzbergstraße (Line 4) abandoned

 
 Photos
 
   
 Our books about Urban Rail in Germany

Tram Atlas DeutschlandRobert Schwandl:

TRAM ATLAS DEUTSCHLAND 6

- 06/2024, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 74 9

- Detailed colour maps for more than 50 German tramway cities, illustrated with numerous photos

- Text German and English

- More details

Schnellbahnen in Deutschland/Metros in GermanyRobert Schwandl:

U-Bahnen in Deutschland

+ U-Stadtbahnen

- Feb 2019, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 57 2

- Anything you need to know about German metro and light rail systems with underground sections, with detailed maps and hundreds of colour photos; 160 pages; Text German and English - More details

 Official Websites

DVV - Stadtwerke Dessau

 
 Other Links

Nahverkehrsfreunde Dessau

Dessauer Straßenbahn at Wikipedia.de

Dessauer Nahverkehr

 

 

 

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