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ROUTES
Operator: Graz AG Verkehrsbetriebe
TRAM ROUTES
| 1 |
Eggenberg - Eggenberger Str. - Hauptplatz - Jakominiplatz - Hilmteich - Mariatrost |
| 3 |
Hauptbahnhof - Hauptplatz - Jakominiplatz - Waltendorf |
| 4 |
Andritz - Hauptplatz - Jakominiplatz - Jakomini - Liebenau |
| 5 |
Andritz - Hauptplatz - Jakominiplatz - Jakomini - Zentralfriedhof - Puntigam |
| 6 |
Hauptbahnhof - Hauptplatz - Jakominiplatz - St. Peter |
| 7 |
Wetzelsdorf - Eggenberger Str. - Hauptplatz - Jakominiplatz - St. Leonhard |
FUNICULAR ROUTE (SCHLOSSBERGBAHN)
Operator: Graz AG Verkehrsbetriebe
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Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Kai - Schloßberg |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Urban tramway: 28.9 km.
- Schloßbergbahn: 201 m.
HISTORY
- Horse trams: 8 June 1878 - 23 July 1899.
- Electric trams: 15 June 1899 - today.
- Suburban electric tramway (Elektrische Kleinbahn Graz–Mariatrost): 29 Jan. 1898 - 1939 (Integrated into the urban network)
- Funicular (Schloßbergbahn): (Steam:) 25 Nov. 1894 - 3 Sept. 1899; (Electric:) 12 Apr. 1899 - today.
GAUGE
- Urban tramways: 1435 mm.
- Suburban electric tramway: 1000 mm. (converted to 1435 after integration into the urban network)
- Funicular: 1000 mm.
TRAM PRESERVATION
The Tramway Museum Graz in Mariatrost,
at the eastern terminus of tram line No.1, runs horse-drawn and electric trams at its site.
SOURCES
PRINT
- Buckley, R.J. "Graz: A case of arrested development", Tramways & Urban Transit, Oct. 2003 (66: 790), p.369-372.
- Buckley, R.J. Tramways and Light Railways of Switzerland and Austria. Milton Keynes (England): Light Rail Transit Association, 1st ed., 1984.
- Buckley, R.J. Tramways and Light Railways of Switzerland and Austria. Milton Keynes (England): Light Rail Transit Association, 2nd ed., 2000.
- 75 Jahre elektrische Strassenbahn in Graz. Graz: Verkehrsbetriebe der Grazer Stadtwerke AG, 1974.
- Pulling, N. "Systems Factfile No.71. Graz, Austria", Tramways & Urban Transit, Aug. 2013 (76: 908), p.340-343.
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