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NÜRNBERG

Bavaria . Germany

Nuremberg Tram Network © Robert Schwandl

U-Bahn

System

Nuremberg (German Nürnberg) - approx. 500,000 inh.; second largest city in Bavaria; also boasting Germany's fourth heavy metro U-Bahn network.

Tramway

- network length approx. 36 km
- 5 lines
- 1435 mm gauge
- rolling stock: M.A.N./DUEWAG N8 NF (with low-floor middle section; 1976); low-floor Adtranz GT6N + GT8N (Citybahn; 1995-1999); Stadler VarioTram (2007)

Recent History

2002: Luitpoldhain - Dutzendteich
11-12-2011: Hauptbahnhof - Aufseßplatz
11-12-2016: Thon - Am Wegfeld (Line 4)

Photos

Our books about Urban Rail in Germany

Robert 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

Robert 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

VAG Nürnberger Verkehrsbetriebe Official site

Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (VGN) - Official site

Other Links

Straßenbahn Nürnberg on Wikipedia.de

Nahverkehr in Franken incl. good photographs and details by Roland Gechter

Freunde der Nürnberg-Fürther Straßenbahn

Verkehrsnetz Nürnberg

Nuremberg Tram Track Map at gleisplanweb.de

Nuremberg U-Bahn at UrbanRail.Net

Michael Schedel: NÜRNBERG U-BAHN ALBUM incl. tram & S-Bahn - Jan. 2007, Robert Schwandl Verlag, 96 pages, ISBN 978-3-936573-11-4 - Now just €4.50!

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