The Leipzig tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Leipzig) is a networkoftramways which together with the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland forms the backbone of the public transport system in Leipzig, a city in the federal stateofSaxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB), and is integrated in the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV).
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Trams at Waldplatz, near Red Bull Arena
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With its 13 lines, route length of 146 km (91 mi) and 522 tram stops, the network is currently the third biggest in Germany, after the Cologne and Berlin tramway networks.
As of 1 January 2020 there were a total of 245 trams and 43 trailers in regular service, consisting of the following:
In 2018 Leipzig sold 20 used trams to the Ukrainian city Dnipro, to be used on its tram routes.[1]
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