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SWU Siemens Combino tram in Ulm, 2006.
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| Operation | |||
| Locale | Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | ||
| Open | 1897 (1897) | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Lines | 2 | ||
| Operator(s) | Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH (SWU) | ||
| Infrastructure | |||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
| Propulsion system(s) | Electricity | ||
| Stock | 10Siemens Combino NGT 6 UL (2003), 12Siemens Avenio M NGT 6 UL [1] | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Route length | 20.1 km (12.5 mi) | ||
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| Website | http://www.swu-verkehr.de Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH (in German) | ||
The Ulm tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Ulm) is a networkoftramways forming part of the public transport system in Ulm, a city in the federal stateofBaden-Württemberg, Germany.
Opened in 1897, the network is currently operated by Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH (SWU), and integrated in the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund (DING).
On December 8, 2018, a second main line was added to the former single tram line that had been left of the former network since 1964.[2][3]
| Line | Route | stations | journey time (in minutes) |
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| 1 | Söflingen – Böfingen Ostpreußenweg | 22 | 30 |
| 2 | Kuhberg Schulzentrum – Science Park II | 21 | 28 |
Currently, SWU has ten Combino NGT 6 UL trams and twelve Avenio M NGT 6 UL trams, both types manufactured by Siemens Mobility. All trams use a 1000 mm gauge.
In 2003, the previous fleet of GT4 trams was replaced with eight Combino NGT 6 UL vehicles. Two more trams were delivered in 2008 to service the extended Line 1.
Fleet Numbers:
41 – Albrecht Berblinger
42 – Agathe Streicher
43 – Albert Einstein
44 – Max Eyth
45 – Otl Aicher
46 – Johannes Kepler
47 – Jörg Syrlin
48 – Sophie Scholl
49 – Hans Scholl
50 – Resi Weglein
For the newly built Line 2, SWU invited tenders for twelve more vehicles.
| Fleet Number | Named after | Delivered |
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| 51 | Inge Aicher-Scholl | January 2018 |
| 52 | Lina Einstein | February 2018 |
| 53 | Anna Essinger | March 2018 |
| 54 | Felix Fabri | April 2018 |
| 55 | Agnes Schultheiß | June 2018 |
| 56 | Hildegard Knef | August 2018 |
| 57 | Conrad Dietrich Magirus | August 2018 |
| 58 | Kurt Schumacher | September 2018 |
| 59 | Heinrich Parler the Elder | Oktober 2018 |
| 60 | Mathilde Planck | November 2018 |
| 61 | "Emmy" (Emilie) Wechßler | November 2018 |
| 62 | Alfred Moos | November 2018 |
Media related to Trams in Ulm at Wikimedia Commons
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