Trams in Gotha

Gotha tramway network
File:Thuringia asv2020-07 Thüringerwaldbahn in Friedrichroda img2.jpg Modernised Tatra KT4D tram in Friedrichroda
Operation
Locale	Gotha, Thuringia, Germany
Open	1894 (1894)
Status	Operational
Lines	5
Operator	Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB)
Infrastructure
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system	Electricity
Stock	20
Overview File:Gotha - Netzkarte der Straßenbahn.png Gotha tramway network. Deutsche Bahn Ostbahnhof 2 3 File:BSicon uKINTa.svg File:BSicon uKINTa.svg 1 2 4 Hauptbahnhof Deutsche Bahn Leinefelder Straße File:BSicon uHST.svg File:BSicon uHST.svg Bahnhofstraße Reuterstraße File:BSicon uHST.svg File:BSicon uHST.svg Orangerie Hersdorfplatz File:BSicon uHST.svg File:BSicon uHST.svg Huttenstraße File:BSicon uABZgl+l.svg File:BSicon uSTRr.svg Gartenstraße File:BSicon uHST.svg Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz File:BSicon uHST.svg Myconiusplatz File:BSicon uHST.svg 18.-März-Straße File:BSicon uHST.svg Ernststraße File:BSicon uHST.svg Wagenhalle 3 File:BSicon uHST.svg File:BSicon uWSLgl.svg Schöne Aussicht File:BSicon uHST.svg Inselbergstraße File:BSicon uHST.svg Sundhausen File:BSicon uHST.svg File:BSicon uABZgl+l.svg File:BSicon uKHSTeq.svg 1 Krankenhaus File:BSicon uABZg2.svg File:BSicon uSTRc3.svg Boxberg File:BSicon uSTRc1.svg File:BSicon uHST.svg File:BSicon uSTR+4.svg File:BSicon uABZgl.svg File:BSicon uSTRr.svg Leina File:BSicon uHST2.svg File:BSicon uSTRc3.svg File:BSicon uSTRc1.svg File:BSicon uvSTR+4-.svg File:BSicon uvHST-.svg Waltershausen Wahlwinkel File:BSicon v-CONTg.svg File:BSicon uvSTR-.svg Deutsche Bahn Waltershausen Bahnhof 6 File:BSicon v-STR.svg File:BSicon lvINT.svg File:BSicon uvKSTRa-.svg File:BSicon uvSTR-.svg Albrechtstraße File:BSicon v-STR.svg File:BSicon uvHST-.svg File:BSicon uvSTR-.svg Goethestraße File:BSicon v-STR.svg File:BSicon uvHST-.svg File:BSicon uvSTR-.svg Ohrdurfer Straße File:BSicon v-STRl.svg File:BSicon uvHST-.svg File:BSicon umdKRZu.svg File:BSicon dSTR+r.svg File:BSicon uvSTRl-.svg File:BSicon udINT.svg File:BSicon dSTR.svg 6 Waltershausen Gleisdreieck File:BSicon lvINT.svg File:BSicon umvSTR.svg Waltershausen Schnepfental Deutsche Bahn File:BSicon umvHST-STR.svg Reinhardsbrunner Teiche File:BSicon lvINT.svg File:BSicon umvSTR.svg Reinhardsbrunn Bahnhof Deutsche Bahn File:BSicon v-CONTf.svg File:BSicon uvSTR-.svg File:BSicon uvHST-.svg Friedrichroda (TWSB) File:BSicon uvHST-.svg Marienglashöhle File:BSicon uvKHSTe-.svg 4 Bad Tabarz
Website	http://www.waldbahn-gotha.de Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (in German)

The Gotha tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Gotha, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.

The network was opened in 1894 with an electrified system implemented by Union-Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft. It is currently operated by Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH (TWSB), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT).

Lines

Line	Route	Length	Travel time (min)	Stops	Headway (daytime)
1	Hauptbahnhof – Kreiskrankenhaus	6.1 km	22 min	15	10 mins*
2	Hauptbahnhof – Ostbahnhof	3.0 km	12 min	8	20 mins
3	Waltershäuser Straße – Ostbahnhof	4.0 km	14 min	10	(3 services/day)
4	Thüringerwaldbahn Gotha – Waltershausen Gleisdreieck – Friedrichroda – Bad Tabarz	21.7 km (22.5 km incl. Krankenhaus)	58 min	22	30 mins
6	Waltershausen Gleisdreieck – Waltershausen Bahnhof	2.4 km	7 min	5	≈ 30 mins

Notes:

* The headway figure for line 1 takes into account the services on line 4.

Since the timetable change on 13 December 2009, there has been only one pair of line 4 trains each day via Krankenhaus. At other times, travellers to/from Krankenhaus must change to line 1 in Sundhausen.

The old line 3 linked the Huttenstraße with Hauptfriedhof with one intermediate stop, and was shut down on 30 June 1985. From 1 June 1985 to 1991, a SEV line 3 led from the old Busbahnhof to Hauptfriedhof. Today, this route is operated on Monday to Saturday by city bus line F and the evening line, on Monday to Friday by city bus line E, and on Sundays by city bus line B.

The branch line in Waltershausen formerly belonging to line 4 (between Waltershausen Bahnhof and Waltershausen-Gleisdreieck) has operated since August 2007 as line 6.

Rolling stock

The fleet consists of three former Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr Düwag GT8 trams, 11 Tatra KT4D trams, and six Schindler trams formerly operated in Basel. As of July 2023, two of the former Basel trams are in active service, with one further tram planned to enter service in July 2023 and three trams awaiting refurbishment. Four Stadler Tramlink bi-directional trams were ordered in 2025, with deliveries planned for 2025 and 2026.

• KT4D
  KT4D
• GT8NF
  GT8NF
• Be 4/8
  Be 4/8

See also

• List of town tramway systems in Germany
• Trams in Germany

References

• (in German)

External links

• Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Track plan of the Gotha tram system
• Gotha database / photo gallery and Gotha tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
• Gotha database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.
• [1] Official website