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| Above: YouTubeCA video - Historische Straßenbahn TW 22 (Straßenbahn Graz) (Heritage tram in Graz) - Length: 14:53 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - Jubiläumsparade - 140 Jahre Straßenbahn in Graz - Length: 7:00 mins. |
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MAP
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Please note that the OSM map used as a template for this map corresponds to the situation at the time the map was downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, it may show bridges and highways that were built later.
ROUTES
Operator: Grazer Tramway-Gesellschaft (GTG)
URBAN TRAM ROUTES
| 1 | Südbahnhof - Hauptplatz - Jakominiplatz - Reiterkaserne - Hilmteich |
| 2 | Südbahnhof - Hauptplatz - Jakominiplatz - Geidorfplatz - Lendplatz - Südbahnhof [Circular line, both directions] |
| 3 | Gösting - Lendplatz - Griesplatz - Jakominiplatz - Schillerplatz |
| 4 | Andritz - Hauptplatz - Jakominiplatz - Jakomini - Staatsbahnhof |
| 5 | Reiterkaserne - St. Leonhard |
| 6 | Puntigam - Griesplatz - Jakominiplatz - Schillerplatz |
| 7 | Eggenberg - Eggenberger Str. - Hauptplatz - Jakominiplatz - St. Peter |
| 8 | Eggenberger Gürtel - Eggenberger Str. - Wetzelsdorf |
SUBURBAN TRAM ROUTE
Operator: Mariatrosterbahn
| Stadtpark - Hilmteich - Maria Trost |
FUNICULAR ROUTE (SCHLOSSBERGBAHN)
Operator: Grazer Tramway-Gesellschaft (GTG)
| Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Kai - Schloßberg |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Urban tramway: 34.9 km.
- Suburban tramway: 5.2 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
- 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.
WIKIS
- Graz Linien
- Schlossbergbahn (Graz)
- Stadtverkehr-Austria-Wiki (Wiki site devoted to Austrian urban transportation)
- Steirischer Verkehrsverbund
- Straßenbahn Graz
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