Trams in Rostock

Rostock tramway network
Rostock tramway network
	DÜWAG / Siemens 6NGTWDE [de]; in Rostock, 2018.
Operation
Locale	Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Horsecar era: 1881–1904
Operator(s)	Mecklenburgische Straßen-Eisenbahn Aktien-Gesellschaft (MSEAG)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)	Horses
Electric tram era: since 1904
Lines	6
Operator(s)	Rostocker Straßenbahn AG [de] (RSAG)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Electrification	750 V DC overhead line
Track length (total)	35.6 km (22.1 mi)
Route length	65.1 km (40.5 mi)
	Map of the network.
Website	Rostocker Straßenbahn AG

The Rostock tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Rostock) is a network of tramways forming the centrepiece of the public transport system in Rostock, the largest city in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Opened in 1881 as a horsecar system, the network was converted to electrical operation in 1904. It is currently operated by Rostocker Straßenbahn AG [de] (RSAG), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Warnow [de] (VVW).

Lines

As of 2013^[update], the network had six lines, as follows:

Since 2016
Line	Route	Notes
1	(Lichtenhagen, Mecklenburger Allee –) Lütten Klein, Rügener Straße – Evershagen – Marienehe – Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Hafenallee	extended to Lichtenhagen in the evenings and on weekends
2	Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Goetheplatz – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Kurt-Schumacher-Ring	daily during the day
3	(Neuer Friedhof –) Platz der Jugend – Doberaner Platz – Goetheplatz – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Dierkower Allee	during the evenings on workdays; all day on weekends
4	Campus Südstadt – Goetheplatz – Lange Straße – Hauptbahnhof – Steintor – Dierkower Kreuz – Dierkower Allee	during the day on workdays
5	Lichtenhagen, Mecklenburger Allee – Lütten Klein, Rügener Straße – Evershagen – Marienehe – Reutershagen – Doberaner Platz – Lange Straße – Steintor – Hauptbahnhof – Südblick
6	Neuer Friedhof – Doberaner Platz – Lange Straße – Steintor – Hauptbahnhof – Campus Südstadt	daily during the day

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Grabowski, Rüdiger; Enenkel, Norbert (2006). Straßenbahnen und Busse in Rostock [Trams and Buses in Rostock] (in German). Nordhorn: Verlag Kenning. ISBN 3-933613-81-7.
Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 9783936573336.
Rostocker Strassenbahn AG: Menschen, Technik, Episoden [Rostocker Strassenbahn AG: People, Technology, Episodes] (in German). Rostock: Redieck & Schade. 2001. ISBN 3-933613-81-7.

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