Trams in Ghent

Ghent tramway network
Ghent tramway network
	A HermeLijn tram in the Korenmarkt, 2012.
Operation
Locale	Ghent, Belgium
Horsecar era: 1874–ca. 1904
Status	Converted to electricity
Operator(s)	Les Tramways de la Ville de Gand (1874–1897); Société Anonyme des Railways Éonomiques de Liège-Seraing et Extensions (RELSE); Compagnie Générale des Railways à voie étroite (CGR); (1897); SA des Tramways Electriques de Gand (1898–ca. 1904)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)	Horses
Accumulator tram era: 1899–ca. 1904
Status	Experiments abandoned
Operator(s)	SA des Tramways Electriques de Gand
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s)	Rechargeable batteries
Electric tram era: since 1904
Status	Operational
Operator(s)	SA des Tramways Electriques de Gand (1904–1961); Maatschappij voor Intercommunaal vervoer te Gent (MIVG) (1961–1991); De Lijn (since 1991)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Electrification	600 V DC Overhead
Depot(s)	Gentbrugge
Website	De Lijn (in English)

51.053°N 3.72°E / 51.053; 3.72 (Gent)

The Ghent tramway network (Dutch: de Gentse tram) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Ghent, a city in the Flemish Region of Belgium, with a total of four lines (1, 2, 3 and 4). Since 1991, the network has been operated by De Lijn, the public transport entity responsible for buses and trams in Flanders.

As of the end of 2008, the network had 40 HermeLijn trams and 43 PCC trams.

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