Trams in Leipzig

Leipzig tramway network
Leipzig tramway network
	Trams at Waldplatz, near Red Bull Arena
Operation
Locale	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1872–1897
Status	Converted to electricity
Operator(s)	Leipziger Pferde-Eisenbahn (LPE)
Track gauge	1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in)
Propulsion system(s)	Horses
Electric tram era: since 1896
Status	Operational
Operator(s)	Große Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt) (1896–1938); Leipziger Elektrische Straßenbahn (LESt); (1896–1916); Leipziger Außenbahn AG (LAAG) (1900–1946); Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe; (1938–)
Track gauge	1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in)
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Electrification	600 V DC trolley wire
Route length	146 km (91 mi)
Website	Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (in German)

The Leipzig tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Leipzig) is a network of tramways which together with the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland forms the backbone of the public transport system in Leipzig, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB), and is integrated in the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV).

With its 13 lines, route length of 146 km (91 mi) and 522 tram stops, the network is currently the third biggest in Germany, after the Cologne and Berlin tramway networks.

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