Trams in Munich
The Munich tramway (German: Straßenbahn München) is the tramway network for the city of Munich in Germany. Today it is operated by the municipally owned Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (the Munich Transport Company, or MVG) and is known officially and colloquially as the Tram. Previous operators have included Société Anonyme des Tramways de Munich, the Münchner Trambahn-Aktiengesellschaft, the Städtische Straßenbahnen and the Straßenbahn München.
| Munich tramway | |
|---|---|
Class P (left), Class R and Class S tram | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Transit type | Tram |
| Number of lines | 1952: 21 1964: 21 1972: 18 + 3 Olympic special routes 1984: 11 1996: 9 2010: 11 2011: 11 2012: 13 2019: 14 |
| Number of stations | 165 |
| Daily ridership | 284,900 (2012) |
| Annual ridership | 104 million (2012) |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1876 (horsecar) 1895 (electric trams) |
| Operator(s) | Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft |
| Number of vehicles | 106 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 1952: 120 km (75 mi) 1964: 135 km (84 mi) 1972: 120 km (75 mi) 1984: 83 km (52 mi) 1996: 68 km (42 mi) 2010: 75 km (47 mi) 2011: 80 km (50 mi) from 2016: 83 km (52 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 750 Volts |
| Average speed | 19.3 km/h (12.0 mph) |
The tram network interconnects with the MVG's bus network, the Munich U-Bahn and the Munich S-Bahn, all of which use a common tariff as part of the Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund (Munich Transport and Tariff Association, or MVV) transit area.
As of 2012, the daytime tram network comprises 13 lines and is 79 kilometres (49 mi) long with 165 stops. There is also a night tram service with four routes. The network is operated by 106 trams (as of 2012), and transported 98 million people in 2010 and 104 million people in 2012.