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Graz tramway network
Variobahn at Kaiser-Josef-Platz (2020)
Operation
LocaleGraz, Styria, Austria
StatusOperational
Lines6[1]
Owner(s)City of Graz
Operator(s)Holding Graz (since 2007 (2007))
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum curve radius17,5 m
Electrification600 V DC
Depot(s)Remise I (Alte Poststraße),
II and III (Steyrergasse)
Stock86[2]
Statistics
Route length70.4 km (43.7 mi)[2]
Stops95
Average speed70 km/h (43 mph) max.
201253.56 million[2]
Horse tram era: 1878–1899
Owner(s) Grazer Tramway
Operator(s) Grazer Tramway
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: 1899 (1899)–present
Status Still running
Operator(s) Holding Graz (since 2007 (2007))
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Overview
Map of the Graz tram network, 2021.
Websitehttp://www.holding-graz.at/linien.html Holding Graz Linien (in German)
Historical Line 2 (Circle line)
Hauptbahnhof - Hauptbahnhof
Overview
Native nameLinie 2 (Ringlinie)
Termini
  • Hauptbahnhof
  • Hauptbahnhof (until 1962)
    Keplerbrücke (until 1963)
    Wormgasse (until 1971)
Stations17 (1899-1953)
18 (1954-62)
14 (1962-63)
12 (1963-71)
Color on mapred (until March 25, 1911 (1911-03-25))
History
OpenedAugust 21, 1888 (1888-08-21) as horse tramway
July 24, 1899 (1899-07-24) as electric tramway
ClosedDecember 31, 1953 (1953-12-31) connection Hbf
June 5, 1962 (1962-06-05) Keplerstraße
November 14, 1963 (1963-11-14) Wickenburgg.
January 17, 1971 (1971-01-17) remaining parts
Technical
Line length6.0 km (3.7 mi)
Route map

Legend
km
Tracksheme 1950
0,0/~6,0
 Südbahnhof (Hauptbahnhof) 1
← 5 to Eggenberg, 7 to Wetzelsdorf
→ from 1953 on separate stops at Hbf
0,3
 Annenstraße 1
5,7
 Babenbergerstraße
0,6
 Esperantoplatz 1 5 7
5,5
 Marienplatz
5,4
right mill canal
5,0
 Lendplatz
3 to Gösting
0,9
 Roseggerhaus
1 5 7, 3 to Krenngasse
0,9
mill canal Elisabethstraße
1,3
 Südtirolerplatz 1 5 7
1,4/4,6
 Mur
Erzherzog-Johann-bridge/Keplerbridge
4,5
left mill canal (until 1977)
terminus from 1962
4,5
 Schloßbergplatz/Keplerbrücke
4 to Andritz
1,7
 Hauptplatz 1 4 5 7
4,1
 Grabenstraße
3 to Gösting, 6 to Puntigam
2,2
 Jakominiplatz 1 3 4 5 6 7
4 to Liebenau, 5 to Zentralfriedhof
3 to Krenngasse, 6 to St. Peter
terminus from 1963
3,9
 Wormgasse
2,6
 Kaiser-Josef-Platz 1 7
3,7
 Geidorfplatz
2,8
 Rechbauerstraße 1 7
3,3
 Zinzendorfgasse
until 1971
1 to Mariatrost, 7 to St. Leonhard/LKH

The Graz tramway network is a network of tramways forming an important part of the public transport system in Graz, which is both the capital city of the federal state of Styria, Austria, and the second largest city in Austria.

In operation since 1878, the network presently has six daytime lines, and five evening and Sunday lines. As of 2012, the Graz tram network ran on an almost 60 kilometres (37 mi) of route, and served 53.56 million passengers.[2] It is operated by the Graz Linien division of Holding Graz, the city owned utility company who also operate the city's bus network and the Schlossbergbahn funicular railway. The trams form part of the styrian integrated fare system which covers all modes of public transport in Graz and Styria.

The Tramway Museum Graz, at the terminus of line 1 in Mariatrost, holds many exhibits relating to the system.[3]

History

[edit]
The first electric tram in 1899

The first trams to run in Graz were horse trams in private ownership, with service commencing in 1878. The lines were electrified from 1899. In 1939, the tram network was acquired by the city.[3]

In 1941, the narrow gauge electric railway that had linked Graz with the suburb of Mariatrost since 1898, was converted to standard gauge and became part of the tram network. The resulting long outer section of tram route 1 still retains many light railway features, with its off-street routing and long stretches of single track.[3][4]

Graz trams in 1977
Subsurface tramstop at Graz main railway station from 2012

The Graz tram network reached a peak in 1950. Growing car ownership, and the growth of residential areas in outer reaches of the city not served by the trams, led to a fall in tram usage and eventually, after 1950, the closure of several tram routes. The city introduced trolleybuses in 1941 to serve the outer areas of the city, but these were replaced by motor buses by 1967.[3]

In the 1990s, with the city's narrow central streets proving ill-suited to large quantities of private car traffic, the city adopted a policy of improving and expanding public transport, with modernisation and extension of the tramway. The area around Jakominiplatz was developed as the main tram and city bus interchange from 1995, whilst extensions to Puntigam, Liebenau/Murpark and St Peter followed in 2006 and 2007.[3]

In 2001, Graz was the launch customer for the Bombardier Transportation's Cityrunner design, with the acquisition of 18 27 m (89 ft) long five-section trams. These were the city's first 100% low-floor trams, although the concept was introduced in 1999 by the fitting of new low-floor centre sections to 12 existing trams.[3]

In 2007, Graz ordered 45 Stadler Variobahn trams for delivery between 2009 and 2015. These vehicles proved controversial, with complaints over noise and vibration levels. Initially confined to the north–south axis lines 4 and 5, the trams started operating on the east–west axis in 2013, after modifications and imposition of a speed limit.[3][5]

In 2012, new tram tunnels were built to serve the city's main railway station (Graz Hauptbahnhof), which was previously the terminus of two tram lines and some distance from the main westbound tram route. Trams on the main line now stop in a new subsurface tram station in the station forecourt area. This allows the station to be served by four of the city's six lines.[3]

In 2016 a new extension of line 7 in order to serve the new medical campus of the University of Graz in Stiftingtalstraße was constructed and opened to the public on 11 September 2016. The line was extended by one stop from the previous terminus at St. Leonhard.[6]

Operation

[edit]
Line 1
Eggenberg/UKH - Mariatrost
Overview
Native nameLinie 1
Termini
  • Eggenberg/UKH
  • Mariatrost
Stations32
Color on maplight blue
History
Current route sinceSeptember 10, 1990 (1990-09-10)
Technical
Line length11.2 km (7.0 mi)
Route map

Legend
km
m (AA)
Göstinger Straße
0,0
 Eggenberg/UKH
(emergency hospital)
380
0,4
 Alt-Eggenberg
376
0,5
Baiernstraße
0,8
 Schloss Eggenberg
369
0,8
Schloßstraße
1,2
 Auster Sport- und Wellnessbad
(public pool "Oyster")
366
1,5
 Vinzenzgasse
365
1,7
 Georgigasse
365
1,7
Alte Poststraße
1,7
 Georgigasse
365
2,0
turnaround Laudongasse
 (Laudongasse)
365
2,2
 Asperngasse
(Access to Hbf S 1-S 7)
365
2,2
6 to Smart City
364
2,4
4 to Reininghaus, 7 to Wetzelsdorf
2,5
 Köflacher Gasse/PVA Park and Ride 4 6 7
( S 61 S 7)
362
2,5
← Köflacher Gasse/→ Waagner-Biro-Straße
2,7
Sublevel section local transport hub Hauptbahnhof
2,7
Südbahn and Köflacherbahn/Graz Hauptbahnhof
364
2,9
 Hauptbahnhof 4 6 7 S 1-S 7
357
3,0
← Eggenberger Gürtel/→ Bahnhofgürtel
3,1
sublevel section ramp
3,1
Annenstraße
3,3
 Esperantoplatz/Arbeiterkammer 4 6 7
355
3,3
← Idlhofgasse/→ Hans-Ressel-Gasse
3,6
 Roseggerhaus 4 6 7
351
3,6
← Elisabethinergasse/→ Volksgartenstraße (line planned)
3,6
right to river Mur mill canal
3,8
construction of city center relief route (until 2025)
350
4,0
 Südtirolerplatz/Kunsthaus 4 6 7
350
4,1
← Grieskai/→ Lendkai
4,1
 Mur
Erzherzog-Johann-bridge
351
4,1
← Marburger Kai/→ Franz-Josef-Kai
4,3
3 5 to Andritz
350
4,4
 Hauptplatz-Congress 3 4 5 6 7
350
Herrengasse (pedestrian zone)
4,9
← Johanneumring/→ Opernring
4,9
4 to Liebenau/Murpark, 5 to Puntigam
351
4,9
 Jakominiplatz 3 4 5 6 7 (23)
351
5,0
turnaround Radetzkyspitz/relief route
352
5,0
3 to Krenngasse, 6 to St. Peter
352
5,0
turnaround Steirerhof
352
5,3
 Kaiser-Josef-Platz/Oper 7
355
5,3
← Kaiser-Josef-Pl./→ Franz-Graf-Allee
355
5,6
former Line 2 to Hauptbahnhof (closed 1971)
5,6
 Maiffredygasse 7
358
5,9
 Lichtenfelsgasse/Kunstuniversität 7
360
6,2
 Merangasse 7
364
6,2
Merangasse
364
6,2
 Merangasse 7
364
6,4
 Reiterkaserne 7
367
6,4
 7
to LKH MED UNI/Klinikum Nord
6,6
 Tegetthoffplatz
367
6,6
Elisabethstraße
6,6
 Tegetthoffplatz
367
6,9
 Lenaugasse
369
7,3
Kroisbach
7,3
Turnaround Hilmteich
374
7,4
 Hilmteich/Botanischer Garten
375
7,4
Schubertgasse
375
7,8
 Schönbrunngasse
379
8,1
Mariatroster Bach
8,2
Hilmteichstraße/Mariatroster Straße
384
8,2
 Mariagrün
(former light rail route)
384
8,8
 Kroisbach
389
8,8
Reifentalgasse
389
8,8
 Kroisbach
389
8,9
Mariatroster Bach
9,3
 St. Johann
394
9,3
Freihofanger
394
9,3
 St. Johann
394
Mariatroster Bach 2x
9,8
 Rettenbach
400
9,8
Rettenbacher Straße
400
9,9
Mariatroster Bach
402
10,0
 Wagnesweg
403
10,0
Wagnesweg
403
10,2
 Waldhof/Rettenbachklamm
405
10,2
Hans-Mauracher-Straße
405
10,2
 Waldhof/Rettenbachklamm
405
10,3
Rettenbach
10,6
 Teichhof
412
10,6
Teichhofweg
412
10,9
 Tannhof
415
10,9
Tannhofweg
415
11,0
Turnaround Mariatrost
11,2
 Mariatrost Park and Ride
417
Connection to museum
 Tramway Museum Graz
418
 Mariatrost Basilica
Altstadtbim: riding is free in this segment
single track/track entanglement between halts
Line 3/(23)
Andritz - (Jakominiplatz) - Krenngasse
Overview
Native nameLinie 3/(23)
Termini
  • Andritz
  • Krenngasse
Stations19/7
Color on maplight green/purple
History
Current route sinceJuly 11, 2020 (2020-07-11)
Technical
Line length6.5 km (4.0 mi)
Route map

Legend
km
m (AA)
Andritzer Reichsstraße
0,0
 Andritz 5
Andritzer Hauptplatz
363
0,4
 Grazerstrasse 5
360
0,8
67a Grabenstraße
358
1,0
Körösistraße
358
1,0
 Maut Andritz 5
358
1,0
Theodor-Körner-Straße
358
1,5
 Robert-Stolz-Gasse 5
357
1,7
Grabengürtel
1,8
 Carnerigasse 5
355
1,8
Carnerigasse
355
2,1
 Seniorenzentrum 5
354
2,4
 Hasnerplatz/Pädagog. Hochsch./tim 5
352
2,7
 Lange Gasse 5
351
2,7
Körösistraße
351
3,1
← Keplerstraße/→ Wickenburggasse
352
3,1
 Keplerbrücke 5
352
3,4
 Schloßbergbahn 5 Schloßbergbahn
353
3,6
 Schloßbergplatz/Murinsel 5 Schloßberglift
351
3,8
 1 4 6 7
to Hauptbahnhof
350
3,9
 Hauptplatz-Congress 1 4 5 6 7
350
Herrengasse (pedestrian zone)
4,7
← Johanneumring/→ Opernring
352
turnaround Radetzkyspitz (23)
4,7
4 to Murpark, 5 to Puntigam
352
0,0/4,8
 Jakominiplatz 1 4 5 6 7 (23)
352
0,0/4,8
Opernring/Gleisdorfer Gasse
352
0,0/4,8
1 to Mariatrost 7 to LKH MED UNI/Klinikum Nord
352
0,1/4,9
turnaround Steirerhof
352
0,4/5,2
Dietrichsteinplatz
352
0,4/5,2
6 to St. Peter
354
0,4/5,2
 Dietrichsteinplatz 6 (23)
354
0,7/5,5
Mandellstraße
357
0,7/5,5
 Mandellstraße (23)
357
0,9/5,7
 Rechbauerstraße (23)
360
1,2/6,0
 Herz-Jesu-Kirche (23)
361
1,5/6,3
 Schillerplatz (23)
365
1,6/6,4
Merangasse
365
Schillerplatz
1,7/6,5
 Krenngasse (23)
365
Krenngasse
Altstadtbim: riding is free in this segment
Double km-numbers starting at Jakominiplatz: Line (23)
Line 4
Reininghaus - Liebenau/MURPARK
Overview
Native nameLinie 4
Termini
  • Reininghaus
  • Liebenau/MURPARK
Stations24
Color on maplight brown
History
Current route sinceNovember 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)
Technical
Line length8.5 km (5.3 mi)
Route map

Legend
km
m (AA)
0,0
 Reininghaus
358
0,1
Domenico dell'Allio Allee
0,3
Wetzelsdorfer Straße
360
0,3
 Jochen-Rindt-Platz
360
0,3
Southwestern line (planned)
360
0,8
 Reininghauspark/tim
364
1,1
 Reininghausstraße
365
1,2
Reininghausstraße - Alte Poststraße crossroads
1,3
Köflacherbahn
360
1,8
7 to Wetzelsdorf
365
1,8
 Alte Poststraße 7
365
1,9
Remise III (Alte Poststraße) depot
364
2,0
 Eggenberger Straße
exit only
364
2,2
1 to Eggenberg/UKH, 6 to Smart City
364
2,3
 Köflacher Gasse/PVA 1 6 7
364
2,3
← Köflacher Gasse/→ Waagner-Biro-Straße
364
2,4
Sublevel section local transport hub Hauptbahnhof
361
2,4
Südbahn and Köflacherbahn/Graz Hbf
360
2,6
 Hauptbahnhof 1 6 7 S 1-S 7
357
2,7
← Eggenberger Gürtel/→ Bahnhofgürtel
2,7
sublevel section ramp
2,7
Annenstraße
3,0
 Esperantoplatz/Arbeiterkammer 1 6 7
355
3,0
← Idlhofgasse/→ Hans-Ressel-Gasse
3,3
 Roseggerhaus 1 6 7
355
3,3
← Elisabethinergasse/→ Volksgartenstraße (line planned)
3,3
right side of river Mur mill canal
3,5
construction of relief route (complete 2025)
351
3,7
 Südtirolerplatz/Kunsthaus 1 6 7
354
3,8
← Grieskai/→ Lendkai
3,8
 Mur
Erzherzog-Johann-bridge
353
3,8
← Marburger Kai/→ Franz-Josef-Kai
4,0
 3 5
to Andritz
357
4,0
 Hauptplatz-Congress 1 3 5 6 7
357
Herrengasse (pedestrian zone)
4,4
← Johanneumring/→ Opernring
4,4
 1 3 6 7
towards east
353
4,5
 Jakominiplatz 1 3 5 6 7 (23)
354
4,5
Turn Johanneumring/relief route and turn Steirerhof
354
4,6
track switch Jakoministraße
355
4,9
Grazbachgasse
5,0
 Finanzamt 5
351
5,2
 Steyrergasse 5
350
5,2
Remise I and II (Steyrergasse) depot
350
5,2
 Steyrergasse 5
349
5,4
 Jakominigürtel/tim 5
349
5,4
 5
to Puntigam
348
5,6
 Stadthalle
347
5,7
 Fröhlichgasse/Messe
345
5,7
Fröhlichgasse
345
6,0
 Ostbahnhof S 3 S 31
346
6,4
 Jauerburggasse
345
6,8
Turnaround Station Liebenau
343
6,8
 Stadion Liebenau/Bertha v. Suttner Platz
343
343
6,8
Ulrich-Lichtenstein-Gasse
344
6,8
 Stadion Liebenau/Bertha v. Suttner Platz
344
6,9
← Liebenauer Hauptstr./→ Münzgrabenstr.
7,0
Liebenauer Tangente
7,2
 Dr.-Lister-Gasse
349
7,6
 Karl-Huber-Gasse
351
7,6
Karl-Huber-Gasse
7,9
 P+R MURPARK
345
8,0
8,5
 Liebenau/MURPARK S 3 S 31
347
Altstadtbim: riding is free in this segment
Line 5
Andritz - Puntigam
Overview
Native nameLinie 5
Termini
  • Andritz
  • Puntigam
Stations28
Color on mapbrown
History
Current route sinceDecember 1, 2006 (2006-12-01)
Technical
Line length9.8 km (6.1 mi)
Route map

Legend
km
m (AA)
Andritzer Reichsstraße
0,0
 Andritz 3
Andritzer Hauptplatz
363
0,4
 Grazerstrasse 3
360
0,8
67a Grabenstraße
358
1,0
Körösisraße
358
1,0
 Maut Andritz 3
358
1,0
Theodor-Körner-Straße
358
1,5
 Robert-Stolz-Gasse 3
357
1,7
Grabengürtel
1,8
 Carnerigasse 3
355
1,8
Carnerigasse
355
2,1
 Seniorenzentrum 3
354
2,4
 Hasnerplatz/Pädagog. Hochsch./tim 3
352
2,7
 Lange Gasse 3
351
2,7
Körösistraße
351
3,1
← Keplerstraße/→ Wickenburggasse
352
3,1
 Keplerbrücke 3
352
3,4
 Schloßbergbahn 3 Schloßbergbahn
353
3,6
 Schloßbergplatz/Murinsel 3 Schloßberglift
351
3,8
 1 4 6 7
to Hauptbahnhof
350
3,9
 Hauptplatz-Congress 1 3 4 6 7
350
Herrengasse (pedestrian zone)
4,7
← Johanneumring/re: Opernring
352
4,7
 1 3 6 7
towards east
353
4,8
 Jakominiplatz 1 3 4 6 7 (23)
353
4,8
Turn Radetzkyspitz/relief route and turn Steirerhof
4,9
Track switch Jakoministraße
351
4,9
Grazbachgasse
5,2
 Finanzamt 4
349
5,4
 Steyrergasse 4
348
5,4
Remise I and II (Steyrergasse) depot
5,4
 Steyrergasse 4
348
5,6
 Jakominigürtel/tim 4
346
5,6
 4
to Liebenau
6,0
 Josefkirche
346
6,0
Schönaugasse
345
6,0
 Josefkirche
345
6,2
 Neuholdaugasse-Augartenbad
345
6,2
Neuholdaugasse
345
6,3
Mur Bertha von Suttner-Bridge
6,4
 Karlauergürtel
346
6,5
connection to southwest line (planned)
6,6
Steirische Ostbahn [de]
7,0
 Puchstraße
344
7,3
 Dornschneidergasse
343
7,7
 Lauzilgasse
344
7,9
Turnaround Zentralfriedhof
7,9
 67
Triester Straße
7,9
 Zentralfriedhof (central cemetery)
346
8,3
 Plachelhofstraße
346
8,8
 Maut Puntigam
348
9,3
 Brauquartier/tim
348
9,3
Brauquartier
9,5
 Brauhaus Puntigam
347
9,5
 67
Triester Straße
9,7
Graz Puntigam Südbahn
9,8
 Puntigam S 5 S 6
341
Altstadtbim: riding is free in this segment
single track with switches (doubled by the end of 2024)
Line 6/16
Smart City - St. Peter
Overview
Native nameLinie 6/16
Termini
  • Smart City/P.Tunner-Gasse/tim
  • St. Peter
Stations23
Color on mapgreen
History
Current route sinceNovember 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)
Technical
Line length8.2 km (5.1 mi)
Route map

Legend
km
m (AA)
0,0
 Smart City/P.Tunner-Gasse/tim
366
0,3
 Nikolaus-Harnoncourt-Park
367
0,5
Dreierschützengasse
0,5
 Dreierschützengasse/H. List Halle
366
0,8
 Starhemberggasse
365
0,8
Starhemberggasse
1,1
Waagner-Biro-Straße
1,2
 Daungasse/Hauptbahnhof
364
 1
to Eggenberg/UKH and turnaround Laudongasse
1,5
4 to Reininghaus, 7 to Wetzelsdorf
364
1,6
 Köflacher Gasse/PVA Park and Ride 1 4 7
( S 61 S 7)
362
1,6
← Köflacher Gasse/→ Waagner-Biro-Straße
1,8
Sublevel section local transport hub Hauptbahnhof
1,8
Südbahn and Köflacherbahn/Graz Hauptbahnhof
364
2,0
 Hauptbahnhof 1 4 7 S 1-S 7
357
2,0
← Eggenberger Gürtel/→ Bahnhofgürtel
2,2
sublevel section ramp
2,2
Annenstraße
2,4
 Esperantoplatz/Arbeiterkammer 1 4 7
355
2,4
← Idlhofgasse/→ Hans-Ressel-Gasse
2,7
 Roseggerhaus 1 4 7
351
2,7
← Elisabethinergasse/→ Volksgartenstraße (new line planned)
2,7
right side of river Mur mill canal
2,9
construction of relief route 16/17 (until 2025)
350
 Belgiergasse 16 17
(under construction)
3,0
 Südtirolerplatz/Kunsthaus 1 4 6 7
350
3,1
← Grieskai/→ Lendkai
3,1
 Mur
Tegetthoffbridge/Erzherzog-Johann-bridge
351
3,1
← Marburger Kai/→ Franz-Josef-Kai
3,3
3 5 to Andritz
350
3,4
 Hauptplatz-Congress 1 3 4 5 6 7
350
 Neutorgasse 16 17
(under construction)
Herrengasse (pedestrian zone)
3,9
← Joanneumring/→ Opernring
turnaround Radetzkyspitz (23)
3,9
4 to Liebenau/MURPARK, 5 to Puntigam
352
4,0
 Jakominiplatz 1 3 4 5 6 7 (23)
352
4,0
Opernring/Gleisdorfer Gasse
352
4,0
1 to Mariatrost 7 to LKH MED UNI/Klinikum Nord
352
4,1
turnaround Steirerhof
352
4,6
Dietrichsteinplatz
352
4,6
 Dietrichsteinplatz 3
352
4,6
3 (23) to Krenngasse
352
4,6
 Dietrichsteinplatz 3
352
5,0
 Neue Technik
351
4,6
Steyrergasse
351
5,0
 Neue Technik
351
5,2
 Münzgrabenkirche
352
5,5
Münzgrabenstraße
352
5,5
 Moserhofgasse/Messe
353
6,0
 St. Peter Friedhof
359
6,0
Petersgasse
352
6,3
 Schulzentrum St.Peter
361
Wendeschleife Schulzentrum St. Peter 6
6,4
 Schulzentrum St.Peter 16
361
 Beginning 2025 6 turns here, 16 goes to St. Peter
6,8
 Plüddemanngasse 16
364
6,8
Plüddemanngasse
364
6,8
 Plüddemanngasse 16
364
7,0
Sankt-Peter-Pfarrweg
7,1
 Eisteichgasse 16
372
7,4
Breitenweg
370
7,4
 Breitenweg 16
370
7,7
 Prof.-Franz-Spath-Ring 16
365
7,7
Peterstalgasse
8,2
 St. Peter 16
372
Altstadtbim: riding is free in this segment
Line 7/17
Wetzelsdorf - LKH Med Uni/Klinikum Nord
Overview
Native nameLinie 7/17
Termini
  • Wetzelsdorf
  • LKH Med Uni/Klinikum Nord
Stations25
Color on maporange
History
Current route sinceSeptember 10, 2016 (2016-09-10)
Technical
Line length7.7 km (4.8 mi)
Route map

Legend
km
m (AA)
Wetzelsdorfer Straße
0,0
 Wetzelsdorf
0,1
Burgenlandstraße
0,1
 Wetzelsdorf
Burgenlandstraße
0,3
 Handelstraße
0,3
Handelsstraße
0,5
 Johann-Haiden-Straße
0,9
 Baierdorf
1,2
 Absengerstraße
1,6
 Karl-Morre-Str./Gemeindeamt
1,6
Eckertstraße
1,9
 Franz-Steiner-Gasse
2,2
 Fachhochschule Joanneum
2,4
4 to Reininghaus, Alte Poststraße
2,4
 Alte Poststraße 4
2,5
Remise III (Alte Poststraße) depot
364
2,6
 Eggenberger Straße
exit only
364
2,8
1 to Eggenberg/UKH, 6 to Smart City
364
2,9
 Köflacher Gasse/PVA 1 4 6
364
2,9
← Köflacher Gasse/→ Waagner-Biro-Straße
364
3,0
Sublevel section local transport hub Hauptbahnhof
361
3,0
Südbahn and Köflacherbahn/Graz Hbf
360
3,2
 Hauptbahnhof 1 4 6 S 1-S 7
357
3,3
← Eggenberger Gürtel/→ Bahnhofgürtel
3,3
sublevel section ramp
3,3
Annenstraße
3,6
 Esperantoplatz/Arbeiterkammer 1 4 6
355
3,6
← Idlhofgasse/→ Hans-Ressel-Gasse
3,9
 Roseggerhaus 1 4 6
355
3,9
← Elisabethinergasse/→ Volksgartenstraße (line planned)
3,9
right side of river Mur mill canal
4,1
construction of relief route 16/17 (complete 2025)
351
 Belgiergasse 16 17
(under construction)
4,3
 Südtirolerplatz/Kunsthaus 1 4 6
354
4,4
← Grieskai/→ Lendkai
4,4
 Mur
Tegetthoffbridge/Erzherzog-Johann-bridge
351
4,4
← Marburger Kai/→ Franz-Josef-Kai
4,6
 3 5
to Andritz
357
4,6
 Hauptplatz-Congress 1 3 4 5 6
357
 Neutorgasse 16 17
(under construction)
Herrengasse (pedestrian zone)
5,0
← Johanneumring/→ Opernring
turnaround Radetzkyspitz (23)
5,0
4 to Liebenau/Murpark, 5 to Puntigam
351
5,0
 Jakominiplatz 1 3 4 5 6 (23)
351
5,1
turnaround Radetzkyspitz/relief route
352
5,1
3 to Krenngasse, 6 to St. Peter
352
5,1
turnaround Steirerhof
352
5,4
 Kaiser-Josef-Platz/Oper 1
355
5,4
← Kaiser-Josef-Pl./→ Franz-Graf-Allee
355
5,7
former Line 2 to Hauptbahnhof (closed 1971)
5,7
 Maiffredygasse 1
358
6,0
 Lichtenfelsgasse/Kunstuniversität 1
360
6,3
 Merangasse 1
364
6,3
Merangasse
364
6,3
 Merangasse 1
364
6,5
 Reiterkaserne 1
367
6,5
 1
to Mariatrost
7,0
 Odilien-Institut/Klinikum Süd
state hospital
373
7,3
7,4
 St. Leonhard/Klinikum Mitte
376
7,7
 LKH Med Uni/Klinikum Nord
379
Altstadtbim: Service is free in this segment

Route network

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The following services operate during the day on Mondays to Saturdays:[1][7]

The following services operate in the evenings and on Sundays:[1][7]

  • Lines 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7: as above
  • Line 23: Krenngasse – Jakominiplatz

Infrastructure

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Tram on the former light railway section of line 1

Graz's tram network is built to standard gauge and is electrified using overhead line at 600 V DC. The network is largely double track, with some 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) of single track on the northern, former light railway, section of line 1, and just over 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) towards the southern terminus of line 5 (construction work to expand line 5 to double tracks will finish in November 2024). Most of the track is at grade, with the exception of the subsurface tram stop, with linking tunnels, at the main railway station, and a short tunnel just before the southern terminus of line 5.[3][7][8]

With the exception of the short tunnelled sections, and the former light railway section of line 1, all of the system is street based, with varying degrees of segregation. As the trams are single-ended, with doors on only one side, all terminal locations are equipped with turning loops, and all tram stops are to the nearside of the tram.[3][8]

Tram fleet

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As of 2023, the Graz tramway network's fleet was:[9][10]

Nos. Image Manufacturer Built Length(mm) Axles Wheelbase(mm) Seated/Standing Notes
501–510 (10) SGP Graz 1978 25,343 8 6,000 40/94
601–612 (12) SGP Graz 1986–1987 27,000 8 6,000 41/126 Low-floor middle segment installed 1999.
651–668 (18) Bombardier Transportation 2000–2001 27,000 6 6,000 54/90 To Bombardier's standard, 100% low-floor, Cityrunner design.
201–245 (45) Stadler Rail 2009–2015 27,000 6 6,000 54/90 To Stadler Rail's standard, 100% low-floor, Variobahn design.
– Alstom starting 2024 33.810 6 140/60 Alstom Flexity, service starting 2025, 100 % low-floor[11]

Tickets and fares

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The Graz tramway network is entirely within zone 101 of the Verbund Linie, an integrated tariff for public transport throughout Styria. Zone 101 tickets are valid on all trams, and all city buses with single or double digit route numbers. They are also valid on regional buses, which have three digit route numbers, and trains, but only within the boundary of the zone.[12]

Tickets are available for different periods of validity, including one hour, 24 hours, a week, a month or a year, and allow unlimited changes of vehicle within the validity period. Tickets can be purchased from ticket machines on board the trams or at the major stops, from tobacconists, or from a central office. They are also available by SMS text message or via a smartphone app.[12]

Aimed at visitors to the city, there is also a three-day ticket which allows unlimited travel within the city for three days, as well as giving reduced admission charges at selected attractions. The ticket is available at hotels and other accommodation, at the city tourist information office, at ticket sale counters at the Schloßbergbahn funicular, and at Graz Airport.[13]

Future

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With the introduction of the full set of Variobahn trams, many of Graz's older high-floor trams will be retired. It is also planned to lengthen the new Variobahn trams by adding 2 further sections to the trams.[3]

There are plans for a number of extensions to existing lines plus the building of 1 new line.

On February 5, 2018, the co-financing of a comprehensive expansion program was signed between the city of Graz and, for the first time, the province of Styria. By 2023, 117 million euros are to be allocated for the construction or expansion of six routes. Co-financing from the federal government is being sought.

  • Downtown relief route via Belgiergasse, Vorbeckgasse to Annenstraße (approximately 1 km, 27 million euros, 2022–2025).
  • Double-track expansion of Line 5 from the Central Cemetery to Brauquartier Puntigam (15.3 million euros, October 2022 – November 2024).[14]
  • Double-track expansion of Line 1 from Hilmteich to Mariagrün (6.3 million euros, by 2023).
  • Partial double-track expansion of Line 1 between Mariagrün and Mariatrost (in several construction phases, 2.3 million euros, by 2023).

In mid-April 2021, the plans for the South-West Line (Line 8) were presented. It is scheduled to be built in 2024, with an estimated cost of around 127 million euro

  • Line 8: Jakominiplatz – Citypark – Don Bosco – Reininghaus – Straßgang[15]
Flexity test run in Graz (2019)


Starting 2025 15 new vehicles of the type Flexity from the manufacturer Alstom are supposed to enter service.[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Liniennetzplan Graz" [Public Transport Network of Graz] (PDF). holding-graz.at (in German). Holding Graz. September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dienstleister für Generationen - Geschäftsbericht der Holding Graz 2012" [Supplier for Generations - Business Report of Holding Graz 2012] (PDF). holding-graz.at (in German). Holding Graz. August 2013. p. 47. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Pulling, Neil (August 2013). "System Factfile 71: Graz, Austria". Tramways & Urban Transit. Ian Allan Ltd / Light Rail Transit Association. pp. 340–343.
  4. ^ Wegenstein, Peter (1994). Bahn im Bild 94 - Die Straßenbahn von Graz (in German). Vienna: Verlag Pospischil. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Probleme mit Variobahn offiziell für beendet erklärt" [Problems with Variobahn officially declared finished]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). 12 April 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Verlängerung der Linie 7" [Extension of line 7] (in German). Holding Graz. Retrieved 30 July 2003.
  7. ^ a b c Schwandl, Robert (2010). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Schweiz & Österreich. Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN 978 3 936573 27 5. (in German and English)
  8. ^ a b "Graz - Straßenbahnnetzplan" [Graz - Tram track plan] (PDF). doprava.unas.cz (in German). January 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  9. ^ Kaiser, Wolfgang (2004). Straßenbahnen in Österreich. München: GeraMond. pp. 126–127. ISBN 3765471984.
  10. ^ Holding Graz Linien – Sekretariat Technische Services Straßenbahn.
  11. ^ "15 neue Straßenbahnen für Graz". ORF Steiermark (in German). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Tickets & Tarife" [Tickets & Fares] (in German). Holding Graz. Retrieved 29 July 2003.
  13. ^ "Graz 3-Days Ticket". Verbund Linie. Retrieved 29 July 2003.
  14. ^ "Triesterstraße Linie 5 Zweigleisiger Ausbau - Seite 2". www.styria-mobile.at. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Straßenbahnausbau 2023ff - Seite 18". www.styria-mobile.at. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  16. ^ red, steiermark ORF at/Agenturen (17 May 2023). "Graz will 68 Millionen in 15 neue Trams investieren". steiermark.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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