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Locale Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany | ||
The Chemnitz tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Chemnitz) is a network of tramways forming the centrepiece of the public transport system in Chemnitz, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany.
Opened in 1880 as a horsecar system, the network was converted to an electrically powered system between 1893 and 1898. The network's gauge, originally 914 mm (3 ft), was widened to 925 mm (3 ft 13⁄32 in) by the outbreak of World War I. From the 1950s, the gauge was widened further, to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge, although the gauge conversion work was not completed until as late as 1988.
The network is currently operated by Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (CVAG) and City-Bahn Chemnitz (CBC).
Lines
As of 10 October 2016, the network consists of 9 lines, as follows: