Märkische tram
The Märkische streetcar is a former transport - companies in the eastern Ruhr area .
Representatives of the communities of Annen , Bommern , Langendreer , Werne and Witten met on July 12, 1895 to negotiate the construction of an electric tram . In the course of these negotiations, the following lines were decided.
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route
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| Bommern - Witten - Langendreer - Lütgendortmund - Castrop |
| Langendreer - Ümmingen |
| Langendreer-Bahnhof-Süd - Werne - Lütgendortmund - Castrop |
| Witten-West - Annen-South - Rüdinghausen |
On November 3, 1896, they jointly founded the Märkische Straßenbahn company . In response to a tender , the cheapest provider, Kummer & Co. in Niedersedlitz , was commissioned to build and operate the tram. The construction of the depot in Crengeldanz and the workshop in Lütgendortmund began on January 10, 1898. The first concession was awarded on September 22, 1898. However, it was not until December 12th and 31st, 1898, respectively, that the municipalities signed a 15-year contract with the company. With this, Kummer & Co. undertook to pay 108,000 marks in rent and to leave half of the profit to the communities.
The expansion of the tram took place mainly in a lateral position and on a single track with passing points. In the years to come, the following routes were put into operation:
Opening date |
route
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| January 4, 1899 | Witten market - Annen-Süd |
| January 5, 1899 | Langendreer-Nord - Bommern |
| January 11, 1899 | Langendreer - Ümmingen |
| May 9, 1899 | Bommern train station - Bommern monument |
| August 12, 1900 | Langendreer-Süd - Werne - Lütgendortmund market |
| September 6, 1900 | Langendreer-Süd - Lütgendortmund-Markt - Kranefeld |
| August 25, 1901 | Kranefeld - Castrop |
| December 21, 1901 | Ummingen - Laer |
| October 26, 1902 | Witten-Bahnhofstrasse - Witten-West |
| December 11, 1902 | Lütgendortmund market - Lütgendortmund train station |
On November 24, 1899, the municipality of Werne and on February 8, 1901, the municipality of Lütgendortmund joined the Märkische Straßenbahn company . Shortly afterwards, on June 15, 1901, however, Kummer & Co. had to file for bankruptcy. In order to maintain operations, the Dortmund district took over the northern and eastern route and the Bochum district took over the southern and western route. On October 1, 1901, however, the communities involved in the company took over the entire operation on their own.
Up until then, the Märkische tram network ran in the rural area between the two up-and-coming cities of Bochum and Dortmund. Since the network was very large and the population density was relatively low, the number of passengers could not cover the costs. In addition, the municipalities lacked the necessary capital. When the entire operation was run down in 1912, the Bochum-Castroper tram took over operation in 1912 and the Märkische tram was liquidated .
literature
- Dieter Höltge: Trams and light rail vehicles in Germany, Volume 4: Ruhr area. EK-Verlag, Freiburg im Breisgau 1994, ISBN 3-8825-5334-0 .