Bydgoszcz tram

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Bydgoszcz tram
PESA 122N low-floor tram on Gdańska Street
Basic information
Country	Poland
city	Bydgoszcz
opening	May 18, 1888
electrification	July 3, 1896
operator	MZK Bydgoszcz
Infrastructure
Route length	40.1 km
Gauge	1000 mm ( meter gauge )
Power system	600 volt DC overhead line
Operating mode	Furnishing operation
business
Lines	8th
Line length	73.9 km
vehicles	116
statistics
Passengers	310,000 per day (2010)
Network plan (valid since Nov. 2012)

Tram bridge opened in 2012

The Bydgoszcz tram is the backbone of local public transport in the Polish city ​​of Bydgoszcz (German: Bromberg). It is operated by the Miejskie Zakłady Komunikacyjne w Bydgoszczy (MZK) company and is administered by the City of Bydgoszcz.

There are nine lines on the Bydgoszcz tram network, seven of which operate daily; one is a reinforcement line during rush hour and a seasonal one only operates during the holiday season. The line length is 72.2 kilometers, the track length 80.5 kilometers and the route length 40.1 kilometers. The track width of the Bydgoszcz tram is 1000 millimeters ( meter gauge ). The majority of the routes are double-track with the exception of a less than a kilometer long section on Ulica Nakielska.

Chronicle of the development of the tram network

German time before 1920

year	Events
1888	February 1: A contract between the engineering office Havestadt & Contag in Berlin and the Bydgoszcz magistrate and the police department for the construction and operation of a horse-drawn tram was signed. May 18th The first horse-drawn tram in Bromberg went into operation. Their route led from the train station to the wool market.
1895	October 5th: The Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft ( AEG ) received approval to electrify the tram.
1896	July 3: In Bromberg the passenger service of the electric tram begins.
1898	The red line (A) was extended from Wollmarkt via Posener Straße and Berliner Straße to the Kleinbahnhof (closed in 1969).
1900	The third line went into operation. The white line (C) ran from Theaterplatz over Wilhelmstrasse and Chaussee to Fordon to Groß Bartelsee.
1901	Line C was extended in a westerly direction via Wilhelmstrasse, Hippelstrasse, Berliner Strasse and Nakeler Strasse to Schleusenau.
1905	Construction of the tram sidings Wilhelmstraße - Gammstraße - electricity works and Wilhelmstraße - freight yard.

In Poland

year	Events
1920	At the time of the transition to Poland, the following lines were in operation: A "red" station - Okole (every 7 minutes) B "green" Gdańska - Strzelnica (Ulica Toruńska) (every 8 minutes) C "white" Wilczak - Bartodzieje Wielkie (all 12 minutes)
1936	Extension of line B along ulica Chodkiewicza from ulica Gdańska to ulica Lelewela and establishment of a line D from ulica Gdańska to ulica Długa. Five railcars and four sidecars were taken over from Poznań . The sidecars were taken out of service in the summer.
1937	Extension of the route from Chodkiewicza Street to Głowackiego Street.

From 1945 to 1952

year	Events
1945	After the interruption caused by the war, operations were gradually resumed: June 29 : Line A was back on its old route. July 19 : Line B resumed operations on Ulica Toruńską and Line C went to the Old Town. September : Line D ran on the Gdańska - Długa route.
1946	October : Line C again served Ulica Armii Czerwonej (today Ulica Focha).
1948	The line designation was changed from letters to numbers. Construction of the switch from Ulica Dworcowej towards Plac Wolności and Bielaw. Line 4 (previously "D") started running on the railway station - Bielawy line. Three night lines (from the train station to Bielawy, Okole and Bartodzieje Wielkie) started operating and were discontinued after a month.
1949	A branch line was built from Chodkiewicza Street to the District Hospital along Lelewela Street and Jurasza Street. Line 4 ran on it. The shunting triangle at the station loop was taken out of service.
1950	Extension of the route along Ulica Nakielska from Ulica Wrzesińska to the railway bridge. May 1st: The first tram, which was completely built in the MPK's own workshop, went into operation. Fifteen similar cars had been built by 1956.
1951	The first Konstal 2N wagon from Stocznia Północna from Danzig arrived in Bydgoszcz .

People's Republic of Poland

year	Events
1953	July 21: Opening of the routes south of the Brda from Babia Wieś to Łęgnowo, Kapuściska and Glinki. Five new lines were set up: 5,6,7,8 and 9. Bydgoszcz received used cars from other Polish cities: 13 railcars from Lilpop and 13 sidecars from Herbrand from Łódź, 4 type Walker motor coaches from Katowice and 4 sidecar SW-1 from Krakow.
1955	Opening of the single-track line with diversion along Ulica Gdańska from Ulica Chodkiewicza to the new Leśne settlement. The line crosses the railroad tracks on Artyleryjska Street, from there to Leśne a shuttle car operated. The rest of the line ended at the level crossing.
1956	The delivery of six new type 2N railcars and five type 2 trailer cars from Konstal in Chorzów began. Construction work began on the new tram depot on Ulica Toruńska.
1957	The second track on Ulica Focha was put into operation. Extension of the route along Ulica Fordońska, from Ulica Gajowa to Ulica Polanka. First delivery of Konstal 5N railcars and 5ND trailer cars (16 units).
1959	Commissioning of the new tram depot on Ulica Toruńska.
1963	Opening of the new tram bridge over the Brda along the Ulica Bernardyńska. Bydgoszcz received an offer from Stuttgart to take over 40 railcars free of charge. (The offer was declined.)
1965	Eight cars were taken over from the disused Olsztyn tram .
1966	Construction of a reversing loop with three platforms at the main train station (previously there was a reversing triangle).
1969	May 1: Bydgoszcz Ost received a connection to the tram network (end loop on Ulica Wyścigowa). Closure of the tram route in the old town (discontinuation of line 1).
1970	With the inauguration of the Pomorski Bridge between the Toruńskie and Fordońskie roundabouts, the alignment of the lines that crossed the Brda was changed. Relocation of line 7 to the Glinki - Bałtycka line. Takeover of two new Konstal 802N trams from the Łódź tram .
1973	Delivery of ten type 803N articulated multiple units . Opening of the line at the new Grunwaldzkie junction on a filled-in part of the Stary Kanał Bydgoski (Old Bydgoszcz Canal).
1974	Renewal of the tram route to Kapuściska New construction of a route along Ulica Wojska Polskiego from the junction Szarych Szeregów to Ulica Magnuszewska, where line 2 from Bielaw went. Reconstruction of the line on Ulica Chodkiewicza, construction of a turning loop on Ulica Wybickiego (Bielawy). Closure of the lines on Ulica Lelewela and Ulica Jurasza. Delivery of ten more Konstal 803Ns. Opening of the modernized Rondo Jagiellonów (30th anniversary of the People's Republic) with pedestrian tunnels.
1975	Start of construction of the lines along Ulica Wojska Polskiego from the end loop on Ulica Magnuszewska to Rondo Kujawskie and along Ulica Szubińska to the Błonie settlement (1978/79). The construction of the line was started in standard gauge (there were plans to re- gauge the entire tram network). In 1984 the route to Rondo Kujawskie was finally opened (thanks to the use of wooden sleepers, the gauge could be changed to meter gauge). The tracks on Ulica Szubińska were torn out again (normal-gauge concrete sleepers were used here).
1977	The first railcars of the Konstal 105NW type ran in Bydgoszcz.
1980	March 19: Bydgoszcz received the first type 805Na (42 pieces). The 802N cars were withdrawn from regular service and only used for emergencies.
1981	Delivery of ten type 805Na cars.
1984	Closure of the route on Ulica Grunwaldzka to Okole. Opening of the route on Ulica Wojska Polskiego from Ulica Magnuszewska to Ulica Karpacka (Rondo Kujawskie).
1988	Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Bydgoszcz tram. A Herbrand car from around 1900 was renovated on this occasion.
1989	The single-track line on Ulica Gdańska was expanded to double-track and received a new end loop at Leśny Park Kultury i Wypoczynku , where line 4 was led.

After 1989

year	Events
1990	At the beginning of the new decade, the Bydgoszcz tram had the following fleet of vehicles: 13 5N railcars, 14 5ND side cars, 17 803N articulated railcars and 126 805Na cars - a total of 170 vehicles. January 25th: Tram traffic on Ulica Dworcowa to the station was stopped due to a gas explosion.
1991	Withdrawal of the Konstal N and Konstal 803N wagons from operations. Last delivery of type 805Na.
1992	January 31: End of night traffic with trams (line 6N).
1994	The infrastructure of the tram was transferred to the company ZDMiKP Bydgoszcz.
1996	February 1st: Change of the line numbers due to the introduction of single-digit electromechanical 7-segment displays in the railways. Line 10 was given the number 4. July 3: 100th anniversary of the electric tram in Bydgoszcz.
1997	May 21: Last tram ride on Ulica Dworcowa (withdrawal of the cars from the depot on Ulica Zygmunta Augusta). June 23: Opening of the first section with the so-called Whisper Track in Bydgoszcz on Ulica Gdańska from Ulica Jagiellońska to Ulica Śniadeckich.
1998 1999	Track renewal on the following route sections: Rondo Jagiellonów ↔ bus station, Rondo Grunwaldzkie ↔ Ułańska, Rondo Toruńskie ↔ Babia Wieś, Zbożowy Rynek ↔ Rondo Jagiellonów and Rondo Jagiellonów ↔ Plac Teatralny (whispering track).
2000	August 28: A tragic accident occurred on Jagiellońska Street. A semi-trailer collided with a tram. Car 273 was torn on one side. Some seats were blown on the street, two people were killed and some injured. A new section of the line with whisper track was laid on Ulica Nakielska.
2001	January 19: At Rondo Grunwaldzkie, a bus on route 71 collided with a tram train on route 3 (cars 330 and 331). One person was killed and 20 people were injured.
2002	As a result of a reduction in the number of trams available, 15 cars were parked and stored on the outside tracks of the depot: 227, 228, 240, 243, 244, 246, 249-251, 253-256, 259, 260.
2003	The first modernized car of the type 805NM goes into operation. The renovation was carried out in the Bydgoszcz plant of PESA . Almost all modernized cars received the same exterior design.
2005	August 20: The renewed section of the route on the Pomorski Bridge and Rondo Fordońskie opens after a year and a half of construction. As a result, the track body is now between Rondo Turuńskie and Rondo Fordońskie in the middle between the directional lanes. September: Track renewal on Ulica Fordońska between Ulica Gajowa and Ulica Bałtycka. For the first time in Bydgoszcz, the resilient fastening of the rails on prestressed concrete sleepers was used.
2006	October 18: For the first time in history, a low-floor tram (as a test run) operated on the Bydgoszcz tram network . It was a PESA 121N built by the Bydgoszcz plant for the Elbląg tram .
2007	April 1: The introduction of the bus-tram connection, which led to the increase in the frequency of line 3 to 7 minutes, meant that the cars 259 and 260 parked in 2002 had to be put back into operation. 23 June: Track renewal begins at the bus station and on Ulica Gdańska in the area of ​​the Zawisza Stadium. September: Completion of the track renewal at the bus station. New platforms were built. The renovation took place in connection with the construction of the Focus-Park shopping center. September 22nd : Open house at the Toruńska depot. N-type museum trains operated in the city on the Leśny Park Kultury i Wypoczynku - Depot line . November: Track renewal begins on Ulica Szpitalna, for the first time in 30 years. December : Test drives of the PESA 122N for the Łódź tram in Bydgoszcz.
2008	January: MZK employees strike. February 18: Tram 340 + 341 collided with a work car at the intersection of Ulica Perłowa and Ulica Toruńska. The routes to the depot and to the upper settlements were separated from the network. Two people were injured. As a result, only those cars that were in use on Sunday evenings were left in the network (at that time only solo cars were running). They were distributed on lines 1 and 3, lines 2 and 6 operated on a shortened route, the other lines could not be served. Scheduled traffic was resumed on Monday around 3 p.m. March 4: The first completely low-floor tram ( PESA 122N ) started its scheduled operation in Bydgoszcz. May: The line on Ulica Szpitalna is restarted after the track renewal has been completed. May 30th: 120th anniversary of the opening of the horse-drawn tram. Delivery of the second low-floor car (number 365) of the type 122N. September: Presentation of Car 365 at the InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin.
2009	May 1: Opening of the restored tram route on Ulica Gdańska and Ulica Focha, which has been out of service since the old town was closed.
2010	September: Track renewal at Rondo Jagiellonów. October: Track renewal on Rondo Toruńskie, start of construction of the new line to the station.
2011	March: Signing of the delivery contract for 14 low-floor PESA Swing trams. December: Line 9 closed.
2012	January: Closure of evening traffic on Line 1 (from September to April). November 22nd: Opening of the new line to the train station. November 24th Change of the route network: new route 5 (Rycerska ↔ Glinki), route change on routes 1 (Wilczak ↔ Las Gdański), and 3 (Rycerska ↔ Wyścigowa).
2016	January 16: The Fordońska / Wyścigowa – Loskon (Fordon) line, 9.5 kilometers in length, opens

Line network

line	Line route	Length [km]	Travel time [min]	Cycle [min]	Hold	Remarks
1	Las Gdański ↔ Wilczak Gdańska - Focha - Nakielska	6.7	23-25	workdays: 15/20 sundays: 20	14/15
2	Las Gdański ↔ Rondo Kujawskie Gdańska - Jagiellońska - Most Pomorski - Toruńska - Perłowa - Bełzy - Wojska Polskiego	10.7	36-40	workdays: 15/20 sundays: 20	19th
3	Wilczak ↔ Loskon Nakielska - Focha - Jagiellońska - Fordońska - Dworzec Wschod (Bromberg Ostbahnhof) - Lewinskiego - Akademicka	18.3	45	workdays: 7.5 / 10 sundays: 10/15	14/12	Connection to bus routes 65, 69, 70, 71, 74 and 77
4th	Bielawy ↔ Glinki Chodkiewicza - Gdańska - Jagiellońska - Fordońska - Most Pomorski - Toruńska - Perłowa - Bełzy - Szpitalna	8.6	31-35	workdays: 15/20 sundays: 20	16
5	Glinki ↔ Rycerska Szpitalna - Toruńska - Bernardyńska - Jagiellońska - Focha - Dworcowa	8.4	27-30	workdays: 15/20 sundays: 20	15/16
6th	Bielawy ↔ Łęgnowo Chodkiewicza - Gdańska - Jagiellońska - Bernardyńska - Toruńska - Spadzista - Hutnicza	12.5	38-42	workdays: 15/20 sundays: 20	24	Connection to bus lines 73 and 76
7th	Wyścigowa ↔ Kapuściska Fordońska - Most Pomorski - Toruńska - Perłowa - Bełzy - Wojska Polskiego	6.4	21-25	workdays: 15	9/10	Runs on weekdays from 4:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
8th	Wilczak ↔ Kapuściska Nakielska - Focha - Jagiellońska - Most Pomorski - Toruńska - Perłowa - Bełzy - Wojska Polskiego	8.7	29-33	workdays: 15/20 sundays: 20	17/16

Information on the individual lines

Today's lines

line	course		Stops
1		Gdańska - Focha - Nakielska	Las Gdański
			Stadium Zawisza - Powstańców Warszawy - Artyleryjska - Chodkiewicza - Cieszkowskiego - Plac Wolności - Dworcowa - Opera - Garbary - Rondo Grunwaldzkie - Wrocławska - Stawowa - Wrzesińska - Słoneczna
			Wilczak
	The line has existed since 1949 when the line identification was changed from letters to numbers. It has been running on this route since November 24, 2012, when the new end loop on Ulica Rycerska went into operation. It connects the local recreation area at Myślęcinek, the Zawiszy Stadium and the Leśne settlement with the western districts of Miedzyń and Jary. Single wagons are used on this line.
2		Gdańska - Jagiellońska - Most Pomorski - Toruńska - Perłowa - Bełzy - Wojska Polskiego	Las Gdański
			Zawisza Stadium - Powstańców Warszawy - Artyleryjska - Chodkiewicza - Cieszkowskiego - Plac Wolności - Dworcowa - Rondo Jagiellonów - Bus Station - Łużycka - Rondo Fordońskie - Rondo Toruńskie - Khoruńskie - Khoruńskie - Khoruńskie - Khoruńskie - Khoruńskie - Khoruńskie - Khoruńskie - Khoruńskie - Perłowje - Khoruńskie - Khoruńskie - Perłowa - Khoruziatewska - Perłowa
			Rondo Kujawskie
	The line has existed since 1949 when the line identification was changed from letters to numbers. It has been running on this route since November 24, 2012. It connects Wzgórze Wolności and Wyżyny in the south and the Leśne and Myślęcinek settlements in the north with the center and the bus station on Rondo Toruńskie. Double traction or low-floor trams are used on Line 2.
3		Nakielska - Focha - Jagiellońska - Fordońska	Rycerska
			Central Station - Matejki - Garbary - Opera - Plac Teatralny (only in the direction of Wyścigowa) - Rondo Jagiellonów - Bus Station - Łużycka - Rondo Fordońskie - Bałtycka - Kazimierza Wielkiego - Fabryczna - Wyścigowa (only in the direction of Wyścigowa)
			Wyscigowa
	The line has existed since 1949 when the line identification was changed from letters to numbers. It has been running on this route since November 24, 2012. It connects the train station with the center, the bus station, Skrzetusko, Bartodzieje and the eastern node. Double traction or low-floor trams are used on line 3. Since April 1, 2007, the line has been part of the A + T (bus + tram) connection system, with which passengers from Fordon and Osowa Góra have access to the tram to the city center. Due to the high number of passengers through the bus connections, this line has the densest cycle of all lines: 7.5 minutes every day.
4th		Chodkiewicza - Gdańska - Jagiellońska - Most Pomorski - Toruńska - Perłowa - Bełzy - Szpitalna	Bielawy
			Lelewela - University of Kazimierza Wielkiego - Paderewskiego - Chodkiewicza - Cieszkowskiego - Plac Wolności - Dworcowa- Rondo Jagiellonów - Bus Station - Łużycka - Rondo Fordońskie - Rondo Toruńskie - Perłowa - Szarychom Sznaów - Perżńowa - Sol
			Glinki
	The line has existed since 1949 when the line identification was changed from letters to numbers. It has been running on this route since February 1, 1996 due to the renaming of line 10 (due to the introduction of new single-digit line indicators on the railways). It connects Bielawy and the University of Kazimierza Wielkiego with the center, the bus station, the Rondo Toruńskie as well as Wyżyny and Glinki. Double units are used on line 4.
5		Szpitalna - Perłowa - Toruńska - Bernadyńska - Jagiellońska - Focha - Garbary - Dworcowa - Rycerska	Glinki
			Solna - Łomżyńska - Szarych Szeregów - Perłowa - Rondo Toruńskie - Hala - Żupy - Babia Wieś - Zbożowy Rynek - Rondo Jagiellonów - Opera - Garbary - Dworcowa - Central Station
			Rycerska
	The line has existed since November 24, 2012, when the new end loop on Ulica Rycerska went into operation. It connects Wyżyny and Glinki with the center and the train station. Double units are used on line 5.
6th		Chodkiewicza - Gdańska - Jagiellońska - Bernardyńska - Toruńska - Spadzista - Hutnicza	Bielawy
			Lelewela - University of Kazimierza Wielkiego - Paderewskiego - Chodkiewicza - Cieszkowskiego - Plac Wolności - Dworcowa - Rondo Jagiellonów - Zbożowy Rynek - Babia Wieś - Żupy - Hala - Rondo Toruńskie - kielkawna - Rondo Toruńskie - awajwna tri - Rondo Toruńskie - kielkawna - Kazjezweckny - Kazjezweckowa - Filmowa Wajeznowa - Kazewieza - Kazimierza - Kazimierza - Kazimierza - Kazimierza - Kazimierza - awajezweckowa - Kazimierza - Kazimierza Wajez - awajezweckie - Kazimierza Wajezdowa - awajezweckowa - Kazimierowa Sporna - Stomil (brama) - Stomil - Nowotoruńska
			Łęgnowo
	The line has existed since 1953 when the route south of the Brda was opened. It has been running on this route since June 10, 1987. It connects Bielawy and the University of Kazimierza Wielkiego with the center, the Hala Łuczniczka, Czersko Polskie, Zimne Wodi and Łęgnowo. Double units are used on line 6. It is the longest tram line in Bydgoszcz.
7th		Fordońska - Most Pomorski - Perłowa - Bełzy - Wojska Polskiego	Kapuściska
			Baczyńskiego - Planu 6-letniego - Szarych Szeregów - Perłowa - Rondo Toruńskie - Rondo Fordońskie - Bałtycka - Kazimierza Wielkiego - Fabryczna - Wyścigowa (only in the direction of: Wyścigowa)
			Wyscigowa
	The line was established in 1953 after the construction of the line south of the Brda. It has been running on this route since September 1, 1976. Line 7 runs Monday through Friday from 4:30 am to 7:30 pm. It connects Wyżyny and Kapuściska with Ulica Fordońska. Single wagons are used on this line.
8th		Nakielska - Focha - Jagiellońska - Most Pomorski - Toruńska - Perłowa - Bełzy - Wojska Polskiego	Wilczak
			Słoneczna - Wrzesińska - Stawowa - Wrocławska - Rondo Grunwaldzkie - Opera - Plac Teatralny (only in the direction of Wyścigowa) - Rondo Jagiellonów - Bus Station - Łużycka - Rondo Fordońskie - Rondo Toruńskie - Perłowa - Szarygoch Sz -eregów - Plan
			Kapuściska
	The line was established in 1953 after the construction of the line south of the Brda. It has been running on this route since February 17, 1990. It connects Kapuściska, Wyżyny, Miedzyń and the area around Ulica Nakielska with the center and Rondo Toruńskie. Double units are used on line 8.

Former lines

Line network 2008

Route map for line 5 shortly before it was closed in 1991

Traction of types 5N + 5ND on line 5 on Ulica Focha (1990)

Route map of line 10 (today 4)

Former route map of line 9 (until the changes of August 20, 2010)

The line 5 was south in 1953 after the construction of the section of the Brda opened, but set 1,991th At first she connected Okole with the center, then with Stomil. After the line in Ulica Grunwaldzka was closed, it was taken to Wilczak. Before it was closed, this line operated on the same route to the Stomil loop via Toruńska, Babia Wieś and Jagiellońska. On November 24, 2012, the line was re-established on the Rycerska - Glinki route (via Babia Wieś).

The line 10 was set up in 1955 and inverted by the year 1996 has been changed as the line number on the fourth Since one-digit line displays were built into the cars, the number 10 could no longer be used. From 1989 to 1990 line 4 ran on the route from Leśny Park Kultury i Wypoczynku (now Las Gdański) to the station, but in 1990 the route through Ulica Dworcowa was closed. Since the late 1980s, it has operated on the same route as today's line 4.

The line 9 was set up south in 1953 after the construction of the section of the Brda and perverse until December 30, 2011. Your last line way they had on August 20, 2010, when they off the track Glinki - Łęgnowo on track Glinki - Stomil was shortened. This made it the shortest tram line in Bydgoszcz (previously it was line 7). Line 9 ran on working days during rush hour (4:50 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.). The line connected the industrial area on Ulica Toruńska with Wyżynami. Line 9 only ran a train every 25 minutes. Solo cars were used.

Tourist line

In recent years, on weekends and public holidays, a museum line with the number 0 or 10 has operated on the route Las Gdański - Gdańska - Jagiellońska - Bernardyńska - Toruńska - Babia Wieś - Toruńska - Most Pomorski - Jagiellońska - Gdańska - Las Gdański . Museum cars of the types Herbrand or Konstal 5N are used on this line.

vehicles

Currently in use

From 1991 to March 2008 only wagons based on the Konstal 105N type ran . Only since 2008 have new low-floor PESA 122N trams been running in Bydgoszcz . But the majority of the fleet consists of the Type 805Na. In 2010 new low-floor wagons were put out to tender. An offer was only received from the PESA company . The delivery date is still vague because it is a framework contract for 14 cars and the city is in financial difficulties.

image	Type	in use since		number
	Konstal 805Na	1980		110
	Konstal 805NM + 805NMD	2003 (modernized)		1 + 1
	PESA 122N	2008		2
	PESA 122Na (swing)	2015		12
Total number				126
Share of low-floor vehicles				1.7%
Average age of the fleet				approx. 31 years

Use of the wagons on the individual lines:

line	working days	Saturdays	Sundays and public holidays
1	5x1	3x1	3x1
2	7x2 *	5x2 *	5x2 *
3	10x2 *	8x2 *	8x1
4th	5x2	4x1	4x1
5	5x1	4x1	4x1
6th	7x2	5x1	5x1
7th	5x1	-	-
8th	6x2	4x2	4x2

* one round trip with one 122N wagon

Museum vehicles

The historic car park in Bydgoszcz consists of five cars. These are the Herbrand GE-58 and Herbrand VNB-125 cars, which were built at the end of the 19th century and restored in the second half of the 1980s and 2012, as well as a Konstal 5N + 5ND and a Konstal 803N.

image	Type	Wagon number	in operation since	number
	Herbrand VNB-125	14th	1896 (Restoration 2011–2012)	1
	Herbrand GE-58	120	1898 (Restoration 1986–1988)	1
	Konstal 5N + 5ND	68	1960	1 + 1
	Konstal 803N	201 (ex. # 222, 102Na)	1974	1
	Lilpop III D	154	1939	1

Turning loops and depots

grind

Reversible loop "Glinki"

Tram bridge on line 3

• in line operation

loop	in line operation	Number of tracks	Lines
Bielawy	since 1974	2	4, 6
Glinki	since 1953	2	4, 5
Kapuściska	since 1953	2 + track harp	7, 8
Las Gdański (formerly Leśny Park Kultury i Wypoczynku)	since 1989	2 + track harp	1, 2
Rycerska	since 2012	2	3, 5
Łęgnowo	since 1953	2	6th
Rondo Kujawskie (formerly Karpacka)	since 1984	1	2
Wilczak	since 1950?	1 + track harp	1, 8
Wyścigowa (formerly Bydgoszcz Wschód)	since 1969	2 + track harp	3, 7

• not used in line operation

loop	in line operation	Number of tracks	Lines (on the day of closing)
Babia Wieś *	1953-1991	3	5
Bałtycka	1969-1971	2	7th
Dworzec PKP **	1966-1990	3	1, 2, 4, 8
Magnuszewska *** (Wyżyny)	1974-1984	2	2
Stomil	1962? –1991 again from 2010 to 2011	1	9

Line 6 train at the depot

* The Babia Wieś loop is no longer used for turning trams, but lines 5 and 6 in the direction of Rondo Toruński have their stop on the outer loop track .

** The loop at the station was closed together with the line on Ulica Dworcowa on January 25, 1990 due to a gas explosion. Since 1997 the loop has been separated from the rest of the network. It was dismantled in connection with the reconstruction of the line to the station. The new route to the station ends at the new Rycerska loop .

*** The Magnuszewska loop is no longer used to turn trams, but it is used by line 2.

Depots

At the moment there is only one depot of the Bydgoszcz tram: the Toruńska depot, which went into operation on July 22, 1959. All line vehicles, work cars and museum cars are based here.

The depot was rebuilt several times: 1982, 1998 and 2002. Today it has 20 sidings and the hall has seven pits. There is also a repair shop, workshop and paint shop.

Plans to expand the network

Planned expansion of the tram network in Bydgoszcz by 2030

Existing network

A1: route to the train station, in operation since 2012

B1: Route to Fordon

C1: Route along Ulica Kujawska

C2: route to the Szwederowo settlement

C3: route to the Błonie settlement

C4: route to the Miedzyń settlement

C5: route to Myślęcinka

C6: route on the Kazimierza Wielkiego bridge

• Line to Fordon (2009-2015) (B1)

The first plans to build a line to Fordon go back to the construction of the 70,000-inhabitant settlement there. However, the construction of the tram line was delayed. Finally, draft planning began in 2009 and was completed in 2012. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2013. The route begins with a bridge over Bydgoszcz Wschód station from Ulica Wyścigowa to Ulica Lewińskiego on the other side of the tracks. The route then runs along the Lewińskiego Street and further along the Akademicka Street. An intermediate turning loop has been created on Ulica Korfantego. From there, the route follows the Akademicka Street to the intersection with the Andersa Street, which it then follows in a north-easterly direction. The route crosses Ulica Wyzwolenia and has another turning loop at the level of Ulica Piłsudskiego. From there, the route continues along Ulica Andersa to Mariampol and Ulica Geodetów, where a new depot was built. The total cost of the project was about 435 million zloty (of which 209 million zloty from EU funds). Completion was originally planned for 2015. The route finally opened on January 16, 2016.

• Route along Ulica Kujawska (C1)

The important connection of tram routes in the west of the city leads from Rondo Bernardyńskie from the local route to the median of Ulica Wojska Polskiego. The plans include redesigning Rondo Kujawskie (changing the altitude of the roundabout) and dismantling the tram turning loop near the roundabout. The project was registered for the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Regional Development Program 2014-20.

• Kazimierz Wielki Bridge (C6)

A new line over this bridge from Ulica Fordońska to Ulica Toruńska shortens the route from the eastern to the southern parts of the city. This would create an additional crossing over the Brda for trams in the eastern part of the city. An alternative to this bridge would be the Ulica Perłowa route. The construction of the tram bridge would be combined with the renovation of the road bridge. The year 2020 is set as the time horizon for implementation.

• Perłowa Street

This measure is being examined as an alternative to the construction of the Kazimierz-Wielki Bridge. The connection between Ulica Fordońska and Ulica Toruńska at the level of Ulica Perłowa would also shorten the route between the eastern and southern parts of the city. This bridge would be another tram crossing of the Brda. It would complement the previous north-south connections between Kujawska-Bernardyńska and Pomorski Bridge.

Further planning

The following further expansion of the tram network is planned for the years 2025 to 2040:

• to the Miedzyń settlement (C4): extension along Ulica Nakielska to Ulica Plażowa,
• around the old town: route along Wały Jagiellońskie - Ulica Grudziądzka - Ulica Poznańska - Ulica Kruszwicka,
• to the Szwederowo settlement (C2): route from Rondo Kujawskie along Ulica Solskiego and Ulica Piękna,
• to the settlement Błonie (C3): route from Plac Poznańskiego along ulica Szubińska (only possible after the construction of route C2),
• to Myślęcinka (C5): This project is not included in the Bydgoszcz traffic study.
• Ulica Kruszwicka: in the Wilczak area (2030)

Curiosities

• The stop with the most people getting on and off is Rondo Jagiellonów, where six lines stop: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8.
• Line 3, which has been a feeder to the bus routes since 2007 (A + T), has the most frequent intervals. It runs every 5 to 7 minutes during rush hour.
• The oldest car in use was built in 1977 (Konstal 105NW car 224).
• 80% of the Bydgoszcz tram routes run on their own track.
• On Friedrichstrasse (today: Ulica Długa) to the wool market (today: Wełniany Rynek) the incline was so great that the horse-drawn tram had to be pulled by two horses.

literature

• Robert Schwandl: Tram Atlas Poland Poland . 1st edition. Robert Schwandl Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-936573-50-3 , pp. 8–13 , chapter Bydgoszcz (German, English).

Web links

Commons : Tram Bydgoszcz  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Zarząd Dróg Miejskich i Komunikacji Publicznej w Bydgoszczy (Administration of Urban Roads and Public Transport in Bydgoszcz) (Polish)
• Official website of the operator MZK Bydgoszcz (Polish)
• Association for the Development of Public Transport in Bydgoszcz (Polish)
• History of the Bydgoszcz tram (Polish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Article on Eurailpress.de from January 22, 2016 , accessed on January 25, 2016
2. ↑ http://www.zdmikp.bydgoszcz.pl/?id=komunikacja_komunikaty , since the timetable change on November 1, 2009.
3. ↑ Gazeta Wyborcza of December 28, 2012 writes in the article “Tramwaj do Fordonu start!” That the investment amount is 368.886 million zlotys net with EU co-financing of 209.768 zlotys.
4. ↑ Studium transportowe miasta Bydgoszczy wraz z oceną stanu bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego ( pl ) October 2012. Accessed on April 2, 2014.