Tramway Halle (Saale)

Tramway Halle (Saale)
MGT6D car at the main train station
Basic information
Country	Germany
city	Halle (Saale)
opening	October 15, 1882
operator	Hallesche Verkehrs-AG
Transport network	Central German transport association
Infrastructure
Route length	87.6 km (2012)
Gauge	1000 mm ( meter gauge )
Power system	750 volts = overhead line
Depots	2 + 1 historical depot
business
Lines	15 (2016)
Line length	157.8 km (2016)
Clock in the peak hours	15 minutes
Clock in the SVZ	20 min
vehicles	6 T4D-C 3 B4D-C 60 DUEWAG / Siemens MGT6D 42 Bombardier MGT-K
statistics
Residents in the catchment area	288 thousand
Employee	757 (December 31, 2016)
Route network (green: former routes)

The Halle (Saale) tram is the largest tram system in Saxony-Anhalt . The total length of the route in Halle plus the regional tram to Bad Dürrenberg is 87.6 kilometers, making it one of the longest meter- gauge tram networks in Germany. It traditionally forms the backbone of local public transport .

The network goes back to the horse-drawn tram that opened in 1882 , which was electrified and expanded in 1891. The tram hall was the first German tram company to be operated network-wide with contact wire and roller pantographs . There have been various bus routes since 1930 . After 1998, the route network was again expanded considerably by making the densely populated Halle-Neustadt district accessible by tram. Eleven day and seven night lines are currently operating.

The tram operator is Hallesche Verkehrs-AG , or SWH.HAVAG for short, a subsidiary of Stadtwerke Halle GmbH, which is in municipal ownership .

history

The beginnings up to the Second World War

In 1878, as a forerunner to the horse- drawn tram, a horse-drawn bus line was opened from Markt via Giebichenstein to Trotha. From October 15, 1882, the first horse-drawn trams ran through the city on the Saale on the line Hauptbahnhof - Markt - Geiststraße - Mühlweg - Giebichenstein - Trotha (today's Seebener Straße), at that time still under the name Hallesche Straßenbahn-AG ("Rote Bahn"). The Trotha terminus was at what is now the back entrance of the Hallesches Bergzoos in front of the former Saalschloss brewery. In August 1889, the Halle Stadtbahn ("Green Railway") began operating horse-drawn trams as a second company. Today's Magdeburger Strasse, Große Steinstrasse, Franckeplatz, Steinweg and today's Merseburger Strasse were connected to the horse-drawn tram.

In 1890 the AEG , which had acquired the Stadtbahn Halle (AEG Stadtbahn Halle), began electrifying its route network. Electrical operation began on April 24, 1891. It was the first German tram with contact wire and roller pantographs that had been built for commercial operation from the start. Due to the high pressure of competition, the Hallesche Straßenbahn-AG was also forced to electrify its routes, but had to fight for a long time with the University's Physics Institute , which was located near a route. The scientists there feared that "the return current escaping from the rails and connecting with the earth's magnetism would affect the institute's fine, extremely sensitive magnetic instruments." From May 7, 1899 to August 23, 1902, a mixed operation with battery and overhead rail cars was carried out. Numerous new lines were built by both companies in the following years. Among other things, the Trotha, Böllberg, Kröllwitz and Reideburg train stations were connected to the tram network.

On March 15, 1902, the AEG owned electric " Fernbahn Halle – Merseburg " started tram traffic between Halle and Merseburg (and later through the Geiseltal and to Bad Dürrenberg) from Ammendorf . However, it was not in competition with the Halle companies, as it only drove to Riebeckplatz and did not set up a network within Halle. From 1913 the line belonged to the Merseburger Überlandbahnen AG (MÜBAG), which was combined with the Halle tram in 1951.

In 1911 the city of Halle bought the Hallesche Straßenbahn-AG and continued to operate it as a municipal company.

Trams in Halle (1891)

In 1914, the Stadtbahn Halle company operated five lines:

• 1: Rannischer Platz - Markt - Walhalla-Riebeckplatz - artillery barracks
• 2: Slaughterhouse - Riebeckplatz - Franckeplatz - Hettstedter Bahnhof
• 4: Hettstedter Bahnhof - Markt - Walhalla - Zoo
• 5: Central station - Walhalla - Zoo - Trotha station
• 6: Central Station - Rannischer Platz - Böllberger Weg

The Hallesche Straßenbahn-AG operated the following three tram lines in 1915:

• A: Train station - Markt - Reileck - Giebichenstein - Angerweg
• B: Railway station - Poststrasse - Theater - Mühlweg - Giebichenstein - Cröllwitz
• C: Market - Delitzscher Strasse - Schönnewitz - Reideburg

In 1917, the city also bought the AEG Stadtbahn Halle, so that after that there was only the Stadtische Straßenbahn Halle.

There were further line operations, including the extension of the line in Kröllwitz, in Beesener Strasse and across today's Gimritzer Damm to the Heiderand. Later a line follows in Dessauer Straße to the Siebel aircraft works .

On November 1, 1921, the route network was redesigned as follows:

• 1: Beesener Straße - Rannischer Platz - Markt - Steintor - Reileck - Trotha (6.2 km)
• 2: Slaughterhouse - Central Station - Franckeplatz - Hallorenstraße - Hallmarkt (3.8 km)
• 3: Böllberger Weg - Rannischer Platz - Markt - Reileck - Trotha train station (7.5 km)
• 4: Hettstedter Bahnhof - Markt - Steintor - Riebeckplatz - Damaschkestrasse (5.5 km)
• 5: Central Station - Riebeckplatz - Steintor - Reileck - Zoo (4.7 km)
• 6: Central Station - Riebeckplatz - Rannischer Platz - Böllberger Weg (2.9 km)
• 7: Central Station - Riebeckplatz - Reileck - Giebichenstein - Schollstraße (4.7 km)
• 8: Central Station - Leipzig Tower - Post Office - Bebelstrasse - Mühlweg - Burgstrasse. - Cröllwitz (4.6 km)
• 9: Seebener Straße - Reileck - Markt - Riebeckplatz - Büschdorf - Reideburg (9.6 km)
• 10: Zoo - Reileck - Steintor - Riebeckplatz - Damaschkestrasse (6.1 km)
• 11: Central Station - Riebeckplatz - Rannischer Platz - Beesener Strasse (1.8 km)
• 12: Central Station - Riebeckplatz - Markt - Ulrichstrasse - Mühlweg - Burgstrasse. - Cröllwitz (4.7 km)

In 1929 the urban tram in Halle was merged with other companies in the city to form the municipal utility . The new name was Werke der Stadt Halle AG, Tram Department (WEHAG). In May 1930, WEHAG first started bus transport in Halle.

During the Second World War

With the preparations for the Second World War , the construction of a tram route from Ammendorf to Schkeuditz and Leipzig was canceled. The tram in Halle suffered only minor personal injury and property damage during the war.

At the time of the GDR

The Halle tram as a stamp motif (1986)

Historical Tatra train 901/931/101

Shortly after the end of the war, trams and buses were resumed (with brief interruptions). WEHAG was renamed the Kommunales Wirtschaftsunternehmen (KWU) and merged with MÜBAG to form VEB Tram and Overland Railway Halle in 1951.

On March 25, 1952, a serious rail / tram accident occurred at the Beesener Strasse level crossing. A tram train of line 1 (motor car no. 124, side car no. 224) was hit by a locomotive of the port railway while crossing the level crossing. There were several dead and seriously injured. The level crossing was then equipped with a traffic light system. Before they went into operation, the railcar attendant had to get out and make sure that no train was approaching the port railway. Only then was the tram train allowed to pass the level crossing.

On June 1, 1953, the regional railways also received line numbers:

• 31: Halle / Thälmannplatz - Ammendorf - Merseburg (14.7 km)
• 32: Halle / Thälmannplatz - Ammendorf - Merseburg - Leuna (20.0 km)
• 33: Merseburg - Frankleben - Müuellen (17.4 km)
• 34: Merseburg - Leuna - Bad Dürrenberg (12.6 km)

Numerous routes were closed in the following years; Turning loops were built at the terminus.

In 1958, as a result of the lignite mining, the tram line from Merseburg through the Geiseltal to Müelte was shut down in several sections. From May 1968 the route ended in Merseburg-Süd. The route between Merseburg and Bad Dürrenberg was and will continue to be used.

Since 1964, trams in Halle have run without conductors, and payment boxes have been introduced. The overland routes to Merseburg, Müelte and Bad Dürrenberg remained an exception because of the comparatively complicated tariff. The conductors got on in Halle-Ammendorf, locked the payment boxes and also sold the usual slip tickets on bus and coach routes. At the same time, the construction of Halle-Neustadt began. However, the planned connection to the tram network was rejected. Public transport in Halle-Neustadt was taken over by a dense bus network, which was mainly operated by VEB Kraftverkehr Halle. With the conversion of Thälmannplatz into a multi-level roundabout in 1965, however, it lost its role as a central transfer point in the following years. Due to political decisions, the important, direct tram connections from Thälmannplatz to Markt and Franckeplatz were no longer available. Journeys between the main train station and the city center were only possible via the detour via the “Am Steintor” square, which was then called “Marx-Engels-Platz”.

In order to end the change in Merseburg, the overland lines were reorganized in 1971. Line 5 has been running continuously from Halle via Schkopau, Merseburg and Leuna to Bad Dürrenberg since December 1971. Line 5 - the "Überlandbahn" - is one of the longest tram lines in the world with a length of approx. 31 km and is one of the special attractions in public transport.

The first major route extensions since the late 1930s began in 1976, at the same time as the construction of Südstadt I and II and the Silberhöhe. Tracks were laid in what is now Vogelweide, Paul-Suhr-Straße, Böllberger Weg and in 1982 a line was built across the Silberhöhe .

From 1982 to 1989 there was a tram freight traffic between Halle and Merseburg , which was carried out with converted passenger cars.

After 1989/90

Track construction for the tram (1991)

Line 5 in Schkopau

On June 16, 1990, HAVAG was founded as the legal successor to VE Verkehrsbetriebe Halle .

Since the mid-1990s, numerous sections of the route such as the Trotha - Reileck - Ludwig-Wucherer-Strasse or Kröllwitz - Giebichenstein Castle area have been modernized and redesigned. In 1992 the route network was completely redesigned.

From June 1997 a total of 30 Tatra railcars were delivered to the Kaliningrad tram . These were railcars 94, 98, 968, 969, 970, 973, 974, 976, 978, 982, 989, 1007, 1022, 1023, 1029, 1033, 1034, 1038, 1045, 1049, 1053, 1060, 1061, 1063, 1074, 1082, 1090, 1091, 1092 and 1097.

On April 17, 1998, construction of the Halle-Neustadt tram - main station began. The project also included the redesign of the street “An der Magistrale” in Halle-Neustadt, the Franckeplatz / Glauchaer Platz and Riebeckplatz by 2006. This closed the network gap that had arisen in the 1960s. In 2007, the gap between the terminal stops at Heide and Kröllwitz via Brandbergweg began, and the line was opened on October 14 of the same year.

In October 2005, the new section for the tram between the stops Riebeckplatz and Hauptbahnhof was put into operation. A short time later, on December 18, 2005, a new timetable came into effect, which provided for a uniform 15-minute cycle for the tram lines, and tram line 3 was discontinued after 84 years. However, operation of this line was resumed on October 31, 2006.

In 2008, the renovation of Delitzscher Strasse began with the extension of the Büschdorf route network. Bicycles can be taken along on the HAVAG tram and bus network (except in Magdeburg, bicycles are free of charge on public transport in Saxony-Anhalt) since August 1, 2008.

In March 2013, the city of Halle, Stadtwerke Halle and Hallesche Verkehrs-AG gave the official go-ahead to further develop the tram into a light rail system by consistently separating the train from individual traffic. It started with the conversion of line 1 (Beesen - Happy Future).

Line network

Currently (as of November 26, 2019) eleven day and two additional night lines operate. Lines 1, 2, 7, 94 and 95 run on weekdays in late traffic until around 00:30 and on weekends also in night traffic (on Saturdays until around 8:00, on Sundays and public holidays until around 10:00).

line	course	Stops	Travel time
1	Happy future - S-Bf. Dessau Bridge - Am Steintor - Market Square - Franckeplatz - Rannischer Platz - Böllberg - Wörmlitz - Südstadt, Veszpremer Straße	21st	30 min
2	( Beesen - S-Bf. Silberhöhe -) Südstadt, Veszpremer Straße - Südstadt, Paul-Suhr-Straße - Vogelweide - Damaschkestraße - Central Station - Riebeckplatz - Am Steintor - Marktplatz - Saline - Rennbahnkreuz - S-Bf. Neustadt - Soltauer Straße in night traffic from Südstadt, Paul-Suhr-Str. after Beesen	31/36	47/54 min
3	Trotha - Seebener Straße - Reileck - Marktplatz - Franckeplatz - Rannischer Platz - Vogelweide - Südstadt, Paul-Suhr-Straße - S-Bf. Silberhöhe - Beesen	27	40 min
3E	Reileck - Marktplatz <> 16 only on Saturdays	6th	7 min
4th	Kröllwitz - Weinberg Campus - Rennbahnkreuz - Saline - Franckeplatz - Riebeckplatz - Central Station	13	20 min
5	Kröllwitz - Weinberg Campus - Rennbahnkreuz - Saline - Marktplatz - Am Steintor - Riebeckplatz - Central Station - Damaschkestrasse - Rosengarten depot - Florian-Geyer-Platz	23	36 min
	(1st branch) Florian-Geyer-Platz - Ammendorf on weekdays every 30 minutes, on weekends and holidays every 20/40 minutes	24	38 min
	(2nd branch) Florian-Geyer-Platz - Schkopau / Bunawerke - Stadtstadion - Merseburg / Center - (← Leunaweg ← Merseburg-Süd ←) Leunaweg - Industrietor - Pfalzplatz - Daspig - Leuna-Kröllwitz - Kirchfäne village - Kurpark - Bad Dürrenberg Operation line 5 between Ammendorf - Bad Dürrenberg on weekdays until approx. 10:00 p.m., on Sundays and public holidays only between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., daily traffic Mon-Fri every 30 minutes, otherwise every 60 minutes . Operation of the Kötzschener Weg, Naumburger Straße and Merseburg-Süd stops, all journeys from Bad Dürrenberg.	50/53	86/95 min
5E	Heide University Hospital - Weinberg Campus - Rennbahnkreuz - Marktplatz - Am Steintor - Reileck only during the lecture period of the MLU and only Mon – Fri 9:30 am to 6:00 pm every 30 minutes	10	22 min
7th	Kröllwitz - Giebichenstein Castle - Reileck - Market Square - Franckeplatz - Riebeckplatz - Central Station - A.-Schneider-Str. - Büschdorf	23	35 min
7E	( Reileck ← Marktplatz ← Franckeplatz ← Riebeckplatz ←) Central station - A.-Schneider-Straße	5/14	6/21 min
8th	Trotha - Seebener Straße - Giebichenstein Castle - Diakoniewerk Halle - Market Square - Franckeplatz - Rannischer Platz - Vogelweide - Elsa-Brändström-Straße	22nd	31 min
9	Monday - Friday: Central Station - Riebeckplatz - Franckeplatz - Saline - Rennbahnkreuz - S-Bf. Neustadt - Göttinger Bogen / (- Soltauer Straße ) Weekends and Holidays: Central Station - Riebeckplatz - Franckeplatz - Market Square - Hallmarkt - Saline - Rennbahnkreuz - S-Bf. Neustadt - Göttinger Bogen On weekends and public holidays as well as on weekdays with single trips via Marktplatz, single trips to Soltauer Straße.	15/17	20/24 min
10	Main station - depot Freiimfelder Straße - S-Bf. Steintorbrücke - Am Steintor - Marktplatz - Saline - Rennbahnkreuz - S-Bf. Neustadt - Göttinger Bogen / (- Soltauer Straße ) Single journeys to Soltauer Straße.	21st	30 min
12	Trotha - Seebener Straße - Reileck - Am Steintor - Riebeckplatz - Central Station	13	19 min
16	Beesen - S-Bf. Silberhöhe - ( Südstadt, Veszpremer Straße -) Südstadt, Paul-Suhr-Straße - Vogelweide - Rannischer Platz - Franckeplatz - Marktplatz - Saline - Rennbahnkreuz - S-Bf. Neustadt - Göttinger Bogen Single trips from Südstadt, Paul-Suhr-Str. to Südstadt, Veszpremer Str .; Saturdays only between Beesen and Marktplatz	29/17	41/24 min
94	Kröllwitz - Heide University Hospital - Rennbahnkreuz - Saline → Hallmarkt → / ← Franckeplatz ← Marktplatz	11	15/17 min
95	Trotha - Seebener Straße - Reileck - Am Steintor - Market Square - Franckeplatz - Rannischer Platz - Vogelweide - Damaschkestraße - Rosengarten depot - Florian-Geyer-Platz - Ammendorf	28	41 min

(As of November 26, 2019)

Timing and vehicle use

Monday to Friday

line	4.00 to 8.00 p.m.	Vehicles until 8 p.m.	8 p.m. to midnight	0.00 to 1.00	1.00 to 4.00	Vehicles after 8 p.m.	Remarks
1	every 15 minutes	MGT-K	every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes Mon – Thu 0.30 last trip from the market	Mon – Thu: closed Fri: every 60 minutes	MGT6D
2	every 15 minutes	MGT-K	every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes Mon – Thu 0.30 last trip from the market	Mon – Thu: closed Fri: every 60 minutes	MGT6D	in night traffic from Südstadt, Paul-Suhr-Straße to Beesen
3	every 15 minutes	MGT-K T4D-C large train	no operation	no operation	no operation
4th	every 15 minutes	MGT6D	no operation	no operation	no operation		Link with line 12, operating hours: approx. 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
5	every 15 minutes	MGT6D	Single trip	no operation	no operation	MGT6D	Use after 8 p.m. only between Ammendorf and Bad Dürrenberg ; Car goes to line 95
7th	every 15 minutes	MGT6D MGT-K	every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes Mon – Thu 0.30 last trip from the market	Mon – Thu: closed Fri: every 60 minutes	MGT6D	in night traffic: link with line 94
8th	every 15 minutes	MGT6D	until 11 p.m. every 20 min	no operation	no operation	MGT6D	Closing at around 11 p.m.
9	every 15 minutes	MGT6D	until 9:30 p.m. every 20 min	no operation	no operation	MGT-K	Link with line 10 Closing: approx. 9:30 p.m.
10	every 15 minutes	MGT6D	until 9:30 p.m. every 20 min	no operation	no operation	MGT-K	Link with line 9 Closing: approx. 9:30 p.m. (from 8:00 p.m. only Btf Freiimfelder Str. <> Hbf)
12	every 15 minutes	MGT6D	no operation	no operation	no operation		Link to line 4
16	every 15 minutes	MGT6D MGT-K	no operation	no operation	no operation		Operating hours: approx. 6:00 am - 6:30 pm by 8 a.m. from Beesen from Marktplatz as line 5E to Heide-Universitätsklinikum from 5 p.m. only between Göttinger Bogen and Südstadt, Veszpremer Straße
94	no operation		every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes Mon – Thu 0.30 last trip from the market	Mon – Thu: closed Fri: every 60 minutes	MGT6D	Link to line 7
95	no operation		every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes Mon – Thu 0.30 last trip from the market	Mon – Thu: closed Fri: every 60 minutes	MGT6D	Daily one trip in late traffic and several trips on weekends in early traffic from Kurt-Wüsteneck-Str. further than line 5

Lines 4 and 16 do not run on Sundays and public holidays.

Saturday

line	4.00 to 6.00	6:00 to 8:00	Vehicles until 8.00 a.m.	8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.	Vehicles until 8 p.m.	8 p.m. to midnight	0.00 to 1.00	0.00 to 4.00	Vehicles after 8 p.m.	Remarks
1	every 30 minutes	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	MGT-K	every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes	every 60 minutes	MGT6D
2	every 30 minutes	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	MGT-K	every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes	every 60 minutes	MGT6D
3	no operation	no operation		every 20 minutes	MGT6D	no operation	no operation	no operation
3E	no operation	no operation		every 20 minutes	MGT6D	no operation	no operation	no operation		Operating time: approx. 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Link with line 16 to Beesen
5	no operation	Single trips *	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	Single trip *	no operation	no operation	MGT6D	* only in overland areas Link to line 7
7th	every 30 minutes	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes	every 60 minutes	MGT6D	Link with line 5 in night traffic: Link with line 94
8th	no operation	every 40 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	until 11 p.m. every 20 min	no operation	no operation	MGT6D	Closing time: approx. 23:00
9	no operation	no operation		every 20 minutes	MGT-K	until 9:30 p.m. every 20 min	no operation	no operation		Link with line 10 Closing: approx. 9:30 p.m.
10	no operation	no operation		every 20 minutes	MGT-K	until 9:30 p.m. every 20 min	no operation	no operation		Link with line 9 Closing: approx. 9:30 p.m. (from 8:00 p.m. only Btf Freiimfelder Str. <> Hbf)
12	no operation	no operation		every 20 minutes	MGT6D	no operation	no operation	no operation
16	no operation	no operation		every 20 minutes	MGT6D	no operation	no operation	no operation		Operating time: approx. 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Link with line 3E to Reileck
94	every 30 minutes	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	no operation		every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes	every 60 minutes	MGT6D	Link to line 7
95	every 30 minutes	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	no operation		every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes	every 60 minutes	MGT6D	Single journey from F.-Geyer-Platz on as line 5

Sunday

line	4.00 to 8.00	8 a.m. to 10 a.m.	Vehicles until 10:00	10.00 to 20.00	Vehicles until 8 p.m.	8 p.m. to midnight	0.00 to 1.00	0.00 to 4.00	Vehicles after 8 p.m.	Remarks
1	every 30 minutes	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes	every 60 minutes	MGT6D
2	every 30 minutes	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes	every 60 minutes	MGT6D
3	no operation	no operation		every 20 minutes	MGT-K	no operation	no operation	no operation
5	no operation	Single trips *	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	Single trip *	no operation	no operation	MGT6D	* only in overland areas Link to line 7
7th	every 30 minutes	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes	every 60 minutes	MGT6D	Link with line 5 in night traffic: Link with line 94
8th	every 60 minutes	every 40 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	every 20 minutes*	no operation	no operation	MGT6D	Closing time: approx. 22:00
9	no operation	no operation		every 20 minutes	MGT-K	no operation	no operation	no operation		Link to line 10
10	no operation	no operation		every 20 minutes	MGT-K	no operation	no operation	no operation		Link to line 9
12	no operation	no operation		every 20 minutes	MGT6D	no operation	no operation	no operation
94	every 30 minutes	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	no operation		every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes	every 60 minutes	MGT6D	Link to line 7
95	every 30 minutes	every 20 minutes	MGT6D	no operation		every 20 minutes	every 30 minutes	every 60 minutes	MGT6D	Single journey from F.-Geyer-Platz on as line 5

New lines

Tram route Neustadt - Hauptbahnhof

From 1998 to 2006, an approximately 8 km long route was built in two main sections and the streets that the route touched were modernized and redesigned. The first main section included the construction of the route from the Rennbahnkreuz over the street An der Magistrale to Eselsmühle , from where the route leads to a turning loop at the west end of Halle-Neustadt and to a headend stop. In the second main section, the route was built from Mansfelder Strasse to Glauchaer Platz , Franckeplatz and Riebeckplatz . In addition to the expansion of the Franckeplatz / Glauchaer Platz area, the focus of the second main section was the redesign of Riebeckplatz , where new stops were also built at the main train station . A total of 15 stop areas were newly built or expanded and some were designed as tram / bus transfer points.

Tram route Heide - Kröllwitz

In 2006 and 2007, the approx. One kilometer long, single-track route was built in the “Brandbergweg”, which connects the “Heide” and “Kröllwitz” loops. One stop has to be operated on the new line. The opening took place on October 14, 2007. The Kröllwitz Wendeschleife was redesigned in preparation for closing the gap and, in addition to shared facilities for trams, buses and taxis, was given a Park & ​​Ride and Bike & Ride space. The terminal Heide was also redesigned in connection with the new building project in 2007. So it received common stop systems for trams and buses.

Terminal Büschdorf: Link between train and bus

Tram route Hauptbahnhof - Büschdorf

Construction of the third main section began in mid-2008. This included the renovation of the road and railway facilities along Delitzscher Strasse between the junction at Am Güterbahnhof and the Büschdorf terminus. In addition, a new single-track tram line was built in the middle of the renovated street from the previous terminal in Büschdorf. After the line was gradually put back into operation up to Grenzstraße and then to Fiete-Schulz-Straße, it was cleared to the new terminal in the town center on July 14, 2012. The terminal has two butt tracks and is also used for changing over to the bus routes 27, 31, 43 and 351 that end there. Although only bidirectional cars can be used on this route because of the stump end, the stops also have platforms on both sides in the single-track section. The passenger change takes place on the right-hand side in the direction of travel.

Light rail program

As part of the light rail program, the following sections of the tram have been modernized:

• Torstrasse (2013)
• Grosse Ulrichstrasse (2013/2014)
• Rannischer Platz (2014/2015)
• At the stone gate (2015-2017)
• Gimritzer Damm (2016-2019)
• Südstadtring / Veszpremer Straße (2017-2019)
• Great Stone Road (2018-2019)

Future actions

• Happy future / Dessauer Straße (modernization)
• Merseburger Strasse (modernization)
• Magdeburger Strasse (modernization)
• Böllberger Weg Süd (modernization)
• Heide-Nord (possible new building)

Vehicles and depots

Tram depot Freiimfelder Strasse

Emergency vehicles

In 1919 construction of the Freiimfelder Strasse depot began. The administration and later the buses were also housed here.

During the Second World War, the project of a standard tram , for which Gottfried Lindner AG built a prototype , failed .

In August 1969 the first Tatra T4D and B4D from Prague arrived in Halle.

In 1990 used GT4s from Stuttgart trams were taken over. They were used until 2003.

41 complete T4D.C-T4D.C-B4D.C multiple units were modernized in Mittenwalde from 1991.

In 1992, HAVAG received a new, low-floor articulated multiple unit with the MGT6D .

In 1996, the Halle Tram Museum opened in the historic Seebener Strasse depot. In 1997 the Rosengarten depot was opened. The Ammendorf and Merseburg depots were then closed until 2003.

Another type of railcar - MGT-K - has been operating in Halle since 2004.

Line vehicles

In 2011 the vehicle fleet comprised 143 multiple units and 17 sidecars, the T4D-C and B4D have been officially adopted since November 30, 2013, but were still in use until March 2, 2020.

image	Type	Years of construction	number	Remarks	commitment
	Tatra T4D-C	1981-1986	5	Railcar	Lines 3 and 5E (Mon-Fri)
	Tatra B4D-C	1981-1986	3	sidecar	Line 3 and 5E (Mon-Fri)
	MGT6D	1996-2001	60	three-part low-floor articulated tram, fully equipped bidirectional trolley	Day: Lines 1, 2, 4, 5, 5E, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 16 LUNA night line: Lines 2, 5, 7, 8, 94 and 95
	MGT-K	2004-2005	30th	two-part low-floor articulated car, one -and-a-half-directional car with only one driver's cab	Line 1, 3 and 9 | 10
	MGT-K-2	2012-2013	12	two-part low-floor articulated car, one -and-a-half-directional car with only one driver's cab	Line 1, 3 and 9 | 10

Work car

The tram hall has four work cars:

image	Type	Construction year	number	Remarks
	Gotha T59E	1960	013	Tower car
	Tatra T4	1974	985	Driving school car
	Tatra T4	1978	034	Rail grinding car
	Tatra T4	1983	035	Rail lubrication car

Museum car

Tram 4 from 1894

The Halle Tram Museum in the historic depot of the Halleschen Verkehrs-AG in Seebener Strasse currently houses and maintains around 40 historic tram vehicles (motor coaches and sidecars) and vehicles (cars, trucks and buses). The association Hallesche Straßenbahnfreunde e. V. operates the museum and also carries out maintenance and repair work.

See also

Commons : Trams in Halle (Saale)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Tram route Halle-Ammendorf – Bad Dürrenberg
• HAVAG

literature

• W. Dühne: 50 years of the Halle electric tram. In: Verkehrstechnik. 22nd year, issue 17 (September 5, 1941), pp. 297–299.

Web links

• Internet presence of the Halleschen Verkehrs-AG
• Site of the Halle tram friends
• extensive picture gallery , including historical pictures
• Private homepage with information on the history of the Halle tram
• Overview of the tram in Halle an der Saale

Individual evidence

1. ^ History of the Halle tram on: strassenbahn-halle.de
2. ↑ Karl-Heinz Koch: Königsberger Bürgerbrief . Trams for Koenigsberg / Kaliningrad. Ed .: City community Königsberg in the East Prussia Landsmannschaft . tape 55 . Duisburg 2000, p. 78 .
3. ↑ ^{a b} STADTBAHN - About the project. In: havag.com. Hallesche Verkehrs-AG, accessed on May 4, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Line 5 runs at 21.00 with a single trip to the overland area; lines 8 and 9 run until around 10 p.m.
5. ↑ Torstraße tram. In: havag.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019 . 
6. ^ Ulrichstraße tram. In: havag.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019 . 
7. ^ Rannischer Platz tram. In: havag.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Stadtbahnprg. Gimritzer Dam. In: havag.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019 . 
9. ^ Südstadt light rail. In: havag.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Stadtbahnprg. Steinstrasse. In: havag.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019 . 
11. ^ NBS Heide-Nord. In: dubisthalle.de. Retrieved October 4, 2019 . 
12. ↑ v. l. To the right: Overhead line inspection car, Tug W50, overhead line inspection car S4000 - the latter as museum vehicles of the Tram Museum
13. ↑ current vehicle types. In: strassenbahn-halle.de. Retrieved October 10, 2011 . 
14. ↑ Work car. In: gothawagen.de. Retrieved October 10, 2011 . 
15. ↑ Rolling stock list of working railcars. In: strassenbahn-halle.de. Retrieved October 10, 2011 .