The Gera tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Gera, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.
Opened in 1883, the network is operated by Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH (GVB), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT).
Lines , the network consisted of the following lines: Line Route Length (km) Travel time (min) Stops Untermhaus – Friedrich-Naumann-Platz – Hauptbahnhof/Theater – Heinrichstraße – Wintergarten – Zwötzen Lusan-Brüte – Lusan-Laune – Betriebshof GVB – Bahnhof Zwötzen Lusan-Zeulsdorf – Lusan-Laune – An der Spielwiese – Heinrichstraße – Straße des Bergmanns – Tinz – Berufsakademie – Bieblach-Ost
During peak times, line 1 operates at 10-minute intervals, line 2 20 minutes, and line 3 Monday-Friday 5 minutes (7½ minutes on holidays), 10 minutes at weekends. Off peak only lines 1 and 3 run at 30-minute intervals. In the evenings only line 3 runs, taking 70 minutes for a return trip.
For major events in the , such as the Hofwiesenparkfest, line 5 runs Lusan-Brüte – Heinrichstraße – Untermhaus 15 minutes either side of lines 1 and 3, reducing to 15 minutes the off-peak service interval between Lusan, the most heavily populated part of Gera, and Untermhaus.
Rolling stock The current fleet consists of:
22 KT4D (built in 1981–1983 and 1990) 6 KTNF8 (built in 1990) 12 low-floor trams (built in 2006–2008 by Alstom LHB)
On 11 December 2023, GVB awarded Stadler a contract to supply six TINA trams for the network, with options for a further three units. The first tram arrived on 5 March 2026. The TINA trams will gradually replace the Tatra trams.
See also List of town tramway systems in Germany Trams in Germany
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External links
Track plan of the Gera tram system