The Cottbus tramway (, ) is a network of tramways forming the backbone of the public transport system in Cottbus, a city in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany.
Opened in 1903, the network has been operated since 1953 by Cottbusverkehr, and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB).
Lines
the network comprised the following four lines:
Line Route Stops Schmellwitz Anger / Chmjelow Najs – Stadthalle / Měsćańska hala – Stadtpromenade / Měsćańska promenada – Hauptbahnhof / Głowne dwórnišćo 11 Ströbitz / Strobice – Stadthalle / Měsćańska hala – Stadtpromenade / Měsćańska promenada – Hauptbahnhof / Głowne dwórnišćo – Jessener Straße / Jaseńska droga 14 Sandow / Žandow – Stadthalle / Měsćańska hala – Stadtmuseum / Měsćański muzej – Hauptbahnhof / Głowne dwórnišćo – Madlow / Módłej 18 Neu Schmellwitz / Nowy Chmjelow – Stadthalle / Měsćańska hala – Stadtpromenade / Měsćańska promenada – Hauptbahnhof / Głowne dwórnišćo - Sachsendorf / Knorawa 20
Rolling stock
KTNF6 A fleet of 21 KTNF6 trams, built from 1981 until 1988, is operated in Cottbus. These were originally built as two-section high-floor KT4D trams were rebuilt during the 1990s with a low-floor central section and a new chopper control system. Of the 26 trams which were rebuilt 21 are still in service.
ForCity Plus
A procurement project for new trams was started in 2018, jointly with Frankfurt (Oder) and Brandenburg, and a contract was awarded to Škoda Transportation in 2020. Cottbus was originally to receive seven new trams but the order was increased in 2022 to a total of 22 vehicles. The first new tram was delivered to Cottbus in June 2024 and underwent a period of testing before entering passenger service in August 2025.
The new trams are designated ForCity Plus 47T by the manufacturer and are three-section unidirectional vehicles with a length of 28.96 m and a width of 2.4 m. They have two fully-rotating traction bogies, one under each of the end sections, and a fixed trailer bogie under the central section. The trams are 70% low-floor and have a total capacity of 158 passengers, including 61 seats.
See also List of town tramway systems in Germany Trams in Germany
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