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Trams in Wrocław

Trams in Wrocław
Škoda 19 T tram
Overview
Native nameTramwaje we Wrocławiu
Area servedWrocław
LocaleWrocław, Poland
Transit typeTram
Number of lines23
Websitehttp://mpk.wroc.pl/
Operation
Began operation1877
Operator(s)MPK Wrocław
Number of vehiclesPesa, Moderus, Škoda, Protram, Konstal
Technical
System length84 km (52 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
System map

The Wrocław tram system (Polish: Tramwaje we Wrocławiu) is the tram system in Wrocław, Poland.

Having first opened for service on 10 July 1877 with horsecars, it is the third oldest tramway in Poland (after Warsaw and Szczecin). The system uses 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge and is operated by Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne we Wrocławiu (MPK Wrocław). The network consists of 23 lines with a total track length of 84 kilometres (52 mi) and line length of 258.2 kilometres (160.4 mi), six depots and 20 loops.

Network

Below is a table of permanent routes as of the 28 October 2023 schedule:[1]

Tram Line
1 Biskupin ↔ Poświętne
2 Biskupin ↔ Krzyki
3 Leśnica ↔ Księże Małe
4 Oporów ↔ Biskupin
5 Grabiszyńska - Cmentarz ↔ Księże Małe
6 Kromera ↔ Krzyki
7 Poświętne ↔ Klecina
8 Karłowice ↔ Tarnogaj
9 Sępolno ↔ Wrocław Park Południowy
10 Leśnica ↔ Biskupin
11 Oporów ↔ Kromera
12 Górnicza ↔ Sępolno
13 Wrocław Nowy Dwór (P+R) ↔ Stadion Olimpijski
14 Krzyki ↔ Osobowice
15 Poświętne ↔ Wrocław Park Południowy
16 Tarnogaj ↔ Karłowice
17 Klecina ↔ Sępolno
18 Tarczyński Arena (Królewiecka)↔ Gaj
19 Kozanów (Dokerska) ↔ Zoo
20 Oporów ↔ Leśnica
21 Tarczyński Arena (Królewiecka)↔ Gaj
22 Pilczyce ↔ Tarnogaj
23 Wrocław Nowy Dwór (P+R), ↔ Kowale

The tram line to Swojczyce is currently under construction. Additionally lines towards Maślice, Gajowice and deeper into Gaj are in the project phase.[2]

Rolling stock

Currently 8 types of trams are operating in Wrocław: Konstal 105Na, Protram 204 WrAs, Protram 205 WrAs, Škoda 16 T, Škoda 19 T, Pesa Twist, Moderus Beta and Moderus Gamma. The 105N type wagons are subjected to various upgrades (and after the upgrade they are marked 105NWr).

Historic LH Standard tram "Baba Jaga"
Konstal 102Na
Konstal 4N

In the period from 1991–2004, no new trams were bought; only repairs and upgrades of models Konstal 105N and Konstal 105Na were performed. During 1978–1993, six 2-wagon Protram 204 WrAs and ten low-floor Protram 205 WrAs vehicles were bought, all produced by RMT Protram Wrocław. In March 2005 Wrocław has decided to purchase 8 Skoda 16T vehicles. This was later expanded to 17 vehicles, all of which were delivered between December 2006 and November 2007.

In 2009 Wrocław bought 31 Skoda 19T trams to operate on new PLUS lines connecting Gaj and Sępolno to the stadium, which was build to host Euro 2012 games. In 2014 the concept of PLUS lines has been scrapped. As of 2024 these are the only bidirectional trams operated by MPK Wrocław and as such they are the only trams that can operate on lines 18 and 21.

In recent years purchases and modernisation of rolling stock has been used to withdraw and scrap older trams like Protram 105NWr or Protram 204WrAs.

Photo Type Production Number Note
Protram 105NWr 1978-1993 77[3] Constructed as Konstal 105Na.
Protram 204 WrAs 1978–1993 6[3]
Moderus Beta

MF 17 AC

2020–2021 26 Constructed as Protram 205 WrAs in the years 2006-2011.
Škoda 16 T 2006-2008 17 Renovated in the years 2020-2022.
Škoda 19 T 2010–2011 31 Currently under renovation[4]
Pesa Twist on Świdnicka tram stop Pesa Twist 2010N 2015 8
Moderus Beta 19 AC on Powstańców Śląskich stop Moderus Beta MF 19 AC 2015 22
Moderus Beta

MF 24 AC

2018-2019 40
Moderus GammaLF 07 AC 2021-2023 46[3]
Pesa Twist 2024- 23 (40)
Protram 205wras before renovation
Konstal 105Na

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