Trams in Wrocław

Trams in Wrocław
Škoda 19 T tram
Overview
Native name	Tramwaje we Wrocławiu
Area served	Wrocław
Locale	Wrocław, Poland
Transit type	Tram
Number of lines	22
Website	http://mpk.wroc.pl/
Operation
Began operation	1877
Operator(s)	MPK Wrocław
Number of vehicles	Pesa, Moderus, Škoda, Protram, Konstal
Technical
System length	84 km (52 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map

The Wrocław tram system 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 is operated by Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne we Wrocławiu (MPK Wrocław). The system consists of 23 lines with a total line length of 258.2 kilometres (160.4 mi). There are six depots and 20 loops. The system uses 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge.

Network

File:Wroclaw Tram Network.png

Network map as per august 2021

Permanent routes:

• 0P Dworzec Nadodrze - Dworzec Główny PKP - Dworzec Nadodrze (circle line, clockwise)
• 0L Dworzec Nadodrze - Dworzec Główny PKP - Dworzec Nadodrze (circle line, counterclockwise)
• 1 Biskupin - Poświętne
• 2 Biskupin - Krzyki
• 3 Leśnica - Księże Małe
• 4 Oporów - Biskupin
• 5 Oporów - Księże Małe
• 6 Kowale - Krzyki
• 7 Poświętne - Klecina
• 8 Karłowice - Tarnogaj
• 9 Sępolno - Park Południowy
• 10 Leśnica - Biskupin
• 11 Grabiszyńska - Kromera
• 14 Osobowice - FAT - Osobowice (circle line, clockwise)
• 15 Park Południowy - Poświętne
• 16 Tarnogaj - ZOO
• 17 Klecina - Sępolno
• 20 Oporów - Leśnica
• 23 Park Przemysłowy - Kromera
• 24 Osobowice - FAT - Osobowice (circle line, counterclockwise)
• 31 Stadion Wrocław - Gaj (Tramwaj Plus)
• 32 Kozanów - Gaj (Tramwaj Plus)
• 33 Pilczyce - Sępolno (Tramwaj Plus)

There are plans for future lines to the Popowice and Maślice districts. The 3.8 kilometer Popowice segment is planned to follow the Długa, Starogroblowa and Popowicka streets. The Maślicka line will start at the Municipal Stadium (Stadion Miejski) and continue to the intersection of Maślicka street with Główna and Królewiecka.

Rolling stock

Currently 7 types of trams are operating in Wrocław: Konstal 105Na, Protram 204 WrAs, Protram 205 WrAs, Škoda 16 T, Škoda 19 T, Pesa Twist and Moderus Beta. 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 2005–2008, six 2-wagon Protram 204 WrAs and ten low-floor Protram 205 WrAs vehicles were bought, all produced by RMT Protram Wrocław. From December 2006 to November 2007, seventeen low-floor wagons Škoda 16 T were acquired.

Photo	Type	Production	Number
	Konstal 105Na	1979–1992	46
	Konstal 105NWr	2004-2011	84
	Protram 204 WrAs	2004–2008	12
	Protram 205 WrAs	2006–2010	22
	Škoda 16 T	2006	17
	Škoda 19 T	2010–2011	31
	Pesa Twist	2015	8
	Moderus Beta	2015	15