TRAM TRAVELS

Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)

Operational

City: Cologne (Germany).
Total route length: 176.9 km (109.9 miles).

Track gauge: 1435 mm (standard gauge).
Opened: October 15, 1901.
Closed: January 14, 1945 because of World War II.
Reopened: April 1945.

Tram museums in Cologne

Straßenbahn-Museum Thielenbruch
Open regularly

Tram lines in operation

1Cologne tram line 1: Weiden West - Bensberg
Operational

3Cologne tram line 3: Görlinger-Zentrum - Thielenbruch
Operational

4Cologne tram line 4
Operational

5Cologne tram line 5: Sparkasse Am Butzweilerhof - Heumarkt Köln
Operational

7Cologne tram line 7: Frechen-Benzelrath - Zündorf
Operational

9Cologne tram line 9: Sülz Hermeskeiler Platz - Königsforst
Operational

12Cologne tram line 12: Zollstock Südfriedhof - Merkenich
Operational

13Cologne tram line 13: Sülzgürtel - Holweide Vischeringstr.
Operational

15Cologne tram line 15
Operational

17Cologne tram line 17: Sürth Bf - Severinstr.
Operational

16Bonn regional line 16: Niehl Sebastianstr. - Bad Godesberg Stadthalle
Operational

18Bonn regional line 18: Bonn Hbf - Thielenbruch
Operational

Discontinued tram lines

Cologne tram line 2
Closed

Cologne tram line 6
Closed

Cologne tram line 8
Closed

Cologne tram line 10
Closed

Cologne tram line 11
Closed

Cologne tram line 14
Closed

Cologne tram line 19
Closed

Cologne tram line 20
Closed

Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB) stops

Bensberg, Brück Maupfad, Buchheim Herler Str., Deutz / Messe, Dom / Hauptbahnhof, Frechen Bf, Frechen-Benzelrath, Görlinger-Zentrum, Heumarkt, Junkersdorf, Klettenbergpark, Königsforst, Merkenich, Moltkestr., Neumarkt, Niehl Sebastianstr., Raiffeisenstraße, Refrath, Rochusplatz, Rodenkirchen Bf, Severinstr., Sparkasse Am Butzweilerhof, Sülz Hermeskeiler Platz, Sülzgürtel, Sürth Bf, Thielenbruch, Ubierring, Universität, Vischeringstr., Weiden West, Zollstock Südfriedhof, and Zündorf.


Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB) route map

View the route map in high resolution. See the official route map.

Current trams in operation

Articulated tram: 2192, 2209, 2224, 2233, 2240, 2311, 3676, 3678, 3776, 3778, 3821.

Low-floor articulated tram: 4044, 4069, 4109, 4520, 4560.

Former trams in operation

Articulated tram: 2015, 3676, 3678, 3776, 3778.

Railcar: ?, 521, 1144, 1155, 1161, 1163.

Service vehicle: 6004.

Sidecar: 2157, 2161.

Hanover Tramway Museum (HSM)
Open regularly

Service vehicle: 6004.

Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie (KKS)
Closed

Railcar: 521.

Metro Istanbul
Operational

Articulated tram: 215.

Oslo Transport Museum Vognhall 5
Open regularly

Railcar: 121.

Sporveien
Operational

Railcar: 121.

Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLB)
Operational

Railcar: 13, 14, 16, 17, 18.

Sidecar: 91, 94.

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Links

Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)
Language: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish.

"Mobility in Cologne and the surrounding area with buses, trains and rental bikes. All information on tickets, timetables, stops, routes and other offers"

Verkersverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR)
Language: English, German.

"Information for buses and trains, tickets and prices, construction site information and news about local transport in the VRR."

Verkersverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS)
Language: English, German.

"We want to connect the people in our region with ever better offers and help them reach their goals. That is the motivation of everyone who works in and at VRS."

See all links about trams in Cologne.

Last updated: January 20, 2025.