Straßenbahnmuseum Chemnitz Open regularly City: Chemnitz (Germany).
Track gauge: 1435 mm (standard gauge). Opened: May 2002 . Closed: May 2020 because of COVID-19. Reopened: June 5, 2021 at Zwickauer Straße 164 . Closed: November 19, 2021 because of COVID-19. Reopened: May 1, 2022 .
Track gauge: 925 mm. Opened: May 2002 . Closed: May 2020 because of COVID-19. Reopened: June 5, 2021 at Zwickauer Straße 164 . Closed: November 19, 2021 because of COVID-19. Reopened: May 1, 2022 .
Description The track width 925 mm is only in use at the museum.
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Current trams at the museum Freight car: 1053 , 1073 . Grinder car: 1035 . Museum tram: 30 . Railcar: 15 , 32 , 169 , 251 , 306 , 332 , 802 , 813 , 1102 . Service vehicle: 1331 . Sidecar: 237 , 543 , 552 , 566 , 598 , 640 . Chemnitzer Verkehr (CVAG) Operational Cottage: 237 . Freight car: 194 , 353 , 423 , 1053 , 1073 . Grinder car: 1035 . Museum tram: 69 , 316 , 351 , 1598 . Railcar: 15 , 169 , 201-15813 , 206 , 231 , 232 , 251 , 267 , 306 , 316 , 331 , 332 , 351 , 1102 . School tram: 169 , 1169 . Service vehicle: 1267 , 1331 . Sidecar: 237 , 543 , 552 , 566 , 598 . Dessauer Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft (DVV) Operational Railcar: 38 , 44 . Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB) Operational Railcar: 201-15 , 1596 . Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) Operational Sidecar: 946 . Nahverkehr Schwerin (NVS) Operational Railcar: 12 , 22 , 28 . Naumburger Touristenbahn (NTB) Operational Railcar: 33 . Rostocker Straßenbahn (RSAG) Operational Sidecar: 946 . Stadtverkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt (Oder) (SVF) Operational Railcar: 28 . Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha Operational Railcar: 45 . Woltersdorfer Straßenbahn (WS) Operational Railcar: 30 , 32 .
Read more Read less Indicative opening hours April - September
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m
See the official opening hours .
Address Zwickauer Straße 164
09116 Chemnitz
Add a comment Photos from Straßenbahnmuseum Chemnitz Postcard: Chemnitz railcar 15 near Straßenbahnmuseum (1988) Museum trams in Chemnitz
Motor car 15, built in 1925
15 bidirectional motor cars / narrow gauge Chemnitz, built around 1925
Series No. 7 16. Data sheet T 13
Vehicle number 15: 1938 in 267
1976: in work motor car No. 1267
1982: initially decommissioned, then decommissioned and dismantled until 1988
1988: in museum car No. 15
Manufacturer: Düsseldorfer Eisenbahnbedart, formerly Carl Weyer & Cie. Düsseldorf-Oberblik
Electrical equipment: Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschalt (AEG), Berlin
Motor / Power: 2 x 47.8 kW (Uk 523a, AEG)
Length over crash barrier: 9900 mm
Seats: 22 (across) / Standing places: 38 By Henrik Boye, Maik Wagner, Straßenbahnfreunde Chemnitz, Thomas Böttger -
1988 .
Postcard: Chemnitz tram line 3 with sidecar 552 at Rottluff (1988) Museum trams
in Chemnitz
Trailer car 552, built in 1927
552 bidirectional railcar / narrow gauge Chemnitz, built around 1927
Series nos. 551 - 560, data sheet B 16
Vehicle number 552: decommissioned in 1983.
1986 converted to a museum car, mid-1990s: converted to museum car no. 552
Manufacturer: Waggon-und Maschinenfabrik AG, formerly Waggonfabrik W. C. F. Busch, Bautzen
Length over crash barrier: 10026 mm
Seats: 22 (across) / Standing places: 44 By Henrik Boye, Maik Wagner, Straßenbahnfreunde Chemnitz -
1988 .
Postcard: Chemnitz tram line 3 with railcar 316 on Limbacher Straße (1988) Museum trams
in Chemnitz
Motor car 306, built in 1928
306 bidirectional motor car / narrow gauge Chemnitz, built around 1928
Series nos. 203-207, data sheet T 17
Vehicle number 206: 1975: renamed no. 306
1977: renamed no. 316
Converted to museum car no. 306 in the mid-1990s
Manufacturer: Waggon- und Maschinenfabrik AG, formerly Waggonfabrik W. C. F. Busch. Bautzen
Electrical equipment: Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschalt (AEG), Berlin
Motor/Power: 2 x 47.8 kW (AEG), 1976/77: equipped with the chassis of former railcar 346 (motor/power: 2 x 44.2 kW-Db 731, SSW) and until 1988: again equipped with AEG motors
Length over crash barrier: 10,216 mm
Seats: 22 (across) / Standing places: 38 By Henrik Boye, Maik Wagner, Straßenbahnfreunde Chemnitz, Thomas Böttger -
1988 .
Postcard: Chemnitz school tram 1169 in front of Straßenbahnmuseum (1988) Museum trams in Chemnitz
Motor car 169, built around 1920
169 bidirectional motor car / narrow gauge Chemnitz, built around 1920, series nos. 163-172. Data sheet T 10
Vehicle number 169: converted to training car no. 169
1958: training car to no. 1169
1980: converted to museum car no. 69 (open car)
1997: returned to vehicle number no. 169 (still a museum car)
Manufacturer: Own tram main workshop in Kappel
Electrical equipment: Siemens-Schuckert-Werke (SSW), Berlin and Erlanger, Elektricitäts-Aktiengesellschaft, formerly Hermann Pöge, Chemnitz.
Engine / Power: 2 x 25.8 kW (SSW), 1927-29 equipped with 2 x 33.1 kW (BVR 450, Pöge)
Length over crash barrier: 8440 mm
Seats: 18 (across) / Standing: 30 By Henrik Boye, Maik Wagner, Straßenbahnfreunde Chemnitz, Thomas Böttger -
1988 .
Postcard: Chemnitz tram line 3 with sidecar 598 on Erzbergerstraße (1988) Limbacher Straße
Museum trams
in Chemnitz
Trailer car 598, built in 1929
598 bidirectional tram / narrow-gauge Chemnitz, built around 1929
Series Nos. 576-600, Data Sheet B 20
Vehicle number 598, 1985: decommissioned,
1986: converted to museum car
Converted to museum car no. 598 in the early 1990s
Manufacturer: Sächsische Waggonfabrik GmbH Werdau, formerly Waggonfabrik Schumann, Werdau
Length over crash barrier: 10104 mm
Seats 22 (across) / Standing places 44 By Henrik Boye, Maik Wagner, Straßenbahnfreunde Chemnitz, Thomas Böttger -
1988 .
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Last updated: February 5, 2026 .