The tram system in Augsburg is the second largest tram system in Bavaria behind Munich, and followed by Nurnberg. The system is 49.8 kilometers long (30.9 miles) and runs five lines, with two special lines. The city border gets crossed in three places. Line 2 and Line 6 cross into Stadtbergen, and line 6 crosses into Friedberg. The system is operated by Stadtwerke Augsburg (SWA), and integrated into the Augsburger Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund (AVV).

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A Siemens Combino in Augsburg, 2007.
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Locale	Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Horsecar era: 1881 (1881)–1898 (1898) Status Superseded Operator(s) Augsburger Trambahn AG Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1898 (1898) Status Operational Lines 5 regular + 2 special Operator(s) Stadtwerke Augsburg (SWA) Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification 750 V DC Track length (total) 49.8 km (30.9 mi) 2010 37,100,000 Website SWA Bus & Tram (in German)

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The network first opened in early May 1881 with horse-drawn trams. In 1898, the tram network was electrified with overhead lines. During the summer of 1993, the first low-floor-tram started passenger service on line 4. In 2016 the network served around 61 million passengers.^[1]

As of 2024^[update], the network has five regular lines and two special lines, as follows:

	Regular line	Cross-city route	Lechhausen Neuer Ostfriedhof – Berliner Allee – Königsplatz – Bergstraße – Göggingen	26 stops
	Regular line	Cross-city route	Augsburg West P+R – Oberhausen Bf / Helmut-Haller-Platz – Dom / Stadtwerke – Königsplatz – Haunstetter Straße Bf – Sportanlage Süd P+R – Haunstetten Nord	27 stops
	Regular line	Radial route	Hauptbahnhof – Königsplatz – Haunstetter Straße Bf – Universität – Innovationspark/LfU – Inninger Straße P+R – Königsbrunn Zentrum	23 stops
	Regular line	Radial route	Hauptbahnhof – Königsplatz – Curt-Frenzel-Stadion – Plärrer P+R – Bärenwirt / DRvS – Augsburg Nord P+R	12 stops
	Regular line	Cross-city route	Stadtbergen – Pfersee – Hauptbahnhof – Königsplatz – Hochschule Augsburg – Schwaben Center – Rudolf-Diesel-Gymnasium – Friedberg West P+R	25 stops
	Special line	Radial route	Hauptbahnhof – Königsplatz – Haunstetter Straße Bf – Universität – Innovationspark/LfU – Fußball-Arena	13 stops
	Special line	Radial route	Hauptbahnhof – Messezentrum	9 stops

As of 2024,^[update] the fleet of the Augsburg tram network consists of three MAN M8C trams, 11 ADtranz GT6M trams, 41 Siemens Combino type NF8, and 27 Bombardier Flexity type Cityflex CF8 trams.^[3] Stadler is supplying 11 new Tramlink units as a replacement for the M8C and GT6M trams.^[3] Entry into service is scheduled for 2024.^[4]

• MAN M8C
• ADtranz GT6M
• Siemens Combino NF8
• Bombardier Flexity Cityflex CF8

• The MAN M8C are no longer in use in regular service, but are occasionally deployed if necessary until phase out by the Stadler Tramlink
• The ADtranz GT6M run almost exclusively on Lines 3 and 6, with occasional service on Line 2 during rush hours
• The Siemens Combino NF8 and Bombardier Flexity "Cityflex" are in service across the entire network

Trams are generally scheduled in 5-minute intervals between 05:00-11:00 and 14:00-21:00 from Monday to Friday, with 7.5-minute intervals between 11:00-14:00. From 21:00-0:00, trams operate on a 15-minute schedule, with hourly night buses serving the hours between 0:00-5:00.

On Saturdays, trams generally operate in 20-minute intervals on between 5:00-7:00, 10-minute intervals between 7:00-20:00 and 15-minute intervals between 20:00-0:00.

On Sundays and holidays, trams generally operate in 30-minute intervals between 5:00-7:00 and 23:00-0:00, with 15-minute intervals between 7:00-23:00. During school holidays, the 5-minute intervals are replaced with 7.5-minute intervals.^[5]

• List of town tramway systems in Germany
• Trams in Germany