Meran Tramway

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The urban tramway opened up Meran 1908-1956 Merano Railway Station and the city center and the neighboring municipality of Maia Alta.

Route

On May 9, 1908 at the same two lines were opened in the then much sought after spa town that touched the node Ruffiniplatz at the theater. From here, already on 12 August 1906, the local railway Lana Meran had started operation after the market town of Lana.

A line led from the theater space above the grain space and the Vintschgauer country road in a westerly direction beyond the Adige to forestry. The actual " city line " ran from 1906 newly built station about today's Piazza Mazzini ( Habsburgerplatz ) and the Theatre Square ( Ruffiniplatz ) at the Kurhaus over to Clay. It was not until October 10, 1908 was the route of the Post Bridge ( Reichsbrücke ) up to Fountain Square ( Dr. Karl- Ludwig-Platz ) in the still independent municipality Maia be extended.

A service link chain on Mazzini square off to the west of the station situated cemetery, which is frequented only runs regularly at All Saints. About this route and the tram depot was reached; the hall is still visible and serves as a parking space for city buses. There was also a track connection from the station to Lacknerhof on the road to forest. Overall, the single-track route network had a length of 6.2 kilometers, plus operating on the tracks for about a kilometer in length.

The fleet consisted of a total of twelve railcars and four sidecar.

Closure

The tram problems was to start on the town line, a six -minute intervals set up so had after the beginning of the First World War due to the low utilization. Thus, some vehicles were sold to the tram Bolzano and to the local railway Lana Meran. The trailers, which were sold to the local railway were in 1917 sold for Innsbruck tram. Today you can still find each a sidecar the Meran Tramway at the Tyrolean Museum Railways and the nostalgia cars in Carinthia.

The growing bus and private transport also fell victim to the tram Merano. She was already on 1 January 1936 by the city to the company SAER, a subsidiary of the vehicle group Breda, passed. On May 24, 1956 was the last day of operation. Apart from the original coach house today are no traces of the web more visible in the city. Ahead of municipal elections or after driving bans related to exposure to particulate matter has been considered to reintroduce a tram in Merano.