Trams in Kraków

The tram Krakow is the rail- transport system of the southern Polish city Krakow (Polish Kraków).

In 1881 the Belgian company Compagnie Generale de Chemins de Fer Second Aires received from the city of Krakow a limited 45-year concession to operate a horse-drawn railway line. As a special feature, the operator chose the gauge rarely used by 900 mm. The plant was commissioned in October 1882. In 1901, the first line was converted to electric operation.

From 1913, a second tram network in the usual standard gauge was. Four decades consisted of both gauges in Krakow networks until the last narrow gauge line was closed in 1952. Track remains were preserved in the old town.

In 1952, the Krakow tram network was extended to connect to Nowa Huta. For the history of the last years especially the construction of an underground line under the main station and the production of fast tram routes are to be mentioned as important. Quick tram lines are highlighted in the line diagram with numbers from 50. This fast tram line is also called light rail Krakow.

Today, the Krakow tram appears as a modern contemporary inner-city transport with a high proportion of very good low-floor vehicles. However, they also still used trams from Vienna, Dusseldorf and Nuremberg as well as older trains produced in Poland in use.

The historic tram carriage 37 from 1913 reminds us of the tramway history in the old Austrian era - the vehicle is type similar to contemporary Viennese vehicles, particularly of the type K.