InTramCities  with Gordon Stewart
Darmstadt, Germany : 30th April, 2018                                                                                    Map

Once the seat of the rulers of the independent German Grand Duchy of Hessen, Darmstadt has now transformed itself into the unified country's "City of Science". It has an extensive tramway system characterised by a central interchange at Luisenplatz from where lines run in three directions and tracks encircle a 33-meter high column topped off by a statue of Grand Duke Ludwig I, which was erected in 1844. One very long line takes trams well beyond the city boundaries, to Alsbach in the south and featuring a limited-stop service as far as Eberstadt. A further line crosses the city boundary to serve the community of Griesheim to the west.  Both these were originally steam-hauled light railways. The branch to Kranichstein was opened in 2003 and an extension in Arheiligen beyond Loewenplatz in 2011. 

Above :  The bustling Luisenplatz, with the base of the Ludwig column. Fleet renewals have led to most trams now being low-floor, but some high-floor vehicles remain. Accessibility for these and capacity expansions for all are provided by low-floor trailers and Darmstadt is unusual for following this plan which was once common in Germany and elsewhere but is now a rarity.
Film No No Location View Dir Tram Notes
218010 1 Hauptbahnhof

0789 Platz der Deutschen Einheit
218010 2 Hauptbahnhof

9858
218010 3 Hauptbahnhof

9858
218010 4 Hauptbahnhof

9858
218010 5 Hauptbahnhof Out In 0789 Am Hauptbahnhof
218010 6 Hauptbahnhof In Out 0776
218010 7 TZ Rhein Main Out In 0781 Rheinstrasse
218010 8 TZ Rhein Main Out In 0781
218010 9 TZ Rhein Main In Out 9866
218010 10 TZ Rhein Main In Out 9866
218010 11 TZ Rhein Main In Out 9115
218010 12 TZ Rhein Main In Out 9115
218010 13 Otto-Hesse-Strasse Out In 9859
218010 14 Flughafenstrasse In Out 9873 Wilhelm-Leuschner-Strasse
218010 15 Flughafenstrasse Out In 9874
218010 16 St Stefan Out In 9866
218010 17 St Stefan Out In 9866
218010 18 Berliner Allee Out In 9858 Rheinstrasse
218010 19 Berliner Allee In Out 0781
218010 20 Berliner Allee Out In 0789
218010 21 Berliner Allee In Out 9118
218010 22 Berliner Allee In Out 9118
218010 23 Berliner Allee Out In 0776
218010 24 Rhein-Neckarstrasse In Out 0784
218010 25 Rhein-Neckarstrasse In Out 9859
218010 26 Rhein-Neckarstrasse In Out 9123
218010 27 Rhein-Neckarstrasse Out In 9118
218010 28 Rhein-Neckarstrasse Out In 9118
218010 29 Rhein-Neckarstrasse Out In 9873
218010 30 Luisenplatz West East 9873
218010 31 Luisenplatz West East 0784
218010 32 Luisenplatz Easat West 0783
218010 33 Luisenplatz East West 9870
218010 34 Luisenplatz East West 9870
218010 35 Luisenplatz East West 9870
218010 36 Luisenplatz East West 9874
218010 37 Luisenplatz East West 9874
218010 38 Luisenplatz East West 9874
218010 39 Luisenplatz North South 0791 Luisenstrasse
218010 40 Luisenplatz North South 9117 Luisenstrasse / Mathildenplatz
218010 41 Luisenplatz South North 0779 Luisenstrasse
218010 42 Luisenplatz West East 0780 Rheinstrasse
218010 43 Luisenplatz West East 0780
218010 44 Luisenplatz East West 9115
218010 45 Schloss Out In 9865 Marktplatz
218010 46 Schloss Out In 9865
218010 47 Luisenplatz West East 9855 Rheinstrasse
218010 48 Schloss Out In 0777 Ernst-Ludwigs-Platz
218010 49 Schloss Out In 0780 Marktplatz
218010 50 Schloss Out In 0791
218010 51 Schloss Out In 0791
218010 52 Schloss In Out 9859 Ernst-Ludwigs-Platz
218010 53 Schloss In Out 9859 Marktplatz
218010 54 Schloss In Out 0790
218010 55 Schloss In Out 0790
218010 56 Schloss Out In 9856 Holzstrasse
218010 57 Schulstrasse Out In 9864
218010 58 Schulstrasse Out In 9864
218010 59 Schulstrasse Out In 0781
218010 60 Schulstrasse In Out 9865
218010 61 Schulstrasse In Out 9865
218010 62 Schulstrasse In Out 9865
218010 63 Weinbergstrasse Out In 0790 Ludwigshohstrasse
218010 64 Weinbergstrasse Out In 0790
218010 65 Ludwigshohstrasse Out In 9865
218010 66 Ludwigshohstrasse Out In 9865
218010 67 Ludwigshohstrasse Out In 9865
218010 68 Ludwigshohstrasse Out In 9865
218010 69 Weinbergstrasse In Out 0791
218010 70 Weinbergstrasse In Out 0791
218010 71 Weinbergstrasse In Out 0791
218010 72 Weinbergstrasse In Out 9864
218010 73 Weinbergstrasse Out In 0791
218010 74 Weinbergstrasse Out In 0791
218010 75 Orangerie In Out 9855 Bessunger Strasse
218010 76 Orangerie In Out 9855
218010 77 Weinbergstrasse In Out 9855
218010 78 Orangerie Out In 9864
218010 79 Orangerie Out In 9864
218010 80 Freiberger Platz In Out 0790
218010 81 Freiberger Platz In Out 0790
218010 82 Freiberger Platz Out In 9855 Karlstrasse
218010 83 Freiberger Platz Out In 9855
218010 84 Freiberger Platz Out In 9855
218010 85 Goethestrasse In Out 9865
218010 86 Goethestrasse In Out 9865
218010 87 Goethestrasse Out Out 9865
218010 88 Heinrichstrasse In Out 0791
218010 89 Heinrichstrasse Out In 0790
218010 90 Rossdorfer Platz Out In 0783 Nieder-Ramstaedter-Strasse
218010 91 Rossdorfer Platz In Out 0781
218010 92 Rossdorfer Platz In Out 0781
218010 93 Rossdorfer Platz Out In 0870
218010 94 Rossdorfer Platz In Out 9118
218010 95 Rossdorfer Platz In Out 9118
218010 96 Merck-Stadion Out In 0781
218010 97 Merck-Stadion Out In 0781
218010 98 Merck-Stadion Out In 0781
218010 99 Hochschulstadion In Out 9859
218010 100 Hochschulstadion Out In 9118
218010 101 Hochschulstadion In Out 9115
218010 102 Hochschulstadion In Out 9115
218010 103 Hochschulstadion Out In 9859
218010 104 Hochschulstadion Out In 9859
218010 105 Hochschulstadion In Out 9874
218010 106 Hochschulstadion Out In 9115
218010 107 Luisenplatz South North 0790 Luisenplatz
218010 108 Luisenplatz Out In 9119 Mathildenplatz
218010 109 Luisenplatz In Out 9118
218010 110 Luisenplatz Out In 0783
218010 111 Willy-Brandt-Platz Out In 9117 Frankfurter Strasse
218010 112 Willy-Brandt-Platz Out In 9117
218010 113 Willy-Brandt-Platz In Out 0780
218010 114 Siemensstrasse Out In 9118 Siemensstrasse
218010 115 Siemensstrasse Out In 9118 Ida Seele Weg
218010 116 Borsdorffstrasse In Out 9115
218010 117 Siemensstrasse Out In 0780 Siemensstrasse
218010 118 Siemensstrasse Out In 0780
218010 119 Eissporthalle In Out 0777 Arheiliger Strasse
218010 120 Eissporthalle In Out 0777
218010 121 Eissporthalle Out In 9115
218010 122 Rhonring In Out 9868 Frankfurter Strasse
218010 123 Rhonring Out In 0788
218010 124 Rhonring In Out 9865
218010 125 Rhonring Out Out 9865
218010 126 Rhonring In Out 9874
218010 127 Rhonring Out In 0775
218010 128 Rhonring Out In 0782
218010 129 Merck In Out 0785
218010 130 Merck In Out 0785
218010 131 Merck Out In 9871
218010 132 Merck Out In 9871
218010 133 Merck Out In 9871
218010 134 Maulbeerallee Out In 9868
218010 135 Am Fiedlersee In Out 0787
218010 136 Am Fiedlersee Out In 9116 Frankfurter Landstrasse
218010 137 Am Fiedlersee Out In 9116
218010 138 Bessunger Strasse In Out 0785 Heidelberger Strasse
218010 139 Bessunger Strasse In Out 0785
218010 140 Bessunger Strasse Out In 0791
218010 141 Bessunger Strasse Out In 0791
218010 142 Bessunger Strasse In Out 0789
218010 143 Lincoln-Siedlung Out In 9869
218010 144 Lincoln-Siedlung Out In 9869
218010 145 Lincoln-Siedlung In Out 0787
218010 146 Wartehalle In Out 9119 Heidelberger Landstrasse
218010 147 Wartehalle Out In 9871
218010 148 Wartehalle In Out 9123
218010 149 Wartehalle In Out 9123
218010 150 Wartehalle In Out 9123
218010 151 Wartehalle Out In 9120
218010 152 Wartehalle Out In 9120
218010 153 Wartehalle Out In 0785
218010 154 Modaubrucke In Out 0786
218010 155 Modaubrucke In Out 9869
218010 156 Modaubrucke In Out 9124
218010 157 Modaubrucke In Out 9124
218010 158 Modaubrucke Out In 9116
218010 159 Modaubrucke Out In 9116
218010 160 Modaubrucke Out In 9119
218010 161 Kirche Out In 0787
218010 162 Kirche Out In 0787
218010 163 Kirche In Out 9870


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