page_title: Trams in Essen
hierarchical_section_title: Trams in Essen
caption_attribution_description: A DUEWAG M8C of Essener Verkehrs-AG of Essen, Germany (fleet number 1112) on route 106 at Hobeisenbrücke.
context_page_description: The Essen tramway network is a 52.4-kilometer network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Essen, a city in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  Opened in 1893, the network has been operated since 1954 by Ruhrbahn, and also serves the neighbouring city of Gelsenkirchen.
  The network is complemented by the three light rail lines of the Essen Stadtbahn.
context_section_description: The Essen tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Essen) is a 52.4-kilometer (32.6 mi) network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Essen, a city in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  Opened in 1893, the network has been operated since 1954 by Ruhrbahn (Formerly Essener Verkehrs-AG), and also serves the neighbouring city of Gelsenkirchen.
  The network is complemented by the three light rail lines of the Essen Stadtbahn.
caption: An M8C tram at Hobeisenbrücke.
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