Trams in Jena

The Jena tramway network (Straßenbahnnetz Jena) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Jena, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.

Opened in 1901, the network is currently operated by, and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT). It has five lines in operation.

Lines
On 17 December 2009, a new network of lines was introduced to coincide with the opening of the new Göschwitz–Burgau line. Since December 2017 all lines are also operated in the evening/overnight.

Lines 1 and 4 operate in fliegende Wechsel (flying exchange): i.e., at Lobeda-West all trams arriving on one of these lines departs on the other.

Rolling stock
The fleet of the Jena tram network consists of 33 Adtranz GT6M trams, and five Solaris Tramino trams. In 2019, Jenaer Nahverkehr and the City of Jena announced preparations for an invitation of tenders for new trams, which are due to be delivered from 2022. Stadler won the tender for an order of 24 vehicles in August 2020, composed of sixteen 42-meter long seven-section trams and eight 32-meter long five-section trams. The first vehicle was delivered on 5 May 2023. They entered service on 16 December 2023.