First tram line opened 1900. Tramway network of 4 routes being modernised to light rail standards, largely on reserved track. See Krefeld on the Rhein-Ruhr network map

Line U76 runs through to Düsseldorf (1435 mm gauge) and is operated by Rheinbahn; it is separate from the SWK network.

Address
SWK Stadtwerke Krefeld AG
St Töniser Str 124
47804 Krefeld
Germany
Phone
+49 2151 98 0
Fax
+49 2151 98 1100
Email
service@swk.de
Website
www.swk.de
 

Traffic

Passenger journeys
37·8 million (all modes)
Information year
2018
 

Network data

Gauge
1000 mm (1·2 km is dual-gauge, 1000/1435 mm, Line U76 between Rheinstraße and start of segregated alignment east of Hauptbahnhof)
Length
36·7 km
Electrification
36·7 km - 600 V DC
Rolling stock
38 LRV/tram cars

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