Gross-Lichterfelde Tramway

Lichterfelde tram, 1882
Track map
A photo of a plaque raised in Lichterfelde, Berlin, Germany, to mark the world's first electric streetcar line. The plaque is located on a stand near the Lichterfede Ost Railway Station in Berlin, Germany.

The Gross Lichterfelde Tramway was the world's first commercially successful electric tram and first public electric tramway used for permanent service. It was built by the Siemens & Halske company in Lichterfelde, a suburb of Berlin, and went in service on 16 May 1881.[1]

  1. ^ "Prints of The Gross Lichterfelde Tramway was the worlds first electric tramway". Media Storehouse Photo Prints. Retrieved 2024-06-03.