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1883 A steam-driven tram goes into
service from Stiglmaierplatz
1962 Acquisition of the first seven
articulated buses
2004 The new underground control
station goes into service 82,7862,975,345
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1965 Breaking ground for the underground 2007 Opening of the MVG Museum 2,975,345 376,231
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1895 First electrified tram
1965 Introduction of P-type trams 2008 First hybrid bus goes into service 376,231 948,045
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1898 Introduction of buses in addition
to trams In the 1880s steam-powered trams 1966 Trolley bus is withdrawn And in the 1950s new bus models soon 2009 Introduction of the S1 type The trailer bus consists of
were already driven by more than 1 hp. dominated the scene on Munichs a 12 m bus and 11 m trailer.
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from service streets. low-floor trams (Variobahn)
1898 Foundation of the Motorwagen-
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Gesellschaft Mnchen AG** 1971 1st underground line opens 2009 Opening of tram line 23
1900 Horse- and steam-driven trams 1972 Foundation of the Mnchner Ver- 2011 Opening of the new tram line 3,567 482,472
are replaced by electrified trams kehrs- und Tarifverbund (MVV)*** section to St. Emmeram
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1906 Line numbers are introduced,
opening of the first municipal
1975 The last tram conductor is discharged 2013 Opening of the new tram line
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motor coach service route Just 12 years later the first electrified
trams were running through Munich.
1981 B-type underground trains in use 1971: Just in time for the XX Olympic
Summer Games Munich opened its
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The new four-section articulated rail
car has eight doors and seating for
more than 200 passengers.
Key facts
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1907 Takeover of MTAG by the city
as Stdtische Straenbahnen
1987 Introduction of the first
low-floor buses
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(City Trams) 2013 Introduction of trailer buses 80287 Munich
1991 Munich city council decides to keep Photos: Kerstin Groh, Wolfgang Wellige and MVG picture archive
1945 In the aftermath of the war only and modernise the tram network 2014 Introduction of the type T1 Design: HOCH 3 . Munich
Druck: Eberl Print GmbH
20 makeshift tramlines remain in low-floor trams (Avenio)
Stand: August 2016
existence; of 444 tramcars only 1994 Introduction of R2-type low-floor
Article number: 90174
168 are still operational trams 2015 MVG Rad bike hire system is launched
As early as the 1920s and 30s Walk on, walk off: In the 1990s The new C2-type articulated under
Munichs streets were very busy: low-floor buses became ground train is about 115 m long
1948 Opening of Munichs first and only Theatinerstrae in bygone days. 1994 Introduction of a night-time tram increasingly common. 2016 Introduction of the C2 type (with coupling) and carries up to
trolley bus route and bus network underground trains 940 passengers. mvg.de
* Munich Tram Company; ** Munich Motor Carriage Company *** Munich Transport and Tariff Union
MVG in figures
Key facts
1)
Four interchange stations counted twice. 2)
Underground, bus and tram (school days, Mon Thurs). 3) Connecting passengers counted once. 4)
Variations possible depending on model and features.