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Škoda 13 T

🇨🇿 Czech Republic ·built by Škoda Transportation· from 2007· Czech tram model

Škoda 13 T, photo 1 of 4
1/4 Harold· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Škoda 13 T (also known as Škoda Elektra) is a five carbody section low-floor uni-directional tram, developed by Škoda Transportation for the Brno tram system. The vehicle's front was designed by the Porsche Design Group. The 13 T has six axles, and the low-floor area represents 48% of the entire vehicle floor.

base stats

  • speed 70 km/htop speed
  • power 540 kWpower output
  • weight 38.3 tin working order
  • seats 201passengers
  • built 49made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 19 years ago, in 2007.
  • 540 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 31.1 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 201: 4 full city buses (~50 seats each).

tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.

spec sheet

built
2007–2015
number built
49
kind
tram / light rail
origin
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
builders
Škoda Transportation
designer
Porsche Design Group
top speed
70 km/h
power
540 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
length
31.1 m
weight
38.3 t
capacity
201 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q3503738, Wikipedia: Škoda 13 T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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