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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 16T Wroclaw 3002: Bogusław Wielgoszewski· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Skoda-16T-08061508: Grzegorz W. Tężycki· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Skoda 16T in Wroclaw: Skelanard· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Skoda 16T, -3009, MPK Wrocław (15768483939): Janusz Jakubowski from Warsaw, Poland· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Skoda-16T-Wr-Szewska: Grzegorz W. Tężycki· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Tram Wroclaw, Škoda 16T n°3012: Kevin.B· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Tram-Skoda-16T-Powstancow-Sl-Wroclaw: Grzegorz W. Tężycki· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. UlicaSzewska-WidokNaPołudnie-Skoda16T-POL, Wrocław: Mach240390· CC BY 3.0
- 9. Wroclaw-08112420-Skoda-16T: Grzegorz W. Tężycki· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. Wrocław - Škoda 16T MPK 3017 2015-12-24 12-27-04: Photographs by Radosław Drożdżewski (User:Zwiadowca21)· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Škoda 16 T (also called Elektra) is a five carbody section low-floor uni-directional tram, developed by Škoda Transportation for Wrocław. The vehicle was designed by Porsche Design Group. The 16 T has six axles, and the low-floor area represents 65% of the entire vehicle floor.
who runs it
base stats
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 20 years ago, in 2006.
- 360 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 30.3 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 210: 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
- 2006
- number built
- 17
- kind
- tram / light rail
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- builders
- Škoda Transportation
- designer
- Porsche Design Group
- operators
- MPK Wrocław
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- 360 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- length
- 30.3 m
- weight
- 37.4 t
- capacity
- 210 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3491843, Wikipedia: Škoda 16 T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.