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- 1. Variobahn in Munich 2: M(e)ister Eiskalt· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 2. Innenansicht Variobahn: M(e)ister Eiskalt· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The class S tram is an articulated electric motor tram built by Stadler Rail for use on the Munich tramway. The units were built off Stadler's Variobahn design and are operated by MVG. The five-section 100% low-floor trams have a total length of 33.94 metres (111 ft 4 in). The first delivered S-car, number 2301, was used for the first time in Munich on 19 March 2009 for a press tour.
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 17 years ago, in 2009.
- 360 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 33.9 m long: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 146: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 2009
- in service from
- 2009
- status
- in service
- number built
- 14
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Stadler Rail, Stadler Pankow
- operators
- Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG)
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 360 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 750 V DC overhead catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'2'Bo'
- length
- 33.9 m
- weight
- 40 t
- capacity
- 146 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q811817, Wikipedia: Munich Class S tram (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.