The Frankfurt am Main tramway network is a network of tramways forming a major part of the public transport system in Frankfurt am Main, a city in the federal state of Hesse, Germany.
The network is the oldest light rail system in the city, the first horse tram lines having started operations on May 19, 1872. It includes one of the first electric tramways in the world, with the first electrified tram line starting in 1884.
As of 2012, there were 10 tram lines, along with two special lines and one heritage tourist tramline. The network was also heavily integrated into the Frankfurt U-Bahn, with the systems sharing both street running and reserved track.
In 2012, the network had 136 stations, and a total route length of 67.25 kilometers (41.79 mi). In the same year, the network carried 49.9 million passengers, about 30% of total public transport ridership in Frankfurt.
Here is a small vintage photo set from TrainsandTravel that shows Frankfurt trams in 1967 and 1982.
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| Frankfurt M series articulated tram 608 (Düwag/1959) with what appears to be a K series trailer (Uerdingen/1945-47) on Route 18 outside Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, March 30, 1967 |
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| Frankfurt 4-wheel Arbeitswagen (works tram) 2040 passing the tram stops in front of Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. The trailer wagon is carrying six lengths of new tram rail, March 30, 1967 |
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| Frankfurt 4-wheel Arbeitswagen (works tram) 2040 passing the tram stops in front of Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. This is a former V series tram (Düwag, Siemens/1910) of which only eight were built. They were all converted to works trams in the late sixties/early seventies, March 30, 1967 |
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| Frankfurt K series 4-wheel tram 116 (Gebrüder Credé/1954) and trailer on Route 22 outside Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. 116 was part of the final batch of 25 K series trams, March 30, 1967 |
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| Frankfurt K series 4-wheel tram 480 (Düwag/1949-53) and trailer on Route 21 outside Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. The K class were the last type of 4-wheel tram built for the Frankfurt network, March 30, 1967 |
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