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History of the city transport in Gdańsk



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1864The first section of the network was built by the "Thiel, Goldwied und Hadlich" company to be used by horse-drawn omnibuses on Gdansk-Sopot route.
 
1873The first horse-drawn tram line was created.
 
1891The Company "Danziger Strasseneisenbahn" was created.
 
1895All tram lines were modernized. By the end of 1896 all single-horse tram tracks were electrified.
 
1899A company called "Danziger Elektrische Strassenbahn" (Gdańskie Tramwaje Elektryczne) is created in the Nowy Port district.
 
1903"AEG" and "Danziger Elektrische Strassenbahn" amalgamated into a joint-stock company called: "Danziger Elektrische Strassenbahn AG".
 
1926The first bus line (Gdansk to Sopot) was created by the tram company.
 
1942The joint-stock company "Verkehrsbetriebe Danzig - Gothenhafen AG" was set up; it also included "DES AG".
 
1945The City Transport Company was created, all the infrastructure was rebuilt and trams were operated again.
 
1951A new company is established called: "The provincial Transport Company Gdańsk-Gdynia" ("Wojewódzkie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne Gdańsk-Gdynia WPK G-G").
 
1969The first trams of type "102N" appeared on the streets of Gdańsk".
 
1989"WPK" was devided. In Gdańsk a company called "The City Transport Enterprise-Gdańsk" ("Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Miejskiej") was created.
 
1991This company was transformed into a joint-stock company of Gdańsk ("The City Transport Company in Gdańsk")
 
1996Two new trams of type "114Na" (11% low floor) were bought.
 
1997ZKM introduced new Neoplan low floor-buses (11 buses type of 4020/3 and 23 buses of 4016).
 
2004The act establishing the "City Transport Company Gdańsk Ltd" (ZKM w Gdańsku Sp. z o.o.) was signed.
 
200633 new "Solaris" low floor-buses were bought by ZKM w Gdańsku Sp. z o.o.
 
2007The first trams of type "N8C" appeared on the streets of Gdańsk.
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