Editing Braunschweig (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Ringerbrunnen Braunschweig.jpg|thumb|right|Pedestrian zone in the city centre]]
Braunschweig's city centre is mostly a car-free [[pedestrian zone]].

===Road===
Two main autobahns serve Braunschweig, the [[Bundesautobahn 2|A2]] ([[Berlin]]—[[Hanover]]—[[Dortmund]]) and the [[Bundesautobahn 39|A39]] ([[Salzgitter]]—[[Wolfsburg]]). City roads are generally wide, as they were built after [[World War II]] to support the anticipated use of the car. There are several car parks in the city.

===Bicycle===
Many residents travel around town by bicycle using an extensive system of bicycle-only lanes. The main train station includes a bicycle parking area.

===Train===
The city is on the main rail line between [[Frankfurt]] and [[Berlin]], as well as a small hub on a few South- and North-bound branches to [[Bad Harzburg]]; [[Salzgitter]]; [[Gifhorn]] and two electrified 2 track branch towards [[Lehrte]] (and the [[Hannover]]-[[Berlin]] mainline), and towards [[Wolfsburg]] linking to the same mainline.
Around 120,000 people use the main station daily.

[[Deutsche Bahn]] (German Railways, with their DB Regio Subsidiary) serves the city with a few local services, although [[Errix]] towards [[Uelzen]] (Northwards) and [[Bad Harzburg]] (Southwards) operate the aforementioned directions, as well as [[Hildesheim]] and [[Wolfsburg]] (West-East respectively) trains having been handed to [[Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft|Enno]], and the RE70 service to [[Hannover]] being run by the [[Westfalenbahn]].
[[Deutsche Bahn]] (German Railways, in this case their [[Fehrnverkehr]] subsidiary) operates inter-city and high-speed [[InterCityExpress]] (ICE) trains, with frequent stops at [[Braunschweig Central Station]], with usual next/last stops being [[Hannover]]; [[Hildesheim]]; [[Magdeburg]] (on the [[Frankfurt]]-[[Berlin]] mainline)or [[Wolfsburg]].

(German: ''Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof'').<ref>For a history of rail transport in the state, see Holtge, Dieter. "Braunschweig's Eisenbahnen und Strassenbahnen." (1972).</ref>

===Tram and bus===
[[File:100 6771 0756 Rathaus.jpg|thumb|Tram in Braunschweig]]
The [[Trams in Braunschweig|Braunschweig tramway network]] is an inexpensive and extensive {{convert|35|km|0|abbr=on}} long electric [[tram]]way system. First opened in 1897, it has been modernized, including a {{convert|3.2|km|abbr=on}} extension in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lightrailnow.org/news/n_newslog2007q1.htm |title=Braunschweig (Germany): New light rail tram line to suburbs reverses Transit Holocaust, February 13, 2007 |publisher=Light Rail Now |access-date=April 7, 2011}}</ref> The network has an {{RailGauge|1100mm}} [[Track gauge|gauge]], unique for a European railway or tramway network. However, it is being supplemented in stages by a third rail, to allow future joint working with the {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} main railway network.

The municipally owned [[Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG]] currently operates five tram lines and several [[bus]] lines. The tram lines are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.verkehr-bs.de/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/Liniennetzplan/Liniennetzplan_7.1.2016/Linienverzeichnis_2016_DINA4_x1a_view.pdf |title=Tram and bus lines in Braunschweig |publisher=verkehr-bs.de |access-date=29 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307160252/http://www.verkehr-bs.de/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/Liniennetzplan/Liniennetzplan_7.1.2016/Linienverzeichnis_2016_DINA4_x1a_view.pdf |archive-date=7 March 2016 }}</ref>

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|<span style="padding:0 .4em; color:white; background:red; font-size:91%;"> '''Tram''' </span> '''1'''
|Wenden
|Stöckheim
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|<span style="padding:0 .4em; color:white; background:red; font-size:91%;"> '''Tram''' </span> '''2'''
|Siegfriedviertel
|Heidberg
|-
|<span style="padding:0 .4em; color:white; background:fuchsia; font-size:91%;"> '''Tram''' </span> '''3'''
|Volkmarode
|Weststadt Weserstraße
|-
|<span style="padding:0 .4em; color:white; background:magenta; font-size:91%;"> '''Tram''' </span> '''4'''
|Radeklint
|Helmstedter Straße
|-
|<span style="padding:0 .4em; color:white; background:maroon; font-size:91%;"> '''Tram''' </span> '''5'''
|Hauptbahnhof
|Broitzem
|-
| <span style="padding:0 .4em; color:white; background:maroon;
font-size:91%;"> '''Tram''' </span> '''10'''
| Hauptbahnhof
| Rühme

|}

===Air===
[[Braunschweig Airport]] (BWE / EDVE) is located north of the city at {{Coord|52|19|N|10|33|E}}, elev. {{convert|295|ft|m|abbr=on}}.