Tram in Hannover, Germany used sources

15.05.2026 - page under construction!

List of All Sources Used

All information presented here regarding the Hanover tram system is derived from various sources, which I have listed below. Should I have overlooked anything or cited something incorrectly, I ask for your indulgence. I welcome any feedback or suggestions on this matter at rainer@radow.org, and will incorporate them into my website as soon as possible.

Maps

MapLibre is an open-source TypeScript library for displaying maps on websites. Your web browser retrieves this library from my server in order to render the map data—along with all associated information, such as route maps or image links directly on your computer.

The map data from OpenStreetMap is crowdsourced by volunteers. Here, it serves as a base map for visualizing the streetscape in 2026. The map is available as a vector dataset across various zoom levels, which I self-host on my own server. Streets and railway tracks are rendered as point-to-point connections with a fixed width. Customization of street widths or intersection geometries is not supported, in order to keep data volumes low.
The depiction of all tram tracks for the year 2026 also comes directly from OpenStreetMap.

The Hannover 1:1000 Maps are provided free of charge by the State Capital of Hannover. They may be reused and further processed, provided that the source is credited.
The maps are of very high resolution, which may lead to display issues on smaller devices. I have cropped the maps to exclude—or cut away—areas that are not relevant to the tram network. To conserve resources on your computer, only the *.webp image files that are currently visible are loaded into the "image cache." Consequently, you may occasionally experience a slight delay in image rendering while scrolling or zooming through the maps. At zoom levels between 0 and 15.5, the maps are not meaningfully legible; within this zoom range, a simple rectangle is displayed as a placeholder for the map to conserve data.

Books

websites

Hannover City History
Various images—including AI-colorized images created by Ralph Anthes—are displayed on the map when you click on the image names. In the popup that appears, you can view the original image on Mr. Anthes`s site or navigate to his page containing explanatory text.