Dortmund Stadtbahn
Overview | |||
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Locale | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||
Transit type | Flexity Classic, B80C/6, B80C/8, B100S, N6C | ||
Number of lines | 8 | ||
Number of stations | 125 (including 24 underground stations)[1] | ||
Website | [1] | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 1976 | ||
Operator(s) | DSW21 (Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG) | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 75.0 km (46.6 mi)[2] | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
Top speed | 80 km/h | ||
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The Dortmund Stadtbahn is a light rail system in the German city of Dortmund and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. Its network consists of eight lines.
It operates on 75.0 kilometres (46.6 mi) of route (of which 20.5 kilometres (12.7 mi) are underground in tunnels, with the other 54.5 kilometres (33.9 mi) being above-ground in dedicated rights-of-way),[2] serving 125 stations (24 of which are underground).[1]
The underground is part of an integrated transport network that includes trams, buses and a suspension railway at the university.[3]
Network
The U41 and U47 rail lines connect with bus 490, which travels to Dortmund Airport.[4]
The system has eight U-Bahn lines:[5]
Line | Route |
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U41 | Dortmund-Hörde – Lünen–Brambauer |
U42 | Hombruch – Grevel |
U43 | Dorstfeld – Wickede |
U44 | Marten – Westfalenhütte |
U45 | Westfalenhallen – Dortmund Hbf - (Fredenbaum) |
U46 | Westfalenhallen – Brunnenstraße |
U47 | Westerfilde – Aplerbeck |
U49 | Hacheney – Dortmund Hbf – (Hafen) |
Underground station Saarlandstraße
B80 trains on a surface station
Flexity Classic train on former tram tracks
N8 train on former tram line 403
See also
- Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn
- Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
- Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
- List of rapid transit systems
References
^ ab "Stadtbahnbauamt - Fahrzeuge und Haltestellen" [Office for rapid-transit railway - Vehicles and Stops] (in German). Stadt Dortmund, Dortmund-Agentur. Retrieved 2013-10-20..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
[dead link]
^ ab "Betriebsstrecken" [Operating distances]. Stadtbahnbauamt (in German). Stadt Dortmund. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^ "At the Hub of Fast Connections". Transport. dortmund.de. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
^ "Travelling by public transport". Dortmund Airport. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
^ "Fahrpläne zum Download: U-Bahn". Fahrpläne (in German). Bus & Bahn Für Dortmund. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
External links
Dortmund Stadtbahn - official site (in German)
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