The tramway network is currently operated by Rheinbahn AG, and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR). As of 2016[update], its seven tram lines ran over 78.0 kilometres (48.5 mi) of route, serving 178 stops.[1]
In 1876, the first horse-drawn tram line opened in Düsseldorf operated by the Belgian entrepreneur Leopold Boyaert. It joined Castle Square with the Bergisch-Märkischen station and the concert hall.[2]
In 1896, the first electric tram ran in Düsseldorf,[2] and the full conversion of the system to electricity continued through 1900.[2]
Lines
As of 2016[update], seven tram lines[1] running on 78.0 kilometres (48.5 mi) of route,[1] operate in the city of Düsseldorf and in portions of the urban areas of Neuss:
After finishing work at the Wehrhahlinie, many of the tram lines (703, 712, 713 and 715) have been moved to the new Stadtbahn service.
Rolling stock
The current tram fleet consists of low-floor trams which are good for wheelchair accessibility.
^ a b c d e f"Zahlenübersicht Stand 31. Dezember 2012" [Figures Summary as of December 31, 2012] (PDF) (in German). Rheinbahn. December 31, 2012. p. 7. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
^ a b c"1920: Das Ende der Düsseldorfer Straßenbahn" [1920: The end of the Düsseldorf tram [company]] (in German). Rheinbahn. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
Bibliography
Höltge, Dieter (1994). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Vol. Band 4: Ruhrgebiet - Von Dortmund bis Duisburg [Volume 4: Ruhr - from Dortmund to Duisburg]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 9783882553345.
Nolden, Hans G (1998). Die Düsseldorfer Straßenbahn [The Düsseldorf Tramway] (in German). München: GeraMond Verlag. ISBN 3932785029.
Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 46–48. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trams in Düsseldorf.
Rheinbahn - official site (in German)
Rheinbahn - official site
Düsseldorf network map (pdf)
Düsseldorf database / photo gallery and Düsseldorf tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
Düsseldorf database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.