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 and is operated by Dortmunder Stadtwerke, which is operating under the brand DSW21 since 2005.
The light rail system was gradually opened between 1976 and 2008 by relocating the inner-city tram tracks in underground tunnels and opening new express tram routes that are independent of road traffic (e.g. Kirchderne – Grevel). 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] It has 23 underground stations and 59 on the surface.[1]
Network
The system has eight Stadtbahn lines:[3]
The U41 and U47 rail lines connect with bus 490, which travels to Dortmund Airport.[4]
Rolling stock
Underground station Saarlandstraße in 2010
B80C trains at Remydamm station in 2005
NGT8 train on line U43 in 2009
N8C train on former tram line 403 (today U43) in 2005
GT8 train on former tram line 402 (today U42) in 1992
See also
References
- ^ a b Robert Schwandl. "Dortmund". Urban Rail. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Betriebsstrecken" [Operating distances]. Stadtbahnbauamt (in German). Stadt Dortmund. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Fahrpläne zum Download: U-Bahn". Fahrpläne (in German). Bus & Bahn Für Dortmund. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Travelling by public transport". Dortmund Airport. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9EeJ7WIsnE Documentary about the new B80D fleet for the Dortmund Stadtbahn (Part 1)
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD2azFnUec0 Documentary about the new B80D fleet for the Dortmund Stadtbahn (Part 2)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dortmund Stadtbahn.
- Dortmund Stadtbahn - official site (in German)
- Dortmund Stadtbahn at urbanrail.net
