Dortmund Stadtbahn
| Dortmund Stadtbahn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Overview | |||
| Locale | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||
| Number of lines | 8 | ||
| Number of stations | 82 [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 | ||
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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] It has 23 underground stations and 59 on the surface.[1]
Network
The system has eight U-Bahn lines:[3]
| Line | Route |
|---|---|
| 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) |
The U41 and U47 rail lines connect with bus 490, which travels to Dortmund Airport.[4]
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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
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.
External links
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| Brandenburg | ||
| Bremen | ||
| Hesse | ||
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| North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Rhineland-Palatinate | ||
| Saarland | ||
| Saxony | ||
| Saxony-Anhalt | ||
| Thuringia | ||
1 Tramway lines departing from Strasbourg — 2 Tramway lines departing from Basel — 3 Tramway lines departing from Berlin | ||
