Dortmund Stadtbahn

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.

Dortmund Stadtbahn
Overview
LocaleDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Number of lines8
Number of stations82 [1]
Website
Operation
Began operation1976
Operator(s)DSW21 (Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG)
Technical
System length75.0 km (46.6 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
standard gauge
System map

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]

  • 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
  1. Robert Schwandl. "Dortmund". Urban Rail. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. "Betriebsstrecken" [Operating distances]. Stadtbahnbauamt (in German). Stadt Dortmund. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. "Fahrpläne zum Download: U-Bahn". Fahrpläne (in German). Bus & Bahn Für Dortmund. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. "Travelling by public transport". Dortmund Airport. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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