Dortmund Stadtbahn | |||
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Overview | |||
Locale | Dortmund and Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||
Transit type | Light Rail (Stadtbahn) | ||
Number of lines | 8 | ||
Number of stations | 82 [1] | ||
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Operation | |||
Began operation | 1 June 1881 (tram) 15 May 1976 (light rail) | ||
Ended operation | 26 April 2008 (tram) | ||
Operator(s) | Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG (DSW21) | ||
Number of vehicles | 121 (B80C/6: 43, B80C/8: 21, B100S: 10, NGT8: 47) | ||
Train length | 28 – 84 meters | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 75.0 km (46.6 mi) [2] | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
Electrification | 750 V DC Overhead line | ||
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 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]
The system has eight Stadtbahn lines: [3]
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) |
The U41 and U47 rail lines connect with bus 490, which travels to Dortmund Airport. [4]
Train type | Number of vehicles | Manufacturer | Years built | Operation (regular) | Lines | Notes |
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B80C; B6 (six-axle B-Wagen; high-floor) | 43 | Duewag, BBC | 1986–1993 | 1987–present | U41, U42, U45, U46, U47, U49 | All B6 trains will be completely refurbished in future. |
B80C; B8 (eight-axle B-Wagen; high-floor) | 21 | Duewag, BBC, Adtranz | 1994–1999 | 1996–present | U41, U42 (occasionally), U45, U46, U47, U49 | The first ten B8 trains (344–354) were built from former B6 trains. All B8 trains will be completely refurbished in future. |
B100S (six-axle B-Wagen; high-floor) | 13 | Duewag, Kiepe | 1973–1974 | 2005–present | U42 | Former light rail trains from the Bonn Stadtbahn. Three B100S trains were dismantled to obtain spare parts and scrapped in 2006/2013. In 2022 two more trains (404 and 406) were withdrawn from service to be used for spare parts. |
B80D (six-axle B-Wagen; high-floor) | 26 | HeiterBlick, Kiepe | 2021–2025 | 2023– | U41, U42 (temporarily) | New-built B-Wagen fleet equipped with three-phase traction motors. |
NGT8 (Bombardier Flexity Classic; low-floor) | 47 | Bombardier Transportation, Vossloh Kiepe | 2007–2012 | 2008–present | U43, U44 | Emergency refurbishment in 2016 after serial damage was discovered on the bogies. |
N8C (High-floor) | 54 | Duewag, BBC | 1978–1982 | 1979–2011 | Entire network | Partially sold to the Tramwaje w Gdańsku from 2007 to 2012. No. 902 (formerly 142) remained in Dortmund as a departmental vehicle. |
GT8 (High-floor) | 91 | Duewag, Hansa Waggonbau, Kiepe | 1959–1974 | 1959–2001 | Partially sold to Wuppertal, Karlsruhe, Hiroshima and Reșița. Three GT8 trains have been preserved: No. 76 (Hiroshima), No. 87 and No. 13 (Dortmund Local Transport Museum). | |
T4, B4 (High-floor) | 6, 6 | Duewag, Credé, Kiepe | 1953–1954, 1958 | 1954–1992 | Six four-axle prototype tramcars (T4) based on the PCC model with six four-axle trailer cars (B4). No. 304 was converted into a departmental vehicle (No. 904) in 1982, which is currently being restored at the Dortmund Local Transport Museum. | |
GT4 (High-floor) | 27 | Hansa Waggonbau, Kiepe | 1954–1957 | 1955–1980 | No. 431 was converted for railway operation in 1978 and is still in service around the Dortmund Local Transport Museum on the Hansa railway line. |
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