The Standseilbahn Stuttgart or Stuttgart Cable Car is a funicular railway in the city of Stuttgart, Germany. The line links the Südheimer Platz valley station with the Stuttgart Degerloch forest cemetery in the south quarters of Heslach. Operated by Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB), it was opened on 30 October 1929 to facilitate visitors to the forest cemetery which is located 90 metres (295 ft) above Stuttgart Heslach. At Südheimer Platz, the funicular connects to Stuttgart Stadtbahn lines U1 and U14.
Hohenheim is one of 18 outer quarters of the city of Stuttgart in the borough of Plieningen that sits on the Filder in central Baden-Württemberg. It was founded in 1782.
Stadtbahn is a German word referring to various types of urban rail transport. One type of transport originated in the 19th century, firstly in Berlin and followed by Vienna, where rail routes were created that could be used independently from other traffic.
The GT4 is an articulated tram vehicle built by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen from 1959 until 1965.
Germany has an extensive number of tramway networks. Some of these networks have been upgraded to light rail standards, called Stadtbahn in German. Straßenbahn and Stadtbahn schemes are usually operated on the legal foundation of the BOStrab, the Tramways Act of Germany.
The Stuttgart Stadtbahn is a semi-metro system in Stuttgart, Germany. The Stadtbahn began service on 28 September 1985. It is operated by the Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB), which also operates the bus systems in that city. The Stuttgart Stadtbahn is successor system of a tram network (Straßenbahnen) that characterized the urban traffic in Stuttgart for decades.
Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB) is the principal public transport operating company in the German city of Stuttgart. The SSB is a member of the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS), and operates the Stuttgart Stadtbahn, bus lines, a rack railway, and a funicular railway.
The Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart GmbH is a transport association that coordinates the local public transport in Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg, as well as in the neighbouring districts of Böblingen, Esslingen, Ludwigsburg and Rems-Murr, and parts of Göppingen and Ostalbkreis. The network ensures uniform conditions of carriage and fare regulations as well as a coordinated timetable. It cooperates with the administrative districts and municipalities as well as the Verband Region Stuttgart.
The Railway Vehicle Preservation Society is one of the oldest societies in Germany that runs a museum railway. The headquarters of the GES is in Stuttgart.
The Tango is a light rail vehicle and tram made by Stadler Rail. It can be built as either a 100% high-floor or 70% low-floor articulated unit. It is in use in Aarhus, Bochum, Berlin, Basel, Geneva, Lyon, Ostrava (NF2) and Sarajevo (NF3).
The Stuttgart-Rohr–Filderstadt line is an electrified, and mostly double-track line main railway in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It branches in the Stuttgart district of Rohr from the Stuttgart–Horb railway and runs via Oberaichen, Leinfelden, Echterdingen and Stuttgart Airport to Bernhausen, a district of Filderstadt. It is now part of the Stuttgart S-Bahn.
Filderstadt station is the end point of the railway from Stuttgart-Rohr. Line S 2 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn terminates here.
Vaihingen station is located on the Stuttgart–Horb railway in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is served by regional services and Stuttgart S-Bahn lines S1, S2 and S3. It is also a hub for public transport to the Filder plain.
Obertürkheim station is located in the Stuttgart district of Obertürkheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located at the 9.3 kilometer mark of the Fils Valley Railway and is a station on the network of Stuttgart S-Bahn.The station building is a listed building, which now houses apartments and shops.
Leinfelden station is located in Leinfelden-Echterdingen at the 20.6 kilometre point of the Stuttgart-Rohr–Filderstadt railway in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and is a station on the Stuttgart S-Bahn network.
Echterdingen station is located in Leinfelden-Echterdingen at the 22.7 kilometre point of the Stuttgart-Rohr–Filderstadt railway in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and is a station on the Stuttgart S-Bahn network.
The Saarbahn is a regional Stadtbahn operating on the tram-train principle in the German state of the Saarland. It consists of a core line in Saarbrücken and Riegelsberg operating under tram operating procedures (BOStrab), connected to two lines that are operated under railway operating procedures (EBO), the Lebach–Völklingen railway to the north and the Saarbrücken–Sarreguemines railway in the south. Stadtbahn Saar GmbH is responsible for the infrastructure of the central section of line, while the outer tracks are operated by the national railway infrastructure companies, DB Netz AG in Germany and Réseau Ferré de France in France. The system is operated by Saarbahn GmbH, and integrated in the Saarländischer Verkehrsverbund (SaarVV).
The Stadler Citylink is a series of tram-trains manufactured by Stadler Rail at its Valencia factory since 2011. The design was introduced by Vossloh España before their takeover by Stadler Rail in 2015. They are currently used in Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom, with more on order in Austria. Stadler opened a new factory in the United States in 2016, which is in the process of building up to 80 Citylink vehicles for service in Salt Lake City beginning in 2028.
The DT 8, also known as S-DT 8, is a type of light rail vehicle used on the Stuttgart Stadtbahn system, produced in multiple iterations by various manufacturers, including Duewag and Stadler, since 1985.
The tramway of the city of Berlin (SSB), also known as Städtische Straßenbahnen in Berlin, was the first municipal tram company within the boundaries of Berlin at the time. In order to counter the monopoly position of the private company Große Berliner Straßenbahn (GBS), the Berlin City Council decided in October 1900 to operate streetcars on its own account in future. The first lines went into operation on July 1, 1908 and were then rapidly expanded. On December 1, 1910, the municipal streetcars took over operation on the so-called Flachbahn, which had previously been operated by the Hochbahngesellschaft. The expansion of the network was provisionally completed with the opening of the Lindentunnel in December 1916. After the formation of the unified municipality of Greater Berlin, the municipal streetcars and the Berlin Electric Trams were merged with the Große Berliner Straßenbahn to form the Berliner Straßenbahn on December 13, 1920. At this time, the SSB had a route length of 31.2 kilometres (19.4 mi) and had a total of 193 cars in its fleet.
