Rheinbahn

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Rheinbahn AG

Information
Head offices		Hansaallee 1 40545 Düsseldorf www.rheinbahn.de
Ownership		5% – City of Düsseldorf 95% – Düsseldorfer Stadtwerke Gesellschaft für Beteiligungen mbH
Transport association		Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
Passengers		210 million / year
Gauge		1435 mm
Lines
Stadtbahn lines		7 (2005)
Tramway lines		13 (2005)
Bus lines		97 (2004)
Vehicles
Stadtbahn and tram (2006-03)		140 Stadtbahn cars B80 170 tram power cars 86 tram trailers
Omnibus (2006-03)		358 low floor buses

The Rheinbahn is a public transport provider operating in and around Düsseldorf. Its network consists of 7 Stadtbahn (light rail) lines as well as 13 tram(partially underground) and 92 bus services. The total rail connection is 342 km. In 2004, it transported 690,000 passengers per day.

Two Stadtbahn lines are former regional rail lines and connect to the cities of Duisburg (D-Bahn, U79) and Krefeld over Meerbusch (K-Bahn, U76).

The neighbouring city of Neuss is connected to the Rheinbahn network by one Stadtbahn (U75) and two tramway lines (704, 709). The neighbouring city of Ratingen is connected by one tram line (712).

Its bus line covers Düsseldorf, Meerbusch and the most parts of Kreis Mettmann.

The Rheinbahn is member of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr, the public transport association covering the area of the Rhine-Ruhr megalopolis.