Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
The Düsseldorf Stadtbahn, together with the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and the Düsseldorf Straßenbahn (Tram), is the backbone of the public transport system of Düsseldorf, Germany, and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. The Stadtbahn opened in 1981 and currently consists of seven lines and 98 stations, 11 of which are underground stations.
Current routes
The transparent lines are planned lines (U80) or lines which are under construction (U71-U73 (Low Floor)). The red line is a rush-hour-only express line.
| Line |
Route |
Opening |
Length
(km) |
Stations
(Underground Station) |
| U70 |
Krefeld, Rheinstraße – Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Steinstraße/Königsallee - Oststraße - Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof |
1988 |
22,4 |
17 (5) |
| U71 |
Gerresheim, Krankenhaus – Universität |
2014 |
10,5 |
23 (6) |
| U72 |
Ratingen Mitte – Volmerswerth |
2014 |
15,4 |
32 (6) |
| U73 |
D-Gerresheim (S) – Benrath, Betriebshof |
2014 |
20,3 |
42 (6) |
| U74 |
Meerbusch, Görgesheide – Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Steinstraße/Königsallee - Oststraße - Holthausen |
1994 |
21,1 |
31 (8) |
| U75 |
Neuss Hauptbahnhof – Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Steinstraße/Königsallee - Oststraße - Eller, Vennhauser Allee |
1993 |
15,6 |
28 (7) |
| U76 |
Krefeld, Rheinstraße – Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Steinstraße/Königsallee - Oststraße - Handelszentrum/Moskauer Straße |
1988 |
23 |
28 (6) |
| U77 |
Am Seestern – Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Steinstraße/Königsallee - Oststraße - Holthausen |
1994 |
11,6 |
22 (8) |
| U78 |
Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof – ESPRIT arena/Messe Nord |
1988 |
7,6 |
15 (8) |
| U79 |
Kaiserslauterner Straße – Duisburg-Meiderich |
1988 |
38,1 |
45 (21) |
| U80 |
Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof – ESPRIT arena/Messe Nord |
planned |
7,6 |
12 (8) |
Future expansion
The current expansion project under construction is a new tunnel from the Düsseldorf-Bilk station in the south of the city to the Düsseldorf-Wehrhahn station. The name of this underground track is Wehrhahn-Linie. This 3.5 km tunnel is due to be completed in 2014. Just as every other underground line opened previously in Düsseldorf, the "Wehrhahn-Linie" will be a replacement for current surface tram lines. With completion of the project, trams on this line will enter the new tunnel over a ramp at Bilk railway station and run from there underneath the city centre towards the north-east, where they will emerge shortly before Wehrhahn railway station. Five new underground stations are under construction for the new line, which will serve a daily passenger volume of approximately 53,000.
See also
References
- German
- Dieter Höltge: Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland Band 4: Ruhrgebiet von Dortmund bis Duisburg, EK-Verlag, 1994, ISBN 3-88255-334-0.
- Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Amt für Verkehrsmanagement: Nahverkehrsplan 2002–2007. Veröffentlichung, Düsseldorf 2003
- Hans G. Nolden: Die Düsseldorfer Straßenbahn. GeraMond Verlag, München 1998, ISBN 3-932785-02-9.
- Axel Schild, Dieter Waltking: Die Rheinbahn Stadtverkehr in und um Düsseldorf. alba, Düsseldorf 1996, ISBN 3-87094-355-6.
- Richard Jacobi, Dieter Zeh: Die Geschichte der Düsseldorfer Straßenbahn Von der Pferdetram zur Stadtbahn. EK-Verlag, Freiburg 1995, ISBN 3-88255-401-0.
- Friedhelm Blennemann: U-Bahnen und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland Planung Bau Betrieb. alba, Düsseldorf 1975, ISBN 3-87094-304-1.
- Fritz D. Kegel: U-Bahnen in Deutschland Planung Bau Betrieb. alba, Düsseldorf 1971.
- Robert Schwandl: Schnellbahnen in Deutschland. Robert Schwandl Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-936573-18-3.
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