Trams in Duisburg

Duisburg tramway network

GT10NC-DU tram in Duisburg-Marxloh, 2005.
Operation
Locale Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Horsecar era: 1881–1898
Status Superseded
Track gauge
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Steam tram era: 1882–1899
Status Superseded
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Steam
Electric tram era: since 1897
Status Operational
Routes 2 + 1
Operator(s)
  • Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (DVG)
  • (since 1940)
Track gauge
  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) (to 1966) /
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 750 V DC
Route length 43.7 km (27.2 mi)
Duisburg tramway network (dark blue: Stadtbahn Duisburg ).
Website Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (German)

The Duisburg tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Duisburg) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Duisburg, a city in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Opened in 1881, the network has been operated since 1940 by Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (DVG), and now forms part of the larger Duisburg Stadtbahn system.


Lines

As of 2013, the Duisburg tramway network had the following lines:

Line Route Travel time Stops Headway (rush hour)
901 Obermarxloh Schleife – Marxloh Pollmann – Beeck Denkmal – Laar Kirche – Scholtenhofstraße – Ruhrort Friedrichsplatz – Kaßlerfeld – König-Heinrich-Platz – Duisburg Hbf – Zoo/Uni – MH-Speldorf – MH Stadtmitte – Mülheim Hbf 64 min 46 7.5 / 15 min
903 Dinslaken Bf – Walsum Watereck – Marxloh Pollmann – Hamborn Rathaus – Meiderich Süd Bf – Duissern – Duisburg Hbf – König-Heinrich-Platz – Platanenhof – Hochfeld Süd Bf – Wanheim Rheintörchenstraße – Hüttenheim Mannesmann Tor 2 69 min 45 7.5 / 15 min
Line sections with longer headways in italics
Line 902 operates only during events at the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena; the number 902 is also used to designate trams travelling to and from the Grunewald depot.
(902) (Walsum Watereck – Marxloh Pollmann – Hamborn Rathaus – Meiderich Süd Bf – Duissern – Duisburg Hbf – König-Heinrich-Platz – Platanenhof – Grunewald Betriebshof)

See also

References

  • Höltge, Dieter (1994). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany]. Band 4: Ruhrgebiet - Von Dortmund bis Duisburg [Volume 4: Ruhr - from Dortmund to Duisburg]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 9783882553345. (German)

External links

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Coordinates: 51°25′45″N 06°45′18″E / 51.42917°N 6.75500°E