DESCRIPTION A suspended monorail system (the so-called H-Bahn, SAFEGE monorail type) opened in Dortmund in 1984. This system is articulated in 2 lines: the first one connects Eichlinghofen district with Technologiezentrum (with an intermediate stop at Do-Universitat, where H-Bahn interchanges with Bochum-Dusseldorf suburban railway line), the second one connects the 2 university campus (Campus North, Campus South) mostly running along the same alignement of the first line. H-Bahn system is completely driverless.
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HISTORYdate | section name | line | | 02-05-1984 | Campus Nord-Campus Sud | H-Bahn | 1993 | Campus Sud-Eichlinghofen;Campus Nord-Technologiezentrum | H-Bahn |
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| TECHNICAL DATA Single line length (Km) --
Single line stops --
Single line avg. distance (km) --
Total track length (km) 3
Total network stops 5
Avg. stop net distance (km) 0.75
Type dual axle rubber wheels
Current/Voltage 400 V AC
Type of guide/gauge suspended steel-box monorail (SAFEGE type)
Vehicles builder SIEMENS
Model Siemens People Mover (SIPEM) type
Operator DORTMUNDER ENERGIE UND WASSERVERSORGUNG GMBH (DEW21)
| (last modified February 19, 2017 ) |