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Country: Germany
Line: tram: Line 701, Line 703, Line 704, Line 706, Line 707, Line 708, Line 709, Line 712, Line 713, Line 715, Line 719
premetro: U70, U71, U72, U73, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78, U79, U83 [stadtbahn]
Inhabitants: City 600000, District 11300000
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DESCRIPTION
The first Dusseldorf tram line opened in 1876 (initial horse tram); electrification was completed in 1900. After the second world war, despite many tram routes closure, the system wasn't abandoned and continued to be operated.
Starting from years '80s, the transit system was completed upgrading part of the tram network to premetro/Stadtbahn standards (combining ground level and underground sections); the current network consists in 11 tram lines and 11 premetro lines.
(last modified February 19, 2017 )
HISTORY| date | section name | line | | | 1876 | original horse tram | -- | | 1900 | electrification completed | -- | | 1911 | network extension | -- | | 1914 | network extension | -- | | 1917 | network extension | -- | | 1925 | network extension | -- | | 1926 | network extension | -- | | 1927 | network extension | -- | | 1928 | network extension | -- | | 1946 | route closure | -- | | 1952 | route closure | -- | | 1954 | route closure | -- | | 1955 | network extension | -- | | 04-10-1981 | Nordstrasse-Klever Strasse tunnel | premetro | | 07-05-1988 | Nordstrasse-Dusseldorf Hauptbahnhof tunnel | premetro | | 06-08-1988 | tunnel branch to Tonhalle/Rhine bridge | premetro | | 26-09-1993 | Dusseldorf Hauptbahnhof-Kettwiger Strasse-Ronsdorfer Strasse tunnel | premetro | | 16-06-2002 | Dusseldorf Hauptbahnhof-Oberbilk S-Kaiserslauterner Strasse tunnel | premetro | | 08-01-2014 | Franziusstrasse-Medienhafen Kesselstraße | premetro | | 02-20-2016 | cross-city tram tunnel Wehrhahn-Bilk | premetro | | 07-01-2018 | Rath-Am Hulserhof | -- |
(last modified June 26, 2018 )
| TECHNICAL DATA
Single line length (Km)
tram:79.8
premetro:
U70:22.4
U71:10.5
U72:15.4
U73:20.3
U74:21.1
U75:15.6
U76:23.0
U77:11.6
U78:7.6
U79:38.1
U83: --
Single line stops
tram:180
premetro:
U70:17
U71:23
U72:32
U73:42
U74:31
U75:28
U76:28
U77:22
U78:15
U79:45
U83:--
Single line avg. distance (km)
tram:0.45
premetro:
U70:1.4
U71:0.5
U72:0.5
U73:0.5
U74:0.7
U75:0.6
U76:0.85
U77:0.55
U78:0.55
U79:0.85
U83:--
Total track length (km)
148.3
Total network stops
341
Avg. stop net distance (km)
0.45
Type
steel wheels
Current/Voltage
tram: 600 V DC overhead
premetro: 750 V DC overhead
Type of guide/gauge
standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Vehicles builder
tram: VOSSOLOH,SIEMENS
premetro: DUEWAG,DUEWAG/SIEMENS/KIEPE/WU,VOSSOLOH KIEPE
Model
tram: NF6,Combino
premetro: GT8SU,Stadtbahnwagen B,NF10
Operator
RHEINBAHN
NOTE
tram system: 79.8 km (180 stops)
premetro system: 68.5 km (161 stops)
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