Essen [metro]
Country: Germany
Line: tram: Line 101, Line 103, Line 104, Line 105, Line 106, line 107, Line 109
premetro: U11, U17, U18 [stadtbahn]
Inhabitants: City 570000, District 5300000
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DESCRIPTION
The first Essen tram line opened in 1897. Starting from years '60s, the tram system was completed upgrading part of the network to premetro/Stadtbahn standards (combining ground level and underground sections); the current network consists in 7 tram lines and 3 premetro lines.
(last modified February 19, 2017 )
HISTORY| date | section name | line | | | 1893 | original street-level tram alignment | -- | | 05-10-1967 | Saalbau underground section | -- | | 28-05-1977 | Mulheim Heissen-Essen; Bismarckplatz undreground stop; Essen Hauptbahnhof undreground stop; Hirschlandplatz undreground stop;Rathaus Essen undreground stop | -- | | 1981 | Margarethenhoehe extension | -- | | 1986 | Saalbau-Messe Gruga/Bredeney tunnel | -- | | 1998 | Universitat Essen-Altenessen tunnel | -- | | 2001 | Altenessen-Karlsplatz tunnel | -- | | 2004 | Karlsplatz-Fischerstrasse section upgraded from metric to standard gauge | -- |
(last modified February 19, 2017 )
| TECHNICAL DATA
Single line length (Km)
tram: 52.4
premetro: 21.5
Single line stops
tram: --
premetro: 27
Single line avg. distance (km)
tram: --
premetro: 0.80
Total track length (km)
73.9
Total network stops
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Avg. stop net distance (km)
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Type
steel wheels
Current/Voltage
750 V DC overhead
Type of guide/gauge
tram: metric gauge rails (1000 mm)
premetro: standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Vehicles builder
tram: DUEWAG,DWA/ADTRANZ,BOMBARDIER
premetro: DUEWAG
Model
tram: M8S,M8C,M8DNF,Flexity Classic
premetro: Stadtbahnwagen B
Operator
EVAG,MVG
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metro - essen; By Sebastian Sothen (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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