Rhein-Ruhr urban railway
The Stadtbahn Rhein-Ruhr includes the Stadtbahn lines in the area of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR).
Lines of the Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn
| date | opening | comment |
|---|---|---|
| 5th October 1967 | Essen hall construction | Underground tram station, renovation 1984 (meter gauge) |
| 3rd November 1972 | Bochum Clinic - Hustadt | Tram advance until 1994, not in the tunnel (meter gauge) |
| 1974 | Duisburg New Cemetery - Düsseldorf Wittlaer | Model route , high u. Lower level, tram advance until 1981 |
| May 17, 1976 | Dortmund -Kirchderne - Grevel | Elevation, tram forerunner (402/406) until 1992/2002, today U42 |
| May 28, 1977 | Mülheim -Heißen Church - Essen Wiener Platz | Model range |
| May 28, 1977 | Essen Saalbau - Porscheplatz | Underground tram operation (meter gauge) |
| May 25, 1979 | Bochum Schauspielhaus - main station | Underground tram operation (meter gauge) |
| 3rd November 1979 | Mülheim -Heißen Church - Mülheim main station | z. Sometimes not in the tunnel |
| 3rd October 1981 | Düsseldorf Rampe Kennedydamm - Ramp Opernhaus (Heinr.-Heine-Allee) | Underground tram operation until 1988, two stations |
| November 27, 1981 | Essen Bismarckstrasse - ramp Planckstrasse | further to Margarethenhöhe |
| November 27, 1981 | Essen Wiener Platz - University / Comprehensive University | |
| November 28, 1981 | Bochum Rampe Ruhrstadion - Bochum main station | Underground tram operation (meter gauge) |
| May 27, 1983 | Dortmund Clarenberg - Hörde Bf | Underground tram service (401/406) until 1984, today U41 |
| 2nd June 1984 | Dortmund Westfalenpark or ramp Märkische Str. - Lortzingstrasse or Schützenstrasse | |
| September 1, 1984 | Gelsenkirchen main station - music theater | Underground tram operation (meter gauge) |
| May 27, 1985 | Mülheim main station - Aktienstraße | Underground tram operation (meter gauge) |
| September 27, 1985 | Essen Porscheplatz - Viehofer Platz | Underground tram operation (meter gauge) |
| May 31, 1986 | Essen Saalbau - Messe / Gruga or ramp Florastraße | on to Bredeney, mixed operation meter gauge (tram) / standard gauge (light rail) |
| August 24, 1986 | Dortmund Märkische Strasse - Willem-van-Vloten-Strasse | with ramp at Kohlgartenstrasse |
| May 7, 1988 | Düsseldorf Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf Central Station | four-track tunnel, four stations, demolition of the opera house ramp |
| August 6, 1988 | Düsseldorf main station - ramp at Stahlwerkstrasse | continue towards Oberbilk / Philipshalle (S) or Holthausen |
| August 6, 1988 | Düsseldorf Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Tonhalle ramp | continue towards Oberkassel or Krefeld and Neuss |
| 2nd September 1989 | Herne Schloss Strünkede - Bochum main station | |
| May 27, 1990 | Dortmund Westfalenstadion | |
| November 9, 1991 | Essen Porscheplatz - Berliner Platz | Underground tram and lane bus operation |
| July 11, 1992 | Duisburg ramp Platanenhof or town hall - Duissern (ramp Rübenstrasse) | four-track tunnel, e.g. T. U-Tram operation (standard gauge) |
| September 26, 1992 | Dortmund City Garden - Brunnenstrasse | |
| September 26, 1993 | Düsseldorf Central Station - Ronsdorfer Strasse | continue to Eller / Vennhauser Allee, two stops |
| November 27, 1993 | Bochum Central Station - Waldring | on to Hustadt on the re-tracked tram route |
| May 28, 1994 | Gelsenkirchen Musiktheater - Ruhrzoo | Underground tram operation (meter gauge) |
| May 1, 1995 | Dortmund Stadtgarten - municipal clinics | |
| June 2, 1996 | Dortmund Stadtgarten - Police Headquarters | |
| May 24, 1998 | Dortmund Police Headquarters - Westfalenhallen | |
| May 24, 1998 | Essen University / Comprehensive University - Altenessen Bf | |
| September 19, 1998 | Mülheim Broich Castle - Central Station | Underground tram operation (meter and standard gauge) |
| September 23, 2000 | Duisburg -Duissern - Meiderich Bf | z. T. U-Tram operation (standard gauge), ramp Rübenstrasse demolished |
| September 30, 2001 | Essen -Altenessen Bf - ramp II. Shift road | further to GE-Horst |
| June 15, 2002 | Düsseldorf Central Station - Oberbilk / Philipshalle (S) | continue to Holthausen, three stations, demolition ramp Stahlwerkstr. |
| June 16, 2002 | Dortmund Municipal Clinics - Kreuzstrasse | |
| March 20, 2005 | Dortmund Barop parking garage | Street underpass and relocation of the station |
| January 27, 2006 | Bochum Bochumer Verein - Lohring, Town Hall - Central Station | Underground tram operation (meter gauge) |
| April 27, 2008 | Dortmund Unionstrasse - Ostentor or ramp Weißenburger Strasse | Low-floor light rail |
| September 24, 2009 | Düsseldorf Holthausen - Benrath, depot | High-floor light rail |
| August 30, 2010 | Düsseldorf Werstener Dorfstrasse - Südpark - University East / Botanical Garden | High-floor light rail |
| 20th February 2016 | Düsseldorf Wehrhahn - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf-Bilk | ( Wehrhahn Line ), low-floor light rail |
| November 14, 2016 | Dortmund tunnel construction between B1 and Marsbruchstrasse | High-floor light rail |
history
At the beginning of the 1960s, road traffic increased in the Rhine-Ruhr area as in other metropolitan areas. City planners and politicians saw the existing trams as an obstacle to car-friendly cities and were of the opinion that it would make sense to relocate them underground in the inner city if they could not be replaced by bus routes.
In 1969, the cities of Bochum , Castrop-Rauxel , Dortmund , Duisburg , Essen , Gelsenkirchen , Herne , Mülheim an der Ruhr , Oberhausen , Recklinghausen and Wattenscheid founded the Ruhr urban railway company at the urging of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . In 1972 Düsseldorf and Hattingen were added, since then the merger has operated as the Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahngesellschaft . The city of Witten joined the Stadtbahngesellschaft in 1981, the city of Recklinghausen in 1982.
The plans for the Rhein-Ruhr urban railway initially envisaged an approximately 300-kilometer-long urban railway network, which should gradually replace the existing tram network. These routes were to run primarily in a north-south direction, while S-Bahn routes were planned for the east-west direction . The costs of building the tram should mainly be borne by the municipalities themselves. Since the collapse of the coal and steel industry in the Ruhr area was foreseeable, the tunnel construction projects were supposed to reduce unemployment among the miners as a side effect.
The following standards were set in the planning:
- crossing-free course, in the inner cities primarily in tunnels, in the periphery also on the surface,
- Elevated platforms for stepless entry into the vehicles (as opposed to the flat platforms common on trams),
- European standard gauge (1435 mm) with long-distance rail geometry.
Most of the tram networks in the Ruhr area were and still are meter gauge (1000 mm) with tram dimensions for wheelsets and track. Contrary to the original plans, some sections of the route are operated with a three- rail track ( Essen ) or even a four-rail track ( Krefeld , Mülheim an der Ruhr ) so that trams and light rail vehicles can run on the same route. Some sections in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Bochum and Essen were still built in meter gauges and temporarily integrated into the tram network, but can be converted to standard gauge relatively easily.
From the beginning, existing routes were to be integrated into the Rhein-Ruhr urban railway network and operated as model routes . Some variants were therefore examined in advance: the K-Bahn line from Düsseldorf to Krefeld , which opened in 1898 , the D-Bahn Düsseldorf– Duisburg , which went into operation in 1900, and the 8/18 Essen – Mülheim tram, which is practically on the green belt of the Ruhrschnellweg, today's Bundesautobahn 40 , was laid out. Although most of the modifications were required here, with changing the gauge from meter to standard gauge being the least amount of work, this route was selected as the model route for the future network.
First successes
From 1974 the first pieces of the above-ground model line were opened in Duisburg's Neuer Friedhof (elevated position). On June 1, 1977, the first section of the model route between Essen (Wiener Platz, now Hirschlandplatz) and Mülheim-Heißen (church) was opened. In a short distance, expansions in the direction of Berliner Platz in the north and the Mülheim main station followed. Type B light rail vehicles that had already been used in Cologne were used after a planned in-house development as light rail vehicle A or even the use of Berlin subway cars seemed impractical.
Reduction of planning
The rather ambitious plans turned out to be not as easy to realize as was initially thought. The original intention was to be able to realize most of the projects in the form of a fully-fledged subway by the end of the 20th century . However, it had to be determined very quickly that this schedule could not be adhered to and that the financial means were not sufficient. On the one hand, the costs were considerably higher than initially planned and funding from the federal and state governments were continually being reduced, and on the other hand, problems arose in the construction of light rail vehicles that resulted from subsidence and damage.
In order not to leave already built tunnels unused until the entire route was completed, it was decided to temporarily relocate the previous above-ground tram lines into the tunnels with the help of new ramps. ( Stadtbahn advance service ) . When the line was completed, planners and politicians promised, the lines would be converted to standard gauge and the platforms converted into elevated platforms. This only succeeded in a few cases. The development of the low-floor wagons finally made the original idea of elevated platforms for stepless entry superfluous. In the case of new lines, protests arose in some places against what the opponents referred to as “tank loading ramps”. This resulted e.g. B. in Essen-Karnap to dispense with a tram stop originally planned on the surface.
Five operating areas were planned for the expansion of the light rail network: A for Düsseldorf / Duisburg, B for Essen / Mülheim, C for Bochum, D for Gelsenkirchen, E for Dortmund. The first lines should be set up in the defined areas, which were often connected from the beginning, for example in areas A and B.
The Rhein-Ruhr urban railway network still consists of five separate areas, and lines that cross city borders have hardly been created. Due to a lack of money, the original tram plans were reduced, and some were postponed indefinitely. In the early 1980s, the up-and-coming Greens even pleaded for an immediate end to light rail construction. In a sensational decision, the Pro Bahn passenger association demanded the qualified termination of the Rhein / Ruhr urban railway construction in order to be able to make reasonable use of the routes that are already under construction or even half-finished.
New ideas
This discussion led to the decision in Essen to expand the southern route of the Stadtbahn towards Messe / Gruga and Bredeney with three tracks and to use it in some cases with type M trams . According to previous considerations, this interim solution should be abandoned in the near future. The two meter-gauge lines 101 and 107 would then have been replaced by a standard-gauge high-floor line U12 up to the “Bredeney” terminus. However, because of the high cost, other solutions were also considered. At the end of November 2008, the city council decided to keep the meter gauge to Bredeney. There were also a number of public protests against this gauge change beforehand. Shortly after the decision, the first track renovations began. The platforms from Saalbau to Martinstrasse should be lowered by a third for low-floor cars by 2013. The currently possible use of three-car trains would thus be eliminated. Currently, the conversion of the southern route for low-floor vehicles has been postponed to 2025 due to a lack of funds. At this point in time, the Greens want the future of regular gauge operation on the southern route to be discussed again, in order to possibly bring it back to meter gauge. This would also mean that today's mixed operation would be omitted.
In Bochum, only the former tram line 5 from Recklinghausen to Bochum as well as the new line of the express tram to the Ruhr University in the district of Hustadt were expanded to the standard lane for light rail operation with B-cars. The new U 35 only runs to Herne, because Recklinghausen has left the Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn company. All other Bogestra routes are to remain in meter gauge, as is now also planned in the neighboring city of Gelsenkirchen. However, the new tunnels are prepared for upgrading to standard gauge and thus also for standard-gauge light rail.
Essentially, Duisburg only expanded the line D ("D-Bahn") in the direction of Düsseldorf to the Stadtbahn.
In Dortmund, the construction of the light rail has now largely been completed. Since the opening of the tunnel in the city center in an east-west direction on April 27, 2008, all rail-bound public transport in Dortmund has been underground. Low-floor wagons are used on the recently opened east-west route. Outside of Dortmund city center, the two light rail lines on this route will continue to run like a classic tram. An extension of the U49 line to Dortmund-Wellinghofen and that of the U47 line with a new Dortmund-Kirchlinde branch is now under discussion. The Dortmund-Hauptbahnhof underground station has been rebuilt and expanded since 2014 (widening of the side platforms , new access, completion expected at the end of 2019).
Also, only low-floor platforms are used for the Düsseldorf light rail line " Wehrhahn-Linie ", which has replaced the last above-ground tram routes with the old town since March 21, 2016. A new low-floor light rail vehicle was ordered for this purpose and began testing in 2006. A further discussion about the conversion of the previous routes to the operation with low-floor wagons was not held.
The superstructure and wheelsets according to the long-distance railway standard were only introduced in the Essen standard gauge network and on the Bochum standard gauge line U 35. A mixed operation with wheelsets according to tram and long-distance railway standards is only available in Essen, whereby a common line is only used on the Essen three-rail track route towards Bredeney and Gruga. The mixed operation between Mülheim Hbf and Broich Castle , which is technically possible with movable frogs and also structurally prepared , was never started due to lack of money and a lack of political interest.
Realized light rail lines on the Rhine and Ruhr
The Rhein-Ruhr light rail network currently consists of the following lines:
| line | route |
|---|---|
| Timetable area 1: Gelsenkirchen / Essen / Mülheim | |
| U11 | GE-Horst (Buerer Str.) - E-Karnap - Altenessen - Berliner Platz - Essen Hbf - Rüttenscheid - Essen Messe / Gruga |
| U17 | Essen Karlsplatz - Altenessen - Berliner Platz - Essen Hbf - Holsterhausen - Essen Margarethenhöhe |
| U18 | Berliner Platz - Essen Hbf - Mülheim Rhein-Ruhr-Zentrum - Heißen - Mülheim Hbf |
| Timetable area 3: Bochum / Herne | |
| U35 | Bochum - Querenburg , Hustadt - Ruhr University - Bochum Hbf - Riemke - Herne Bf - Strünkede Castle |
| Timetable area 4: Dortmund | |
| U41 | Dortmund-Hörde Clarenberg - Hörde Bf - Willem van Vloten Str. - Karl Liebknecht Str. - Märkische Str. - Markgrafenstr. - Dortmund Stadthaus - City Gardens - Kampstr. - Dortmund Hbf - Leopoldstr - Münsterstr. - Lorzingstrasse - Immermannstr / Clinic Center North - Fredenbaum - Güterstr. - Mine Minister Stein - Amtsstr. - Externberg - Grävingholz - Waldesruh - Maienweg - Wittichstr. - Brechte center - Oetringhauserstr. - Herrentheystr - Brambauer Hospital - Brambauer Verkehrshof |
| U42 | Dortmund-Hombruch - Barop - Stadtgarten - Reinoldikirche - Schulte Rödding - Kirchderne - Grevel |
| U43 | Dorstfeld depot - Wittenerstr. - Ottostr. - Ofenstrasse - Heinrichstrasse - Unionstrasse - Westentor - Kampstraße - Reinoldikirche - Ostentor - Lippestr. - Funkenburg - Von-der-Tan Str. - Berlinerstr - Am Zehnthof - Juchostr. - Rüschebrinkstr. - Pothecke - Miners' Hospital - Oberdorfstr. - Brackel Church - Brackel Administrative Office - In den Börten - Döringhoff - Businkstr. - Asseln Aplerbecker Str. - Am Hagedorn - Ruckebierstr. - Zugstrasse - Eichwaldstrasse - Bockumweg - Wickede Post 1 - Dollersweg -Dortmund-Wickede train station |
| U44 | Dortmund-Marten - Dorstfeld - Kampstrasse - Reinoldikirche - Borsigplatz - Westfalenhütte |
| U45 | Dortmund Westfalenhallen - Markgrafenstr. - Stadtgarten - Dortmund Hbf (- Fredenbaum) |
| U46 | Dortmund Westfalenhallen - Saarlandstraße - City Gardens - Brunnenstr. |
| The trains of the lines U 45 and U 46 continue at the station Westfalenhallen on the respective other line. For events in the stadium, the U 45 goes to the stadium station, which is not used otherwise. 1 Only every second train stops at the Wickede Post terminus on weekdays; this stop is not served on Sundays and public holidays |
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| U47 | Dortmund-Westerfilde - Huckarde - Dortmund Hbf - Stadtgarten - Märkische Str. - Vosskuhle - Main Cemetery - Aplerbeck |
| U49 | Dortmund-Hacheney - Markgrafenstr. - Stadtgarten - Dortmund Hbf (- Hafen) |
| Timetable areas 7, 8, 9 and 0: Düsseldorf, Neuss, Duisburg and Krefeld | |
| U70 | Express trips : Düsseldorf Hbf - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - D-Lörick - Meerbusch - Krefeld , Rheinstraße (only during rush hour ) |
| U71 | ( Rath S -) Heinrichstrasse - Wehrhahn S - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf-Bilk S - Südpark - Holthausen - Benrath depot
|
| U72 |
Ratingen Mitte - Schlüterstrasse / Employment Agency - Wehrhahn - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - D-Bilk - Volmerswerth
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| U73 |
D-Gerresheim S - Schlüterstraße / Employment Agency - Wehrhahn - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - D-Bilk - University East / Botanical Garden
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| U74 | Meerbusch Görgesheide - Düsseldorf-Lörick - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf Hbf - Oberbilk - Holthausen - Benrath , depot |
| U75 | Neuss Hbf - Düsseldorf-Heerdt - Belsenplatz - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf Hbf - Lierenfeld - Eller , Vennhauser Allee |
| U76 | Krefeld Rheinstraße - Meerbusch - D-Lörick - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf Hbf (in the direction of Krefeld, the U 76 line starts at the Handelszentrum / Moskauer Str.) |
| U77 | Düsseldorf Am Seestern - Belsenplatz - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf Hbf - Oberbilk - Holthausen (not on Sundays and public holidays) |
| U78 | Düsseldorf Hbf - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Merkur Spiel-Arena / Messe Nord |
| U79 | Duisburg-Meiderich Bf - Duissern - Duisburg Hbf - Grunewald - Neuer Friedhof - DU-Huckingen - D- Wittlaer - Kaiserswerth - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf Hbf (- Oberbilk S / Philipshalle - Kaiserslauterner Straße - University East / Botanical Garden) ( between Düsseldorf Hbf and Universität Ost / Botanical Garden only Mon – Fri 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. + Sat 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.) |
| U83 | Gerresheim Hospital - Schlüterstraße / Employment Agency - Wehrhahn - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - D-Bilk - Südpark - Holthausen - Benrath depot
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There are also a few tram lines with separate sections or tunnel sections. However, these lines are used by trams which, at 2.3 meters in width, are narrower than the light rail cars (usually with a width of 2.65 meters). They have three-digit line numbers, while the light rail lines have two-digit numbers preceded by a "U". In Duisburg, the lines 901 and 903 partly use the tracks of the U 79. In Essen, trams run on sections of the urban railway with elevated platforms, so that folding steps are required on the vehicles. The Bochum / Gelsenkirchen tram runs with lines 301, 302, 306, 308, 310 and 318 on some tunnel sections. The once planned through traffic from Düsseldorf to Essen via Duisburg may never exist, as the route between Mülheim (connection to the Essen light rail) and Duisburg (connection to the Düsseldorf / Duisburg light rail) is to remain tram-style over the long term.
In Mülheim it will probably have to be switched permanently (currently at the main train station) from Essen's U 18 to Duisburg tram line 901, although both are on standard gauge and the tunnel has been built continuously under Mülheim city center. The reason for this break is the lack of financial willingness of the cities to overcome the technical differences in wheel tires and train control ( linear train control for Duisburg vehicles) as well as the development status of Duisburger Strasse in Mülheim-Speldorf. Originally, a technical solution for such a mixed operation was planned at least between Broich Castle and Mülheim Hbf, but in order to save operating costs for the U 18 to be extended, it was canceled before it was commissioned.
Lines under construction
| city | line | course | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dortmund | Conversion of the main station | Reconstruction of the Dortmund Hbf tunnel station, platform extension to the east and south, glazing of the two levels between the DB and DSW21 distribution level | planned Completion 2022 |
| Dusseldorf | U81 / U82 | Airport - Freiligrathplatz | planned Completion 2024 |
Lines in planning
| city | line | course | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dortmund | Extension U44 | Westfalenhütte - hot strip mill | 1st construction phase, low-floor light rail |
| Dortmund | Extension U44 | Warmbreitbandstraße - Kirchderne train station | 2nd construction phase, low-floor light rail |
| Dortmund | Extension U49 | Hacheney - Wellinghofen / Godekinstr. | |
| Dusseldorf | Extension U73 | Gerresheim (S) - After the Mauresköthen | Low-floor light rail |
| Dusseldorf | South extension of the Wehrhahn Line tunnel | Suitbertusplatz - D-Bilk (S) | |
| Dusseldorf | Extension tunnel U78, U79, (U80), (U82) | Kennedydamm - Reeser Platz | |
| Dusseldorf | U80 - fair bypass | Extension Reeser Platz - South Exhibition Center / Congress Center - Merkur Spiel-Arena / North Exhibition Center | |
| Dusseldorf | U81 / U82 | Ratingen West Airport | |
| Dusseldorf | U78 / U81 | Merkur Spiel-Arena / Messe Nord - Lörick - Neuss | |
| eat | Extension U11 / U17 | Messe / Margarethenhöhe - Hatzper Straße |
Discarded / postponed plans (selection)
| city | line | course | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bochum | Extension U35 | Hustadt - University of Applied Sciences | |
| Dortmund | U48 | Grains - Stoking | discarded |
| Dusseldorf | East extension of the Wehrhahn Line tunnel | D-Wehrhahn (S) - Grafenberger Allee / Schlüterstr. | deferred indefinitely |
| Duisburg | Extension of tunnel U79, 903 | Meiderich Bf - Landscape Park North (1.8 km) | rejected by district government |
| Duisburg | Extension of tunnel 901 | Town hall - Kaßlerfeld (1 km) | |
| Gelsenkirchen | Extension of tunnel 301 | Extension of the existing urban railway tunnel with alder | deferred indefinitely |
| Mülheim | Extension of tunnel 901, 102 | Extension of the tram tunnel to Speldorf, or shared use by U18 | deferred indefinitely |
Origin of the light rail lines
Today's light rail lines are largely based on former tram lines, which operated before the "subway".
The line numbers were then simply replaced by the usual U designations. The only exception so far is the U70 line, which was set up as a supplement to the existing underground line.
The origins of the individual underground lines:
| Light rail line |
replaced tram / light rail line |
in the section |
on (commissioning of the tram) |
Remarks special features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U11 | 111 | E-Messe / Gruga - Rüttenscheid - Essen Hbf | May 31, 1986 | Tram traffic Grugahalle – Gruga / Messe has been suspended since May 31, 1981 due to renovation work,
Tram traffic Essen Hbf - Saalbau - Rüttenscheider Stern has been suspended since 1985 due to renovation work |
| U17 | 7/17 | E-Margarethenhöhe - Holsterhausen - Essen Hbf | November 27, 1981 | Tram traffic ceased on May 27, 1977 due to renovation work, replaced by bus route 57/157 |
| U17 | 101/106 | E-Altenessen station - Karnap - GE-Horst | September 30, 2001 | Tram traffic ceased on April 23, 1998 due to renovation work, replaced by bus route 111 |
| U18 | 8/18 | Heißen Kirche - Essen Hbf | May 28, 1977 | Tram traffic has been suspended since the beginning of April 1974 due to renovation work, replaced by bus route 58 |
| U18 | 8th | Heißen Church - Mülheim Hbf | 3rd November 1979 | |
| U35 | 305 | Bochum Hbf - Riemke Markt - Herne train station | 2nd September 1989 | |
| U35 | 306 | Bochum Hbf - Ruhr University - Hustadt | November 27, 1993 | Tram traffic in the Ruhr-Universität – Hustadt section had previously been suspended due to renovation work |
| Today's tram line with today's route |
former tram / light rail line with the line route at that time |
Date of line changeover |
comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| U41 Lünen-Brambauer - DO-Brechte - Fredenbaum - Dortmund Hbf - Märkische Straße - Hörde | 401 Lünen-Brambauer - DO-Brechte - Fredenbaum - Dortmund Hbf - Märkische Straße - Hörde | May 27, 1983 | |
| U42 Hombruch - Stadtgarten - Reinoldikirche - Brunnenstrasse - Kirchderne - Grevel | 402 Hombruch - Stadtgarten - Kampstrasse - Reinoldikirche - Kirchderne - Grevel | September 26, 1992 | From the opening of the city rail to Grevel, a newly established line 408 (Hombruch - Wickede) temporarily ran on the route to Hombruch above ground, while the U42 Stadtgarten stopped or ended underground until the tunnel to Hombruch was completed in 2002. |
| U43 Dortmund-Dorstfeld - Kampstraße - Reinoldikirche - Körne - Wambel - Brackel - Asseln - Dortmund-Wickede | 403 Dorstfeld - Kampstraße - Reinoldikirche - Körne - Wambel - Brackel - Asseln - Wickede | April 27, 2008 | |
| U44 Dortmund-Marten - Dorstfeld - Kampstraße - Reinoldikirche - Westfalenhütte | 404 Marten - Dorstfeld - Kampstrasse - Reinoldikirche - Westfalenhütte | April 27, 2008 | |
| U45 Dortmund Hbf - Kampstraße - Stadtgarten - Westfalenpark - Westfalenhallen (/ - stadium) | 405 (Mengede - Westerfilde - Huckarde -) Dortmund Hbf - Kampstraße - Stadtgarten - Westfalenpark (- Hacheney) | May 27, 1983 | the U45 used to run Westerfilde - Hacheney, the Westerfilde - Dortmund Hbf route was taken over by the U47. The U45 continues as the U46 in the direction of Brunnenstrasse, only to the stadium for major events. The U45 has the same route as the U49 to Westfalenpark, then branches off in the direction of Westfalenhallen / Stadion over a former operating route (bridge) to Remydamm |
| U46 Dortmund Westfalenhallen - Police Headquarters - Stadtgarten - Reinoldikirche - Brunnenstrasse | 403 (Westfalenstadion -) Westfalenhalle - Police Headquarters - Stadtgarten (- Kampstraße - Dortmund Hbf - Fredenbaum)
402 (Hombruch -) Stadtgarten - Kampstraße - Reinoldikirche - Brunnenstraße (- Kirchderne - Grevel) |
June 2, 1996 | 406 originally drove between Kirchderne (Schulte Rödding) and Hörde and as HVZ amplifier Grevel - Hörde: (Grevel -) Kirchderne - Brunnenstraße - Reinoldikirche - Märkische Straße - Hörde. After the opening of the main tunnel in the city center on June 2, 1984, the 406 was changed to the route (Grevel - Kirchderne -) Schulte Rödding - Stadtmitte - Westfalenstadion, after line 402 was discontinued in September 1992, the 406 was replaced by the 403 (Marten - Wickede) between Marten and Westfalenstadion. |
| U47 DO-Westerfilde - Huckarde - Dortmund Hbf - Märkische Straße - Aplerbeck | 405 Mengede Markt - Westerfilde - Huckarde - Dortmund Hbf (- Kampstraße - Stadtgarten - Westfalenpark - Hacheney)
407 Dortmund Hbf - Kampstrasse - Stadtgarten - Märkische Strasse - Aplerbeck |
May 27, 1983 | U47 temporarily drove Brambauer - Aplerbeck (Brambauer - Brechte - Fredenbaum - Dortmund Hbf - Kampstraße - Stadtgarten - Märkische Straße - Aplerbeck), then took over the route from Westerfilde from the U45. Because of the construction of the S-Bahn line S2, the U45 between Westerfilde and Mengede was shut down. |
| U49 Dortmund Hbf - Kampstraße - Stadtgarten - Westfalenpark - Hacheney | 405 (Mengede - Westerfilde - Huckarde -) Dortmund Hbf - Kampstraße - Stadtgarten - Westfalenpark - Hacheney | 2nd June 1984 | |
| U70 Düsseldorf Hbf - Meerbusch - Krefeld express service, only during rush hour | Supplement to line U76 | ? | |
| U74 Meerbusch-Hoterheide - D-Lörick - Oberkassel - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf Hbf - Oberbilk - Holthausen | 717 same route | ??. May 1994 | |
| U75 Neuss Stadthalle - D-Handweiser - Oberkassel - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf Hbf - Lierenfeld - Eller Vennhauser Allee | 705 Neuss Stadthalle - D-Handweiser - Oberkassel - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf Hbf - D-Oberbilk (S) / Philipshalle / section of line 707 between Düsseldorf Hbf - Eller, thereby changing route of line 707 in the direction of the University Botanical Garden | ??. May 1994 | |
| U76 Düsseldorf Hbf - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Oberkassel - D-Lörick - Meerbusch - Krefeld | 76 Düsseldorf Hbf - Jan-Wellem-Platz - Oberkassel - D-Lörick - Meerbusch - Krefeld | May 7, 1988 | |
| U77 Düsseldorf Am Seestern - Oberkassel - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf Hbf - Oberbilk - Holthausen | 717 (Meerbusch Hoterheide -) D-Lörick - Oberkassel - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Düsseldorf Hbf - Oberbilk - Holthausen | ??. May 1994 | |
| U78 Düsseldorf Hbf - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Stockum - Messe / Rheinstadion | 718 Düsseldorf Hbf - Jan-Wellem-Platz - Stockum - exhibition center / stadium | May 7, 1988 | |
| U79 Düsseldorf Hbf - Heinrich-Heine-Allee - Stockum - Kaiserswerth - D-Wittlaer - DU St.-Anna-Krankenhaus - König-Heinrich-Platz - Duisburg Hbf | 79 Düsseldorf Hbf - Jan-Wellem-Platz - Stockum - Kaiserswerth - D-Wittlaer - DU Albertus-Magnus-Straße - König-Heinrich-Platz - Duisburg Hbf | May 7, 1988 |
History of the light rail lines
Since the creation of the individual underground lines, changes have occurred over time. However, the following table only contains changes that affect routes and stops, but no travel time adjustments, timetable changes or similar.
| date | Light rail line | modification | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 27, 1981 | U18 | Extension of the route within Wiener Platz (today Hirschlandplatz) to Berliner Platz | no |
| 1989 | U45 | Elimination of the Mengede Markt - Westerfilde (S) section | Replaced by S-Bahn line S2. (Westerfilde - Nette Oestrich - Dortmund Mengede Bf.) |
| July 11, 1992 | U79 | Extension to Duissern, change of line. The Lehmbruck-Museum stop is no longer available, but the Musfeldstraße, Platanenhof and Karl-Jarres-Straße stops and Duissern underground station have been introduced. | The above-ground tram route through the city center will be replaced by a new tunnel under the city center lines (U79, 901, 903) and dismantled |
| May 1994 | U41 / U47 | Extension to Westerfilde | no |
| May 1994 | U74 / U77 | Replacement of the former 717 light rail line, introduction of the new Am Seestern underground station for better connections to the local bus lines and the newly built industrial park | no |
| 1995 | U11 | New terminus at Messe / Gruga | no |
| 1996 | U42 | Extension of the route to the new end point at Städtische Kliniken | no |
| June 2, 1996 | U46 | New light rail line in tunnel 2 | first Grevel - police headquarters, thereby taking back the U42 on the relation Brügmannplatz (sa / so: Brunnenstrasse) - Städt. Clinics |
| 1997 | U42 | Extension from Brügmannplatz to Brunnenstrasse | new route: Brunnenstrasse - Städt. Clinics with only 5 stations (Brunnenstrasse, Brügmannplatz, Reinoldikirche, Stadtgarten, Städt. Kliniken) |
| May 24, 1998 | U11 | Extension to the new Altenessen train station | no |
| May 24, 1998 | U17 | Elimination of the terminus at Essen University, new stop at Berliner Platz | Co-servicing the university by extending the U17 line |
| May 24, 1998 | U45, U46 | Extension to the new terminus at Westfalenhallen | At the new station, the cars change to the other line - U45 continues than line U46 and vice versa - the Westfalenstadion station is only served during events |
| May 24, 1998 | U49 | Elimination of the Brambauer - Fredenbaum section | no |
| May 30, 1999 | U74 | Extension to the new terminus in Meerbusch, Görgesheide | no |
| May 28, 2000 | U41 | Elimination of the section Westerfilde - Dortmund Hbf | no |
| May 28, 2000 | U45 | Elimination of the Fredenbaum - Dortmund Hbf section, change of route to the new port stop | no |
| November 17, 1999 | U49 | Instead of U45, now U49 with eight-axle B-car to Brechte, discontinuation of the Brambauer - Brechte section (urban railway expansion) | no tram traffic to Lünen-Brambauer due to construction work |
| June 10, 2001 | U75 | No service in downtown Neuss, the new terminus is Neuss Hbf | only rail traffic in downtown Neuss only
by line 709 |
| June 10, 2001 | U79 | Extension to the new terminus at Duisburg-Meiderich train station | Co-operation of line 903, which thus serves the main route considerably faster |
| September 30, 2001 | U11 | Extension of the route within Altenessen to Karlsplatz | no |
| September 30, 2001 | U17 | Extension of the route to the new terminal in Gelsenkirchen Fischerstraße | Takeover of tram lines 101 and 106 |
| June 15, 2002 | U74, U77 | Elimination of the Stahlwerkstrasse stop | The rail traffic through Oberbilk will be replaced by an underground route and dismantled, the connection of the districts Wersten and Oberbilk to the city center will be faster |
| June 16, 2002 | U42 | Route change with the U46, which now ends at U-Bf Brunnenstrasse, as well as route extension to the new end station Hombruch, Grotenbachstrasse | Elimination of tram line 408 between Kampstrasse and Hombruch |
| 2003 | U41 | Extension to the new port terminal | instead of the U45 line |
| 2003 | U45 | Elimination of the port - Dortmund Hbf section | but served by the U41 line |
| January 6, 2002 | U49 | Extension to Brambauer | After extensive construction work, the Stadtbahn can again connect the Brambauer district with the north of Dortmund. Use of eight-axle light rail vehicles B. |
| 2003 | U79 | Extension to Kaiserslauterner Straße | Operation only Monday to Friday during peak hours, not on school-free days |
| June 13, 2004 | U17 | Extension to Buerer Straße | no |
| September 24, 2009 | U74 | Extension to Benrath , depot | 20-minute intervals |
| August 30, 2010 | U79 | Extension of the line to the University of East / Botanical Garden | Monday to Friday only 6 am to 7 pm
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Light rail vehicles on the Rhine / Ruhr network
| city | Type | Construction year | Vehicle number | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bochum | B80D | 1989/93 | 6001-6025 | without folding steps, outward swinging door |
| Bochum | tango | 2007/08 | 6026-6031 | |
| Dortmund | B80C / 6 | 1986-1993 | 301-343 | 343 from 1998 to 2000 with a plastic middle section on a trial basis |
| Dortmund | B80C / 8 | 1993-1994 | 344-354 | Delivered as a six-axis truck, later converted to the B80C / 8 |
| Dortmund | B80C / 8 | 1998-1999 | 355-364 | Delivered as an eight-axle vehicle |
| Dortmund | B80S | 1974 | 401-411 | two part. Front window, ex Bonn, No. 411 as a spare part dispenser, conversion from B100S |
| Dortmund | NGT8 | 2007–2012 | 1-47 | Delivery from September 2007 |
| Dusseldorf | GT8SU | 1973-1974 | 3101-3104 | Folding door , middle section as dining car, converted from GT8S in 1981, decommissioned |
| Dusseldorf | GT8SU | 1973-1974 | 3201-3236 | Folding door, 1981 conversion from GT8S |
| Dusseldorf | B80D | 1981 | 4002-4012 | Folding door |
| Dusseldorf | B80D | 1986 | 4101-4104 | Folding door, dining compartment |
| Dusseldorf | B80D | 1986-1990 | 4201-4288 | Folding door |
| Dusseldorf | NF8U | 2006/2007 | 3301-3315 | Low-floor vehicle for the Wehrhahn line |
| Duisburg | B80C | 1984 | 4701-4714 | Folding door |
| Duisburg | B80C | 1984 | 4715-4718 | Folding door, conversion from dining car, only three double doors on each side |
| eat | B80C | 1976 | 5101-5111 | Swing-sliding door, two-part. Front window, conversion from B100S 5001–5011 |
| eat | B80C | 1978 | 5121-5128 | Folding door, two-part. Front window, conversion from B100S 5021–5028 |
| eat | B80C | 1985 | 5141-5145 | Folding door |
| eat | P86 | 1986 | 5211 | Without folding steps, inner pivoting door, 1992 ex London Docklands Light Railway , manufacturer: LHB , conversion from conductor rail to overhead line and to manual operation, the last wagon that was not converted again was scrapped |
| eat | P86U | 1986 | 5231-5240 | Conversion from P86 5201–5210. |
| eat | P89 | 1989 | 5221-5230 | without folding steps, sliding door, 1994 ex London Docklands Light Railway , manufacturer: British Rail, conversion from conductor rail to overhead line and to manual operation |
| Mülheim an der Ruhr | B100S | 1976 | 5012-5016 | Swing-sliding door |
| Mülheim an der Ruhr | B80S | 1985 | 5031-5032 | Swing-sliding door |
Web link
Stadtbahn Rhein-Ruhr (private homepage)
See also
- Rhein-Ruhr transport association
- Bochum light rail
- Dortmund light rail
- Main line 1 (Dortmund urban railway)
- Main line 2 (Dortmund Stadtbahn)
- Main line 3 (Dortmund Stadtbahn)
- DSW21 (traffic)
- Düsseldorf light rail
- Duisburg light rail
- Essen light rail
- Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG
- Dortmund municipal utilities
- Duisburg transport company
- Rheinische Bahngesellschaft AG
- Ruhrbahn
- Stadtwerke Oberhausen
- Type B light rail car
literature
- Christoph Groneck, Paul Lohkemper and Robert Schwandl: Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1. Robert Schwandl, 2005, ISBN 978-3-936573-06-0 .
- Dieter Höltge: Trams and light rail vehicles in Germany Volume 4: Ruhr area from Dortmund to Duisburg. EK-Verlag, 1994, ISBN 3-88255-334-0 .
Individual evidence
- ^ The West, September 23, 2010: Evag puts plans for the southern route on hold
- ↑ Renovation of the underground station in the main train station begins
- ↑ stadtbahnbauamt.dortmund.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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