Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
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Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn
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and the Düsseldorf Straßenbahn (Tram
Tram
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), is the backbone of the public transport
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system of Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
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, and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn
Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn
Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn includes all Stadtbahn lines in the integrated public transport network of Rhine-Ruhr covering the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area in western Germany, except of Cologne Stadtbahn and Bonn Stadtbahn.-History:...
network. The Stadtbahn
Stadtbahn
A ' is a tramway or light railway that includes segments built to rapid transit standards, usually as part of a process of conversion to a metro railway, mainly by the building of tunnels in the central city area....
opened in 1981 and currently consists of seven lines and 98 stations, 11 of which are underground stations.
Current routes
The transparent lines are planned lines (U80) or lines which are under construction (U71-U73 (Low Floor)). The red line is a rush-hour-only express line.| Line | Route | Opening | Length (km) |
Stations (Underground Station) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U70 | Krefeld, Rheinstraße – Heinrich-Heine-Allee Heinrich-Heine-Allee (VRR) Heinrich-Heine-Allee is an interchange underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on Heinrich-Heine-Allee in the district of Altstadt.... - Steinstraße/Königsallee Steinstraße/Königsallee (VRR) Steinstraße/Königsallee is a major underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on the junction of Steinstraße and Königsallee in the district of Stadtmitte.... - Oststraße Oststraße (VRR) Oststraße is a major underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on Oststraße in the district of Stadtmitte.... - Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The station was opened on 1 October 1891 opened as Düsseldorf Central Station... |
1988 | 22,4 | 17 (5) |
| U71 | Gerresheim, Krankenhaus – Universität | 2014 | 10,5 | 23 (6) |
| U72 | Ratingen Mitte – Volmerswerth | 2014 | 15,4 | 32 (6) |
| U73 | D-Gerresheim (S) – Benrath, Betriebshof | 2014 | 20,3 | 42 (6) |
| U74 | Meerbusch, Görgesheide – Heinrich-Heine-Allee Heinrich-Heine-Allee (VRR) Heinrich-Heine-Allee is an interchange underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on Heinrich-Heine-Allee in the district of Altstadt.... - Steinstraße/Königsallee Steinstraße/Königsallee (VRR) Steinstraße/Königsallee is a major underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on the junction of Steinstraße and Königsallee in the district of Stadtmitte.... - Oststraße Oststraße (VRR) Oststraße is a major underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on Oststraße in the district of Stadtmitte.... - Holthausen |
1994 | 21,1 | 31 (8) |
| U75 | Neuss Hauptbahnhof Neuss Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station and Hauptbahnhof for the German city of Neuss.-History:Neuss station was opened in 1853, along with the line from Aachen. A rail connection to Cologne followed in 1855. In 1875/76, the second station building was built. The current station building was opened at the... – Heinrich-Heine-Allee Heinrich-Heine-Allee (VRR) Heinrich-Heine-Allee is an interchange underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on Heinrich-Heine-Allee in the district of Altstadt.... - Steinstraße/Königsallee Steinstraße/Königsallee (VRR) Steinstraße/Königsallee is a major underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on the junction of Steinstraße and Königsallee in the district of Stadtmitte.... - Oststraße Oststraße (VRR) Oststraße is a major underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on Oststraße in the district of Stadtmitte.... - Eller, Vennhauser Allee |
1993 | 15,6 | 28 (7) |
| U76 | Krefeld, Rheinstraße – Heinrich-Heine-Allee Heinrich-Heine-Allee (VRR) Heinrich-Heine-Allee is an interchange underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on Heinrich-Heine-Allee in the district of Altstadt.... - Steinstraße/Königsallee Steinstraße/Königsallee (VRR) Steinstraße/Königsallee is a major underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on the junction of Steinstraße and Königsallee in the district of Stadtmitte.... - Oststraße Oststraße (VRR) Oststraße is a major underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on Oststraße in the district of Stadtmitte.... - Handelszentrum/Moskauer Straße |
1988 | 23 | 28 (6) |
| U77 | Am Seestern – Heinrich-Heine-Allee Heinrich-Heine-Allee (VRR) Heinrich-Heine-Allee is an interchange underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on Heinrich-Heine-Allee in the district of Altstadt.... - Steinstraße/Königsallee Steinstraße/Königsallee (VRR) Steinstraße/Königsallee is a major underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on the junction of Steinstraße and Königsallee in the district of Stadtmitte.... - Oststraße Oststraße (VRR) Oststraße is a major underground station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn lines U70, U74, U75, U76, U77, U78 and U79 in Düsseldorf. The station lies on Oststraße in the district of Stadtmitte.... - Holthausen |
1994 | 11,6 | 22 (8) |
| U78 | Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The station was opened on 1 October 1891 opened as Düsseldorf Central Station... – ESPRIT arena/Messe Nord |
1988 | 7,6 | 15 (8) |
| U79 | Kaiserslauterner Straße – Duisburg-Meiderich | 1988 | 38,1 | 45 (21) |
| U80 | Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The station was opened on 1 October 1891 opened as Düsseldorf Central Station... – ESPRIT arena/Messe Nord |
planned | 7,6 | 12 (8) |
Future expansion
Düsseldorf-Bilk station
Düsseldorf-Bilk station is a through station in the district of Bilk in the city of Düsseldorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.-History:...
in the south of the city to the Düsseldorf-Wehrhahn station. The name of this underground track is Wehrhahn-Linie. This 3.5 km tunnel is due to be completed in 2014. Just as every other underground line opened previously in Düsseldorf, the "Wehrhahn-Linie" will be a replacement for current surface tram lines. With completion of the project, trams on this line will enter the new tunnel over a ramp at Bilk railway station and run from there underneath the city centre towards the north-east, where they will emerge shortly before Wehrhahn railway station. Five new underground stations are under construction for the new line, which will serve a daily passenger volume of approximately 53,000.