Trams in Duisburg

Tram system in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Duisburg tramway network
GT10NC-DU tram in Duisburg-Marxloh, 2005.
Operation
LocaleDuisburg, Mülheim and Dinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Horsecar era: 1881 (1881)–1898 (1898)
Status Superseded
Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) /
  • 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
    • Propulsion system(s) Horses
    Steam tram era: 1882 (1882)–1899 (1899)
    Status Superseded
    Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
    Propulsion system(s) Steam
    Electric tram era: since 1897 (1897)
    Status Operational
    Routes 2 + 1
    Operator(s)
    • Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft [de]
    • (since 1940)
    Track gauge
    • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (to 1966) /
    • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
    Propulsion system(s) Electricity
    Electrification 750 V DC
    Route length 43.7 km (27.2 mi)
    Duisburg tramway network (dark blue: Stadtbahn Duisburg).
    Website Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (in German)

    The Duisburg tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Duisburg) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Duisburg, a city in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

    Opened in 1881, the network has been operated since 1940 by the Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft [de] (DVG) and is integrated into the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR). It now forms part of the larger Duisburg Stadtbahn system, which in turn makes up part of the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn system.


    Lines

    As of 2013[update], the Duisburg tramway network had the following lines:

    Line Route Travel time Stops Headway (rush hour)
    901 Obermarxloh Schleife – Marxloh Pollmann – Beeck Denkmal – Laar Kirche – Scholtenhofstraße – Ruhrort Friedrichsplatz – Kaßlerfeld – König-Heinrich-Platz – Duisburg Hbf – Zoo/Uni – MH-Speldorf – MH Stadtmitte – Mülheim Hbf 64 min 46 7.5 / 15 min
    903 Dinslaken Bf – Walsum Watereck – Marxloh Pollmann – Hamborn Rathaus – Meiderich Süd Bf – Duissern – Duisburg Hbf – König-Heinrich-Platz – Platanenhof – Hochfeld Süd Bf – Wanheim Rheintörchenstraße – Hüttenheim Mannesmann Tor 2 69 min 45 7.5 / 15 min
    Line sections with longer headways in italics
    Line 902 operates only during events at the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena; the number 902 is also used to designate trams travelling to and from the Grunewald depot.
    (902) (Walsum Watereck – Marxloh Pollmann – Hamborn Rathaus – Meiderich Süd Bf – Duissern – Duisburg Hbf – König-Heinrich-Platz – Platanenhof – Grunewald Betriebshof)

    Rolling stock

    43 type GT10NC-DU trams are operated in Duisburg, which were built by Duewag from 1986 until 1993.[1] The first of 47 new Bombardier Flexity trams was delivered in 2020, which are scheduled to replace the old trams.[1]

    See also

    References

    Notes

    1. ^ a b "Erste Bombardier Flexity Straßenbahn für Duisburg ausgeliefert" [First Bombardier Flexity tram delivered to Duisburg]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). September 9, 2020. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

    Bibliography

    • Höltge, Dieter (1994). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Vol. Band 4: Ruhrgebiet - Von Dortmund bis Duisburg [Volume 4: Ruhr - from Dortmund to Duisburg]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 9783882553345.

    External links

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trams in Duisburg.
    • Duisburg database / photo gallery and Duisburg tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
    • Duisburg database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.
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