Dortmund Stadtbahn

The Dortmund Stadtbahn is a light rail system in the German city of Dortmund and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. Its network consists of eight lines and is operated by Dortmunder Stadtwerke, which is operating under the brand DSW21 since 2005.

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The light rail system was gradually opened between 1976 and 2008 by relocating the inner-city tram tracks in underground tunnels and opening new express tram routes that are independent of road traffic (e.g. Kirchderne – Grevel). It operates on 75.0 kilometres (46.6 mi) of route (of which 20.5 kilometres (12.7 mi) are underground in tunnels, with the other 54.5 kilometres (33.9 mi) being above-ground in dedicated rights-of-way).^[2] It has 23 underground stations and 59 on the surface.^[1]

Network

The system has eight Stadtbahn lines:^[3]

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Line	Route
U41	Dortmund-Hörde – Lünen–Brambauer
U42	Hombruch – Grevel
U43	Dorstfeld – Wickede
U44	Marten – Westfalenhütte
U45	Westfalenhallen – Dortmund Hbf – (Fredenbaum)
U46	Westfalenhallen – Brunnenstraße
U47	Westerfilde – Aplerbeck
U49	Hacheney – Dortmund Hbf – (Hafen)

The U41 and U47 rail lines connect with bus 490, which travels to Dortmund Airport.^[4]

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Rolling stock

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Train type	Number of vehicles	Manufacturer	Years built	Operation (regular)	Lines	Notes
B80C; B6 (six-axle B-Wagen; high-floor)	43	Duewag, BBC	1986–1993	1987–present	U41, U42, U45, U46, U47, U49	All B6 cars will be completely refurbished in future.
B80C; B8 (eight-axle B-Wagen; high-floor)	21	Duewag, BBC, Adtranz	1994–1999	1996–present	U41, U42 (occasionally), U45, U46, U47, U49	The first ten B8 cars (344–354) were built from former B6 cars. All B8 trains will be completely refurbished in future, with No. 348 being the first refurbished car delivered in 2024.
B100S (six-axle B-Wagen; high-floor)	13 (10 for passenger service, 3 for spare parts reservation)	Duewag, Kiepe	1973–1974	2005–2024	U42	Former light rail vehicles from Bonn. Three cars were sold to the Dortmund Fire Department, while the remaining cars were scrapped in 2024.
B80D (six-axle B-Wagen; high-floor)^[5]^[6]	34	HeiterBlick, Kiepe	2021–2026	2024–	U41, U42, U45, U46, U49	New-built B-Wagen fleet equipped with three-phase traction motors; replacing B100S.
NGT8 (Bombardier Flexity Classic; low-floor)	47	Bombardier Transportation, Vossloh Kiepe	2007–2013	2008–present	U43, U44
N8C (high-floor with step-entrance)	54	Duewag, BBC	1978–1982	1979–2011	Entire network	Partially sold to the Gdańsk tram network as of 2007. No. 902 (formerly No. 142) remained in Dortmund in use as a departmental vehicle.
GT8 (high-floor with step-entrance)	91	Duewag, Hansa Waggonbau, Kiepe	1959–1974	1959–2001		Partially sold to Wuppertal, Karlsruhe, Hiroshima and Reșița. Three GT8 trains have been preserved: No. 76 (Hiroshima), No. 87 and No. 13 (Dortmund Local Transport Museum).
T4, B4 (high-floor with step-entrance)	6, 6	Duewag, Credé, Kiepe	1953–1954, 1958	1954–1992		Six four-axle prototype tramcars (T4) based on the PCC model with six four-axle trailer cars (B4). No. 304 was converted into a departmental vehicle (No. 904) in 1982, which is currently being restored at the Dortmund Local Transport Museum.
GT4 (high-floor with step-entrance)	27	Hansa Waggonbau, Kiepe	1954–1957	1955–1980		No. 431 was converted for railway operation in 1978 and is still in service around the Dortmund Local Transport Museum on the Hansa railway line.

Underground station Saarlandstraße in 2010
B80C trains at Remydamm station in 2005
NGT8 train on line U43 in 2009
N8C train on former tram line 403 (today U43) in 2005
GT8 train on former tram line 402 (today U42) in 1992

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