12 (with 1 weekend express night & 2 special lines)[1]
Number of stations
201 (incl. 19 underground stations)[2]
Website
üstra
Operation
Began operation
29 September 1975[3]
Operator(s)
üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe AG
Number of vehicles
289[2]
Technical
System length
121 km (75 mi)[2]
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification
600 V DC overhead
System map
Hanover Stadtbahn full network map
The Hanover Stadtbahn is a Stadtbahn (light rail) system in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. The Stadtbahn opened on 29 September 1975,[3] gradually replacing the city's tramway network over the course of the following 25 years. Currently, the Hanover Stadtbahn system consists of 12 main lines[1] (Lines 1–11 & 17; along with one weekend express night line (Line 10E) and two supplemental lines (Lines 16 & 18)),[1] serving 201 stations (including 19 underground stations, and 124 high-platform stations),[2] and operating on 121 kilometres (75 mi) of route.[2] The system is run by üstra, which was originally an abbreviation for Überlandwerke und Straßenbahnen Hannover AG. As of 2007, it transported 125 million passengers per year.[3]
Three types of light rail cars operate on the system, the TW 6000, built from 1974 to 1993, the TW 2000 (the so-called "Silberpfeil"), built from 1997 to 1999, and the TW 3000, which was first introduced into A line service in 2015. The system is extensively used, especially during trade shows on the Hanover fairground like CeBIT or the Hannover Messe. It makes up for more than 60% of the GVH transport association's total traffic, spanning over four cities and two counties. Hanover Stadtbahn is complemented by DB-owned Hanover S-Bahn, a suburban heavy rail network which links the outlying suburbs and towns, as well as Hanover Airport, to the city centre.
^ abc"Linienplan Stadtbahn Hannover" [Hanover Stadtbahn Map of Lines] (PDF) (in German). üstra. December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2013.[permanent dead link]
^ abcde"Stadtbahn" (in German). üstra. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
^ abc"Einsteigen: Die Stadtbahn" [Boarding: The Stadbahn] (PDF) (in German). üstra. August 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2013.[permanent dead link]
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