Light rail system in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Stuttgart Stadtbahn
Stuttgart Rathaus Stadtbahn underground station
Overview
Locale
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Transit type
Semi-metro (Stadtbahn)
Number of lines
15 (& 2 special event lines)[1]
Number of stations
203 (2013)[2]
Annual ridership
174.9 million (2014)[2]
Website
Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB)
Operation
Began operation
28 September 1985[3]
Operator(s)
Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG
Number of vehicles
179 (2013)[2]
Headway
10 minutes (daytime)
Technical
System length
130 km (81 mi) (2013)[2]
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
750 V DC overhead lines
Average speed
27 km/h (17 mph)[2]
Top speed
80 km/h (50 mph)
Stuttgart Stadtbahn
Map of Stuttgart Stadtbahn network before December 2021
A Stadtbahn train; the mixed gauge track is visible.Ruhbank Stadtbahn station.Stadtbahn cars at the terminus of line U1.A sign at a light rail stop in Stuttgart which includes information advising passengers whether services will be formed of single or double / twin light rail vehicles
The Stuttgart Stadtbahn is a semi-metro system in Stuttgart, Germany.[4] The Stadtbahn began service on 28 September 1985.[3] It is operated by the Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB), which also operates the bus systems in that city. The Stuttgart Stadtbahn is successor system of a tram network (Straßenbahnen) that characterized the urban traffic in Stuttgart for decades.
The network of the Stadtbahn covers much of Stuttgart and also reaches the neighbouring towns of Remseck am Neckar, Fellbach, Ostfildern, Leinfelden-Echterdingen and Gerlingen (clockwise). Currently, the Stuttgart Stadtbahn system is made up of fourteen main lines (U1-U9, U12-U15, U19), a special event line (U11) and two temporary lines during construction site,[1] serving 203 stations, and operating on 130 kilometres (81 mi) of route.[2] In 2014, the Stuttgart Stadtbahn carried 174.9 million passengers.[2]
^ ab"Stadtbahn-Liniennetz" [Stadtbahn-Network Map] (PDF) (in German). Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB) & VVS. September 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ abcdefg"Informationen und Fakten - Geschäftsberichte - Daten, Zahlen, Leistungen" [Information and Facts - Business Report - Data, Numbers, Performance] (in German and English). Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB). Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ ab"Geschichte - Von 1946 bis 1990 - 1981 bis 1990" [History - From 1946 to 1990 - 1981 to 1990] (in German and English). Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB). Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
^White, Peter Royden (2009). Public transport: its planning, management and operation (5 ed.). London: Routledge. p. 80. ISBN 0-415-44531-0. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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