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DÜSSELDORF

North-Rhine Westphalia . Germany

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System

Düsseldorf - approx. 570,000 inh.; capital of the state of North-Rhine Westphalia, also boasts a large Stadtbahn network.

Tramway
- network length approx. 84 km (of which 3.8 km are shared with Stadtbahn lines)
- 10 lines (+ peak-hour line 719)
- 1435 mm gauge
- rolling stock: GT8 + B4 (Class 2650, 2750, 2960); NF6 (class 2100); NF8 (Class 2200) + NF10 (Class 2000); NF8U (Serie 3300)

Recent History

Tram tunnel Wehrhahn - Bilk under construction since 2007 (so-called 'Wehrhahnlinie')

Photos

Books

Robert Schwandl:

Schwandl's TRAM ATLAS DEUTSCHLAND.

- April 2009, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 09 1.

- Detailed colour maps for more than 50 German tramway cities, illustrated with numerous photos - More details

Robert Schwandl:

Schnellbahnen in Deutschland
Metros in Germany

U-Bahn - Stadtbahn - S-Bahn.

- April 2007, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 18 3

- Anything you need to know about German metro and light rail systems, with detailed maps and hundreds of colour photos; 192 pages; Text German and English - More details

Official Websites

Rheinbahn

VRR (Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr)

Other Links

Straßenbahn Düsseldorf at Wikipedia.de

D-Linie

Düsseldorf Tram Track Map at gleisplanweb.de

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