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Saarbrücken - approx. 180,000 inh., capital of the state of Saarland, on the French border.

Tramway (tram-train):
- line length approx. 26 km (14.5 km running on DB railway tracks between Römerkastell and Saargemünd/Sarreguemines in France)
- 1 line - S1
- 1435 mm gauge
- rolling stock: Bombardier Flexity Link - dual-voltage (750 V dc/15 kV / 16,7 Hz ac)

1997: Trierer Straße - Römerkastell - Sarreguemines
1999: Trierer Straße - Cottbusser Platz
2000: Cottbusser Platz - Siedlerheim
2001: Siedlerheim - Riegelsberg Süd

Northern extension to Etzenhofen (3.5 km) under construction, further extension on existing track to Lebach planned.

Schwandl, Robert: 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

SaarBahn

SaarVV (Verkehrsverbund)

Saarbahn at Wikipedia.de