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| Stuttgart Stadtbahn | |||
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 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) | ||
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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]
- ^ a b "Stadtbahn-Liniennetz" [Stadtbahn-Network Map] (PDF) (in German). Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB) & VVS. September 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g "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.
- ^ a b "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.