Trams in Duisburg

TheDuisburg tramway network (German:Straßenbahnnetz Duisburg) is a network oftramways forming part of thepublic transport system inDuisburg, a city in thefederal state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Duisburg tramway network

NF4 tram atDinslaken station, 2023.

Operation

Locale

Duisburg,Mülheim andDinslaken,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany

Horsecar era: 1881 (1881)–1898 (1898)
Status	Superseded
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) / 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Propulsionsystem(s)	Horses

Steam tram era: 1882 (1882)–1899 (1899)
Status	Superseded
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Propulsionsystem(s)	Steam

Electric tram era: since 1897 (1897)
Status	Operational
Routes	2 + 1
Operator(s)	Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft [de] (since 1940)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (to 1966) / 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Propulsionsystem(s)	Electricity
Electrification	750V DC
Route length	43.7 km (27.2 mi)
Duisburg tramway network (dark blue:Stadtbahn Duisburg).
Website	Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft(in German)

Opened in 1881, the network has been operated since 1940 by theDuisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft [de] (DVG) and is integrated into theVerkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR). It now forms part of the largerDuisburg Stadtbahn system, which in turn makes up part of theRhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn system.

Lines

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As of 2013^[update], the Duisburg tramway network had the following lines:

Line	Route	Travel time	Stops	Headway(rush hour)
901	Obermarxloh Schleife – Marxloh Pollmann – Beeck Denkmal – Laar Kirche – Scholtenhofstraße – Ruhrort Friedrichsplatz – Kaßlerfeld – König-Heinrich-Platz –Duisburg Hbf – Zoo/Uni– MH-Speldorf – MH Stadtmitte –Mülheim Hbf	64 min	46	7.5 / 15 min
903	Dinslaken Bf – Walsum Watereck – Marxloh Pollmann – Hamborn Rathaus – Meiderich Süd Bf – Duissern –Duisburg Hbf – König-Heinrich-Platz – Platanenhof – Hochfeld Süd Bf – Wanheim Rheintörchenstraße – Hüttenheim Mannesmann Tor 2	69 min	45	7.5 / 15 min
Line sections with longer headways in italics
Line 902 operates only during events at theSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena; the number 902 is also used to designate trams travelling to and from the Grunewald depot.
(902)	(Walsum Watereck – Marxloh Pollmann – Hamborn Rathaus – Meiderich Süd Bf – Duissern –Duisburg Hbf – König-Heinrich-Platz – Platanenhof – Grunewald Betriebshof)

Rolling stock

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43 type GT10NC-DU trams are operated in Duisburg, which were built byDuewag from 1986 until 1993.^[1] The first of 47 newBombardier Flexity trams was delivered in 2020, which are scheduled to replace the old trams.^[1]

GT10NC-DU tram in Duisburg-Marxloh, 2005.

References

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Notes

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^^a ^b"Erste Bombardier Flexity Straßenbahn für Duisburg ausgeliefert" [First Bombardier Flexity tram delivered to Duisburg].Urban Transport Magazine (in German). September 9, 2020.Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2020.

Bibliography

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Höltge, Dieter (1994).Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways andStadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Vol. Band 4: Ruhrgebiet - Von Dortmund bis Duisburg [Volume 4: Ruhr - from Dortmund to Duisburg]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag.ISBN 9783882553345.