Trams in Düsseldorf
The tram Dusseldorf is a part of the public transport in the North Rhine - Westphalian capital Dusseldorf. The trains running today 11 lines are operated by the Rhine railway. Set next to the bus, the tram and S-Bahn fourth modes of transport and how these are to transport association Rhein- Ruhr.
- 3.1 NF6
- 3.2 NF10
- 3.3 NF8
- 3.4 NF8U
- 4.1 depot Heerdt
- 4.2 depot Lierenfeld
- 4.3 depot Am Steinberg
- 4.4 depot Their village
- 4.5 depot Erkrather road
- 4.6 Planned depot
- 5.1 Completed projects 5.1.1 Connection MedienHafen
- 5.2.1 Connection University
- 5.2.2 Connection ISS Dome
- 6.1 Literature
- 6.2 External links
History
→ Main article: History of Düsseldorf tram
The history of Düsseldorf tram goes back to the year 1876. Since that time, the system of a horse-drawn railway in the early days has become a well-known today tram. Parts of the operated by the tram network were converted into light rail since the 1970s. The tracks have a track width of 1,435 mm.
In the early years the horse-drawn tram and the tram in Dusseldorf were operated by different companies. The first line of the Rhenish Railway Company was the express train Dusseldorf Krefeld - called K- train, which was opened on 15 December 1898. In the years 1899 and 1900, the Dusseldorf - Duisburg small railway opened the tram line from Dusseldorf to Duisburg. On April 1, 1938, the Dusseldorf - Duisburg small railway was disbanded and taken over by the Duisburg trams and Rheinbahn. The Benrather system operated by the Bergische small train and purchased on October 1, 1911 by the city of Dusseldorf and leased to the Rheinbahn. In December 1921 came the merger of the Düsseldorf tram with the Rhine railway, which now operates the tram and light rail Dusseldorf. On April 1, 1937, the Rheinbahn bought also the county Mettmanner tram.
On August 7, 1971, the Stadtwerke Neuss ceased their last tram line 1 and the Rhine Railway took over the busy route 16 from the line in Neuss and all remaining four - and six-axle vehicles.
Operation
Line overview
After the year 2014 timetable operating on the Düsseldorf metropolitan area and in parts of the urban areas of Neuss and Ratingen eleven tram lines:
Future tramway network ( from 2015 )
After the opening of Wehrhahnlinie on 30 October 2015, it will come to extensive line path changes. After momentary state run from 2015 only seven tram lines. Three lines (703, 712, 713) go over into the rail network, a line ( 708) is completely set:
In addition to the new line network, the city Dusseldorf checks the establishment of a new line from the port via Neuss and Haroldstraße Jan Wellem place.
Rolling stock
From 2015 to the Wehrhahnlinie in use
NF6
In 1996, the Rheinbahn to their 100th anniversary, equip the Düsseldorf tram with low-floor vehicles. As the first model of the car type NF6 was procured. This was produced by Siemens and the Düwag and is the first low-floor tram in the city of Dusseldorf. The vehicles have a length of 28.62 m and a carbody width of 2.40 m. In the car Find 76 1 passengers, in seats space and other 79 standing. The NF6 are mostly used on the lines 703 in double traction and on lines 708 and 715. 1999 was the last of the 48 vehicles was completed and commissioned in 2000. The NF6 support the vehicle numbers from 2101 to 2148.
NF10
Also of NF10 is a low-floor vehicle that was produced from 2000 to 2002 in the works of Siemens and Düwag. With 39,980 mm, it is the longest one-piece tram vehicle in the service of Rheinbahn. Here you will find 234 passengers place, spread across seven car parts. The maximum speed of 65 km / h, barely reached in city driving. The vehicle is used on lines 701, 707, 709 and 712 In the vernacular of NF10 is also called " Silver Arrow ". The vehicle numbers are 2001-2036.
NF8
The low-floor tram NF8 was produced in the factories of Siemens and Kiepe 2003. His predecessor NF10 resembles this type of car, both technically and externally. The only difference lies in the number of car parts: Instead of seven he merely consists of five vehicle parts and is therefore also called " small silver arrow". The NF8 also has eight axes two less than the NF10. Overall, the vehicle has 56 seats and 112 standing places. The vehicle numbers are 2201-2215.
NF8U
The NF8U is the latest vehicle Rheinbahn and was built by Siemens and Kiepe 2006-2007 and 2010-2012 especially for the low-floor underground rail line. The 30.40 m long and 2.40 m wide vehicle creates a top speed of 70 km / h In a drive power of 400 kW this pace will be achieved quickly in city traffic. With the opening of Wehrhahnlinie the NF8U the tram fleet are taken and assigned to the light rail vehicles. Currently, the vehicle to the lines 703, 704, 706, 707, 708, 709, 712 (double traction ), 713 and 715 move. His name " Silver Arrow II" he owes to the vehicle model NF10. There are 170 seats, of which 50 4 seats available to the passengers available. The vehicle numbers are 3301-3376.
Depots
Depot Heerdt
The 1928-1929 depot was built according to the plans of the Düsseldorf architects Eduard Lyonel Wehner and is since 1997 under monument protection. Located in the same neighborhood on the Handweiser Depot houses - for the exclusive operation of the route to Neuss main station with light rail - mainly rail railcar of type series B80 and GTSU. In addition, individual tramcars that come on the lines 704 and 709 are used, stationed in Heerdt. The hallmark of the depot in the Fahrzeugumläufen is "H".
Depot Lierenfeld
The depot is located at the Lierenfeld Lierenfelder road and is currently the newest depot Rheinbahn. He has replaced the former depots Their village and versts. The depot has exits to Erkrather road and the Karl- Beggars Street. Its hallmark in the Fahrzeugumläufen is "LS" ( for Lierenfeld rail).
Depot Am Steinberg
Until the timetable change on 12 June 2011, this is the oldest still in operation depot was. He could however not be approached from the B80 or B80D. Due to the high service weight no GT8SU parked in the car pool, as this would have jeopardized the statics of the hall. The NF8U was not parked cars due to its width Am Steinberg.
On 19 June 2011, the depot was adopted by a public feast. About the future use is still being discussed. In addition to an initiative to preserve the depot as a museum and historic site of the railways, including a use for events and as an artist 's studio is discussed.
Their depot village
Until 1992, the depot Their village in the north of Düsseldorf city center existed. He was on the Munster Road close to the Mörsenbroicher ice.
Depot Erkrather road
Depot Erkrather Straße51.2238666.799775
Planned depot
In the original light rail plans of the 1970s, a new depot in Itter district was provided. The connection of these should be carried out on the root sections 1 and 3. The plans were discussed again in the 1990s. The resistance in the population led to a reduced version, which was presented a few years later. This project ultimately failed in the financing. In the meantime, other locations were discussed for the foreseeable growing fleet of light rail, these included sites in the districts of Holthausen and Bilk. In the latter area, the existing depot is On Steinberg. Here the new depot was to be built in close proximity to a motorway junction. Also an extension of the existing depot was being considered at this time. The high financial cost at the same time absence of support from the Land NRW led to a more cost effective solution. Thus, the depot Lierenfeld has been extended until 2010.
Projects
Completed projects
Connection media harbor
The Media Harbour should be more easily accessible by tram. Consideration was given to two different variants. After 2003, the variant was returned by the hammer street protests due to local residents, will now go through the Gladbach street tram. In addition, planned a tram from Central Station along out to the media harbor overlooking the harbor. This line should be operated with vintage cars and constitute a tourist attraction. However, this line was rejected in recent times due to high construction costs and fears of the hosts at the docks again.
Now in October 2012, the extension was finally begun construction. The new line runs over the Franziusstraße and the wood road in the boiler street. The project will show the new stops Speditionstraße and Kesselstraße. These are built on low-floor level. At the end of the route is a two-pronged turning loop joins. Completion is scheduled for fall 2013. The costs amount to 6.5 million euros. From the start of the track on January 8, 2014, first to the line 719, the new route traveled, after the commissioning of Wehrhahnlinie and the restructuring of the route network, then the 707
Planned projects
Currently supports several expansion plans will be discussed in the near future. In parts of these are written in the current public transport plan.
Connection University
In addition, the line should be 706 " Am Steinberg " about the sky ghost road extended from its previous endpoint to University -West, which would significantly improve the public transport development of these so far primarily for traffic well developed " campus university " again. The common terminal of 706 and U79 is then expected to be in the central area of the University near the cafeteria, where the timing of the realization, however, is still uncertain.
Connection ISS Dome
In the summer of 2006 in Rath ISS Dome, multi-purpose arena and a new home arena of the ice hockey club Düsseldorf EC, built. The planned in advance link to Düsseldorf tram network, through the extension of the line 701 via the existing terminal Rath addition, is expected to go into operation in 2015.
On 8 February 2013, a report was published in the Rheinische Post, emerged from the that the city of Dusseldorf can buy after several years of negotiations, the last plot now to 701 final to extend the distance of the line from the Rather S- train station to the event hall ISS Dome. The construction of the new section of line is expected to take approximately one year. Planning for the extension admit it already, the line in the middle of Theodorstraße was already prepared for the new tracks. Until the completion of the extension of the visitors to the ISS Dome would have to catch buses from the Rather Unterrather or S-Bahn to the Hall of ISS Dome. In addition to connecting the ISS Dome it was also important that the employees of the companies that already are at the Theodorstraße or soon would be, as quickly as possible would come by the new tram extension to their workplace. Even the leaders of the hockey club DEG support according to the report, the new extension to the ISS Dome.
In another article of Rheinische Post on March 28, 2013 presented traffic Councillor Stephan Keller also the schedule after buying the last plot before: Until the building permit the district government vorläge it could take up to six months. The subsequent European tender of 28 million euro expensive construction project also would require up to six months. "We aim to have the 701 from 2015 can finally go to Theodorstraße. " This date is particularly important because then the Wehrhahnlinie to be completed.
Reorganization of the route network
Due to the opening of Wehrhahnlinie in 2015 the line network, the line 701 on the section Bilk -Benrath depot and line 707 on the section Bilk University has restructured or are numbered, as the tram lines 703, 712 and 713 complete, East / Botanical Gardens by the new underground lines U71, U72 and U73 to be replaced. Also, the Tramway Jan- Wellern Place Bilk is degraded, so that the lines 706 and 715 also have to get new line routes.