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Stuttgart Stadtbahn
The Stuttgart Stadtbahn is a light rail Stadtbahn system in Stuttgart, Germany. The Stadtbahn began service on 28 September 1985. 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, serving 203 stations, and operating on 130 kilometres (81 mi) of route. In 2014, the Stuttgart Stadtbahn carried 174.9 million passengers.
As of 2024[update], the Stuttgart Stadtbahn system consists of:
The U6, U7 and U12 lines run Monday to Saturday during the day as double sets as 80-metre long trains. The event line U11 and the special event services on the U5 run as double sets when required. All lines except the U5 and U8 run every ten minutes during the day during their operating hours.
Stuttgart Stadtbahn, now all 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge, developed out of a traditional tramway system, which in Stuttgart was 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge.
In 1961 the city council of Stuttgart decided that a general modernisation of the municipal tram system was needed; in central areas, tram track would be relocated underground, and in peripheral areas it would get new tracks that would be separate from road traffic. Concurrent proposals for a new completely underground subway (U-Bahn) were rejected in 1976. At the same time, it was decided to modernise the existing tram infrastructure and change from metre gauge to the standard gauge. For this reason, tracks were initially converted to mixed-gauge, on which old trams (SSB GT4, built 1959–1965) could run as well as new metro cars (SSB DT 8, in regular service since 1985).
In 1989, the light rail lines were given new numbers U1, U3 and U14 to distinguish them from the S-Bahn and tram lines. The E-line to Cannstatter Wasen and the stadium was renamed to U11 in 1994.
The SSB changed the route of some light rail lines at the timetable change on 12 December 2010. The north branches of the lines U5 and U7 were exchanged, so that the U5 now goes to Killesberg and the U7 to Mönchfeld. Likewise, the U4 runs—as 25 years ago—from Berliner Platz on the previous route of the U2 to Hölderlinplatz, while the U2 runs instead to Botnang. The change connects outer branches with equally high volumes. The large residential area of Zuffenhausen/Rot/Freiberg/Mönchfeld is now served by double sets on the U7 lines, eliminating the previous overcrowding. The U2 also now serves two heavily frequented outer branches, where an expansion of capacity is being considered.
Stuttgart Stadtbahn
The Stuttgart Stadtbahn is a light rail Stadtbahn system in Stuttgart, Germany. The Stadtbahn began service on 28 September 1985. 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, serving 203 stations, and operating on 130 kilometres (81 mi) of route. In 2014, the Stuttgart Stadtbahn carried 174.9 million passengers.
As of 2024[update], the Stuttgart Stadtbahn system consists of:
The U6, U7 and U12 lines run Monday to Saturday during the day as double sets as 80-metre long trains. The event line U11 and the special event services on the U5 run as double sets when required. All lines except the U5 and U8 run every ten minutes during the day during their operating hours.
Stuttgart Stadtbahn, now all 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge, developed out of a traditional tramway system, which in Stuttgart was 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge.
In 1961 the city council of Stuttgart decided that a general modernisation of the municipal tram system was needed; in central areas, tram track would be relocated underground, and in peripheral areas it would get new tracks that would be separate from road traffic. Concurrent proposals for a new completely underground subway (U-Bahn) were rejected in 1976. At the same time, it was decided to modernise the existing tram infrastructure and change from metre gauge to the standard gauge. For this reason, tracks were initially converted to mixed-gauge, on which old trams (SSB GT4, built 1959–1965) could run as well as new metro cars (SSB DT 8, in regular service since 1985).
In 1989, the light rail lines were given new numbers U1, U3 and U14 to distinguish them from the S-Bahn and tram lines. The E-line to Cannstatter Wasen and the stadium was renamed to U11 in 1994.
The SSB changed the route of some light rail lines at the timetable change on 12 December 2010. The north branches of the lines U5 and U7 were exchanged, so that the U5 now goes to Killesberg and the U7 to Mönchfeld. Likewise, the U4 runs—as 25 years ago—from Berliner Platz on the previous route of the U2 to Hölderlinplatz, while the U2 runs instead to Botnang. The change connects outer branches with equally high volumes. The large residential area of Zuffenhausen/Rot/Freiberg/Mönchfeld is now served by double sets on the U7 lines, eliminating the previous overcrowding. The U2 also now serves two heavily frequented outer branches, where an expansion of capacity is being considered.
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