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SAARBRÜCKEN
 Saarland . Germany

Saarbahn map
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 System

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

Tramway (tram-train):
- line length approx. 43.5 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)

 
 History

1997: Trierer Straße - Römerkastell - Sarreguemines
1999: Trierer Straße - Cottbusser Platz
2000: Cottbusser Platz - Siedlerheim
2001: Siedlerheim - Riegelsberg Süd
26-09-2009: Riegelsberg Süd - Walpershofen-Etzenhofen
31-10-2011: Walpershofen-Etzenhofen - Heusweiler Markt
05-10-2014: Heusweiler Markt - Lebach-Jabach (10.5 km)
 Photos
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 Our books about Urban Rail in Germany

Tram Atlas DeutschlandRobert Schwandl:

TRAM ATLAS DEUTSCHLAND 6

- 06/2024, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 74 9

- Detailed colour maps for more than 50 German tramway cities, illustrated with numerous photos

- Text German and English

- More details

Schnellbahnen in Deutschland/Metros in GermanyRobert Schwandl:

U-Bahnen in Deutschland

+ U-Stadtbahnen

- Feb 2019, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 57 2

- Anything you need to know about German metro and light rail systems with underground sections, with detailed maps and hundreds of colour photos; 160 pages; Text German and English - More details

 Official Websites

SaarBahn

SaarVV (Verkehrsverbund)
 Other Links

Saarbahn at Wikipedia.de

 

 

 

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