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Stadtbahn

Düsseldorf - approx. 605,000 inh.; capital of the state of North-Rhine Westphalia, also boasts a large Stadtbahn network.

Tramway
- network length approx. 86.5 km (of which 3.8 km are shared with Stadtbahn lines)
- 10 lines (+ peak-hour line 719)
- 1435 mm gauge
- rolling stock: GT8 + B4 (Class 2650, 2750, 2960); NF6 (class 2100); NF8 (Class 2200) + NF10 (Class 2000); NF8U (Serie 3300)

08 Jan 2014: Franziusstraße - Medienhafen, Kesselstraße (0.5 km)

20 Feb 2016: so-called "Wehrhahn"-Line - a cross-city tram tunnel, between S-Bahn stations Wehrhahn and Bilk (3.4 km with 6 underground stations), replaced some surface lines through city centre > Photo Gallery

07 Jan 2018: Rath (S) - DOME/Am Hülserhof (2 km)

Rheinbahn

VRR (Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr)

Straßenbahn Düsseldorf at Wikipedia.de

D-Linie

Düsseldorf Track Map at gleisplanweb.de

Your webmaster's personal impressions of Urban Rail in Düsseldorf (Feb. 2016)