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Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Date of opening5 Oct 1967
Network length20.22 km (12.57 mi)
Stations27
Lines3        Line history cityrailtransit.com
Stations per line9.00
Avg. station distance843 m (0.52 mi)
Avg. line length6.74 km (4.19 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
Numerical data by J. Serradell, 14 Sep 2008
Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
System typeLRT, known as Stadtbahn
Daily ridership
Fare collectionHonour system
TracksRight side, gauge: 1435 mm
Power supplyOverhead wire, 750 V
Air-conditioned trains
Walk-through trainsYes
Rubber-tyred trains
Driverless lines
Platform screen doors
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Official map
Source: pdf, © 2010 evag.de


To-scale map
Source: cityrailtransit.com

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Transit mapsSystem map images
openbusmap.org/öpnvkarte.de
openptmap.org
citylines.co - line history and mapping project
tracker.geops.ch - moving trains
maps.google.com
images.google.com






Other Rail Transport in Essen

S-Bahn (suburban metro)





Intercity Metros

Essen is part of the Rhine-Ruhr cluster of metro/subway cities with the following urban rail links:

  Bochum    Tram 302 (tram)    Gelsenkirchen      7 km
  Cologne    Line 16 (LRT)    Bonn      24 km
  Cologne    Line 18 (LRT)    Bonn      24 km
  Cologne    S11 (commuter metro)    Duesseldorf      34 km
  Cologne    S6 (commuter metro)    Duesseldorf      34 km
  Dortmund    Line S1 (commuter metro)    Bochum      18 km
  Duesseldorf    Line U79 (LRT)    Duisburg      23 km
  Duesseldorf    Line S8 (commuter metro)    Wuppertal      28 km
  Duisburg    Tram 901 (tram)    Muelheim      8 km
  Essen    Tram 107 (tram)    Gelsenkirchen      10 km
  Essen    U11 (LRT)    Gelsenkirchen      10 km
  Essen    Line U18 (metro)    Muelheim      9 km





Relationships with Other Metros

Rhine-Ruhr LRT family
Members: Bochum, Bonn, Cologne, Dortmund, Duesseldorf, Essen, Muelheim,
Characteristics: Using very similar (Type B) trains.



24-Hour Services

Friday, Saturday night: S-Bahn.





Departure Procedure and Sounds



Line U11 train departing from Messe-Ost/Gruga station.

Duration: 0:18 

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Photos

  Essen photo gallery.  





Handpicked Resources

evag.de Official website




Generic Links for Essen Stadtbahn

Wikipedia entry at wikipedia.org
Urbanrail.net entry at urbanrail.net
Metro Report search at railwaygazette.com
Discussion at skyscrapercity.com
System photos at Google Images
City information at wikipedia.org









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