The Bielefeld Stadtbahn is a metre gauge light rail (i.e. Stadtbahn) network in the German city of Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The system does include some segments built to rapid transit standards. It is operated by moBiel, a subsidiary of the Bielefeld municipal authority (Stadtwerke), and integrated in the Westfalentarif transport association. It served 32.77 million passengers in 2012.^[1]

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Bielefeld Stadtbahn
Overview
Locale	Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Transit type	Light rail (Stadtbahn)
Number of lines	4
Number of stations	62[1][2]
Annual ridership	32.77 million (2012)[1]
Website	moBiel
Operation
Began operation	1991[2]
Operator(s)	moBiel
Number of vehicles	76[1][2]
Technical
System length	36.9 km (22.9 mi)[1][2]
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Average speed	22.6 km/h (14.0 mph)[1][2]
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The old tram (Straßenbahn) network was rebuilt into a three-line Stadtbahn (light rail) network between 1978 and 1991, with the official inauguration of the Stadtbahn in 1991.^[2] A fourth line was built to the university area and added to the network in 2002. Until 31 July 2021 four more supplemental lines were operated, which are now labeled with the normal line numbers. At the 1st of August 2021 the tram lines 3 & 4 changed its destinations. Line 3 ends at Dürkopp Tor 6, Line 4 in Stieghorst.

In 2013 the municipal council decided to build a new Line "5" from the Kunsthalle Bielefeld via Jahnplatz and Kesselbrink to Heepen, with an opening planned for 2019. However, a citizens initiative voted against proceeding with this extension in 2014.^[4]

• Wittekindstraße station
• Jahnplatz station
• Hauptbahnhof station
• Hauptbahnhof station
• M8D typical rolling stock
• Vamos multiple-unit rolling stock
• Tram in 1961