The Dortmund Stadtbahn is a light rail system in the German city of Dortmund and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. Its network consists of eight lines and is operated by Dortmunder Stadtwerke, which is operating under the brand DSW21 since 2005.

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Dortmund Stadtbahn
Overview
Locale	Dortmund and Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Transit type	Light Rail (Stadtbahn)
Number of lines	8
Number of stations	82 [1]
Website
Operation
Began operation	1 June 1881 (tram) 15 May 1976 (light rail)
Ended operation	26 April 2008 (tram)
Operator(s)	Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG (DSW21)
Number of vehicles	126 (B6: 43, B8: 21, B100S: 8, NGT8: 47, B80D: 7)
Train length	28 meters (min) 84 meters (max)
Technical
System length	75.0 km (46.6 mi)[2]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC Overhead line
Top speed	80 km/h
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The light rail system was gradually opened between 1976 and 2008 by relocating the inner-city tram tracks in underground tunnels and opening new express tram routes that are independent of road traffic (e.g. Kirchderne – Grevel). It operates on 75.0 kilometres (46.6 mi) of route (of which 20.5 kilometres (12.7 mi) are underground in tunnels, with the other 54.5 kilometres (33.9 mi) being above-ground in dedicated rights-of-way).^[2] It has 23 underground stations and 59 on the surface.^[1]

The system has eight Stadtbahn lines:^[3]

The U41 and U47 rail lines connect with bus 490, which travels to Dortmund Airport.^[4]

• Underground station Saarlandstraße in 2010
• B80C trains at Remydamm station in 2005
• NGT8 train on line U43 in 2009
• N8C train on former tram line 403 (today U43) in 2005
• GT8 train on former tram line 402 (today U42) in 1992

• Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
• List of rapid transit systems