Stuttgart Stadtbahn
| Stuttgart Stadtbahn | |||
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Stuttgart Rathaus Stadtbahn underground station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | ||
| Transit type | Semi-metro (Stadtbahn) | ||
| Number of lines | 15 (& 2 special event lines) | ||
| Number of stations | 203 (2013) | ||
| Annual ridership | 174.9 million (2014) | ||
| Website | Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB) | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 28 September 1985 | ||
| Operator(s) | Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG | ||
| Number of vehicles | 179 (2013) | ||
| Headway | 10 minutes (daytime) | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 130 km (81 mi) (2013) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC overhead lines | ||
| Average speed | 27 km/h (17 mph) | ||
| Top speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) | ||
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The Stuttgart Stadtbahn is a semi-metro system in Stuttgart, Germany. The Stadtbahn began service on 28 September 1985. It is operated by the Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB), which also operates the bus systems in that city. The Stuttgart Stadtbahn is successor system of a tram network (Straßenbahnen) that characterized the urban traffic in Stuttgart for decades.
The network of the Stadtbahn covers much of Stuttgart and also reaches the neighbouring towns of Remseck am Neckar, Fellbach, Ostfildern, Leinfelden-Echterdingen and Gerlingen (clockwise). Currently, the Stuttgart Stadtbahn system is made up of fourteen main lines (U1-U9, U12-U15, U19), a special event line (U11) and two temporary lines during construction site, serving 203 stations, and operating on 130 kilometres (81 mi) of route. In 2014, the Stuttgart Stadtbahn carried 174.9 million passengers.