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H-Bahn

Suspended, driverless passenger railway system developed in Germany
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Summary

H-Bahn ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (907 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Country: Germany[2]
  • Main regulatory text: Verordnung über den Bau und Betrieb der Straßenbahnen[3]
  • Operator: Dortmunder Stadtwerke[4]
  • Manufacturer: Siemens Mobility[5]
  • Developer: Siemens Mobility[6]
  • Subclass of: suspension railway[7], people mover[8]
  • Part of: Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr[9]
  • Commons category: SIPEM[10]
  • Officially opened by: Heinz Riesenhuber[11]
  • Inception: May 2, 1984[12], July 1, 2002[13]
  • Official website: http://www.h-bahn.de/[14], http://www.dus.com/de-de/an-und-abreise/skytrain[15]
  • Length: 3.162 km[16]
  • Capital cost: 24,000,000 Deutsche Mark[17], 15,500,000 euro[18]
  • Connects with: Technologiepark Dortmund[19], Dortmund University station[20]
  • Speed limit: 50 kilometre per hour[21]

Why It Matters

H-Bahn has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] H-Bahn is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Operator → Dortmunder Stadtwerke
    Main regulatory text → Verordnung über den Bau und Betrieb der Straßenbahnen
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