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#6280· Hamburg U-Bahn treintype DT5

Hamburg U-Bahn Type DT5

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Alstom· Type of train operated on the Hamburg U-Bahn network

Hamburg U-Bahn Type DT5, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Spoorjan· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Type DT5 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Hamburger Hochbahn AG on the Hamburg U-Bahn system. It is the first type of rolling stock on the Hamburg U-Bahn that has air conditioning and gangways between the individual cars.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 80 km/htop speed
  • power 135 kWpower output
  • weight 6 tin working order
  • seats 96passengers
  • built 163made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • 39.6 m long: about 9 cars parked nose to tail.

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built
—
number built
163
kind
metro
traction
electric
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Alstom, ALSTOM Transportation Germany
operators
Hamburger Hochbahn AG
top speed
80 km/h
power
135 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
750 V DC, 3rd rail
formation
3 cars per trainset
length
39.6 m
weight
6 t
capacity
96 passengers
Dutch name
Hamburg U-Bahn treintype DT5

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q1563654, Wikipedia: Hamburg U-Bahn Type DT5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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