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Hamburg U-Bahn Type DT1
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by DÜWAG· from 1958· German U-Bahn train type formerly operated in Hamburg
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. U-Bahn HH DT1 PA140179: Joachim Müllerchen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. HHA DT1 - 9030-III: Spoorjan· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. U-Bahn HH DT1 PA140157: Joachim Müllerchen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. U-Bahn HH DT1 PA140159: Joachim Müllerchen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. U-Bahn HH DT1 PA140160: Joachim Müllerchen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. U-Bahn HH DT1 PA140161: Joachim Müllerchen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. U-Bahn HH DT1 PA140162: Joachim Müllerchen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. U-Bahn HH DT1 PA140163: Joachim Müllerchen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. U-Bahn HH DT1 PA140164: Joachim Müllerchen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. U-Bahn HH DT1 PA140165: Joachim Müllerchen· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Type DT1 is a two-car electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HHA) on the Hamburg U-Bahn until 1991. They were the first new U-Bahn trains since the 1930s.
who runs it
base stats
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
- First built 68 years ago, in 1958.
- 592 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 28.4 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 33 years (1958–1991).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1958
- in service from
- 1958
- retired
- 1991
- status
- retired
- number built
- 50
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- DÜWAG, Alstom
- operators
- Hamburger Hochbahn AG
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 592 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 750 V DC third rail
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo' + Bo'Bo'
- length
- 28.4 m
- weight
- 50.5 t
- capacity
- 80 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1484039, Wikipedia: Hamburg U-Bahn Type DT1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.