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Hamburg U-Bahn Type DT2
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Linke-Hofmann· from 1962· German U-Bahn train type formerly operated in Hamburg
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Hamburg DT2 04: DH94hamburg· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Hamburg DT2 03: Matthew Black· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. HHA DT2 - 770-III: Spoorjan· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Type DT2 is a two-car electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Hamburger Hochbahn AG on the Hamburg U-Bahn until 2015.
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 64 years ago, in 1962.
- 320 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 28.4 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 54 years (1962–2016).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1962
- in service from
- 1962
- retired
- 2016
- status
- retired
- number built
- 186
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Linke-Hofmann, Kiepe Electric
- operators
- Hamburger Hochbahn AG
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- 320 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 750 V DC third rail
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'1+1 Bo'
- length
- 28.4 m
- weight
- 35.6 t
- capacity
- 82 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1563647, Wikipedia: Hamburg U-Bahn Type DT2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.