Logistics & Transport
Saar light Rail
Client
Stadtbahn Saar GmbH, Saarbrücken
Location
Saarbrücken, Germany
Project duration
April 2008 – June 2015
Total track length
44 km
Length of section
12 km
Length of tunnel
476 m
Length of viaduct
126 m
Dual-voltage train
750 V Direct Current and 15 kV Alternating Current
Investment volume
€ 85 million
The tram was reactivated in 1997 as a light rail and has been gradually expanded ever since. At 100 million, the light rail has had almost twice as many passengers as predicted over a ten-year period. Drees & Sommer is controlling the completion of the last section of track through mid 2015.
Individual services
- Project Lead
- Project Management
- CostMonitor
Additional value
- Cost certainty for sustainable mobility at the Saar