ÜSTRA Hanover Transport Company (2017)

YouTube name: SchienenZombie.
Date: March 1, 2017.
City: Hannover (Germany).

ÜSTRA Hanover Transport Company (2017) — The video shows
Üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe
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Hannover tram line 1: Langenhagen - Sarstedt
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Hannover tram line 10: Ahlem - Hauptbahnhof / ZOB
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Signed Aegidientorplatz.

Hannover tram line 17: Hauptbahnhof/ZOB - Wallensteinstraße
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Hannover tram line 8: Dragonerstraße - Messe/Nord
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Hannover tram line 9: Empelde - Hauptbahnhof (Ernst-August-Platz)
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Photos of Hannover tram line 1: Langenhagen - Sarstedt

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ÜSTRA Line 1 - Couplings in Rethen/Nord (2018)At the "Rethen/Nord" stop, trailers are coupled and uncoupled throughout the week. At the "Rethen/Nord" stop, the third car of Line 1 is uncoupled during the day, and an announcement is made to inform passengers. A shunter is already waiting for Line 1 and will uncouple the trailer. The trailers are uncoupled here because the platforms leading out to Sarstedt are not long enough for three-car trains, and the necessary passenger demand is lacking. Therefore, Line 1 only runs here every 20 minutes. The shunter signals with a bell that the trailer has been uncoupled. This allows the two-car train to continue its journey. Shortly afterward, the trailer also departs toward the turning loop, where it is parked before being recoupled to the next train heading toward the city center. But first, the single car stops again to wait for the second shunter, who couples a car almost simultaneously. After the second shunter has boarded, the single vehicle can depart toward the loop. To the right is a small, heated rest area for the shunting crew. The trailers are temporarily parked in the "Rethen" turnaround loop, which is the endpoint of Line 2. A trolleybus, capable of operating as a two-way vehicle on both road and rail, is parked next to the track. The "Rethen" turnaround loop is located east of the B443 federal highway and is approximately 150 meters from the "Rethen/Nord" stop. Line 2 serves it every 20 minutes. The tracks in the foreground lead via Gleidingen and Heisede to Sarstedt and are served by Line 1. "Rethen" also functions as a bus turnaround facility. Sometimes, several buses wait for the arrival of Line 2, allowing passengers to transfer directly from the train to the bus. Bus lines 340 and 341, which operate on various routes between Pattensen and Messe/Ost, stop here. Line 346, serving Rethen and Laatzen, also stops here. Plans include closing the "Rethen" turnaround loop and the "Rethen/Nord" stop, as well as constructing an elevated platform on the main road. A park-and-ride lot is to be built where the loop currently is. Line 2 will be extended via "Rethen/Bahnhof" to the "Rethen/Galgenbergweg" stop, improving the connection of the new development to the light rail system. Shortly after the light rail arrives, the buses will depart again toward Messe/Ost and Pattensen. The trailers of Line 1 will be parked on the passing track of the loop. Meanwhile, Line 2 will return to Alte Heide. Line 2 will mainly use green TW 6000 buses, in the evenings and on Sundays, even as single vehicles. From Sarstedt, Line 1 passes the loop to Langenhagen. Immediately after, the trailer leaves the loop and follows the two-car train to the "Rethen/Nord" stop. On the way, the opposite track passes where the trailer was just uncoupled from the train. Then, the junction of lines 1 and 2 occurs: on the left, line 2 heads via Grasdorf, and on the right, line 1 via Laatzen to Hanover. On the left, the single uncoupled car waits for the second shunter, who carefully couples the trailer to the two-car train of line 1. Now, line 1, as a three-car train, travels via Laatzen and Hanover to Langenhagen. Immediately after, the road-rail truck, which was previously working on the overhead line in the loop, proceeds. On the opposite track, a three-car train is separated again, and the uncoupling and coupling cycle restarts. With the opening of the rebuilt "Laatzen" loop, coupling at Rethen/Nord will be discontinued and will now take place two stops earlier, in Laatzen.By IC-lokomotivfører - March 21, 2018.

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Hannover Tram - Impressions (2013)No matter which light rail video I watch, I keep noticing that many stops are still not barrier-free. This poses a particular challenge for people with walking difficulties. I understand that making stations barrier-free can be costly, but still, what if a person with a disability needs to board or get off at a stop where boarding and alighting are only possible via the light rail's folding steps? Or do the light rail vehicles have ramps that can be used if needed?By 777whitestone - November 2013.

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Photos of Hannover tram line 10: Ahlem - Hauptbahnhof / ZOB

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Tram/Light Rail in Hannover (2015)On April 4, 2015, the train departed for Hanover with a permit. Participants were: RheinbahnFan 2.0 / rheinbahnfan ThunderSchraeg / thunderschraeg The TW2000, TW2500, TW3000, and TW6000 models are on display.By tramfreak2000 - April 4, 2015.

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[ÜSTRA] Line 10 - Attach trailer, stop Glocksee (2017)On Sunday mornings, at the "Glocksee" stop on line 10, single cars are combined into two-car trains. The trailers are coupled at the rear. ÜSTRA proudly calls itself the world champion in coupling. No other company couples and uncouples as often as Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe. ÜSTRA constantly adjusts its vehicle capacity by adding or removing vehicles during peak and off-peak times. Coupling also happens on line 10. Early on a Sunday morning, passenger numbers are still so low that single-car trains, running every 15 minutes, are sufficient. But starting around 7 or 8 a.m., demand picks up again, and ÜSTRA responds by coupling a second car. This takes place at the "Glocksee" stop, just a few meters from the depot of the same name. A workshop employee moves the trailers from the depot to Theodor-Krüger-Straße, where the second trailer waits until the single railcar on line 10 arrives at the stop. Then the trailer moves into the station and couples with the railcar. This video isn’t just meant to show the operation, as September 17, 2017, was also the last day this maneuver was performed with the green TW 6000s. One day later, the line to the new terminus, "Hauptbahnhof/ZOB," opened. Its elevated platform, only 45 meters long, is too short for a double-unit TW 6000. Since September 18, 2017, only the Silver Arrows TW 2000 have been running on line 10. On Sunday mornings, single cars run on line 10, reinforced by a second car starting around 7 a.m. At that time, the Glocksee depot is quiet, with only the workshop already busy moving the TW 6000 into the depot hall. The Glocksee depot, located directly on the Ihme River, is the oldest light rail depot operated by ÜSTRA. The "blue lines"—lines 3, 7, and 9, as well as lines 10 and 17—operate from here. But let's return to the main topic. One of the trailer cars leaves the yard to be coupled to line 10, also handled by the workshop. The trailer car waits for line 10 on Theodor-Krüger-Straße. Theodor Krüger was the first director of the Hannover Tramway Company. Amid the sights of the "three warm brothers," the chimneys of the Linden combined heat and power plant, and the "Ihme-Zentrum" high-rise building, this single car on line 10 reaches the "Glocksee" stop. The Glocksee light rail depot connects to the rail network via the triangular track at the "Glocksee intersection." From the depot, the second car approaches and couples with the first at the stop. The 100/200 ring line also stops here and can now cross the intersection. A MAN Lion's City Hybrid was seen. A quarter of an hour later, the next trailer car waits to couple with the single car on line 10. Meanwhile, the first coupled two-car train is already returning from the city and heading toward Ahlem. Just before 8 a.m., the last single car arrives at the "Glocksee" stop and squeaks through the intersection. This marks the end of an era in light rail history, as it is the last TW 6000 train to be coupled with a trailer. With the opening of the "Hauptbahnhof/ZOB" station, only TW 2000 trains can run on Line 10. After a quick stop, the trailer carefully couples onto the railcar. Thanks to the Scharfenberg coupling, this only takes a few seconds. A whistle signals that the coupling is complete and the trailer is attached. From then on, Line 10 runs with two cars for the rest of the day.By IC-lokomotivfører - September 29, 2017.

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Photos of Hannover tram line 17: Hauptbahnhof/ZOB - Wallensteinstraße

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Stadtbahnen Hannover TW 6000 Üstra. U-Bahn The Green Stadtbahn (2012)The green trams have been running in Hanover since 1974. The Hanover tram is a combination of underground and tram systems. With their striking color, "the Greens" have helped shape Hanover's cityscape. Today, 147 green TW 6000s are still in use. From the end of 2013, the brand-new TW 3000 series will be available in exterior colors of green, silver, and black.By Benjamin Schulz - October 23, 2012.

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Stadtbahn Hannover - Vehicles (2007)During a visit to Hanover in 2007, these pictures were taken at a few selected locations on the above-ground rail network. My main aim at the time was to capture the various vehicle types, TW 6000, 2000, and 2500. I also managed to capture some beautiful full-length advertisements on camera.By Horst Honig (Horst Honigs Bahnvideos) - 2007.

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Photos of Hannover tram line 9: Empelde - Hauptbahnhof (Ernst-August-Platz)

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[1/2] Trams in Hanover - a case study - ideal transport? (2012)Visit my blog http://filmykolejowe.pl/. Today, I'm taking you to Hannover, a city with a population of over 500,000. It has 12 tram lines and nearly 40 bus lines. It's also a city of bicycles. Yet, it boasts a level of public transportation that a town of similar size, Gdańsk, can only dream of. And it's not about the money but about the transfer options. Hanover is not a large city, and contrary to what it says, it doesn't have a metro, but it does have a very efficient public transportation system based on fast trams. Here, we see the entrance to the underground tram station. Let's take a tram to the transfer hub located two stations above ground. To travel, we need to buy a ticket, so let's go to the ticket machine. This machine features a unique ticket-purchasing system. We can choose the language. Polish isn't available; surprisingly, Turkish is. Yes, we have many languages here. There's Russian, Turkish, and more. It's obvious why, but since we're poets, we'll manage. A single-zone ticket costs 230 EUR and is not very profitable, as we mentioned, because an all-day (24-hour) ticket costs only 4.50 EUR. This time, shopping went much better. She returned our ticket and change. The ticket reads: 'Now we're heading to the viewing platform.' This tram, like the metro, is relatively shallow. The first interesting thing is that someone will appear at the bottom; those are stairs. Switch to the upward mode. Someone's coming. We'll see if it works as it should, in theory, for now. The stairs come from above. Now, the stairs have switched direction, meaning the escalators are now downward. A clever trick at less busy stops is to check the stairs themselves. As you can see, compared to the Warsaw metro, these platforms are pretty small and not very spacious either. The metro and tram were built around 1975. From what I remember, according to the info board built into the central tram station, we'll see it later. Now, let's go above ground. The info boards about the next train are obvious—two units, the destination station. Usually, before the train arrives, info about the following three trains and departure times appears. We're at the last station of the underground metro, so we're just heading to the surface. Welcome to the surface. Let's look at this tram route. The first thing that catches your eye is the very high platforms, which means most stations have level floors. Our tram is here; as you can see, the platform is enormous, but there are ramps, so no problem. The tracks continue toward the districts. These aren't suburbs, but areas where running tracks off the road aren't possible. I'll show you something that highlights its simplicity. Let's go to the other bus stop. Buses traveling from that side run along this street, bypassing this tram island, and approach the stop on a slight slope. You can see that some drivers are also having trouble. Thanks to this design, we get excellent transfers because bus passengers can board directly onto the tram platform. The next tram here is also an older model. As you can see, the doors are very high, and there are other differences. Below are the steps that open when the tram shares platforms with buses. I'm trying to show you such a platform and how these steps operate, but on high platforms, the floor is even. How long did the tram stand? Getting off? Getting on is easier. No one was threatening. Trams only stop briefly at designated stops. You'll see in some videos the speeds in the tunnel; around 60 km/h, similar to the maximum speed of the Warsaw metro until recently. Here, we have dedicated solutions, such as trams running at these speeds. Here's the timetable for this bus line. As you can see, it runs every 10 minutes. It's a pretty good service, along with the peak line 133. This provides a perfect frequency. Buses probably run every 8-9 minutes. Here's a map of the entire bus and tram network. The white area in the middle is the first zone. We're practically on its border, right there, and we'll go to the other end near the stadium. We'll see from the window what it looks like where the underground exits. The trams run fast, and thanks to the innovative solution at the central station, there are information boards at all tram stops showing the next departures. Unlike Warsaw, this system works much better. It just works. In one minute, there’s a tram; soon, we'll see the TR line 379 operating here. Looking at the map again, or better yet, the tram line map, you’ll see that line 369 is 3. They start at different points but intersect and support each other throughout the section. So, we're practically on the border of the zone now, and on the other side too. These three lines complement each other along this entire stretch, then branch again into two different loops at the other end.By KolejTakPkpNie - April 20, 2012.

Hannover tram line 9 with articulated tram 6227 at Empelde (2018)By Henrik Boye.
June 3, 2018.

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Driver's cab ride on the new Hemmingen section line 13 from Wallensteinstr (2023)Here you can see the TW2000 traveling from the Wallensteinstrasse stop to the Hemmingen terminus via Unter den Linden, Stfr. Ricklingen, H-Saarstrasse, H-Zentrum, and H-Berliner Strasse. Photographed on December 9, 2023 at noon. Thanks to the driver who made this possible during regular service. (Hannover, Üstra Aktiengesellschaft) Joining @der_eisenbahnfotograf_lukas. Enjoy watching!By Trainspotter Hannover - January 8, 2024.

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Königsworther Platz tram station - Hanover 🇩🇪 - Walkthrough 🚶 (2021)Königsworther Platz is a station on the lines 4 and 5. The station opened on June 2, 1985. ▪ Camera used: DJI Osmo Pocket ▪ Edited with CyberLink PowerDirector 365By MetroCheck - March 22, 2021.

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