Location & approach

By car

The campus of the TU Dortmund University is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the A45 crosses the B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by the bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offers an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund main station and from there to the university by S-Bahn. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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Location & approach

By car

The campus of the TU Dortmund University is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the A45 crosses the B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by the bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offers an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund main station and from there to the university by S-Bahn. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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TRANSPORT STUDIES CONFIRM BENEFITS

Important Step Towards Expansion of Suspension Railway

02/07/2023 -

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TU News

An H-train car stops at a stop on campus and snow is falling. — The “H-Bahn” suspension railway could run from the university’s campus to the U42 tramline in Barop by 2030.

[Translate to English:] — [Translate to English:] Bis 2030 könnte die H-Bahn vom Unicampus bis zur Stadtbahnlinie U42 in Barop fahren.

Two transport studies consider that the planned extensions to the suspension railway make economic sense. This also includes an extension from the university’s campus to the U42 tramline in Barop. According to information from DSW21 (Dortmund Public Utilities), clarifying financial and technical questions is the next step. The new line could go into operation by 2030.

The expansion of the “H-Bahn” suspension railway will play a key role in upgrading public transport and climate-friendly mobility over the longer term. That is why, back in 2021, the Ministry of Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia made over €700,000 available for planning services for two expansion projects. The transport studies examined the construction of the potential routes vis-à-vis a wide range of economic and ecological criteria, which also included passenger demand and pollution. The result was that the cost-benefit indicator spoke clearly in favor of expansion – both the extension of the route from the campus to the tram station in Barop and a connection from the Dorstfeld stop to the “Smart Rhino” site, where facilities for Fachhochschule Dortmund – University of Applied Sciences and Arts are to be built.

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