Stuttgart Stadtbahn U5 Light Rail Train from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof to Killesberg

The Stuttgart Stadtbahn is a light rail system operating on a mix of grade-separated lines and street running tracks in Stuttgart, Germany. The Stuttgart Stadtbahn uses the “U” logo like the metro U-Bahn, but the “U” does not stand for untergrund (underground), but rather for unabhängig (independent). To Killesbergpark, there is a direct Stuttgart Stadtbahn line U5 on an underground branch line serving Killesberg station.

Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof

Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Stuttgart and is also a major interchange for the Stuttgart Stadtbahn.

Due to the low catchment, Stuttgart Stadtbahn Line U5 operates with the lowest frequency throughout the Stuttgart Stadtbahn network at every 20 minutes during the day and evening, and every 30 minutes at other times. You may have to wait for lots of trains to pass before the U5 arrives.

I waited for about 10 minutes for my U5 train which is the median.

The interior of the SSB DT 8.14 train.

Stadtbibliothek

Making a brief stop at Stadtbibliothek.

Heading out of the tunnel portal to street level.

Pragfriedhof

Making a brief stop at Pragfriedhof.

Pragfriedhof is the junction station for the Stuttgart Stadtbahn U5.

Departing from Pragfriedhof slowly while navigating the tight curve and points.

There is a refuge siding after Pragfriedhof and the junction to Killesberg.

Crossing over Heilbronner Straße.

Taking the curve towards the tunnel.

Entering the Killesberg tunnel.

Killesberg

Arriving at Killesberg.

The Stuttgart Stadtbahn U5 journey from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof to Killesberg took 6 minutes.

A stabling DT 8.S train is on the other platform.

The Stuttgart Stadtbahn U5 departed as quickly as it arrived, and the next train was in 19 minutes.

The timetable of the Stuttgart Stadtbahn U5 departing from Killesberg.

Looking back at Killesberg station platforms while heading up.

Signs in Killesberg station point to the Killesbergbahn.

Heading out of Killesberg station.

The Killesberg station exit leads directly out to Killesbergpark, and is a short walk through Killesbergpark to the Killesbergbahn.