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light rail
A rail-based local public transport system that combines features of a tram and a subway. It often runs on its own tracks, sometimes also in tunnels or on the street.
Mit der Stadtbahn kommt man schnell und ohne Stau ins Zentrum.
With the light rail, you can get to the city center quickly and without traffic jams.
The word is a simple compound made up of 'die Stadt' (the city) and 'die Bahn' (the railway/train). So it literally describes a railway for the city.
Das Netz der Stadtbahn wird in den nächsten Jahren ausgebaut.
The light rail network will be expanded in the coming years.
In everyday language, 'Stadtbahn' (light rail) is often combined with the verbs 'nehmen' (to take) or 'fahren' (to ride/go). You say: 'Ich nehme die Stadtbahn' (I'm taking the light rail) or 'Ich fahre mit der Stadtbahn' (I'm going by light rail).
Nehmen wir die Stadtbahn, das geht schneller.
Let's take the light rail; it's faster.
A 'Stadtbahn' (light rail) is a typical German transport concept. It is a mix of a tram (runs on the street) and a subway (runs in tunnels or on its own tracks).
Die Stadtbahn fährt hier im Zentrum unterirdisch.
The light rail runs underground here in the city center.
metro
Metro and Stadtbahn are urban rail systems, and both can have underground sections. Metro usually refers to a rapid transit system that runs mostly underground, whereas Stadtbahn refers to a mixed system with dedicated tracks, tunnels, and some sections running in regular traffic. Stadtbahn is more precise for such a mixed network.
Mit der Stadtbahn fahren wir durch einen Tunnel und später auf der Straße weiter.
We are taking the light rail through a tunnel and then continuing on the street.
Mit der Metro fahren wir schnell und fast vollständig unterirdisch durch die Stadt.
We are taking the metro quickly through the city, almost entirely underground.
