Stadium
Signal Iduna Park
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Dec 30, 2004, 16:11

White meadow, red earth Borussia Dortmund played their early games at the Weisse Wiese (White Meadow, now an open air swimming pool), before moving in 1937 to the Stadion Rote Erde (Red Earth Stadium).  This football and athletics stadium (in the foreground right - click to enlarge) remained the

football club's home until the Westfalen Stadion was built next to it in time for the 1974 World Cup. The Stadion Rote Erde is still used today for athletics meetings and by Dortmund's amateur side.  In the ground's Bundesliga days the one 3,000-seater permanent stand was supplemented by a number of temporary wooden stands, which have since been taken down. Since being built with a capacity of 54,000 the Westfalen Stadium (now Signal Iduna Park) has been systematically expended over the intervening years.  The stands have increased in height and, most recently, all four corners were also filled in, creating the huge bowl that the stadium is today.
Stadium facts and figures Built: 1974 Initial capacity: 54,000 Current capacity: 83,000 (Bundesliga games) South Stand capacity: 25,000 (biggest terrace in Europe) World Cup capacity: 60,000 (all-seater)		Location The stadium is to the south of the main B1 road on the Strobelallee.  See also Dortmund by road and Route planner.   The Westfalenhallen arena and exhibition centre is next door to the stadium.

External links Stadium pages on club website (In English) Westfallenhallen  Arena and trade show centre next to the stadium. Includes useful 'how to get here' info and a detailed map (English). Public transport planner In English.  Needs some input in German, e.g. "Hauptbahnhof" for main rail station.

The metro (called the Stadtbahn in Dortmund) has a dedicated stop for the Westfalenhallen and - on match days - for the stadium.  These are served by lines U42, U45 (from the railway station) and U46.  See City centre to stadium and Dortmund by rail. For BVB games match tickets are also valid for travel to and from the ground on local public transport.  Expect the same to apply for the World Cup.

Map of area around the stadium

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