Cologne–Duisburg railway

The 64 km long Cologne–Duisburg railway is one of the most important lines in Germany. It is the main axis for long distance and urban passenger rail services between Cologne and the Ruhr, served by Intercity Express, Intercity, Regional Express, regionalbahn and S-Bahn trains. It was the first section built of the Cologne-Minden trunk line and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. It was opened in 1845/46 and has been repeatedly modernized and expanded. Today the route (partly blended with lines of other former railway companies) comprises two or three double lines and is electrified throughout.

Cologne-Deutz–Duisburg railway
Overview
Line number
  • 2650 (long distance)
  • 2400, 2407, 2413, 2670 (S-Bahn)
  • 2319, 2317 (local track in Düsseldorf)
  • 2411 (Düsseldorf Hbf freight byapp)
Service
Route number
  • 415 (long distance)
  • 450.1, 450.6, 450.7 (S-Bahn)
Technical
Line length64 km (40 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Operating speed200 km/h (120 mph)
Route map

Line to Essen S1
67.1
Kaiserberg junction
63.1
Duisburg Hbf
terminus of S2
Krefeld–Mülheim line
Line to Duisburg-Wedau
60.0
Duisburg Schlenk
57.8
Duisburg-Buchholz
55.8
Duisburg-Großenbaum
52.1
Duisburg-Rahm
52.1
Angermund
49.2
Kalkum
Flughafen tunnel
47.7
Düsseldorf Airport
47.1
D-Unterrath Karthäuser Weg junction
  At grade junction
46.0
Düsseldorf-Unterrath
44.4
Präsident Loewel junction
D-Derendorf Dp junction,
Ruhr Valley Railway S6
43.1
Heinrich junction
42.7
Düsseldorf-Derendorf
Düsseldorf Zoo
40.8
Rethel junction
40.6
Düsseldorf Wehrhahn
Former connection to freight bypass
S-Bahn to Mettmann/Wuppertal S8S28
40.4
Düsseldorf Hbf north end
39.5
Düsseldorf Hbf
Line to Neuss
S-Bahn to Neuss S8S11S28
  (Junction of all three lines to yard)
Düsseldorf Volksgarten
36.4
Emma junction
Düsseldorf yard
36.0
Wersten junction
Düsseldorf-Oberbilk
Düsseldorf-Oberbilk junction
34.4
Berg junction
To Freight line to Cologne
33.5
Düsseldorf-Eller Süd
31.7
Düsseldorf-Reisholz Rn
30.9
Düsseldorf-Reisholz
30.4
Düsseldorf-Reisholz junction
28.5
Düsseldorf-Benrath
26.0
Düsseldorf-Garath
24.7
Düsseldorf-Hellerhof
22.7
Langenfeld-Berghausen
19.5
Langenfeld (Rheinl)
16.1
Leverkusen-Rheindorf
13.3
Leverkusen-Küppersteg
12.4
Leverkusen-Küppersteg crossover
12.9
Leverkusen-Küppersteg
11.7
Leverkusen Mitte
10.7
Leverkusen-Wiesdorf
Leverkusen Chemparkcrossover
9.4
Leverkusen Chempark
7.6
8.2
km change
7.5
Köln-Stammheim
  (Former route until 1909)
6.0
Köln-Mülheim Berliner Str. junction
  Line from Solingen
To Freight line to Köln-Mülheim
Mülheim (Rhein) CME/BME
3.8
Köln-Mülheim
(Formerly Mülheim RhE)
Line to Köln-Deutz (low level)
Köln-Buchforst
  (Former route until 1909)
Köln Zoobrücke Wendeanlage junction
Köln Posthof junction
to Agger Valley Railway,
0.0
Köln Messe/Deutz
Köln Hbf
To West Lower Rhine Railway S6S11,
Line to Aachen S12S13, West Rhine Railway
Source: German railway atlas
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