Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway

The Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway is a partially closed line in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia from Düsseldorf-Derendorf station (formerly Düsseldorf RhE station) to Dortmund South station (formerly Dortmund RhE station). Parts of it are still busy, including two sections used for the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.

Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway
Overview
Line number
  • 2423 (Düsseldorf–Dortmund)
  • 2722 (W-Vohwinkel–W-Varresbeck)
  • 2710 (W-Oberbarmen–W-Wichlinghausen)
  • 2712 (Schwelm–W-Langerfeld (old))
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
Route number
  • 434 (Regionalbahn)
  • 450.5, 450.8, 450.28 (S-Bahn)
Technical
Line length78 km (48 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 2: Hagen-Eckesey–Gevelsberg West
  • 2: Mettmann Stadtwald–Düsseldorf Gerresheim
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
km
elev
former line from Enschede
(3.8)
 Dortmund Ost
(formerly Dortmund DGE)
from Dortmund-Dorstfeld S4
77.6 (0.0)
 Dortmund Süd
(formerly Dortmund RhE)
to Unna-Königsborn S4
(former connecting line of 1880)
76.0 (0.0)
 Dortmund-Kluse
74.1 (0.0)
 Hörde-Hacheney
(formerly Hörde RhE)
from Dortmund
73.8 (0.0)
 Dortmund Signal-Iduna-Park*
to Soest
(connecting curve of 1957)
72.0 (0.0)
 Dortmund-Tierpark
71.0 (0.0)
 Verbandstraße
70.3 (0.0)
 Dortmund-Kirchhörde
68.5 (0.0)
former line from Bochum-Langendreer
68.5 (0.0)
 Dortmund-Löttringhausen
65.8 (0.0)
Ender Tunnel (944 m)
64.2 (0.0)
 Wittbräucke
62.0 (3.4)
 Herdecke
61.0 (0.0)
Ruhr Viaduct (Herdecke) (313 m)
(original route bypassed Hagen Hbf)
from Dortmund S5
Ruhr Valley Railway ↔ line to Schwerte
(0.1)
(3.5)
 Hagen-Vorhalle Yo
(junction)
 Bechelte (junction)
→ Ruhr-Sieg railway
Volme
 Hagen freight yard
 Hagen-Eckesey
(planned)
56.9 (0.0)
 Hagen-Eckesey
(formerly Hagen RhE)
(connecting line)
Volme
(0.9)
(-0.1)
 Hagen Hbf
terminus of S5S8S9
former Volme Valley Railway to Lüdenscheid
Volme Valley Railway to Lüdenscheid
to Wuppertal
(1.1)
 Hagen-Wehringhausen
(1.3)
 Hagen-Kückelhausen junction
55.1 (0.0)
 Weidestraße junction
55.0 (0.0)
 Hagen-Kückelhausen
former route of the Ennepe Valley Railway
52.7 (3.1)
 Hagen-Heubing
(formerly Haspe RhE)
51.2 (0.0)
former Silschede Coal Railway
50.4 (0.0)
 Hagen-Westerbauer
49.4 (0.0)
 Hagen-Obervogelsang
48.8 (0.0)
 Gevelsberg-Knapp
45.8 (0.0)
 Gevelsberg Hbf
44.8 (0.0)
 Gevelsberg-Kipp
44.2 (0.0)
former line from Witten
43.8 (0.0)
 Gevelsberg West
to Schwelm S8 S9
41.9 (0.0)
Schwelm Tunnel (742 m)
40.3 (5.7)
 Schwelm-Loh
(formerly Schwelm RhE)
(former connecting line of 1913)
from Hagen S8 S9
37.6 (0.0)
 Vörfken
(2.2)
 Wuppertal-Langerfeld freight yard (old)
former line from Hattingen
(former connecting line of 1890)
Wichlinghausen Tunnel (290 m)
34.3 (0.0)
Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen
  (formerly Ober-Barmen RhE)
(3.3)
 Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
to Wuppertal S8 S9
Fatloh Tunnel (85 m)
32.4 (0.0)
Wuppertal-Heubruch
  (formerly Mittel-Barmen RhE)
31.7 (0.0)
 Wuppertal-Rott
Rott Tunnel (351 m)
former branch line from Wuppertal-Hatzfeld
30.6 (0.0)
Wuppertal-Loh
  (formerly Unter-Barmen RhE)
29.4 (0.0)
 Wuppertal-Ostersbaum
Engelnberg Tunnel (171 m)
28.4 (0.0)
 Wuppertal-Mirke
Dorrenberg Tunnel (175 m)
26.8 (0.0)
 Wuppertal-Ottenbruch
Dorp Tunnel (488 m)
25.8 (0.0)
 Wuppertal-Dorp
24.8 (3.5)
Wuppertal-Varresbeck
  (formerly Sonnborn RhE)
23.3 (2.0)
 Wuppertal-Lüntenbeck
(former connecting curve of 1896)
from Wuppertal S8S9S28
Tesch Tunnel (526 m)
(0.4)
 Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
(V-shaped station)
to Düsseldorf S8
 Wuppertal-Dornap junction
to Essen-Steele S9
Wuppertal-Hahnenfurth/Düssel
19.8 (0.0)
 Dornap-Hahnenfurth
Düssel
17.0 (0.0)
 Mettmann Ost
(reopening planned)
15.5 (0.0)
 Mettmann Stadtwald
14.9 (0.0)
 Mettmann Zentrum
11.7 (0.0)
 Neanderthal
8.5 (0.0)
 Erkrath Nord
realignment to Gerresheim BME (1891) S28
4.0 (0.0)
 Gerresheim RhE
(until 1891)
realignment from Gerresheim BME (1891) S8S28
Hardt junction–Düsseldorf-Eller line
former link
2.0 (0.0)
 Flingern (Ost)
(junction)
1.8 (0.0)
 Fortuna
(junction)
(former route of the Ruhr Valley Railway)
connecting line from D-Grafenberg
1.2 (0.0)
 Dora
(junction)
 Düsseldorf-Flingern
Trunk line to Düsseldorf Hbf S8S28
 Rethel
(junction)
Duisburg–Düsseldorf main line
S-Bahn line S1S6S11
suburban line
 Heinrich junction
0.0 (0.0)
 Düsseldorf RhE
km
Source: German railway atlas


* formerly Dortmund Westfalenhalle

Regionally, it is also called the Wuppertaler Nordbahn (Wuppertal Northern Railway), Düsseltalbahn (Düsseldorf Valley railway) or simply the Rheinische Strecke (Rhenish line).

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