Dortmund–Hamm railway

The Dortmund–Hamm Railway is an important and historically significant railway in Germany. It is a major axis for long distance passenger and freight trains between the Ruhr and the north and east of Germany. It is the part of the trunk line built by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company (German, old spelling: Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, CME) from Köln Deutz to Minden. It was opened in 1847 and has been modernized and developed several times since then.

Dortmund–Hamm railway
Overview
Line number2650
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
Route number415, 416
Technical
Line length31 km (19 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 from Münster
Lippe river and Datteln-Hamm Canal
150.7
Hamm (Westf)
Hamm Rbf Hvn
148.7
Hamm Rbf Hps
Hamm Rbf Hde
Line to Oberhausen
145.3
Selmig
(junction)
145.2
Selmig
142.0
Nordbögge
141.6
Nordbögge crossover
135.5
Kamen
131.6
Kamen-Methler
129.4
Dortmund-Kurl
126.4
Dortmund Flughafen (airport)
125.4
Dortmund-Scharnhorst
123.8
Dortmund-Körne
(junction)
121.9
Dortmund-Zinkhütte
(siding)
121.8
Dortmund depot
121.3
Dortmund Dbw junction
119.5
Dortmund Hbf
terminus of S1S2S5
Trunk line to Essen/Witten S1
Source: German railway atlas
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