Elberfeld–Dortmund railway

The Elberfeld–Dortmund railway is a major railway in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of a major axis for long distance and regional rail services between Wuppertal and Cologne, and is served by Intercity Express, InterCity, Regional Express, Regionalbahn and S-Bahn trains.

Elberfeld–Dortmund railway
Overview
Line number
  • 2550 (Wuppertal–Hagen)
  • 2801 (Hagen–Dortmund)
  • 2525 (Wuppertal–Schwelm, S-Bahn)
  • 2701 (W-Oberbarmen–Schwelm, freight)
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
Route number
  • 427, 455 (long distance)
  • 450.5, 450.8 (S-Bahn)
Technical
Line length56 km (35 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed160 km/h (99.4 mph) (max)
Route map

km
31.3
Dortmund
S1S2S5
Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway
to Bochum/Witten
S1
Dortmund West
(planned)
Welver–Sterkrade railway S2S4
& Osterath–Dortmund Süd railway
Dortmunderfeld–Schnettkerbrücke junction line
Osterath–Dortmund Süd railway
to Dortmund-Lütgendortmund
27.6
& Welver–Sterkrade railway to Dortmund-Huckarde
Schönau junction
25.6
Dortmund-Barop
Dortmund-Hombruch
(planned)
23.2
Dortmund-Kruckel
Witten Rüdinghauser Feld
(planned)
20.3
Witten-Annen Nord
Witten Universität
(planned)
← to Dortmund-Löttringhausen
to Bochum-Langendreer →
Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway
to Bochum/Dortmund
15.3
Witten
Witten–Wengern Ost/Schwelm railway
to Schwelm
7.8
Wetter
Ruhr
Ruhr Valley Railway to Hattingen (Ruhr)
(freight only)
4.3
Hagen-Vorhalle
3.6
Hagen-Vorhalle Yo junction
to Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway
to Hagen-Eckesey (freight only)
Ruhr Valley Railway
to Hagen-Hengstey
(
 
freight line
)
Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway
← to Hagen-Eckesey│to Hagen-Hengstey →
Volme
Hagen–Hamm railway to Hamm
& Ruhr-Sieg railway to Siegen
Hagen goods yard
Hagen-Eckesey
(planned)
0.0
141.7
Hagen
S5S8S9
Volme
140.8
Rehsiepen (Nord) junction
to Volme Valley Railway
Volme Valley Railway to Lüdenscheid
140.2
Rehsiepen junction
flying junction
138.1
Hagen-Haspe
Ennepe Valley Railway
132.7
Gevelsberg
Ennepe Valley Railway to Altenvoerde
130.5
Ennepetal
km
Witten–Wengern Ost/Schwelm railway
to Gevelsberg
S8S9
5.2
126.0
Schwelm
3.7
Schwelm West
2.2
Wuppertal-Langerfeld
(original)
1.8
Wuppertal-Langerfeld
Wuppertal-Langerfeld
freight line flyover
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Opladen railway
to Wuppertal-Rauenthal
Wupper
original alignment to Wuppertal-Rauenthal
0.0
120.9
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
118.9
Wuppertal-Barmen
km
117.0
Wuppertal-Unterbarmen
115.7
Wuppertal-Döppersberg
original start of line
115.4
Wuppertal
km

This 56 km long line was the main line of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company. It was opened in 1849 and has been redeveloped several times since and is now fully electrified.

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