Essen–Gelsenkirchen railway

The Gelsenkirchen Essen railway is a double-track, electrified main line railway in the central Ruhr area of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It runs from Essen Hauptbahnhof via Essen-Kray Nord to Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof.

Essen–Gelsenkirchen railway
Overview
Line number
  • 2163 (Essen–Essen Kray Nord)
  • 2168 (Essen-Kray Nord–Gelsenkirchen)
  • 2230 (GE-Hessler–Wanne-Eickel)
  • 2234 (GE-Rotthausen–GE Schalke Süd)
  • 2237 (GE-Rotthausen–Gelsenkirchen)
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
Route number425, 450.2
Technical
Line length10.1 km (6.3 mi)
Number of tracks2:Essen–Gelsenkirchen
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed110 km/h (68.4 mph) (max)
Route map
Freight line from Gelsenkirchen-Hessler
5.6
Gelsenkirchen-Schalke Süd (formerly
Schalke RhE, more recently a siding)
Trunk line from Wanne-Eickel S2
4.6
 Gelsenkirchen Hbf
4.2
 Gelsenkirchen RhE
(now grade-separated line to Essen)
Trunk line to Duisburg
(former freight line from Schalke)
2.8
 Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen
former freight line from Wanne-Eickel
former line from Gelsenkirchen-Wattenscheid
0.0
5.6
 Essen-Kray Nord
2.9
 Frillendorf
junction, previously Bk)
Connecting line to Essen Nord
former line from Gelsenkirchen-Hessler
1.9
 Essen Hbf Burggrafenstraße
(junction)
Trunk line from Essen-Kray Süd
S-Bahn-line from Essen-Steele
S1S3S6S9
0.1
 Essen Hbf
terminus of S2 and S6
Trunk line to Duisburg S1S3S9
Source: German railway atlas
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