Essen-Werden–Essen railway

The Essen-Werden to Essen railway is an electrified railway line in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a main line railway with two tracks, except for the Stadtwald Tunnel, running through the metropolitan area of Essen and connecting Essen-Werden station with Essen Hauptbahnhof.

Essen-Werden–Essen railway
Northern portal of Stadtwald tunnel in Essen-Stadtwald
Overview
Line number2161
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
Route number450.6
Technical
Line length8.8 km (5.5 mi)
Number of tracks2 (except Stadtwald Tunnel)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum)
Route map

from Duisburg S1S3 and Bottrop S9
8.8
Essen Hbf
, terminus of S2S6
from/to Dortmund S1, Wuppertal S3S9
and Gelsenkirchen S2
7.1
Essen Süd
former Mülheim-Heißen–Altendorf line
5.1
Essen Stadtwald
4.7
Stadtwald tunnel (248 m, single line)
2.7
Essen-Hügel
former Ruhr Valley line from Kupferdreh
0.2
Essen-Werden
0.0
Essen-Werden
(old station)
Ruhr Valley line to Düsseldorf S6
Source: German railway atlas
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