838:
814:
1140:
1133:
1195:
862:
791:
557:
345:
338:
36:
1233:
1044:
1037:
376:
369:
1395:
1357:
1326:
1291:
1170:
1163:
1013:
740:
615:
503:
472:
1364:
962:
747:
716:
709:
686:
564:
1419:
1319:
1284:
1226:
1202:
1110:
1103:
1077:
1070:
988:
937:
912:
887:
766:
679:
653:
646:
622:
595:
588:
534:
527:
496:
465:
445:
438:
411:
404:
314:
307:
142:
1573:
because it was cheaper to build as it largely avoided hills. Nevertheless, it still took well over a year until 15 May 1847 for this section to be completed and put into operation. On 15 October 1847 the last section was opened to Minden, thus completing the entire 263 kilometre long, single track
1594:
The railway line between
Dortmund and Hamm has been continually modernized since its opening reflecting its growing importance as an east-west link. It is now at least double track and was electrified in the late 1950s over its entire length. In 1986, a 20.1 kilometre long section between
1537:, which was opened on 20 December 1845. Only a few weeks later, on 9 February 1846, the second section was completed to a temporary terminus at the site of present-day
1780:
1373:
631:
1606:
at more than 160 km. Meanwhile, some of the crossings have been replaced by over or underpasses. Between the 120.4 and 143.4 km marks, the German
53:
1790:
1404:
1785:
1729:
100:
72:
79:
119:
872:
1697:
1575:
86:
1335:
1494:
57:
1428:
1211:
1180:
68:
1566:
1022:
999:
288:
354:
1510:
1300:
1677:
1514:
46:
1647:
1490:
1482:
148:
573:
481:
423:
323:
1607:
245:
1602:
Since the beginning of the 1990s, trains have been permitted to operate in this section over its remaining
725:
512:
93:
1667:
1611:
1579:
1529:
government granted a concession to the CME for the line, which began at what was then the CME station in
1432:
1377:
1339:
1266:
1259:
1252:
175:
1692:
1672:
1639:
1631:
1538:
1245:
948:
1627:
1682:
1663:
1643:
251:
1635:
389:
1569:
was chosen over a route close to the coal mines that were then located on the north bank of the
1545:, the first of three train stations built at the same place. The route of the next section to
1725:
1623:
254:
1653:
847:
823:
1530:
1498:
1517:. It was opened in 1847 and has been modernized and developed several times since then.
1687:
1603:
1558:
1554:
237:
1774:
1748:
1701:
1550:
1534:
1304:
923:
898:
385:
17:
1570:
1704:
and RE 11 trains only stop at Kamen and Kamen-Methler between Hamm and
Dortmund.
1485:. It is a major axis for long distance passenger and freight trains between the
1658:
1599:(near Hamm) and Dortmund was cleared for scheduled operations at 200 km/h.
209:
35:
1546:
1596:
1562:
777:
1533:(now a suburb of Cologne) with the construction of the first section to
1526:
283:
1583:
1486:
141:
29:
1489:
and the north and east of
Germany. It is the part of
1656:
trains run at hourly intervals on four lines: RE 1:
260:
244:
208:
200:
195:
187:
182:
171:
163:
158:
134:
60:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1722:Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas)
1724:. Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 52, 134, 139.
1481:is an important and historically significant
8:
296:
269:
120:Learn how and when to remove this message
1781:Railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia
1743:
1741:
1713:
726:Freight line to Bönen Autobahn junction
271:
131:
7:
1503:Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft
58:adding citations to reliable sources
1626:train services on ICE line 10 from
25:
1749:"Köln-Deutz - Hamm (Westf) line"
1666:, half starting or finishing in
1417:
1393:
1362:
1355:
1324:
1317:
1289:
1282:
1231:
1224:
1200:
1193:
1168:
1161:
1138:
1131:
1108:
1101:
1075:
1068:
1042:
1035:
1011:
986:
960:
935:
910:
885:
860:
836:
812:
789:
764:
745:
738:
714:
707:
684:
677:
651:
644:
620:
613:
593:
586:
562:
555:
532:
525:
501:
494:
470:
463:
443:
436:
409:
402:
374:
367:
343:
336:
312:
305:
140:
34:
1650:or ICE trains run on the line.
1576:Royal Hanoverian State Railways
1139:
1132:
837:
813:
375:
368:
45:needs additional citations for
1791:1847 establishments in Prussia
1543:Cologne-Minden railway station
1495:Cologne-Minden Railway Company
1194:
861:
556:
344:
337:
1:
1690:–Hamm–Düsseldorf) and RE 11:
1582:, completing a connection to
1574:railway. On the same day the
1463:Source: German railway atlas
1394:
1356:
1325:
1290:
1232:
1169:
1162:
1043:
1036:
1012:
739:
614:
502:
471:
146:
1786:Railway lines opened in 1847
1700:). RE 6 trains only stop at
1363:
961:
746:
715:
708:
685:
563:
264:200 km/h (120 mph)
1418:
1318:
1283:
1225:
1201:
1109:
1102:
1076:
1069:
987:
936:
911:
886:
790:
765:
678:
652:
645:
621:
594:
587:
574:Line from Gallberg junction
533:
526:
495:
464:
444:
437:
410:
403:
313:
306:
1807:
1586:and northeastern Germany.
1374:Trunk line to Essen/Witten
1525:On 18 December 1843, the
1429:Main line to Wanne-Eickel
1426:
1411:
1402:
1387:
1371:
1349:
1333:
1311:
1298:
1276:
1243:
1218:
1209:
1187:
1177:
1155:
1150:
1125:
1120:
1095:
1087:
1062:
1054:
1029:
1020:
1005:
998:
980:
972:
954:
947:
929:
922:
904:
897:
879:
869:
854:
845:
830:
821:
806:
801:
783:
776:
758:
754:
732:
723:
701:
696:
671:
663:
638:
629:
607:
602:
580:
571:
549:
544:
519:
510:
488:
479:
457:
452:
430:
421:
396:
383:
361:
352:
330:
321:
299:
268:
149:Cologne-Minden trunk line
139:
1755:(in German). André Joost
1608:train protection system
1181:Lünen–Dortmund Ost line
204:31 km (19 mi)
69:"Dortmund–Hamm railway"
27:Railway line in Germany
1612:Linienzugbeeinflussung
1580:Hanover-Minden Railway
1151:Dortmund Dbw junction
324:Trunk line from Minden
176:North Rhine-Westphalia
1693:Rhein-Hellweg-Express
1673:Rhein-Emscher-Express
1539:Duisburg Hauptbahnhof
1479:Dortmund–Hamm Railway
1405:Line to Dortmund-Rahm
1336:S-Bahn line to Witten
135:Dortmund–Hamm railway
18:Dortmund–Hamm Railway
1614:has been installed.
1000:Dortmund-Scharnhorst
802:Nordbögge crossover
54:improve this article
1683:Rhein-Weser-Express
1088:Dortmund-Zinkhütte
1023:Rail freight bypass
1483:railway in Germany
974:Dortmund Flughafen
632:Line to Oberhausen
390:Datteln-Hamm Canal
1731:978-3-89494-139-0
1624:Intercity-Express
1622:There are hourly
1475:
1474:
1471:
1470:
1467:
1466:
1458:
1457:
355:Line from Münster
255:Overhead catenary
130:
129:
122:
104:
16:(Redirected from
1798:
1765:
1764:
1762:
1760:
1753:NRW rail archive
1745:
1736:
1735:
1718:
1654:Regional-Express
1501:, old spelling:
1437:
1435:
1421:
1420:
1397:
1396:
1382:
1380:
1366:
1365:
1359:
1358:
1344:
1342:
1328:
1327:
1321:
1320:
1305:line to Iserlohn
1293:
1292:
1286:
1285:
1271:
1269:
1264:
1262:
1257:
1255:
1235:
1234:
1228:
1227:
1204:
1203:
1197:
1196:
1172:
1171:
1165:
1164:
1142:
1141:
1135:
1134:
1112:
1111:
1105:
1104:
1079:
1078:
1072:
1071:
1046:
1045:
1039:
1038:
1015:
1014:
990:
989:
964:
963:
939:
938:
914:
913:
889:
888:
864:
863:
840:
839:
816:
815:
793:
792:
768:
767:
749:
748:
742:
741:
718:
717:
711:
710:
688:
687:
681:
680:
655:
654:
648:
647:
624:
623:
617:
616:
597:
596:
590:
589:
566:
565:
559:
558:
536:
535:
529:
528:
505:
504:
498:
497:
474:
473:
467:
466:
447:
446:
440:
439:
413:
412:
406:
405:
378:
377:
371:
370:
347:
346:
340:
339:
316:
315:
309:
308:
297:
284:
270:
240:
234:
232:
231:
227:
224:
216:
144:
132:
125:
118:
114:
111:
105:
103:
62:
38:
30:
21:
1806:
1805:
1801:
1800:
1799:
1797:
1796:
1795:
1771:
1770:
1769:
1768:
1758:
1756:
1747:
1746:
1739:
1732:
1720:
1719:
1715:
1710:
1698:Mönchengladbach
1620:
1604:level crossings
1592:
1523:
1438:
1433:
1431:
1422:
1407:
1398:
1383:
1378:
1376:
1367:
1360:
1345:
1340:
1338:
1329:
1322:
1307:
1294:
1287:
1272:
1267:
1265:
1260:
1258:
1253:
1251:
1241:
1236:
1229:
1214:
1212:Line from Lünen
1205:
1198:
1183:
1173:
1166:
1148:
1143:
1136:
1121:Dortmund depot
1118:
1113:
1106:
1091:
1085:
1080:
1073:
1058:
1055:Dortmund-Körne
1052:
1047:
1040:
1025:
1016:
996:
991:
970:
965:
945:
940:
920:
915:
895:
890:
875:
865:
850:
841:
826:
817:
799:
794:
774:
769:
750:
743:
728:
719:
712:
694:
689:
682:
667:
661:
656:
649:
634:
625:
618:
598:
591:
576:
567:
560:
542:
537:
530:
515:
506:
499:
484:
482:Line to Warburg
475:
468:
448:
441:
419:
414:
407:
392:
379:
372:
357:
348:
341:
326:
317:
310:
291:
275:
261:Operating speed
246:Electrification
236:
229:
225:
222:
220:
219:4 ft
218:
214:
154:
153:
126:
115:
109:
106:
63:
61:
51:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1804:
1802:
1794:
1793:
1788:
1783:
1773:
1772:
1767:
1766:
1737:
1730:
1712:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1619:
1616:
1591:
1588:
1549:, Altenessen,
1522:
1519:
1491:the trunk line
1473:
1472:
1469:
1468:
1465:
1464:
1460:
1459:
1456:
1455:
1453:
1451:
1449:
1447:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1439:
1427:
1425:
1423:
1416:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1408:
1403:
1401:
1399:
1392:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1384:
1372:
1370:
1368:
1361:
1354:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1346:
1334:
1332:
1330:
1323:
1316:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1308:
1299:
1297:
1295:
1288:
1281:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1273:
1249:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1230:
1223:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1215:
1210:
1208:
1206:
1199:
1192:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1184:
1178:
1176:
1174:
1167:
1160:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1152:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1137:
1130:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1107:
1100:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1074:
1067:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1041:
1034:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1021:
1019:
1017:
1010:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1002:
997:
994:
992:
985:
983:
981:
978:
977:
971:
968:
966:
959:
957:
955:
952:
951:
946:
943:
941:
934:
932:
930:
927:
926:
921:
918:
916:
909:
907:
905:
902:
901:
896:
893:
891:
884:
882:
880:
877:
876:
873:line from Unna
870:
868:
866:
859:
857:
855:
852:
851:
846:
844:
842:
835:
833:
831:
828:
827:
822:
820:
818:
811:
809:
807:
804:
803:
800:
797:
795:
788:
786:
784:
781:
780:
775:
772:
770:
763:
761:
759:
756:
755:
753:
751:
744:
737:
735:
733:
730:
729:
724:
722:
720:
713:
706:
704:
702:
699:
698:
695:
692:
690:
683:
676:
674:
672:
669:
668:
665:
662:
659:
657:
650:
643:
641:
639:
636:
635:
630:
628:
626:
619:
612:
610:
608:
605:
604:
601:
599:
592:
585:
583:
581:
578:
577:
572:
570:
568:
561:
554:
552:
550:
547:
546:
543:
540:
538:
531:
524:
522:
520:
517:
516:
511:
509:
507:
500:
493:
491:
489:
486:
485:
480:
478:
476:
469:
462:
460:
458:
455:
454:
451:
449:
442:
435:
433:
431:
428:
427:
420:
417:
415:
408:
401:
399:
397:
394:
393:
384:
382:
380:
373:
366:
364:
362:
359:
358:
353:
351:
349:
342:
335:
333:
331:
328:
327:
322:
320:
318:
311:
304:
302:
300:
293:
292:
287:
277:
276:
273:
266:
265:
262:
258:
257:
250:15 kV/16.7 Hz
248:
242:
241:
238:standard gauge
212:
206:
205:
202:
198:
197:
193:
192:
189:
185:
184:
180:
179:
173:
169:
168:
165:
161:
160:
156:
155:
145:
137:
136:
128:
127:
110:September 2017
42:
40:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1803:
1792:
1789:
1787:
1784:
1782:
1779:
1778:
1776:
1754:
1750:
1744:
1742:
1738:
1733:
1727:
1723:
1717:
1714:
1707:
1705:
1703:
1699:
1695:
1694:
1689:
1685:
1684:
1680:), and RE 6:
1679:
1675:
1674:
1669:
1665:
1661:
1660:
1655:
1651:
1649:
1645:
1641:
1637:
1633:
1629:
1625:
1617:
1615:
1613:
1609:
1605:
1600:
1598:
1589:
1587:
1585:
1581:
1577:
1572:
1568:
1564:
1560:
1556:
1552:
1551:Gelsenkirchen
1548:
1544:
1540:
1536:
1532:
1528:
1520:
1518:
1516:
1512:
1508:
1504:
1500:
1496:
1493:built by the
1492:
1488:
1484:
1480:
1462:
1461:
1454:
1452:
1450:
1448:
1446:
1444:
1442:
1441:
1436:
1430:
1424:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1406:
1400:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1381:
1375:
1369:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1343:
1337:
1331:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1306:
1302:
1301:Line to Soest
1296:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1270:
1263:
1256:
1248:
1247:
1238:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1213:
1207:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1182:
1175:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1145:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1115:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1082:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1049:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1024:
1018:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1001:
993:
984:
982:
979:
975:
967:
958:
956:
953:
950:
949:Dortmund-Kurl
942:
933:
931:
928:
925:
924:Kamen-Methler
917:
908:
906:
903:
900:
892:
883:
881:
878:
874:
867:
858:
856:
853:
849:
843:
834:
832:
829:
825:
819:
810:
808:
805:
796:
787:
785:
782:
779:
771:
762:
760:
757:
752:
736:
734:
731:
727:
721:
705:
703:
700:
691:
675:
673:
670:
658:
642:
640:
637:
633:
627:
611:
609:
606:
603:Hamm Rbf Hde
600:
584:
582:
579:
575:
569:
553:
551:
548:
545:Hamm Rbf Hps
539:
523:
521:
518:
514:
513:Line to Hagen
508:
492:
490:
487:
483:
477:
461:
459:
456:
453:Hamm Rbf Hvn
450:
434:
432:
429:
426:
425:
416:
400:
398:
395:
391:
387:
381:
365:
363:
360:
356:
350:
334:
332:
329:
325:
319:
303:
301:
298:
295:
294:
290:
286:
285:
282:
279:
278:
272:
267:
263:
259:
256:
253:
249:
247:
243:
239:
215:1,435 mm
213:
211:
207:
203:
199:
194:
190:
186:
181:
177:
174:
170:
166:
162:
157:
152:
150:
143:
138:
133:
124:
121:
113:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71: –
70:
66:
65:Find sources:
59:
55:
49:
48:
43:This article
41:
37:
32:
31:
19:
1757:. Retrieved
1752:
1721:
1716:
1691:
1681:
1671:
1657:
1652:
1621:
1601:
1593:
1542:
1524:
1506:
1502:
1478:
1476:
1250:terminus of
1246:Dortmund Hbf
1244:
973:
424:Hamm (Westf)
422:
280:
188:Route number
147:
116:
107:
97:
90:
83:
76:
64:
52:Please help
47:verification
44:
1659:NRW-Express
1590:Development
1578:opened its
1541:called the
386:Lippe river
210:Track gauge
201:Line length
164:Line number
151:in dark red
1775:Categories
1678:Düsseldorf
1646:and other
1547:Oberhausen
1535:Düsseldorf
1511:Köln Deutz
1057:(junction)
976:(airport)
666:(junction)
80:newspapers
1670:), RE 3:
1668:Paderborn
1648:InterCity
1597:Nordbögge
778:Nordbögge
274:Route map
196:Technical
178:, Germany
1640:Hannover
1632:Duisburg
1618:Services
1563:Dortmund
1527:Prussian
1509:) from
1090:(siding)
233: in
191:415, 416
159:Overview
1759:15 July
1628:Cologne
1521:History
1179:former
871:former
697:Selmig
664:Selmig
228:⁄
183:Service
94:scholar
1728:
1696:(Hamm–
1688:Minden
1676:(Hamm–
1664:Aachen
1662:(Hamm–
1644:Berlin
1584:Berlin
1515:Minden
1499:German
1303:&
289:Legend
281:
172:Locale
96:
89:
82:
75:
67:
1708:Notes
1702:Kamen
1636:Essen
1559:Herne
1555:Wanne
1531:Deutz
1240:119.5
1147:121.3
1117:121.8
1084:121.9
1051:123.8
995:125.4
969:126.4
944:129.4
919:131.6
899:Kamen
894:135.5
798:141.6
773:142.0
693:145.2
660:145.3
541:148.7
418:150.7
101:JSTOR
87:books
1761:2013
1726:ISBN
1630:via
1571:Ruhr
1567:Hamm
1561:and
1487:Ruhr
1477:The
388:and
167:2650
73:news
1642:to
1565:to
1513:to
1507:CME
56:by
1777::
1751:.
1740:^
1638:,
1634:,
1610:,
1557:,
1553:,
1505:,
1434:S2
1379:S1
1341:S5
1268:S5
1261:S2
1254:S1
848:A1
824:A2
252:AC
235:)
1763:.
1734:.
1686:(
1497:(
230:2
226:1
223:+
221:8
217:(
123:)
117:(
112:)
108:(
98:·
91:·
84:·
77:·
50:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
