2884:, the two adjacent railway bridges over the Ruhr in Kettwig Stausee were blown up by the German Army along with the bridge at Styrum on the Lower Ruhr Valley line. Only the upstream bridge at Kettwig Stausee was rebuilt on the Ruhr Valley line between Kettwig and DĂĽsseldorf. Passenger trains on the Lower Ruhr Valley line coming from MĂĽlheim initially stopped at Kettwig vor der BrĂĽck station. In 1953 a new Kettwig Stausee station was opened near
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798:
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29:
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2810:), Düsseldorf-Derendorf, Düsseldorf-Rath and Ratingen Ost, passing through a tunnel through the Hösel mountain and across a bridge over the Ruhr valley—now the site of the Kettwig Reservoir (Kettwig Stausee)—to Kettwig, running on the northern side of the Ruhr to Essen-Werden to Essen-Heisingen and crossing the river again to Kupferdreh. From there as far as Essen-Überruhr it combined with the
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on the Ruhr Valley line so that passenger could interchange between the two lines. The destroyed bridge was not rebuilt, and now only a pillar of it remains in
Kettwig reservoir. As a result of the destruction of the bridge in Styrum, Speldorf station became the terminus of the Lower Ruhr Valley line
2961:
Passenger services were abandoned in 1959 and between Ăśberruhr and
Dahlhausen, in 1965 between Werden and Kupferdreh and in 1968 between MĂĽlheim and Stausee. Freight on these three sections was progressively abandoned in 1966/1968, 1965/1978 and 1968/1978 respectively.
2901:) was opened on 28 December 1869 from Dahlhausen via Hattingen, where it crossed to run on the south side of the Ruhr to the HenrichshĂĽtte steel works in Welper. On 1 June 1874, it was extended via Herbede and Wengern to Herdecke (now
2965:
On the
Hattingen-Wenger-Ost section passengers services were abandoned on 23 May 1971. Freight services on this section were also abandoned following the closure of the HenrichshĂĽtte steel works in Hattingen.
2749:, bypassing the HeiĂźen hills. In the heyday of coal mining in the Ruhr, sidings provided a high volume of coal traffic and the line also served the, now closed, HenrichshĂĽtte steel works in
2873:
in Styrum and ran on the south side of the Ruhr through Broich (MĂĽlheim), Saarn, Mintard and
Kettwig to the new bridge. In Broich a connecting curve was built to Speldorf station on the
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3306:
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opened in 1847, which was extended in 1863, after its takeover by the BME, over a new bridge over the Ruhr at Steele via Steele station to connect with the
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3276:
583:
534:
2865:) was opened over a new bridge over the Ruhr at Kettwig Stausee, downstream of the Ruhr Valley line bridge, connecting to the Ruhr Valley line near
3266:
2806:
The main line of the Ruhr Valley line was opened on 1 February 1872, from
Oberbilk BME (now DĂĽsseldorf-Oberbilk), through DĂĽsseldorf BME (now
3261:
3068:
2727:
2874:
3286:
3217:
3024:
2822:. On 1 June 1874, the Ruhr Valley line was extended on the south side of the Ruhr via Altendorf to a new bridge over the Ruhr to
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430:
272:
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52:
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3183:
2834:
1115:
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3084:
3105:
2785:
986:
609:
3123:
2178:
1959:
1328:
750:
2579:
2105:
1090:
3015:
Since the beginning of 2005, the Bochum-Dahlhausen–Hattingen–Herbede–Wengern Ost–Hagen-Vorhalle–
3031:) had operated trains on the Herbede–Wengern Ost section since 1981. The track is owned by the
3064:
2983:
2807:
2006:
3012:) runs along the route of the former second track of the section between Herbede and Wenger.
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had a relatively uniform grade that was suitable for railway operations at the time.
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3016:
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2031:
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The Ruhr Valley line primarily served the transport of coal to the port of
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2719:
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807:
631:
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416:
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2707:
2130:
2080:
3089:
Jahres-Bericht ĂĽber die
Verwaltung der Bergisch-Märkischen-Eisenbahn
2756:
In addition to the Ruhr Valley line, which at its western end from
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Passenger services operate on sections of the line as follows:
3151:
3091:(in German). Bergisch-Märkische-Eisenbahn. 1872. p. 5.
2734:), one of the three major private railway companies in the
2921:) was opened in 1870 via Schwerte along the river through
3130:(in German). No. 1. 7 January 1870. pp. 10, 11.
2941:-Wald and Warburg. It crosses the watershed between the
2764:
does not run along the Ruhr River, there was also the
3128:
Zeitung des
Vereins Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verwaltungen
3124:"Officieller Anzeiger: Bergisch-Märkische-Eisenbahn"
3110:
Zeitung des
Vereins Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verwaltungen
16:
Railway line running from DĂĽsseldorf-Rath to
Warburg
3112:(in German). No. 44. 5 June 1874. p. 483.
2738:area. The railway tracks that were built along the
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160:
124:
91:
83:
78:
63:
58:
48:
40:
35:
21:
2849:. The section to Heiligenhaus was closed in 1960.
3061:Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas)
3302:Buildings and structures in Mettmann (district)
2772:, but was closed in 1978 and later demolished.
3100:
3098:
3307:Buildings and structures in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
1518:line from Bochum-Dahlhausen Bez West junction
8:
2726:. It was built between 1872 and 1876 by the
2686:) is a partly abandoned railway line in the
3063:. Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 137–143.
3039:, RVR). The tourist trains are operated by
2768:, which ran from Kettwig along the Ruhr to
1814:City-Tunnel Hattingen (100 m, single track)
2732:Bergisch-Märkischen Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft
209:
182:
3106:"Verein Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verwaltungen"
3023:) has been used for tourist traffic. The
3257:Railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia
3052:
2812:Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line
184:
177:120 km/h (74.6 mph) (maximum)
2407:Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd line
18:
3147:in NRW railway archive of André Joost
1147:Essen-Kupferdreh Hesper Valley siding
7:
3168:"The Ruhr Valley Railway in Kettwig"
3043:, a wholly owned subsidiary of RVR.
1353:Mülheim-Heißen–Altendorf (Ruhr) line
2816:Witten-Dortmund–Oberhausen-Duisburg
3297:Buildings and structures in Bochum
3186:(in German). route-industriekultur
3041:TouristikEisenbahn Ruhrgebiet GmbH
2728:Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company
14:
3277:Buildings and structures in Hagen
3029:Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen
2989:Essen–Überruhr–Essen–Kupferdreh:
2055:Bossel–Blankenstein light railway
1716:New line to Hattingen town centre
1413:
1079:
873:
482:DĂĽsseldorf-Derendorf freight yard
105:Essen-Kupferdreh – Essen-Überruhr
3025:Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum
2897:The Middle Ruhr Valley Railway (
2609:
2566:
2541:
2517:
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2468:
2444:
2419:
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2313:
2290:
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2238:
2214:
2190:
2165:
2142:
2117:
2092:
2067:
2043:
2018:
1993:
1971:
1945:
1919:
1893:
1874:
1867:
1832:
1825:
1803:
1796:
1771:
1764:
1734:
1727:
1705:
1698:
1676:
1653:
1634:
1627:
1602:
1595:
1570:
1563:
1552:Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum
1538:
1531:
1505:
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1467:
1460:
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1434:
1412:
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1366:
1365:
1341:
1315:
1283:
1260:
1235:
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1175:
1129:
1104:
1078:
1055:
1029:
998:
973:
947:
922:
903:
896:
872:
865:
840:
833:
797:
796:
789:
764:
739:
727:Heiligenhaus-Hösel light railway
709:
685:
661:
621:
596:
572:
547:
523:
498:
457:
402:
377:
352:
327:
302:
256:
218:
27:
2871:main Duisburg–Essen–Witten line
2518:
2202:Witten–Wengern Ost/Schwelm line
2044:
1972:
1826:
1677:
1506:
1442:
1435:
1105:
866:
765:
740:
686:
3267:1872 establishments in Germany
2949:in Elleringhausen tunnel near
2542:
2445:
2365:
2215:
1765:
1603:
1342:
1284:
1176:
999:
524:
458:
1:
3085:"Bau und AusrĂĽstung der Bahn"
2996:Bochum–Dahlhausen–Hattingen:
2929:. In 1871 it was extended to
2826:. In 1877, a line was opened
2655:Source: German railway atlas
2567:
2493:
2469:
2420:
2396:
1868:
1797:
1706:
1699:
1468:
1461:
1390:
1316:
1190:line from Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
1056:
1030:
904:
841:
790:
573:
420:DĂĽsseldorf-Derendorf junction
403:
303:
111:Bochum-Dahlhausen – Hattingen
99:Düsseldorf Hbf – Essen-Werden
3262:Railway lines opened in 1872
3006:From Ruhr to Ruhr bike trail
2869:. The line branched off the
2340:
2314:
2291:
2265:
2191:
2155:Witten-Bommern freight yard
2143:
1920:
1875:
1728:
1654:
1635:
1628:
1564:
1236:
1211:
974:
948:
923:
897:
834:
710:
662:
597:
548:
499:
378:
353:
328:
2889:instead of Styrum station.
2610:
2239:
2166:
2118:
2093:
2068:
2019:
1994:
1946:
1894:
1833:
1804:
1772:
1735:
1596:
1571:
1539:
1532:
1499:
1261:
1130:
622:
257:
219:
3323:
3202:(in German). Tunnelportale
3021:Middle Ruhr Valley Railway
2893:Middle Ruhr Valley Railway
1982:Blankenstein Tunnel (74 m)
1479:line from Essen-Steele Ost
3145:Description of route 2400
3033:Ruhr Regional Association
3019:section of the line (the
2978:Düsseldorf–Essen–Werden:
2915:Upper Ruhr Valley Railway
2909:Upper Ruhr Valley Railway
2859:Lower Ruhr Valley Railway
2853:Lower Ruhr Valley Railway
2766:Lower Ruhr Valley Railway
2618:
2603:
2578:
2560:
2553:Upper Ruhr Valley Railway
2550:
2535:
2526:
2511:
2504:Upper Ruhr Valley Railway
2501:
2486:
2477:
2462:
2453:
2438:
2431:
2413:
2404:
2389:
2373:
2358:
2351:
2333:
2325:
2307:
2302:
2284:
2276:
2258:
2250:
2232:
2223:
2208:
2199:
2184:
2177:
2159:
2154:
2136:
2129:
2111:
2104:
2086:
2079:
2061:
2052:
2037:
2030:
2012:
2005:
1987:
1980:
1965:
1957:
1939:
1931:
1913:
1906:Hattingen (Ruhr) Thyssen
1905:
1887:
1883:
1861:
1844:
1819:
1812:
1790:
1780:
1758:
1746:
1721:
1714:
1692:
1685:
1670:
1665:
1647:
1643:
1621:
1611:
1589:
1582:
1557:
1550:
1525:
1514:
1492:
1476:
1454:
1450:
1428:
1421:
1406:
1401:
1383:
1374:
1359:
1350:
1335:
1327:
1309:
1292:
1277:
1272:
1254:
1247:
1229:
1222:
1204:
1187:
1169:
1141:
1123:
1113:
1098:
1087:
1072:
1067:
1049:
1041:
1023:
1007:
992:
985:
967:
959:
941:
934:
916:
912:
890:
881:
859:
852:
827:
812:Lower Ruhr Valley Railway
805:
783:
773:
758:
748:
733:
721:
703:
694:
679:
670:
655:
648:
615:
608:
590:
581:
566:
559:
541:
532:
517:
510:
492:
469:
451:
414:
396:
389:
371:
364:
346:
339:
321:
314:
296:
265:
250:
227:
212:
181:
26:
3010:Von-Ruhr-zur-Ruhr-Radweg
2796:Hattingen (Ruhr) station
2326:Schockemöhle (Wilshaus)
2007:Blankenstein (Ruhr) Burg
1377:Line from MĂĽlheim-HeiĂźen
1273:Essen-Ăśberruhr junction
584:line to MĂĽlheim-Speldorf
22:Düsseldorf–Hagen railway
3287:Transport in DĂĽsseldorf
2886:Kettwig Stausee station
2839:Kettwig Stausee station
2820:Steele–Dahlhausen lines
1666:Hattingen (RuhrbrĂĽcke)
1068:Kupferdreh Ruhr bridge
117:Wengern Ost – Hagen Hbf
87:80 km (50 mi)
2798:
2788:
2700:Old Kupferdreh station
2692:North Rhine-Westphalia
2683:
1846:Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte
1615:line to Bochum-Weitmar
53:North Rhine-Westphalia
3184:"Ruhr Valley Railway"
3152:"Ruhr Valley Railway"
2837:was opened from near
2794:
2783:
1116:Hesper Valley Railway
753:(326 m, single track)
512:DĂĽsseldorf-Rath Mitte
427:Cologne–Duisburg line
3037:Regionalverband Ruhr
2899:Mittlere Ruhrtalbahn
2828:from Werden to Essen
2786:Essen-Werden station
1295:line to Essen-Steele
673:Anger Valley Railway
391:DĂĽsseldorf-Derendorf
269:from Mönchengladbach
169:AC overhead catenary
72:450.7, 450.9, 450.11
3229: /
3200:"Photos of tunnels"
2671:Ruhr Valley Railway
2032:Blankenstein (Ruhr)
818:from MĂĽlheim-Styrum
535:line from Troisdorf
341:DĂĽsseldorf Wehrhahn
69:450.1, 450.3, 450.6
3292:Transport in Essen
3233:51.4011°N 7.1694°E
2970:Current operations
2880:At the end of the
2863:Untere Ruhrtalbahn
2799:
2789:
776:Niederberg Railway
475:Vogelsang junction
3070:978-3-89494-139-0
2984:Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
2919:Obere Ruhrtalbahn
2704:Bochum-Dahlhausen
2667:
2666:
2663:
2662:
2659:
2658:
2650:
2649:
2376:from Dortmund Hbf
2106:Ruine Hardenstein
1958:Hattingen (Ruhr)
1784:line to Wuppertal
1584:Bochum-Dahlhausen
1520:
1402:Altendorf (Ruhr)
1164:
1163:
1010:line to Essen Hbf
822:
821:
778:from Heiligenhaus
644:
643:
487:
486:
446:
445:
118:
112:
106:
100:
3314:
3244:
3243:
3241:
3240:
3239:
3234:
3230:
3227:
3226:
3225:
3222:
3211:
3209:
3207:
3195:
3193:
3191:
3179:
3177:
3175:
3163:
3161:
3159:
3132:
3131:
3120:
3114:
3113:
3102:
3093:
3092:
3081:
3075:
3074:
3057:
2882:Second World War
2841:to WĂĽlfrath via
2784:S-Bahn train in
2678:
2629:
2627:
2613:
2612:
2598:
2596:
2590:
2588:
2570:
2569:
2545:
2544:
2521:
2520:
2496:
2495:
2480:to Hagen-Eckesey
2472:
2471:
2448:
2447:
2423:
2422:
2399:
2398:
2384:
2382:
2368:
2367:
2343:
2342:
2317:
2316:
2294:
2293:
2268:
2267:
2242:
2241:
2218:
2217:
2194:
2193:
2169:
2168:
2146:
2145:
2131:Zeche Nachtigall
2121:
2120:
2096:
2095:
2071:
2070:
2047:
2046:
2022:
2021:
1997:
1996:
1975:
1974:
1949:
1948:
1923:
1922:
1897:
1896:
1878:
1877:
1871:
1870:
1856:
1854:
1836:
1835:
1829:
1828:
1807:
1806:
1800:
1799:
1775:
1774:
1768:
1767:
1748:Hattingen (Ruhr)
1738:
1737:
1731:
1730:
1709:
1708:
1702:
1701:
1680:
1679:
1657:
1656:
1638:
1637:
1631:
1630:
1606:
1605:
1599:
1598:
1574:
1573:
1567:
1566:
1542:
1541:
1535:
1534:
1516:
1509:
1508:
1502:
1501:
1487:
1485:
1471:
1470:
1464:
1463:
1445:
1444:
1438:
1437:
1416:
1415:
1393:
1392:
1369:
1368:
1345:
1344:
1319:
1318:
1304:
1302:
1287:
1286:
1264:
1263:
1239:
1238:
1224:Essen-Holthausen
1214:
1213:
1199:
1197:
1179:
1178:
1154:Essen-Kupferdreh
1144:
1133:
1132:
1118:from HesperbrĂĽck
1108:
1107:
1082:
1081:
1059:
1058:
1033:
1032:
1018:
1016:
1002:
1001:
977:
976:
951:
950:
926:
925:
907:
906:
900:
899:
876:
875:
869:
868:
844:
843:
837:
836:
808:
800:
799:
793:
792:
768:
767:
743:
742:
713:
712:
689:
688:
665:
664:
632:
625:
624:
600:
599:
576:
575:
551:
550:
527:
526:
502:
501:
472:
461:
460:
442:
440:
435:
433:
417:
406:
405:
381:
380:
356:
355:
331:
330:
306:
305:
291:
289:
284:
282:
277:
275:
260:
259:
245:
243:
238:
236:
222:
221:
210:
197:
183:
156:
150:
148:
147:
143:
140:
132:
116:
110:
104:
98:
92:Number of tracks
31:
19:
3322:
3321:
3317:
3316:
3315:
3313:
3312:
3311:
3247:
3246:
3238:51.4011; 7.1694
3237:
3235:
3231:
3228:
3223:
3220:
3218:
3216:
3215:
3205:
3203:
3198:
3189:
3187:
3182:
3173:
3171:
3166:
3157:
3155:
3150:
3141:
3136:
3135:
3122:
3121:
3117:
3104:
3103:
3096:
3083:
3082:
3078:
3071:
3059:
3058:
3054:
3049:
2972:
2959:
2937:and in 1873 to
2911:
2895:
2867:Kettwig station
2855:
2835:Niederberg line
2804:
2778:
2696:DĂĽsseldorf-Rath
2694:, running from
2674:
2630:
2625:
2623:
2614:
2599:
2594:
2592:
2586:
2584:
2576:
2571:
2556:
2546:
2531:
2522:
2507:
2497:
2482:
2473:
2458:
2449:
2429:
2424:
2409:
2400:
2385:
2380:
2378:
2369:
2349:
2344:
2329:
2323:
2318:
2300:
2295:
2280:
2274:
2269:
2248:
2243:
2228:
2219:
2204:
2195:
2175:
2170:
2152:
2147:
2127:
2122:
2102:
2097:
2077:
2072:
2057:
2048:
2028:
2023:
2003:
1998:
1983:
1976:
1955:
1950:
1935:
1929:
1924:
1909:
1903:
1898:
1879:
1872:
1857:
1852:
1850:
1842:
1837:
1830:
1815:
1808:
1801:
1786:
1776:
1769:
1754:
1744:
1739:
1732:
1717:
1710:
1703:
1688:
1681:
1663:
1658:
1639:
1632:
1617:
1607:
1600:
1580:
1575:
1568:
1548:
1543:
1536:
1521:
1510:
1503:
1488:
1483:
1481:
1472:
1465:
1446:
1439:
1424:
1417:
1399:
1394:
1379:
1370:
1355:
1346:
1325:
1320:
1305:
1300:
1298:
1288:
1270:
1265:
1245:
1240:
1220:
1215:
1200:
1195:
1193:
1185:
1180:
1139:
1134:
1119:
1109:
1094:
1083:
1065:
1060:
1039:
1034:
1019:
1014:
1012:
1003:
983:
978:
963:
957:
952:
932:
927:
908:
901:
886:
877:
870:
854:Kettwig Stausee
850:
845:
838:
801:
794:
779:
769:
754:
744:
729:
719:
714:
699:
690:
675:
666:
651:
650:Chainage change
646:
626:
606:
601:
586:
577:
561:DĂĽsseldorf-Rath
557:
552:
537:
528:
508:
503:
467:
462:
438:
436:
431:
429:
412:
407:
387:
382:
362:
357:
337:
332:
312:
307:
292:
287:
285:
280:
278:
273:
271:
261:
246:
241:
239:
234:
232:
223:
204:
188:
174:Operating speed
162:Electrification
152:
145:
141:
138:
136:
135:4 ft
134:
130:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3320:
3318:
3310:
3309:
3304:
3299:
3294:
3289:
3284:
3279:
3274:
3269:
3264:
3259:
3249:
3248:
3213:
3212:
3196:
3180:
3164:
3148:
3140:
3139:External links
3137:
3134:
3133:
3115:
3094:
3076:
3069:
3051:
3050:
3048:
3045:
3002:
3001:
2994:
2987:
2971:
2968:
2958:
2955:
2910:
2907:
2894:
2891:
2854:
2851:
2808:DĂĽsseldorf Hbf
2803:
2800:
2777:
2774:
2716:Hagen-Vorhalle
2665:
2664:
2661:
2660:
2657:
2656:
2652:
2651:
2648:
2647:
2645:
2643:
2641:
2639:
2637:
2635:
2632:
2631:
2619:
2617:
2615:
2608:
2606:
2604:
2601:
2600:
2582:
2577:
2574:
2572:
2565:
2563:
2561:
2558:
2557:
2551:
2549:
2547:
2540:
2538:
2536:
2533:
2532:
2527:
2525:
2523:
2516:
2514:
2512:
2509:
2508:
2502:
2500:
2498:
2491:
2489:
2487:
2484:
2483:
2478:
2476:
2474:
2467:
2465:
2463:
2460:
2459:
2454:
2452:
2450:
2443:
2441:
2439:
2436:
2435:
2433:Hagen-Vorhalle
2430:
2427:
2425:
2418:
2416:
2414:
2411:
2410:
2405:
2403:
2401:
2394:
2392:
2390:
2387:
2386:
2374:
2372:
2370:
2363:
2361:
2359:
2356:
2355:
2350:
2347:
2345:
2338:
2336:
2334:
2331:
2330:
2327:
2324:
2321:
2319:
2312:
2310:
2308:
2305:
2304:
2301:
2298:
2296:
2289:
2287:
2285:
2282:
2281:
2278:
2275:
2272:
2270:
2263:
2261:
2259:
2256:
2255:
2249:
2246:
2244:
2237:
2235:
2233:
2230:
2229:
2224:
2222:
2220:
2213:
2211:
2209:
2206:
2205:
2200:
2198:
2196:
2189:
2187:
2185:
2182:
2181:
2179:Witten-Bommern
2176:
2173:
2171:
2164:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2156:
2153:
2150:
2148:
2141:
2139:
2137:
2134:
2133:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2116:
2114:
2112:
2109:
2108:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2091:
2089:
2087:
2084:
2083:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2066:
2064:
2062:
2059:
2058:
2053:
2051:
2049:
2042:
2040:
2038:
2035:
2034:
2029:
2026:
2024:
2017:
2015:
2013:
2010:
2009:
2004:
2001:
1999:
1992:
1990:
1988:
1985:
1984:
1981:
1979:
1977:
1970:
1968:
1966:
1963:
1962:
1956:
1953:
1951:
1944:
1942:
1940:
1937:
1936:
1933:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1918:
1916:
1914:
1911:
1910:
1907:
1904:
1901:
1899:
1892:
1890:
1888:
1885:
1884:
1882:
1880:
1873:
1866:
1864:
1862:
1859:
1858:
1849:, terminus of
1848:
1843:
1840:
1838:
1831:
1824:
1822:
1820:
1817:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1809:
1802:
1795:
1793:
1791:
1788:
1787:
1781:
1779:
1777:
1770:
1763:
1761:
1759:
1756:
1755:
1750:
1745:
1742:
1740:
1733:
1726:
1724:
1722:
1719:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1711:
1704:
1697:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1682:
1675:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1667:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1652:
1650:
1648:
1645:
1644:
1642:
1640:
1633:
1626:
1624:
1622:
1619:
1618:
1612:
1610:
1608:
1601:
1594:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1586:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1569:
1562:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1554:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1537:
1530:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1522:
1515:
1513:
1511:
1504:
1497:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1489:
1477:
1475:
1473:
1466:
1459:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1447:
1440:
1433:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1418:
1411:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1403:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1388:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1380:
1375:
1373:
1371:
1364:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1356:
1351:
1349:
1347:
1340:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1332:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1314:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1306:
1293:
1291:
1289:
1282:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1274:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1259:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1251:
1249:Essen-Ăśberruhr
1246:
1243:
1241:
1234:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1209:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1201:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1174:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1166:
1162:
1161:
1149:
1148:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1128:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1120:
1114:
1112:
1110:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1088:
1086:
1084:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1054:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1028:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1008:
1006:
1004:
997:
995:
993:
990:
989:
984:
981:
979:
972:
970:
968:
965:
964:
961:
958:
955:
953:
946:
944:
942:
939:
938:
933:
930:
928:
921:
919:
917:
914:
913:
911:
909:
902:
895:
893:
891:
888:
887:
882:
880:
878:
871:
864:
862:
860:
857:
856:
851:
848:
846:
839:
832:
830:
828:
825:
824:
820:
819:
815:
814:
804:
802:
795:
788:
786:
784:
781:
780:
774:
772:
770:
763:
761:
759:
756:
755:
749:
747:
745:
738:
736:
734:
731:
730:
725:
720:
717:
715:
708:
706:
704:
701:
700:
695:
693:
691:
684:
682:
680:
677:
676:
671:
669:
667:
660:
658:
656:
653:
652:
649:
647:
642:
641:
637:
636:
629:
627:
620:
618:
616:
613:
612:
607:
604:
602:
595:
593:
591:
588:
587:
582:
580:
578:
571:
569:
567:
564:
563:
558:
555:
553:
546:
544:
542:
539:
538:
533:
531:
529:
522:
520:
518:
515:
514:
509:
506:
504:
497:
495:
493:
490:
489:
485:
484:
477:
476:
468:
465:
463:
456:
454:
452:
449:
448:
444:
443:
422:
421:
413:
410:
408:
401:
399:
397:
394:
393:
388:
385:
383:
376:
374:
372:
369:
368:
366:DĂĽsseldorf-Zoo
363:
360:
358:
351:
349:
347:
344:
343:
338:
335:
333:
326:
324:
322:
319:
318:
316:DĂĽsseldorf Hbf
313:
310:
308:
301:
299:
297:
294:
293:
266:
264:
262:
255:
253:
251:
248:
247:
228:
226:
224:
217:
215:
213:
206:
205:
200:
190:
189:
186:
179:
178:
175:
171:
170:
164:
158:
157:
154:standard gauge
128:
122:
121:
120:
119:
113:
107:
101:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
76:
75:
74:
73:
70:
65:
61:
60:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
42:
38:
37:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3319:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3298:
3295:
3293:
3290:
3288:
3285:
3283:
3280:
3278:
3275:
3273:
3270:
3268:
3265:
3263:
3260:
3258:
3255:
3254:
3252:
3245:
3242:
3201:
3197:
3185:
3181:
3169:
3165:
3153:
3149:
3146:
3143:
3142:
3138:
3129:
3125:
3119:
3116:
3111:
3107:
3101:
3099:
3095:
3090:
3086:
3080:
3077:
3072:
3066:
3062:
3056:
3053:
3046:
3044:
3042:
3038:
3034:
3030:
3026:
3022:
3018:
3013:
3011:
3007:
2999:
2995:
2992:
2988:
2985:
2981:
2977:
2976:
2975:
2969:
2967:
2963:
2956:
2954:
2952:
2948:
2944:
2940:
2936:
2933:, in 1872 to
2932:
2928:
2924:
2920:
2916:
2908:
2906:
2904:
2900:
2892:
2890:
2887:
2883:
2878:
2876:
2872:
2868:
2864:
2860:
2852:
2850:
2848:
2844:
2840:
2836:
2833:In 1926, the
2831:
2829:
2825:
2821:
2817:
2813:
2809:
2801:
2797:
2793:
2787:
2782:
2775:
2773:
2771:
2767:
2763:
2759:
2754:
2752:
2748:
2743:
2741:
2737:
2733:
2729:
2725:
2721:
2717:
2713:
2709:
2705:
2701:
2697:
2693:
2689:
2685:
2681:
2677:
2672:
2654:
2653:
2646:
2644:
2642:
2640:
2638:
2636:
2634:
2633:
2628:
2622:
2616:
2607:
2605:
2602:
2597:
2589:
2583:, termini of
2581:
2573:
2564:
2562:
2559:
2555:from Schwerte
2554:
2548:
2539:
2537:
2534:
2530:
2524:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2505:
2499:
2490:
2488:
2485:
2481:
2475:
2466:
2464:
2461:
2457:
2456:from Herdecke
2451:
2442:
2440:
2437:
2434:
2426:
2417:
2415:
2412:
2408:
2402:
2393:
2391:
2388:
2383:
2377:
2371:
2362:
2360:
2357:
2354:
2346:
2337:
2335:
2332:
2320:
2311:
2309:
2306:
2297:
2288:
2286:
2283:
2271:
2262:
2260:
2257:
2253:
2245:
2236:
2234:
2231:
2227:
2221:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2203:
2197:
2188:
2186:
2183:
2180:
2172:
2163:
2161:
2158:
2149:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2132:
2124:
2115:
2113:
2110:
2107:
2099:
2090:
2088:
2085:
2082:
2074:
2065:
2063:
2060:
2056:
2050:
2041:
2039:
2036:
2033:
2025:
2016:
2014:
2011:
2008:
2000:
1991:
1989:
1986:
1978:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1961:
1960:HenrichshĂĽtte
1952:
1943:
1941:
1938:
1926:
1917:
1915:
1912:
1900:
1891:
1889:
1886:
1881:
1865:
1863:
1860:
1855:
1847:
1839:
1823:
1821:
1818:
1810:
1794:
1792:
1789:
1785:
1778:
1762:
1760:
1757:
1753:
1752:wedge station
1749:
1741:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1712:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1683:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1660:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1641:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1616:
1609:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1585:
1577:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1553:
1545:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1519:
1512:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1486:
1480:
1474:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1448:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1419:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1396:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1378:
1372:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1354:
1348:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1330:
1329:Zeche Theodor
1322:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1303:
1296:
1290:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1267:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1242:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1217:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1198:
1191:
1182:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1159:
1158:wedge station
1155:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1145:
1136:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1117:
1111:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1092:
1085:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1062:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1044:
1036:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1017:
1011:
1005:
996:
994:
991:
988:
980:
971:
969:
966:
962:(old station)
960:Essen-Werden
954:
945:
943:
940:
937:
929:
920:
918:
915:
910:
894:
892:
889:
885:
879:
863:
861:
858:
855:
847:
831:
829:
826:
817:
816:
813:
810:
809:
803:
787:
785:
782:
777:
771:
762:
760:
757:
752:
746:
737:
735:
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