Essen-Werden–Essen railway

Essen-Werden–Essen railway
Overview
Locale North Rhine-Westphalia
Line number 2161
Technical
Line length 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed 100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum)
Route number 450.6
Route map

Legend
 Route (anticlockwise)[1] 
 from Duisburg S 1S 3 and Bottrop S 9
 8.8 Essen Hbf, terminus of S 2S 6
from/to Dortmund S 1, Wuppertal S 3S 9
and Gelsenkirchen S 2
 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 S 6
Northern portal of Stadtwald tunnel in Essen-Stadtwald
Essen-Werden station

The Essen-Werden to Essen railway is a railway line in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, now used by line S 6 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn. It was opened in 1877 by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (German: Bergisch-Märkischen Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) to connect the Ruhr Valley Railway to Essen Hauptbahnhof.

The steep slope between Essen-Werden and Essen Stadtwald has always placed a high demand on the vehicles operating on it. The Essen-Hügel station was built on a steep slope at the instigation of the Krupp family next to the Villa Hügel.

References

  1. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.

Coordinates: 51°25′21″N 7°01′25″E / 51.4224°N 7.0236°E / 51.4224; 7.0236

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