Düsseldorf–Solingen railway

The Düsseldorf–Solingen railway is a railway in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a 19 kilometre line, entirely double track and electrified with overhead line. It is now exclusively used by line S 1 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.

Düsseldorf–Solingen railway
Overview
Line number
  • 413 (D Hbf–D-Eller)
  • 2676 (D-Eller–Hilden)
  • 2671 (Hilden–SG)
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
Route number450.1
Technical
Line length19 km (12 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map

S-Bahn to Mettmann/Wuppertal
S 8S 28S 68
5.7
Düsseldorf Hbf
S-Bahn to Neuss S 8S 11S 28
4.5
Düsseldorf Volksgarten
Emma junction
to depot
3.5
Düsseldorf-Wersten junction
3.3
Düsseldorf-Oberbilk (junction)
S-Bahn line to Cologne
Berg junction
Trunk line to Cologne S 6S 68
Berg junction
1.2
Sturm junction
1.0
Düsseldorf-Eller Mitte
0.0
28.6
Düsseldorf-Eller
(lines running parallel)
34.9
-0.1
Hilden
former connecting line
1.2
Hilden Süd
5.2
Solingen Vogelpark
7.2
Solingen Hbf
terminus of S 1
Source: German railway atlas[1]

History

The section between Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof and Düsseldorf-Eller was opened on 1 October 1891[2] by the Eisenbahndirektionen Cöln rechtsrheinisch (Railway division of Cologne Rhine Right Bank of the Prussian state railways). Between Eller and Hilden the line originally used the Troisdorf–Mülheim-Speldorf line, which was opened by the Rhenish Railway Company on 18 November 1874,[3] but separate tracks were opened in 1917.[4] The section between Hilden and Ohligs (now Solingen Hauptbahnhof) was opened on 3 January 1894.[5]

Rail services

S-Bahn services started operating over the line to Düsseldorf Airport Terminal on 27 October 1975; these services were eventually branded as line S 7. On 13 December 2009, line S 7 services were discontinued and operations on the Düsseldorf–Solingen line were taken over by an extension of line S 1 from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof. These services are operated at 20-minute intervals, using coupled sets of class 422 four-car electrical multiple units.[6]

There are plans to electrify the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway and to extend the service to Remscheid and Wuppertal.

Fares

The entire line is in the area of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association), which establishes service levels and sets fares for it.

References

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2017. p. 141. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.
  2. "Line 2413: Düsseldorf-Eller - Düsseldorf Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  3. "Line 2324: Mülheim-Speldorf - Niederlahnstein". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. "Line 2676: Düsseldorf-Eller - Hilden". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  5. "Line 2671: Hilden - Solingen Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  6. "Langenfeld S1: Dortmund - Essen Düsseldorf - Solingen". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
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