Essen-Werden–Essen railway

Essen-Werden–Essen railway
Essen-Werden–Essen railway
	Northern portal of Stadtwald tunnel in Essen-Stadtwald
Overview
Line number	2161
Locale	North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
Route number	450.6
Technical
Line length	8.8 km (5.5 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (except Stadtwald Tunnel)
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 map
	Legend
	from/to Dortmund S1 , Wuppertal S3 S9
	and Gelsenkirchen S2
	Source: German railway atlas

Last updated July 06, 2022

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.

History

It was opened in 1877 by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (Bergisch-Märkischen Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) to connect the Ruhr Valley Railway (Ruhrtalbahn) to Essen Hauptbahnhof.^[2]

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.

The 1944 timetable listed 51 pairs of train services, including additional peak hour services between Essen Hbf and Essen Stadtwald in the line on weekdays. The line has been served since 26 May 1974 by line S 6 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn, although a service with S-Bahn characteristics had operated since 26 May 1968.

Deutsche Bahn renovated the line between 7 July and 19 August 2012. The stations of Essen Süd, Essen-Stadtwald, Essen-Hügel and Essen-Werden were modernised and harmonised as part of this work and 96 centimetre-high platforms were installed.^[3]

Line closures

Due to the effect of mining subsidence on a retaining wall north of the railway embankment between Essen-Stadtwald and Essen-Hügel, the line has been closed since 18 October 2017 and the trains of the S 6 from Dusseldorf terminate in Kettwig station. After 40 exploratory holes were drilled, Deutsche Bahn indicated old mining had caused the damage. The cavities that have been discovered are currently being filled in. The work and the closure of the line are to last until April 2018. During this period, buses are being operated between Kettwig and Essen Hauptbahnhof as rail replacement services.^[4]

Related Research Articles

Kettwig is a railway station in the city of Essen in western Germany on the Ruhr Valley Railway.

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References

Footnotes

↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2017. p. 137. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.
↑ "Line 2161: Essen-Werden–Essen" (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
↑ "eisenbahn-magazin" (in German) (7). 2012: 20.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ "S 6: Streckensperrung bis mindestens April 2018" (Press release) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

Sources

Bernd Franco Hoffmann (2015). Die Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn. Durch die Täler von Wupper, Ruhr und Volme. Erfurt: Sutton-Verlag. ISBN 978-3954005802.

Coordinates: 51°25′21″N7°01′25″E / 51.4224°N 7.0236°E / 51.4224; 7.0236

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[Eisenbahnatlas-1] Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2017. p. 137. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.

[L2161-2] "Line 2161: Essen-Werden–Essen" (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[3] "eisenbahn-magazin" (in German) (7). 2012: 20.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[4] "S 6: Streckensperrung bis mindestens April 2018" (Press release) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

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