The List of regional rail lines in North Rhine-Westphalia provides a list of all Regional-Express and Regionalbahn railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia. The passenger rail service in North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the densest train services in Germany, comprising 100 million train kilometers and is mainly operated on an integrated timetable, which has been in effect since 1998 with the introduction its current version, known as 1998 NRW-Takt .
The examples of the NRW integrated timetable given here are solely to illustrate the system. They do not include the regional rail to tram and railway lines. Pure tram routes are consequently not included in this list. Current information can be obtained from the responsible transport associations (VRR and VRS).
The timetable is predominantly based on zero symmetry. Concretely, this means that the trains on the lines with hourly service meet on the minutes :59 and :29, on the lines with service every two hours just at the minute :59. The departure times of the opposite direction are calculated by mirroring the arrival times at the minute :58.5.
All the lines provide connections to hub stations and their connection with local transport.
Some lines are interconnected, for example the RB 71 with the RB 73 or the RB 67 with the RE 82.
Lines in which the state of North Rhine-Westphalia has determined to be in the public interest and necessity are ordered and supported by the state. These are shown with a yellow background.
The specified sub-networks are the units through which the lines are awarded.
Line | Line name / Network | Route | Length | KBS | Operator | Rolling stock |
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RE 1 | NRW-Express RRX preliminary network | Aachen – Eschweiler – Düren – Horrem – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Airport – Duisburg – Essen – Bochum – Dortmund – Hamm | 218 km | 415, 480 | National Express | 2× Siemens Desiro HC (462) |
RE 2 | Rhein-Haard-Express Haard axis | Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Essen – Gelsenkirchen – Recklinghausen – Münster – Lengerich (Westf) – Osnabrück | 173 km | 425 | DB Regio NRW | Alstom Traxx P160 AC1 (146.1) + 5 double-deck coaches 2× Stadler Flirt 3 (1428) (at edge of the day) |
RE 3 | Rhein-Emscher-Express Maas-Rhein-Lippe Net | Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Flughafen – Duisburg – Oberhausen – Gelsenkirchen – Herne – Dortmund – Hamm | 109 km | 416 | Eurobahn | 1-2x Stadler Flirt (428, 429) |
RE 4 | Wupper-Express RRX preliminary network | Aachen – Herzogenrath – Rheydt – Mönchengladbach – Neuss – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Dortmund | 171 km | 427, 455, 485 | National Express | 1–2× Siemens Desiro HC (462) |
RE 5 | Rhein-Express RRX preliminary network | Koblenz – Bonn – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Flughafen – Duisburg – Oberhausen – Wesel (– Emmerich) | 192 km | 415, 420, 470 | 2× Siemens Desiro HC (462) | |
RE 6 | Rhein-Weser-Express RRX preliminary network | Minden – Herford – Bielefeld – Hamm – Dortmund – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf Airport – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Cologne – Cologne/Bonn Airport | 280 km | 370, 400, 415 | ||
RE 7 | Rhein-Münsterland-Express Rhein-Wupper-Schiene net | Krefeld – Neuss – Cologne – Solingen – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm – Münster – Rheine | 248 km | 410, 455, 495 | 1−2 x Bombardier Talent 2 (9442) | |
RE 8 | Rhein-Erft-Express RE 8/RB 33 | Mönchengladbach – Rommerskirchen – Cologne – Porz (Rhein) – Troisdorf – Bonn-Beuel – Bad Honnef – Neuwied – Koblenz | 145 km | 465 | DB Regio NRW | 2 x Alstom Coradia Continental (1440) |
RE 9 | Rhein-Sieg-Express Line awarded individually | Aachen – Eschweiler – Düren – Horrem – Cologne – Troisdorf – Siegburg/Bonn – Au (Sieg) – Siegen | 171 km | 445, 460, 480 | 2 x Bombardier Talent 2 (442) (four circuits) Alstom Traxx (146) + 5 or 6 double-deck coaches (four circuits) |
Line | Line name / Network | Route | Length | KBS | Operator | Rolling stock | |
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RE 10 | Niers Express Niers-Rhine-Emscher | Düsseldorf – Krefeld – Geldern – Kleve (only Mo-Fr, Sa/Su hourly) | 87 km | 495 | RheinRuhrBahn | 1-3 x Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648) | |
RE 11 | Rhein-Hellweg-Express Net: NA | Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Flughafen – Duisburg – Essen – Dortmund – Hamm – Paderborn – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe | 291 km | 415, 415, 430 | National Express | 2× Siemens Desiro (462) to Hamm, otherwise 1× 462 | |
RE 12 | Eifel-Mosel-Express Diesel net Köln | Köln – Euskirchen – Gerolstein – Trier (only three pairs of trains) | 177 km | 474 | DB Regio NRW | 1 × Alstom Coradia LINT 81 (620) + 1 × Bombardier Talent (644) | |
RE 13 | Maas-Wupper-Express Maas-Rhine-Lippe | Venlo – Viersen – Mönchengladbach – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm | 160 km | 485, 455 | Eurobahn | Stadler Flirt (428/429) | |
RE 14 | Emscher-Münsterland-Express Emscher-Münsterland | Essen – Bottrop – Gladbeck - Dorsten split in Dorsten | front part: Dorsten – Borken (Westf) | 58 km | 423 | RheinRuhrBahn | 1–2× Stadler Flirt 3 (1428) |
back part: Dorsten – Coesfeld (Westf) | 70 km | ||||||
RE 15 | Emsland-Express Emsland/Mittelland | Münster – Rheine – Lingen – Leer – Emden – Emden Außenhafen | 183 km | 410, 395 | WestfalenBahn | 1–2× Stadler Flirt 3 (1428) | |
RE 16 | Ruhr-Lenne-Express Ruhr-Sieg | Essen – Bochum – Witten – Hagen – Iserlohn-Letmathe – Iserlohn | 72 km | 415, 427, 440 | DB Regio NRW | Stadler Flirt | |
RE 17 | Sauerland-Express Sauerland Net | Hagen – Schwerte – Bestwig – Brilon Wald – Warburg - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe | 209 km | 435, 430 | 1× Pesa Link II (632) 1× Pesa Link III (633) | ||
RE 18 | LIMAX – Liège-Maastricht-Aachen-Express Concessie Limburg 2016–2031 | Aachen – Herzogenrath – Eygelshoven Markt – Landgraaf – Heerlen – Maastricht (stops in Eygelshoven and Landgraaf only every hour) | 47 km | 482 | Arriva Nederland | Stadler Flirt 3 (1428) | |
RE 19 | Rhein-IJssel-Express Niederrhein | Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Airport – Duisburg – Oberhausen – Wesel split in Wesel | forward part: Wesel – Emmerich – Zevenaar – Arnhem | 78 km | 415, 420, 421 | VIAS Rail | 1–2× Stadler Flirt 3 (1429) |
back part: Wesel – Hamminkeln – Bocholt | 123 km |
Line | Line name / Network | Route | Length | KBS | Operator | Rolling stock | |
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RB 20 | euregiobahn Net: NA | Stolberg – Eschweiler Talbahnhof-St. Jöris – Alsdorf Poststraße –Herzogenrath – Aachen – Stolberg split in Stolberg | front part: Stolberg – Eschweiler Talbahnhof – Langerwehe – Düren | 57 km | 482 | DB Regio NRW | 2−4 x Bombardier Talent (643.2) |
back part: Stolberg – Stolberg Altstadt | 48 km | ||||||
RB 21 north | Rurtalbahn individually awarded | Linnich – Jülich – Düren | 26 km | 457 / 483 | Rurtalbahn | Alstom Coradia LINT 54 (622), Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 (650) | |
RB 21 south | Düren – Kreuzau – Untermaubach-Schlagstein – Nideggen-Brück – Heimbach | 30 km | 484 | ||||
RE 22 | Eifel-Express Diesel Net-Köln | Köln – Euskirchen – Gerolstein (– Trier as RB 22) | 109 km | 474 | DB Regio NRW | ||
RB 23 | Voreifelbahn Diesel Net-Köln | Bonn – Euskirchen – Bad Münstereifel Trains run as the S23 between Bonn and Euskirchen | 14 km | 475 | Alstom Coradia LINT 81 (620), Alstom Coradia LINT 54 (622) | ||
RB 24 | Eifel-Bahn Diesel Net-Köln | Köln – Euskirchen – Kall / Gerolstein | 109 km | 474 | |||
RB 25 | Oberbergische Bahn Diesel Net-Köln | Köln – Overath – Gummersbach – Marienheide – Lüdenscheid | 97 km | 459 | |||
RB 26 | MittelrheinBahn Mittelrhein (West Rhine Railway) | Cologne – Bonn – Remagen – Andernach –Koblenz – Mainz | 186 km | 470 | trans regio | 1–3× (from Remagen 1–2×), Siemens Desiro ML (460) | |
RB 27 | Rhein-Erft-Bahn Net: NA | Mönchengladbach – Rommerskirchen – Cologne – Köln/Bonn Flughafen – Troisdorf – Bonn-Beuel – Königswinter – Bad Honnef (Rhein) – Linz am Rhein – Neuwied – Engers – Koblenz | 147 km | 465 | DB Regio NRW | 1–2x 425 | |
RB 28 | Eifel-Bördebahn | Düren – Zülpich – Euskirchen Every 3 hours on Sats, Suns and public holidays | 30 km | 12474 | Rurtalbahn | 1× Stadler regional shuttle RS1 (650) | |
RE 29 | euregioAIXpress Net: NA | Aachen – Welkenraedt – Verviers – Pepinster – Spa-Géronstère | 54 km | 480a / L 37 | NMBS/SNCB | 1 x AM62 |
Line | Line name / Network | Route | Length | KBS | Operator | Rolling stock | |
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RB 30 | Rhein-Ahr-Bahn Net: NA | Ahrbrück – Remagen – Bonn | 50 km | 477, 470 | DB Regio NRW | Alstom Coradia LINT 81 (620) | |
RB 31 | Der Niederrheiner Niers-Rhein-Emscher-Net | Xanten – Moers – Duisburg | 44 km | 498 | RheinRuhrBahn | 1–2× Alstom Coradia Lint 41 (648) | |
RB 32 | Rhein-Emscher-Bahn S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr | Dortmund – Castrop-Rauxel – Herne – Wanne-Eickel – Gelsenkirchen – Essen-Altenessen – Oberhausen – Duisburg | 56 km | 416 | DB Regio NRW | Stadler Flirt 3XL (3427) | |
RB 33 | Rhein-Niers-Bahn | Aachen – Lindern split in Lindern | front part: Lindern – Mönchengladbach – Krefeld – Duisburg – Essen Hbf – Essen-Steele (Sundays only to Essen Hbf) | 130 km | 485 | DB Regio NRW | 2× Alstom Coradia Continental (1440) (Essen–Aachen 5-part, Heinsberg–Aachen 3-part) |
back part: Lindern – Heinsberg | 45 km | ||||||
RE 34 (IC 34) | Dortmund-Siegerland-Express | Dortmund – Witten – Iserlohn-Letmathe – Altena – Werdohl – Plettenberg – Finnentrop – Lennestadt-Grevenbrück – Lennestadt-Altenhundem – Kirchhundem-Welschen Ennest – Kreuztal – Siegen-Weidenau – Siegen – Dillenburg DB Regio: runs approx. every two hours Dortmund – Siegen, operated as DB Fernverkehr: Intercity trains, which are open to local traffic, leave approx. every two hours on the Dortmund – Frankfurt route and Hessische Landesbahn: individual services between Letmathe and Siegen | 161 km | 427, 440, 445 | DB Regio NRW DB Fernverkehr Hessische Landesbahn | Flirt 3XL (3427) IC2 (147.5) LINT 41 (1648) | |
RB 34 | Schwalm-Nette-Bahn Net: NA | Mönchengladbach – Wegberg – Dalheim (every two hours on weekends) | 24 km | 487 | VIAS Rail | Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (1648) | |
RB 35 | Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn Niederrhein-Netz | Gelsenkirchen – Essen-Altenessen – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach (only Monday to Friday) | 70 km | 490, 416 | Stadler Flirt 3 (1429) | ||
RB 36 | Ruhrort-Bahn Niers-Rhein-Emscher-Net | Oberhausen Hbf – Duisburg-Meiderich – Duisburg-Ruhrort (hourly on weekends) | 9 km | 447 | NordWestBahn | Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648) | |
RB 38 | Erft-Bahn Dieselnetz Köln | Bedburg (Erft) – Horrem – Cologne Hbf – Köln Messe/Deutz (hourly on weekends) | 36 km | 481 | DB Regio NRW | 1–2× Bombardier Talent (644) | |
RB 39 | Düssel-Erft-Bahn Erft-Schwalm | Düsseldorf Hbf – Neuss Hbf – Grevenbroich – Bedburg (Erft) (hourly weekends and only between Neuss Hbf and Bedburg, except at night) | 35 km | 488 | VIAS | Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (1648), Alstom Coradia LINT 54 (622) | |
RB 39 | Ahrtalbahn Dieselnetz Köln | Remagen – Dernau | 19 km | 477 | DB RegioNRW | Alstom Coradia LINT 54 (622) |
Line | Line name / Network | Route | Length | KBS | Operator | Rolling stock |
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RB 40 | Ruhr-Lenne-Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn | Essen – Bochum – Witten – Hagen | 45 km | 415, 427 | DB Regio NRW | Stadler Flirt 3XL (3429) |
RE 41 | Vest-Ruhr-Express Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn | Bochum – Recklinghausen – Marl-Sinsen – Haltern am See | DB Regio NRW | Stadler Flirt 3XL (3427) | ||
RE 42 | Niers-Haard-Express Haard-Achse | Münster – Haltern am See – Recklinghausen – Gelsenkirchen – Essen – Mülheim – Duisburg – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach | 143 km | 425 | DB Regio NRW | 1–2× Stadler Flirt 3 (1428) Bombardier Traxx P160 AC1 (146.1) + 4 bi-level coaches |
RB 43 | Emschertal-Bahn Sauerland Net | Dorsten - Gladbeck - Wanne-Eickel – Herne – Dortmund | 53 km | 426 | DB Regio NRW | 1× Pesa Link II (632) 1× Pesa Link III (633) |
RE 44 | Fossa-Emscher-Express Niers-Rhein-Emscher | Bottrop – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Moers (route length: 36 km) (Bottrop–Duisburg only on weekends) | 36 km | 423, 498 | RheinRuhrBahn | 1–2× Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648) |
RB 46 | Glückauf-Bahn Emscher-Ruhrtal | Gelsenkirchen – Wanne-Eickel – Bochum (Sat/Sun hourly) | 16 km | 428 | DB Regio NRW | 1–2× class426 |
RE 47 | Düssel-Wupper-Express (allocated directly) | Düsseldorf – Hilden – Solingen – Remscheid Hbf – Remscheid-Lennep | 41 km | 450.1, 450.7 | Regiobahn | Integral S5D95 |
RB 48 | Rhein-Wupper-Bahn Rhein-Wupper-Schiene | Bonn-Mehlem – Bonn Hbf – Köln – Solingen – Wuppertal | 97 km | 455, 470 | National Express [1] | 1–2× Bombardier Talent 2 (9442) class 110 + 5 n-coaches (1 cycle Mon–Fri) |
RE 49 | Wupper-Lippe-Express S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr | Wuppertal – Velbert-Neviges – Essen – Mülheim – Oberhausen – Wesel (Mon to Fri) | 86 km | 420, 450.3, 450.9 | DB Regio NRW | Stadler Flirt 3XL (3427) |
Line | Line name / Network | Route | Length | KBS | Operator | Rolling stock | |
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RB 50 | Der Lüner Hellweg Net | Dortmund – Lünen – Münster | 55 km | 411 | Eurobahn | 1–2× Stadler Flirt 3 (1429) | |
RB 51 | Westmünsterland-Bahn Line awarded individually | Dortmund – Lünen – Coesfeld – Gronau – Enschede (NL) | 105 km | 412 | DB Regio NRW | 1–3× Bombardier Talent (643) | |
RB 52 | Volmetal-Bahn Sauerland Net | Dortmund – Hagen – Schalksmühle – Lüdenscheid | 54 km | 434 | DB Regio NRW | 1× Pesa Link II (632) 1× Pesa Link III (633) 1× Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648) | |
RB 53 | Ardey-Bahn Sauerland Net | Dortmund – Schwerte – Iserlohn | 39 km | 433 | DB Regio NRW | 1× Pesa Link II (632) | |
RB 54 | Hönnetal-Bahn Sauerland Net | Unna – Fröndenberg – Menden – Balve – Neuenrade | 39 km | 437 | |||
RE 57 | Dortmund-Sauerland-Express Sauerland Net | Dortmund – Fröndenberg – Arnsberg – Meschede – Bestwig Weekdays from Bestwig alternately to Winterberg or Brilon. Split in Bestwig at weekends and during peak hour (in the evening via Schwerte as a train coupled with RB 53 ) | Alternating (split at the weekend): Bestwig – Winterberg | 115 km | 435, 438 | DB Regio NRW | 1–2× Pesa Link II (632) 1–2× Pesa Link III (633) |
Alternating (split at the weekend): Bestwig – Brilon Wald – Brilon Stadt | 110 km | 435 | |||||
RB 58 | Der Bramscher Weser-Ems | Osnabrück – Halen – Bramsche – Vechta – Delmenhorst – Bremen | 126 km | 394 | NordWestBahn | 1–3× Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648) | |
RB 59 | Hellweg-Bahn Hellweg | Dortmund – Unna – Soest | 54 km | 431 | Eurobahn | Stadler Flirt (428) |
Line | Line name / Network | Route | Length | KBS | Operator | Rolling stock |
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RE 60 | Ems-Leine-Express Elektronetz Mittelland | Rheine – Ibbenbüren – Osnabrück – Bünde – Minden – Hannover – Braunschweig | 270 km | 310, 370, 375 | WestfalenBahn | Stadler KISS |
RB 61 | Wiehengebirgs-Bahn Teutoburger Wald Network | Hengelo – Bad Bentheim – Rheine – Ibbenbüren – Osnabrück – Herford – Bielefeld | 160 km | 375, 386, 370 | Eurobahn | Stadler Flirt (2429; multi-system D/NL) |
RE 62 | Ems-Werre-Express | Rheine – Ibbenbüren – Osnabrück – Bünde – Löhne | 95 km | 375 | DB Regio Nord | Alstom Coradia Continental (440) |
RB 63 | Baumberge-Bahn Münster West Network | Münster – Coesfeld | 44 km | 408 | DB Regio NRW | 1–2 × Bombardier Talent (643) |
RB 64 | Euregio-Bahn Münster West Network | Münster – Gronau – Enschede | 65 km | 407 | 1−3 x Bombardier Talent (643) | |
RB 65 | Ems-Bahn Teutoburger Wald Network | Münster – Greven – Emsdetten – Rheine | 39 km | 410 | Eurobahn | Stadler Flirt (427/429, sometimes both) |
RB 66 | Teuto-Bahn Teutoburger Wald Network | Münster – Lengerich (Westf) – Osnabrück | 50 km | 385 | ||
RB 67 | Der Warendorfer OWL Diesel Network | Münster – Warendorf – Gütersloh – Bielefeld | 76 km | 400, 406 | 1–2 × Bombardier Talent (643) | |
RB 69 | Ems-Börde-Bahn Hellweg Network | Münster – Hamm – Bielefeld [2] | 102 km | 400, 410 | Stadler Flirt (428) |
Line | Line name / Network | Route | Length | KBS | Operator | Rolling stock |
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RE 70 | Weser-Leine-Express Mittelland Electric Network | Bielefeld – Herford – Minden – Hannover – Braunschweig | 169 km | 310, 370, 401 | WestfalenBahn | Stadler KISS |
RB 71 | Ravensberger Bahn OWL Diesel Network | Bielefeld – Herford – Bünde – Rahden | 61 km | 386 | Eurobahn | 1−2 x Bombardier Talent (643) |
RB 72 | Ostwestfalen-Bahn Teutoburger Wald Network | Herford – Lage – Detmold – Altenbeken – Paderborn | 74 km | 405, 429 | Stadler Flirt (427) | |
RB 73 | Der Lipperländer OWL Diesel Network | Bielefeld – Lage (Lippe) – Lemgo | 31 km | 404 | 1–2× Bombardier Talent (643) | |
RB 74 | Senne-Bahn OWL Diesel Network | Bielefeld – Sennestadt – Paderborn | 44 km | 403 | NordWestBahn | |
RB 75 | Haller Willem OWL Diesel Network | Bielefeld – Halle (Westf.) – Osnabrück | 57 km | 402 | NordWestBahn | 1−2 x 643 (120 km/h) |
RB 77 | Weser Bahn Weser Railway/Lamme Valley Railway Network | Bünde – Löhne – Rinteln – Hamelin – Elze – Hildesheim | 110 km | 372 | DB Start | 1–2× Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648) |
RE 78 | Porta-Express Network: NA | Bielefeld – Herford – Löhne – Minden – Nienburg | 98 km | 370, 124 | Eurobahn | Stadler Flirt (427/428/429) Stadler Flirt 3 (2429) |
Line | Line name / Network | Route | Length | KBS | Operator | Rolling stock |
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RE 82 | Der Leineweber DerOWL diesel network | Bielefeld – Lage (Lippe) – Detmold – Altenbeken (every two hours on Sundays) | 56 km | 404, 405 | Eurobahn | 1 x Bombardier Talent (643) |
RB 84 | Egge-Bahn DerOWL diesel network | Paderborn – Höxter-Ottbergen – Holzminden Split in Höxter-Ottbergen, part of the train to Göttingen runs as RB 85 | 111 km | 403 | NordWestBahn | 1–2× Bombardier Talent (643) |
RB 85 | Oberweser-Bahn DerOWL diesel network | Höxter-Ottbergen – Bodenfelde – Göttingen – Kreiensen split in Höxter-Ottbergen, part of the train to Holzminden/Kreiensen runs as RB 84 | 112 km | 356 Süd, 356 Nord | NorthWestBahn | |
RB 89 | Ems-Börde-Bahn Hellweg-Net | Münster – Hamm – Paderborn – Warburg Hourly split in Hamm. Part of the train to Bielefeld runs as RB 69 | 168 km | 410, 430 | Eurobahn | 1–2 x Stadler Flirt (428) |
Line | Line name / Network | Route | Length | KBS | Operator | Rolling stock |
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RB 90 | Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn Dieselnetz Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg | Limburg (Lahn) – Westerburg – Altenkirchen (Westerwald) – Au (Sieg) – Betzdorf (Sieg) – Siegen (– Kreuztal) peak amplifier between Altenkirchen and Betzdorf, some services stop in Altenkirchen | 113 km (to Siegen) | 460, 461 | Hessische Landesbahn | Alstom Coradia LINT (648), occasionally class 640) |
RB 91 | Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn Ruhr-Sieg-Netz | Hagen – Iserlohn-Letmathe – (Finnentrop – Siegen) / Iserlohn (every two hours on Sundays and public holidays during the day only between Hagen and Siegen, hourly from 9 p.m. to Siegen and Iserlohn) (currently public transport without train division; from/to Iserlohn always with a change in Letmathe) | 106 km to Siegen, 27 km to Iserlohn | 440 | DB Regio NRW, | 2× (from 1 portion each) Stadler Flirt (mostly 426.1 to Iserlohn and 427 to Siegen, rarely 2× 426.1 or 2× 427) |
Hessische Landesbahn | Alstom Coradia LINT 27 (640) Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648) | |||||
RB 92 | Biggesee-Express Dieselnetz Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg | Finnentrop – Olpe | 24 km | 442 | ||
RB 93 | Rothaar-Bahn Dieselnetz Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg | Betzdorf (Sieg) – Siegen – Kreuztal – Hilchenbach – Erndtebrück – Bad Berleburg | 75 km (from Betzdorf) (every two hours between Betzdorf and Siegen on Sundays and public holidays) | 460, 443 | Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648/1648) (some LINT 41+LINT27) | |
RB 94 | Obere Lahntalbahn Net: NA | Erndtebrück – Bad Laasphe – Marburg (every two hours on Sundays and public holidays on the entire route, two pairs of trains extended to Betzdorf on Saturdays) | 64 km (from Erndtebrück) | 623 | Kurhessenbahn | Siemens Desiro Classic (642) |
RB 95 | Sieg-Dill-Bahn Dieselnetz Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg | Siegen – Wilnsdorf-Rudersdorf – Dillenburg (every two hours, runs only Monday to Saturday) | 32 km | 445 | Hessische Landesbahn | Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (1648) Alstom Coradia Continental (1440) |
RB 96 | Hellertal-Bahn Dieselnetz Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg | Betzdorf (Sieg) – Neunkirchen – Burbach – Haiger – Dillenburg (every two hours, runs only Monday to Saturday) | 42 km | 462 | Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (1648) | |
RB 97 | Daadetal-Bahn allocated directly | Betzdorf (Sieg) – Daaden (runs exclusively in Rhineland-Palatinate) | 463 | Westerwaldbahn | 1–2× Stadler GTW (646) | |
RE 97 RB 97 | Lahn-Sauerland-Express Nordwesthessen-Netz | Brilon Stadt –Brilon Wald –Willingen – Korbach – Frankenberg – Marburg (services that do not stop at all stations, run as RE 97 ) | 102 km | 439, 622 | DB Regio | Siemens Desiro Classic (642) |
RE 99 | Main-Sieg-Express RE 40 in Hesse | Siegen – Haiger - Dillenburg - Herborn - Wetzlar - Gießen - Friedberg - Frankfurt (Main) Hbf (hourly to Frankfurt only with change in Gießen / 1 train in the morning from Au) | 139 km | 445, 630 | Hessische Landesbahn | Stadler Flirt (429) (Gießen–Frankfurt: 2× 429; peak: 3× 429; Sprinter 429+427) |
as of December 2020
The DB Regio NRW is the operator of all S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr lines, with the exception of the S28, which is operated by Regiobahn GmbH and the S7 which are operated by Vias Rail.
Line | Route | KBS | Rolling stock |
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S1 | Dortmund – Bochum – Essen – Mülheim (Ruhr) – Duisburg – Dusseldorf Airport – Dusseldorf – Hilden – Solingen | 450.1 | 2 x 422 |
S2 | Dortmund – Castrop Rauxel – Herne – Recklinghausen Dortmund – Castrop Rauxel – Herne – Wanne-Eickel – Gelsenkirchen – Essen | 450.2 | Stadler FLIRT 3XL |
S3 | Oberhausen (Rhineland) – Mülheim (Ruhr) – Essen – Hattingen (Ruhr) | 450.3 | Stadler FLIRT 3XL |
S4 | Unna – Unna Königsborn – Dortmund Stadthaus – Dortmund Dorstfeld – Dortmund Lütgendortmund | 450.4 | 422 |
S5 | Dortmund – Witten – Wetter (Ruhr) – Hagen (Westphalia) | 450.5 | 1440 |
S6 | Essen – Ratingen Ost – Dusseldorf – Dusseldorf Benrath – Dusseldorf Garath – Langenfeld (Rhineland) – Leverkusen – CologneMesse/Deutz – Cologne – Cologne Nippes – Cologne Worringen | 450.6 | 2× 422 2× 423 (two sets) |
S7 | Wuppertal – Wuppertal Oberbarmen – Remscheid – Solingen | 458 | 648 [3] |
S8 | Hagen (Westpahlia) – Gevelsberg – Schwelm – Wuppertal Oberbarmen – Wuppertal – Wuppertal Vohwinkel – Dusseldorf – Dusseldorf Bilk – Neuss – Mönchengladbach | 450.8 | 1–2× 1440 |
S9 | Recklinghausen / Haltern am See – Gladbeck - Bottrop – Essen – Velbert – Wuppertal – Schwelm – Gevelsberg – Hagen | 450.9 | Stadler FLIRT 3XL |
S11 | Dusseldorf Airport Terminal – Dusseldorf – Dusseldorf Bilk – Neuss – Dormagen – Cologne Longerich – Cologne Nippes – Cologne – Cologne Messe/Deutz – Bergisch Gladbach | 450.11 | 2 x 423 |
S12 | (Horrem –) Cologne – Troisdorf – Siegburg – Hennef (Sieg) – Eitorf – Au | 450.12 | 2× 420 2× 423 |
S19 | Düren – Horrem – Cologne – Cologne Ehrenfeld – Cologne – Cologne/Bonn Airport station – Troisdorf – Hennef – Au | 450.13 | 2× 423 1x 420 (one set) |
S23 | Bonn – Meckenheim – Euskirchen (– Bad Münstereifel (as RB 23)) | 620, in the summer, partly 620 + 622 occasionally 2 x 620 | |
S28 | Mettmann Stadtwald – Dusseldorf – Neuss – Kaarster See | 450.28 | 1 x Integral |
S68 | Wuppertal-Vohwinkel – Dusseldorf – Dusseldorf Benrath – Langenfeld (Rhineland) [3] | 450.68 | 1–2× 420 143 + 4 x-Wagen |
S2 [1] One train per hour to Recklinghausen and Essen.
S6 [2] Extended to Köln-Worringen during the peak.
S68 [3] Only during peak times, Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Düsseldorf in direction of load.
The Hanover S-Bahn is operated by Transdev Hannover. This list only includes lines that travel in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Line | Route | KBS | Rolling stock |
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S 1 | Minden (Westf) – Haste – Wunstorf – Hannover – Weetzen – Barsinghausen – Haste | 363.1 | 2 x 424 |
S 5 | Paderborn – Altenbeken – Steinheim (Westfalen) – Bad Pyrmont – Hamelin – Weetzen – Hannover – Langenhagen – Hannover Flughafen | 363.5 | 1 x 425, starting Hameln 1 x 425 + 1 x 424 |
Select Stadtbahn Lines of the Cologne Stadtbahn and the Bonn Stadtbahn use sections of the rail lines of the Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln railway. Within the cities of Cologne and Bonn these Lines are integrated in the Stadtbahn Rhein-Sieg.
Line | Route | KBS | Operator | Rolling stock |
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7 | Köln-Zündorf – Köln Neumarkt – Aachener Str./Gürtel – Köln Stüttgenhof – Frechen – Frechen-Benzelrath | - | KVB | 2 K4000 |
16 | Köln-Niehl – Köln Dom/Hbf – Köln Heinrich-Lübke-Ufer – Köln-Sürth – Wesseling – Bornheim-Hersel – Bonn-Tannenbusch – Bonn Hbf – Bonn-Bad Godesberg | 473.1 | KVB und SWB (3 Kurse) | 2 B-Wagen (KVB) 2 K5000 (SWB) |
18 | Köln-Thielenbruch – Köln-Buchheim – Köln Dom/Hbf – Köln-Klettenbergpark – Hürth-Efferen – Brühl Mitte – Bornheim – Alfter – Bonn-Dransdorf – Bonn Hbf | 473.2 | KVB und SWB (3 Kurse) | 2 B-Wagen |
68 | Bornheim – Alfter – Bonn-Dransdorf – Bonn Hbf – Bonn-Ramersdorf | 473.2 | SWB | 2 B-Wagen |
The public transit system in Frankfurt is part of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund transport network and consists of several carriers who all use the same fare system. Therefore, one ticket is valid for a journey which may include several modes of transit run by different operators. The fares are paid in advance of travel at a ticket vending machine or at the driver on board a bus. There are no turnstiles or other controlling barriers; instead, a proof-of-payment system is used. Plainclothes fare inspectors are employed and carry out random checks to ensure passengers have paid. If found to be travelling without a ticket, then they are required to pay a fine of €60. A single way trip within Frankfurt costs between €1.80 and €2.80, and a journey to the suburbs outside Frankfurt costs between €4.65 and €9.10 approx. There are also some discounts for children for groups or day tickets. A day ticket for traveling within Frankfurt costs €7.
Köln Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station of Cologne, Germany. The station is an important local, national and international transport hub, with many ICE, Eurostar and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional Regional-Express, RegionalBahn and local S-Bahn trains. EuroNight and Nightjet night services also call at the station. It has frequent connections to Frankfurt by way of the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line, which starts in southern Cologne. On an average day, about 280,000 travellers frequent the station, making it the fifth busiest station in Germany.
The Senne Railway is a single-track branch line from Brackwede to Paderborn with a through service to Bielefeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It received its name from the Senne, a landscape that it crosses in a north-south direction. The Senne-Bahn Regionalbahn service is part of Deutsche Bahn’s Münster-Ostwestfalen (MOW) network of regional services, which has its headquarters in Münster.
Köln-Weiden West is a railway station situated at Weiden, Cologne in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Cologne–Aachen railway. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.
Düsseldorf-Bilk station is a through station in the district of Bilk in the city of Düsseldorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has two platforms and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.
Dortmund-Wickede is a railway station in the Dortmund district of Wickede in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station. It was opened on 26 May 1963 on the Welver–Sterkrade railway completed between Welver and the old Dortmund Süd (south) station by the Royal Westphalian Railway Company on 15 May 1876 and electrified on 25 May 1984.
Friedrichsfeld is a railway station in Friedrichsfeld, part of Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The station is located on the Arnhem-Oberhausen railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and Abellio Deutschland.
The Rhein-Express is a Regional-Express service, which generally follows the Rhine river. It runs daily every hour from 5 am to 9 pm from Wesel via Oberhausen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Bonn, Remagen and Andernach to Koblenz, in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the fourth-most used regional express line in the VRR network with approximately 48,000 passengers a day.
Essen-Steele is located in the district of Essen-Steele in the German city of Essen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. It is served by the RB 33 (Rhein-Niers-Bahn) Aachen / Heinsberg, RE 49 (Wupper-Lippe-Express) and Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines S1, S3 and S9.
The Rhein-Sieg-Express is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate running from Aachen via Düren, Cologne, Troisdorf, Siegburg and Betzdorf to Siegen. It is operated by DB Regio NRW.
Unna station is the main passenger station in the Westphalian city of Unna in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The other stations in the city that are served by regular passenger services are Unna-Königsborn, Unna West, Massen, Lünern and Hemmerde.
The Rhein-Hellweg-Express is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), running from Kassel via Dortmund, Bochum, Essen, Duisburg and Düsseldorf Airport to Düsseldorf Hbf. It is named after the Rhine and the Westphalian Hellweg. The line is part of the Rhine-Ruhr Express (RRX) network and is operated by National Express.
The Rhein-Haard-Express is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), running from Osnabrück via Münster, Recklinghausen, Gelsenkirchen, Essen and Duisburg to Düsseldorf.
Dortmund-Lütgendortmund station is a single-track, underground terminal station in the city of Dortmund in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The platform is accessible by stairs, escalator or lift. It was opened in 1993 at the end of an extension of Line S 4 trains of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn. Trains reverse here in order to return to Unna station. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.
Essen-Bergeborbeck station is located in the city of Essen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Duisburg–Dortmund railway of the Cologne-Minden Railway Company. The line and station opened on 15 May 1847. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station. Though it is named after nearby Bergeborbeck borough, it is located within the boundaries of Bochold, Essen.
Essen-Dellwig station is located in the city of Essen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Duisburg–Dortmund railway, opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company on 15 May 1847. The station opened on 1 May 1891. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station. The station is located 300m away from Essen-Dellwig Ost station.
Solingen Grünewald station is in the city of Solingen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway. The line through the site of Solingen Grünewald station was opened on 12 February 1890 as part of the Solingen–Wuppertal-Vohwinkel line, known as the Korkenzieherbahn, to Vohwinkel. The station was opened on 6 May 2006. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.
The Ruhr-Lenne-Express is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, running from Essen via Bochum, Witten, Bochum, Hagen and Iserlohn-Letmathe to Iserlohn. It is operated by DB Regio NRW hourly.
Remscheid-Güldenwerth station is a station on the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway in the Remscheid district of Güldenwerth in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia. It is served by line S 7 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn, branded as Der Müngstener, operated every 20 minutes from Monday to Friday and generally every half-hour on weekends and at off-peak times, using vehicles.
The Wupper-Lippe-Express is an hourly Regional-Express service in German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which forms part of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn. It connects Wesel with Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof via Oberhausen and Essen.