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run on this line, stopping only at Düsseldorf, Vohwinkel and
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Realignment of the lines, former BME line in red, new combined lines in green
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the long distance line is only single track. Regional
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3250:(in German). André Joost. Archived from
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3307:Transport in Düsseldorf
3121:Rhenish Railway Company
2369:S-Bahn line to Cologne
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1463:alignment from Mettmann
874:Düsseldorf via Mettmann
604:Sonnborn railway bridge
208:27 km (17 mi)
16:Railway line in Germany
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3220:German railway atlas
2332:main line to Cologne
863:S-Bahn line to Essen
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124:Düsseldorf-Elberfeld
43:improve this article
3191:Maas-Wupper-Express
3050:. It is served by
3034:and Elberfeld (now
2948:Düsseldorf harbour
1902:Düsseldorf-Flingern
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448:Wuppertal-Steinbeck
3254:on 24 October 2012
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2650:Industrial sidings
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3229:978-3-89494-149-9
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355:
353:
339:
338:
332:
331:
320:
319:
307:
293:
292:
259:
253:
251:
250:
246:
243:
235:
222:(S-Bahn station)
217:
213:Number of tracks
191:
185:
155:
149:
133:
121:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
3322:
3321:
3317:
3316:
3315:
3313:
3312:
3311:
3272:
3271:
3268:
3267:
3257:
3255:
3242:
3241:
3237:
3230:
3214:
3213:
3209:
3204:
3168:Gruiten station
3161:
3145:Erkrath station
3137:
3092:
3068:
3004:
2978:
2943:
2923:
2908:
2901:Düsseldorf DEE
2898:
2893:
2878:Düsseldorf CME
2873:
2866:
2842:
2835:
2828:
2821:
2814:
2799:
2792:
2791:
2784:
2783:
2774:
2759:
2749:
2742:
2735:
2717:
2712:
2697:
2687:
2680:
2673:
2666:
2651:
2644:
2637:
2630:
2615:
2606:
2599:
2592:
2577:
2572:
2567:
2560:
2559:
2552:
2551:
2542:
2527:
2520:
2513:
2494:
2465:
2460:
2458:
2453:
2451:
2442:
2435:
2420:
2413:
2406:
2399:
2384:
2379:
2377:
2372:
2370:
2363:
2356:
2349:
2334:
2325:
2318:
2311:
2304:
2289:
2282:
2275:
2268:
2261:
2254:
2232:
2227:
2220:
2213:
2198:
2188:
2181:
2174:
2167:
2160:
2145:
2138:
2131:
2124:
2117:
2102:
2097:
2095:
2090:
2088:
2081:
2074:
2067:
2060:
2045:
2036:
2029:
2022:
2015:
2000:
1990:
1983:
1976:
1975:
1968:
1967:
1958:
1951:
1932:
1925:
1918:
1898:
1893:
1886:
1868:
1865:
1860:
1853:
1846:
1831:
1824:
1817:
1816:
1809:
1808:
1799:
1792:
1772:
1765:
1758:
1751:
1736:
1727:
1720:
1713:
1706:
1705:
1698:
1697:
1688:
1681:
1663:
1660:
1655:
1648:
1641:
1622:
1615:
1608:
1601:
1586:
1577:
1570:
1563:
1556:
1555:
1548:
1547:
1540:
1531:
1524:
1509:
1502:
1495:
1488:
1481:
1466:
1456:
1449:
1442:
1407:
1402:
1395:
1380:
1375:
1373:
1364:
1357:
1350:
1330:
1325:
1318:
1303:
1294:
1293:
1286:
1285:
1276:
1275:
1268:
1267:
1250:
1240:
1233:
1213:
1208:
1201:
1183:
1178:
1171:
1153:
1148:
1141:
1121:
1116:
1109:
1091:
1086:
1079:
1064:
1055:
1048:
1041:
1034:
1014:
1009:
1002:
995:
977:
974:
969:
962:
955:
940:
930:
923:
922:
915:
914:
905:
898:
883:
878:
876:
867:
865:
856:
849:
842:
835:
820:
812:
807:
800:
793:
778:
775:grade separated
767:
760:
753:
738:
729:
722:
715:
682:
677:
670:
655:
646:
639:
632:
625:
610:
597:
590:
570:
565:
558:
543:
533:
526:
525:
518:
517:
508:
501:
483:
478:
471:
464:
444:
439:
432:
425:
410:
405:
403:
390:
385:
378:
363:
358:
356:
351:
349:
340:
333:
314:
298:
283:Maximum incline
274:Operating speed
265:Electrification
255:
248:
244:
241:
239:
238:4 ft
237:
233:
221:
219:
186:(Long distance)
150:(Long distance)
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3320:
3310:
3309:
3304:
3299:
3294:
3289:
3284:
3266:
3265:
3235:
3228:
3206:
3205:
3203:
3200:
3185:Wupper-Express
3160:
3157:
3136:
3133:
3091:
3088:
3067:
3064:
3014:
3013:
3010:
3009:
3006:
3005:
3003:
3002:
2995:
2988:
2979:This diagram:
2977:
2974:
2973:
2970:
2969:
2966:
2965:
2963:
2961:
2959:
2957:
2955:
2953:
2950:
2949:
2946:
2944:
2937:
2935:
2933:
2930:
2929:
2926:
2924:
2917:
2915:
2913:
2910:
2909:
2902:
2899:
2896:
2894:
2887:
2885:
2883:
2880:
2879:
2876:
2874:
2867:
2860:
2858:
2856:
2853:
2852:
2849:Düsseldorf Hbf
2845:
2843:
2836:
2829:
2822:
2815:
2808:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2800:
2797:
2795:
2793:
2785:
2777:
2776:
2775:
2768:
2766:
2764:
2761:
2760:
2756:Freight bypass
2754:
2752:
2750:
2743:
2736:
2729:
2727:
2725:
2722:
2721:
2718:
2715:
2713:
2706:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2698:
2692:
2690:
2688:
2681:
2674:
2667:
2660:
2658:
2656:
2653:
2652:
2649:
2647:
2645:
2638:
2631:
2624:
2622:
2620:
2617:
2616:
2611:
2609:
2607:
2600:
2593:
2586:
2584:
2582:
2579:
2578:
2575:
2573:
2570:
2568:
2561:
2553:
2545:
2544:
2543:
2536:
2534:
2532:
2529:
2528:
2525:
2523:
2521:
2514:
2507:
2505:
2503:
2496:
2495:
2490:
2487:
2486:
2483:
2482:
2480:
2478:
2476:
2474:
2472:
2470:
2467:
2466:
2447:
2445:
2443:
2436:
2429:
2427:
2425:
2422:
2421:
2418:
2416:
2414:
2407:
2400:
2393:
2391:
2389:
2386:
2385:
2368:
2366:
2364:
2357:
2350:
2343:
2341:
2339:
2336:
2335:
2330:
2328:
2326:
2319:
2312:
2305:
2298:
2296:
2294:
2291:
2290:
2287:
2285:
2283:
2276:
2269:
2262:
2255:
2248:
2246:
2244:
2241:
2240:
2237:Düsseldorf Hbf
2233:
2230:
2228:
2221:
2214:
2207:
2205:
2203:
2200:
2199:
2193:
2191:
2189:
2182:
2175:
2168:
2161:
2154:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2146:
2143:
2141:
2139:
2132:
2125:
2118:
2111:
2109:
2107:
2104:
2103:
2086:
2084:
2082:
2075:
2068:
2061:
2054:
2052:
2050:
2047:
2046:
2041:
2039:
2037:
2030:
2023:
2016:
2009:
2007:
2005:
2002:
2001:
1997:Freight bypass
1995:
1993:
1991:
1984:
1977:
1969:
1961:
1960:
1959:
1952:
1945:
1943:
1941:
1938:
1937:
1935:
1933:
1926:
1919:
1912:
1910:
1908:
1905:
1904:
1899:
1896:
1894:
1887:
1880:
1878:
1876:
1873:
1872:
1871:Dora junction
1869:
1863:
1861:
1854:
1847:
1840:
1838:
1836:
1833:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1825:
1818:
1810:
1802:
1801:
1800:
1793:
1786:
1784:
1782:
1779:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1766:
1759:
1752:
1745:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1737:
1732:
1730:
1728:
1721:
1714:
1707:
1699:
1691:
1690:
1689:
1682:
1675:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1667:
1664:
1658:
1656:
1649:
1642:
1635:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1627:
1625:
1623:
1616:
1609:
1602:
1595:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1587:
1582:
1580:
1578:
1571:
1564:
1557:
1549:
1541:
1534:
1533:
1532:
1525:
1518:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1503:
1496:
1489:
1482:
1475:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1461:
1459:
1457:
1450:
1443:
1436:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1428:
1424:
1423:
1419:
1418:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1396:
1389:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1381:
1369:
1367:
1365:
1358:
1351:
1344:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1336:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1319:
1312:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1304:
1299:
1297:
1295:
1287:
1279:
1278:
1277:
1269:
1261:
1260:
1259:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1251:
1245:
1243:
1241:
1234:
1227:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1202:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1172:
1165:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1142:
1135:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1127:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1110:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1080:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1065:
1060:
1058:
1056:
1049:
1042:
1035:
1028:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1003:
996:
989:
987:
985:
982:
981:
978:
972:
970:
963:
956:
949:
947:
945:
942:
941:
935:
933:
931:
924:
916:
908:
907:
906:
899:
892:
890:
888:
885:
884:
861:
859:
857:
850:
843:
836:
829:
827:
825:
822:
821:
818:
813:
810:
808:
801:
794:
787:
785:
783:
780:
779:
772:
770:
768:
761:
754:
747:
745:
743:
740:
739:
734:
732:
730:
723:
716:
709:
707:
705:
702:
701:
697:
696:
692:
691:
683:
680:
678:
671:
664:
662:
660:
657:
656:
651:
649:
647:
640:
633:
626:
619:
617:
615:
612:
611:
602:
600:
598:
591:
584:
582:
580:
577:
576:
571:
568:
566:
559:
552:
550:
548:
545:
544:
538:
536:
534:
527:
519:
511:
510:
509:
502:
495:
493:
491:
488:
487:
484:
481:
479:
472:
465:
458:
456:
454:
451:
450:
445:
442:
440:
433:
426:
419:
417:
415:
412:
411:
398:
391:
388:
386:
379:
372:
370:
368:
365:
364:
345:
343:
341:
334:
327:
325:
323:
316:
315:
310:
300:
299:
296:
289:
288:
285:
279:
278:
277:130 km/h (max)
275:
271:
270:
267:
261:
260:
257:standard gauge
231:
225:
224:
214:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
197:
196:
195:
194:
188:
180:
176:
175:
171:
170:
165:
161:
160:
159:
158:
152:
144:
140:
139:
135:
134:
126:
125:
117:
116:
99:September 2017
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3319:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3298:
3295:
3293:
3290:
3288:
3285:
3283:
3280:
3279:
3277:
3270:
3253:
3249:
3245:
3239:
3231:
3225:
3221:
3217:
3211:
3207:
3199:
3197:
3193:
3192:
3187:
3186:
3181:
3173:
3172:Solingen line
3169:
3165:
3156:
3154:
3146:
3141:
3132:
3130:
3126:
3122:
3118:
3114:
3110:
3105:
3096:
3087:
3085:
3081:
3077:
3073:
3063:
3061:
3057:
3053:
3049:
3045:
3041:
3037:
3033:
3030:, connecting
3029:
3025:
3021:
3001:
2996:
2994:
2989:
2987:
2982:
2981:
2976:
2975:
2972:
2971:
2964:
2962:
2960:
2958:
2956:
2954:
2952:
2951:
2945:
2936:
2934:
2931:
2925:
2916:
2914:
2911:
2906:
2895:
2886:
2884:
2881:
2875:
2859:
2857:
2854:
2851:
2850:
2844:
2807:
2805:
2802:
2794:
2767:
2765:
2762:
2757:
2751:
2728:
2726:
2723:
2714:
2705:
2703:
2700:
2696:
2689:
2659:
2657:
2654:
2646:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2614:
2608:
2585:
2583:
2580:
2569:
2535:
2533:
2530:
2522:
2506:
2504:
2501:
2498:
2497:
2493:
2489:
2488:
2481:
2479:
2477:
2475:
2473:
2471:
2469:
2468:
2463:
2456:
2450:
2449:Line to Neuss
2444:
2428:
2426:
2423:
2415:
2392:
2390:
2387:
2382:
2375:
2365:
2342:
2340:
2337:
2333:
2327:
2297:
2295:
2292:
2284:
2247:
2245:
2242:
2239:
2238:
2229:
2206:
2204:
2201:
2197:
2190:
2153:
2151:
2148:
2140:
2110:
2108:
2105:
2100:
2093:
2083:
2053:
2051:
2048:
2044:
2038:
2008:
2006:
2003:
1998:
1992:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1934:
1911:
1909:
1906:
1903:
1895:
1879:
1877:
1874:
1862:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1826:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1774:
1744:
1742:
1739:
1735:
1729:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1657:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1624:
1594:
1592:
1589:
1585:
1579:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1504:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1464:
1458:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1421:
1420:
1417:
1414:
1413:
1404:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1378:
1372:
1366:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1335:
1327:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1302:
1296:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1249:
1242:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1218:
1210:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1180:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1150:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1118:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1088:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1063:
1057:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1011:
988:
986:
983:
971:
948:
946:
943:
939:
932:
891:
889:
886:
881:
875:
870:
864:
858:
828:
826:
823:
817:
809:
786:
784:
781:
776:
769:
746:
744:
741:
737:
731:
708:
706:
703:
694:
693:
689:
688:
679:
663:
661:
658:
654:
648:
618:
616:
613:
609:
605:
599:
583:
581:
578:
575:
567:
551:
549:
546:
542:
535:
494:
492:
489:
480:
457:
455:
452:
449:
441:
418:
416:
413:
408:
401:
397:
396:
395:Wuppertal Hbf
387:
371:
369:
366:
361:
354:
348:
342:
326:
324:
321:
318:
317:
313:
309:
308:
305:
302:
301:
295:
294:
290:
286:
284:
280:
276:
272:
269:15 kV 16.7 Hz
268:
266:
262:
258:
234:1,435 mm
232:
230:
226:
215:
211:
207:
203:
198:
189:
183:
182:
181:
177:
172:
169:
166:
162:
153:
147:
146:
145:
141:
136:
132:
127:
122:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
3269:
3256:. Retrieved
3252:the original
3247:
3238:
3219:
3215:
3210:
3189:
3183:
3177:
3153:bank engines
3149:
3101:
3083:
3075:
3071:
3069:
3056:Regionalbahn
3019:
3017:
2847:
2491:
2235:
1120:101.0 (23.7)
1090:103.7 (26.4)
1013:104.2 (26.9)
819:(triangular)
811:109.1 (31.9)
681:111.1 (33.8)
569:111.9 (34.6)
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2231:88.4 (11.1)
1406:93.8 (16.6)
1329:96.5 (19.2)
1212:99.3 (22.2)
1182:99.6 (22.3)
1062:to Solingen
229:Track gauge
205:Line length
143:Line number
3276:Categories
3258:30 October
3202:References
3188:and RE 13
3109:trunk line
3032:Düsseldorf
1465:until 1891
347:from Hagen
69:newspapers
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184:455, 485
3062:trains.
3044:Hochdahl
1217:Hochdahl
252: in
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138:Overview
3119:of the
3111:of the
3066:History
3040:Erkrath
3024:Germany
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174:Service
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