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Bahnstrecke Welver–Sterkrade

Duisburg-Ruhrort–Dortmund
Overview
Other name(s) Cologne-Minden Emscher Valley Railway
Native name Köln-Mindener Emschertalbahn
Locale North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Line number
  • 2206 (Duisburg-Ruhrort–Gelsenkirchen-Bickern)
  • 2260 (Duisburg-Neumühl–Grafenbusch)
  • 2205 (Gelsenkirchen-Bickern–Wanne-Eickel)
  • 2208 (Wanne-Eickel–Herne)
  • (Herne–Castrop-Rauxel Süd)
  • 2210 (Castrop-Rauxel Süd–Dortmund)
Technical
Line length 61 km (38 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed 100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum)
Route number 447 (Duisburg-Ruhrort)
423 (Grafenbusch–Bottrop)
426 (Gelsenkirchen-Bickern–Dortmund)
Route map
Trunk line from Hamm
Trunk line from Lünen
23.0 Dortmund Hbf
Line to Soest and to Ardey Railway to Iserlohn
S-Bahn line to Witten S 5
Line to DO-Dorstfeld (low) S 1 and (high) S 2
Trunk line to Bochum and Witten
20.6 Dortmund Werkstätte
Trunk line to Dortmund-Mengede
Former line from Dortmund freight yard
19.0 Dortmund-Huckarde Nord
Former line to Dortmund-Huckarde Süd
Herne–Dortmund-Dorstfeld line S 2
Former line from Buschstraße junction
17.8 Dortmund-Rahm (crossover)(former junction)
17.4 Dortmund-Rahm
15.4 Dortmund-Marten
12.x Westricher Straße LC
12.7 Dortmund-Lütgendortmund Nord
planned S-Bahn line from Dortmund-Dorstfeld
11.0 Merklinder Straße LC
10.8 Dortmund-Bövinghausen
9.9 Hellweg LC
9.8 Castrop-Rauxel-Merklinde
8.4 Cottenburgstraße LC
7.5 Dortmunder Straße LC
7.0 Münster Straße LC
7.0 Castrop-Rauxel Süd(since 1955)
former Erin colliery siding
5.3 Castrop-Rauxel Süd(old)
5.3 Castrop-Rauxel Süd(crossover, former junction)
3.3 Herne-Börnig
100.8 2.4 Herne HotTrunk line from Dortmu...
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