Essen-Werden–Essen railway

Overview

Locale

Line number

2161

Technical

Line length

8.8 km (5.5 mi)

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge

15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary

Operating speed

100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum)

Route number

450.6

Route map

Route (anticlockwise)

8.8

Essen Hbf, terminus of S 2 S 6

7.1

5.1

4.7

Stadtwald tunnel (248 m, single line)

2.7

0.2

0.0

Essen-Werden(old station)

The Essen-Werden to Essen railway is a railway line in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, now used by line S 6 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn. It was opened in 1877 by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (German: Bergisch-Märkischen Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) to connect the Ruhr Valley Railway to Essen Hauptbahnhof.

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.