The 64 km long Cologne–Duisburg railway is one of the most important lines in Germany. It is the main axis for long distance and urban passenger rail services between Cologne and the Ruhr, served by Intercity Express, Intercity, Regional Express, regionalbahn and S-Bahn trains. It was the first section built of the Cologne-Minden trunk line and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. It was opened in 1845/46 and has been repeatedly modernized and expanded. Today the route (partly blended with lines of other former railway companies) comprises two or three double lines and is electrified throughout.
On 18 December 1843, the Prussian government granted a concession to the Cologne-Minden Railway Company (German, old spelling: Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, CME) for the line, which began at what was then the CME station in Deutz (now a suburb of Cologne) with the construction of the first section to Düsseldorf, which was opened on 20 December 1845. Only a few weeks later, on 9 February 1846, the second section was completed to a temporary terminus at the site of present-day Duisburg Hauptbahnhof called the Cologne-Minden railway station, the first of three train stations built at the same place.
The route of the next section to Oberhausen, Altenessen, Gelsenkirchen, Wanne, Herne and Dortmund to Hamm was chosen over a route close to the coal mines that were then located on the north bank of the Ruhr because it was cheaper to build as it largely avoided hills. Nevertheless, it still took well over a year until 15 May 1847 for this section to be completed and put into operation. On 15 October 1847 the last section was opened to Minden, thus completing the entire 263 kilometre long, single track railway. On the same day the Royal Hanoverian State Railways opened its Hanover-Minden Railway, completing a connection to Berlin and northeastern Germany.
The line was connected to the railways on the western bank of the Rhine at Cologne on 3 October 1859 with the inauguration of the Cathedral Bridge to the back of the Central Station of the Rhenish Railway Company (Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, RHE).
Current situation
The Cologne-Duisburg line has been continually modernised as traffic has grown and it has been electrified along its entire length.
Number of tracks
The number of tracks on the line varies between three and eight. In the section of line between Cologne and Cologne-Mülheim there are six tracks, two towards Düsseldorf and Duisburg, two towards Gruiten and Wuppertal, and two S-Bahn tracks. Between Cologne-Mülheim and Langenfeld, there are two long-distance tracks and sections of the S-Bahn are only single track sections (providing a total of three tracks). North of Langenfeld, there are again two tracks (a total of four tracks). From Düsseldorf-Oberbilk station north there are two additional tracks to the right and left of the S-Bahn to Düsseldorf; together with the local lines in this section there are eight rail tracks.[1][page needed]
From Düsseldorf to Düsseldorf-Derendorf station the line also has up to eight single tracks, including up to two freight lines. There are six tracks past the S-Bahn branch to Düsseldorf Airport Terminal station to Düsseldorf-Unterrath Karthäuser Weg junction where the S-Bahn and two long distance-tracks merge at grade on the approach to Düsseldorf Airport station. The station itself has four platform tracks, plus two through tracks. After the airport station, the route continues as a four track line, with the platform tracks at S-Bahn stations passed by Regional-Express trains at up to 140 km/h. Immediately south of Duisburg-Großenbaum station two separate S-Bahn tracks recommence in addition to four mainline tracks, a total of six tracks. North of Duisburg-Buchholz the line becomes five tracks with two mainline tracks, two S-Bahn tracks and one freight track.[1][page needed]
To shorten the travel time on the long-distance trains from Cologne via Duisburg to Dortmund, the mainline was upgraded in the 1980s to enable trains to run at 200 km/h and, with the exception of the area of Düsseldorf station, equipped with the German Linienzugbeeinflussung (LZB) train protection system. This makes it possible to operate trains between Cologne and Dortmund via Duisburg in the same time as it takes on the shorter but more tortuous route via Wuppertal and Hagen. This makes it possible to provide connections between two long-distance routes across platforms at Cologne and Dortmund.
Train services
Services operating across the total length of the line are three ICE services, two IC services (each usually every two hours) and two Regional-Express services, the RE 1 NRW-Express and the RE 5 Rhein-Express (both hourly). Between Düsseldorf and Duisburg additional services operating are the RE 2 Rhein-Haard-Express, the RE 3 Rhein-Emscher-Express, the RE 6 Rhein-Weser-Express, the RE 11 Rhein-Hellweg-Express and the RE 19 Rhein-IJssel-Express (all hourly). It is planned to replace the Regional Express services on the line by faster services, known as Rhine-Ruhr Express, which will require additional track.
References
^ abcdEisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 136–7, 140–1, 146–7. ISBN978-3-89494-139-0.
External links
"Line 2650: Köln-Deutz - Hamm (Westf)". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cologne Duisburg railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 64 km long Cologne Duisburg railway is one of the most important lines in Germany It is the main axis for long distance and urban passenger rail services between Cologne and the Ruhr served by Intercity Express Intercity Regional Express regionalbahn and S Bahn trains It was the first section built of the Cologne Minden trunk line and is one of the oldest railways in Germany It was opened in 1845 46 and has been repeatedly modernized and expanded Today the route partly blended with lines of other former railway companies comprises two or three double lines and is electrified throughout Cologne Deutz Duisburg railwayCologne Minden trunk line in redOverviewLine number2650 long distance 2400 2407 2413 2670 S Bahn 2319 2317 local track in Dusseldorf 2411 Dusseldorf Hbf freight byapp ServiceRoute number415 long distance 450 1 450 6 450 7 S Bahn TechnicalLine length64 km 40 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification15 kV 16 7 Hz AC Overhead catenaryOperating speed200 km h 120 mph Route mapLegendLine to Essen S1Line to Oberhausen and Amsterdam S267 1 Kaiserberg junction63 1 Duisburg Hbf terminus of S2Line to KrefeldKrefeld Mulheim lineLine to Duisburg Wedau60 0 Duisburg Schlenk57 8 Duisburg Buchholz55 8 Duisburg Grossenbaum52 1 Duisburg Rahm52 1 Angermund49 2 KalkumFlughafen tunnel47 7 Dusseldorf Airport47 1 D Unterrath Karthauser Weg junction At grade junctionS Bahn to airport terminal S1146 0 Dusseldorf Unterrath44 4 Prasident Loewel junction Freight bypassFreight bypassD Derendorf Dp junction Ruhr Valley Railway S643 1 Heinrich junction Freight bypass42 7 Dusseldorf DerendorfDusseldorf ZooFreight bypass40 8 Rethel junction Freight bypass40 6 Dusseldorf WehrhahnFormer Dusseldorf RhE Dora junction lineFormer connection to freight bypassLine to WuppertalS Bahn to Mettmann Wuppertal S8 S2840 4 Dusseldorf Hbf north end Freight bypass39 5 Dusseldorf HbfLine to NeussS Bahn to Neuss S8 S11 S28 Junction of all three lines to yard Dusseldorf Volksgarten36 4 Emma junctionDusseldorf yard36 0 Wersten junctionDusseldorf OberbilkDusseldorf Oberbilk junctionFreight bypass34 4 Berg junction To Freight line to CologneS Bahn line to Solingen S133 5 Dusseldorf Eller Sud31 7 Dusseldorf Reisholz Rn30 9 Dusseldorf Reisholz30 4 Dusseldorf Reisholz junction28 5 Dusseldorf Benrath26 0 Dusseldorf Garath24 7 Dusseldorf Hellerhof22 7 Langenfeld Berghausen19 5 Langenfeld Rheinl 16 1 Leverkusen Rheindorf13 3 Leverkusen Kuppersteg12 4 Leverkusen Kuppersteg crossover12 9 Leverkusen Kuppersteg11 7 Leverkusen Mitte10 7 Leverkusen WiesdorfLeverkusen Chemparkcrossover9 4 Leverkusen Chempark7 68 2 km change7 5 Koln Stammheim Former route until 1909 6 0 Koln Mulheim Berliner Str junction Line from SolingenTo Freight line to Koln MulheimSulz Valley line from Bergisch Gladbach S11Mulheim Rhein CME BME3 8 Koln Mulheim Formerly Mulheim RhE Line to Koln Deutz low level Koln Buchforst Former route until 1909 Koln Zoobrucke Wendeanlage junctionKoln Posthof junction to Agger Valley Railway Sieg Railway East Rhine Railway Frankfurt high speed Railway S12 S130 0 Koln Messe DeutzHohenzollernbruckeKoln HbfTo West Lower Rhine Railway S6 S11 Line to Aachen S12 S13 West Rhine RailwaySource German railway atlas 1 This diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 History 2 Current situation 2 1 Number of tracks 2 2 Technology 3 Train services 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditOn 18 December 1843 the Prussian government granted a concession to the Cologne Minden Railway Company German old spelling Coln Mindener Eisenbahn Gesellschaft CME for the line which began at what was then the CME station in Deutz now a suburb of Cologne with the construction of the first section to Dusseldorf which was opened on 20 December 1845 Only a few weeks later on 9 February 1846 the second section was completed to a temporary terminus at the site of present day Duisburg Hauptbahnhof called the Cologne Minden railway station the first of three train stations built at the same place The route of the next section to Oberhausen Altenessen Gelsenkirchen Wanne Herne and Dortmund to Hamm was chosen over a route close to the coal mines that were then located on the north bank of the Ruhr because it was cheaper to build as it largely avoided hills Nevertheless it still took well over a year until 15 May 1847 for this section to be completed and put into operation On 15 October 1847 the last section was opened to Minden thus completing the entire 263 kilometre long single track railway On the same day the Royal Hanoverian State Railways opened its Hanover Minden Railway completing a connection to Berlin and northeastern Germany The line was connected to the railways on the western bank of the Rhine at Cologne on 3 October 1859 with the inauguration of the Cathedral Bridge to the back of the Central Station of the Rhenish Railway Company Rheinische Eisenbahn Gesellschaft RHE Current situation EditThe Cologne Duisburg line has been continually modernised as traffic has grown and it has been electrified along its entire length Number of tracks Edit The number of tracks on the line varies between three and eight In the section of line between Cologne and Cologne Mulheim there are six tracks two towards Dusseldorf and Duisburg two towards Gruiten and Wuppertal and two S Bahn tracks Between Cologne Mulheim and Langenfeld there are two long distance tracks and sections of the S Bahn are only single track sections providing a total of three tracks North of Langenfeld there are again two tracks a total of four tracks From Dusseldorf Oberbilk station north there are two additional tracks to the right and left of the S Bahn to Dusseldorf together with the local lines in this section there are eight rail tracks 1 page needed From Dusseldorf to Dusseldorf Derendorf station the line also has up to eight single tracks including up to two freight lines There are six tracks past the S Bahn branch to Dusseldorf Airport Terminal station to Dusseldorf Unterrath Karthauser Weg junction where the S Bahn and two long distance tracks merge at grade on the approach to Dusseldorf Airport station The station itself has four platform tracks plus two through tracks After the airport station the route continues as a four track line with the platform tracks at S Bahn stations passed by Regional Express trains at up to 140 km h Immediately south of Duisburg Grossenbaum station two separate S Bahn tracks recommence in addition to four mainline tracks a total of six tracks North of Duisburg Buchholz the line becomes five tracks with two mainline tracks two S Bahn tracks and one freight track 1 page needed North of Duisburg Hauptbahnhof lines connect to the CME s line to Oberhausen and Dortmund and more importantly for today s passengers the Ruhr route to the east via Essen to Dortmund of the former Bergisch Markische Railway Company 1 page needed Technology Edit To shorten the travel time on the long distance trains from Cologne via Duisburg to Dortmund the mainline was upgraded in the 1980s to enable trains to run at 200 km h and with the exception of the area of Dusseldorf station equipped with the German Linienzugbeeinflussung LZB train protection system This makes it possible to operate trains between Cologne and Dortmund via Duisburg in the same time as it takes on the shorter but more tortuous route via Wuppertal and Hagen This makes it possible to provide connections between two long distance routes across platforms at Cologne and Dortmund Train services EditServices operating across the total length of the line are three ICE services two IC services each usually every two hours and two Regional Express services the RE 1 NRW Express and the RE 5 Rhein Express both hourly Between Dusseldorf and Duisburg additional services operating are the RE 2 Rhein Haard Express the RE 3 Rhein Emscher Express the RE 6 Rhein Weser Express the RE 11 Rhein Hellweg Express and the RE 19 Rhein IJssel Express all hourly It is planned to replace the Regional Express services on the line by faster services known as Rhine Ruhr Express which will require additional track References Edit a b c d Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland German railway atlas Schweers Wall 2009 pp 136 7 140 1 146 7 ISBN 978 3 89494 139 0 External links Edit Line 2650 Koln Deutz Hamm Westf NRW rail archive in German Andre Joost Retrieved 18 September 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cologne Duisburg railway amp oldid 1029655861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
