The Dill line consists historically in two parts. The southern section was built about 50 years before the northern section.
Southern sectionedit
The southern part is the south-western section of the Deutz–Gießen line built by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company and completed originally as a single-track in January 1862 from Köln-Deutz to Gießen. The population of the rural areas along the Dill river was initially largely hostile to the construction of the railway, although it contributed to the prosperity of the region. It quickly gained great importance for the movement of professionals between home and work. The town of Wetzlar had to accept the remote location of its station, as it was located near a curve in the Dill line built for the junction with the Lahntal railway, which was opened a year later. The route soon became an important line and was almost fully duplicated by1870. The central section of the Deutz–Giessen line ran from Betzdorf via Burbach and Würgendorf to Haiger, the route of the current Heller Valley Railway. Due to the difficult terrain, construction of a direct connection from Siegen to the Dill line was too expensive at the time.
Northern sectionedit
The line between Haiger and Siegen line was opened in 1915, completing a connection from Hagen to Giessen, and thus from the Ruhr to the Rhine-Main area as well as southern Germany. The line was shortened by approximately 30 kilometres. The line was particularly important for coal traffic. This required the construction of the almost 2.7 km-long Rudersdorf Tunnel and two large viaducts, the Rudersdorf Viaduct and the Niederdielfen Viaduct. It was originally planned to build the Siegen–Dillenburg section with four tracks, but this was prevented by the outbreak of the First World War. Because of the engineering works, the entire line between Haiger station and the Hessian / North Rhine Westphalia border, through which the Rudersdorf tunnel passes, has been listed as a cultural monument under the Hessian heritage law.
Developmentedit
In 1965, the whole of the Dill line and the Ruhr-Sieg line were electrified. The first electric train ran on the line on 14 May 1965.
Operationsedit
Passengersedit
The train services operating on the Dill Railway were as follows in 2024:
In Germany there are three major freight railways: the North-South railway and the East and the West Rhine Railways. The Dill Railway is very important in handling freight services from the Netherlands and Ruhr to the area around Stuttgart as well as Austria. The most important customer on the Dill Railway is the steelmaking firm of Thyssen-Krupp in Dillenburg, which receives deliveries of goods daily from Thyssen-Krupp in Bochum.
Notesedit
^Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN978-3-89494-139-0.
Referencesedit
Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Hessen, ed. (2005). Eisenbahn in Hessen. Kulturdenkmäler in Hessen. Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland (in German). Stuttgart: Theiss Verlag. pp. Vol 2.1, p. 264ff and Vol 2.2, pp. 1011ff. ISBN3-8062-1917-6.
Krauskopf, Bernd; Vogelbusch, Reinhard (1984). Das Bw Dillenburg (in German). Freiburg: Eisenbahn-Kurier-Verlag. ISBN3-88255-315-4.
Merzhäuser, Wenzel (1996). Eisenbahnen im Westerwald (in German). Freiburg: Eisenbahn-Kurier-Verlag. ISBN3-88255-579-3.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dill line.
"Current photographs of KBS445" (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2011.
(in German). Pro-Bahn. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
"Photographs of tunnel portals, line 2651" (in German). Tunnelportale. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
"Photographs of tunnel portals, line 2880" (in German). Tunnelportale. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
"Photographs of tunnel portals, line 2881" (in German). Tunnelportale. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
January 01, 1970
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The Dill Railway German Dillstrecke is a 73 km long double track electrified railway line which runs from Giessen in Hesse to Siegen in North Rhine Westphalia The line is mainly worked by regional trains including diesel multiples of the DreiLanderBahn except for the IC 34 which runs between Frankfurt and Siegen stopping in Dillenburg The southern section between Haiger and Giessen was built by the Cologne Minden Railway Company in 1862 as part of its line from Deutz and is one of the oldest railways in Germany The section from Haiger to Siegen was opened in 1915 by the Prussian state railways Dill RailwayOverviewNative nameDillstreckeLine number2881 Siegen Siegen Ost 800 Siegen Ost Haiger 2651 Haiger Giessen LocaleHesse and North Rhine Westphalia GermanyTerminiSiegenGiessenServiceRoute number445TechnicalLine length73 km 45 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification15 kV 16 7 Hz AC overhead catenaryOperating speed140 km h 87 mph Route mapLegend from Cologne 1 1 Siegen 0 0 from Hagen 0 4 1 2 Giersberg tunnel Siegen Ost goods yard station until 1992 2 9 Siegen Wittgenstein District Railway Mannesmann Fuchs Rohr siding 108 3 Siegen town siding 110 9 Niederdielfen viaduct 111 4 Niederdielfen 114 8 Rudersdorf viaduct 115 8 Rudersdorf Siegen 116 4 Rudersdorf substation siding 117 6 Rudersdorf tunnel 2652 m 119 0 state boundary 121 4 Dill river and road bridge 121 7 Dillbrecht 124 2 Bridge over Dill and road 124 9 Rodenbach Dillkr 127 0 A 45 from Betzdorf Sieg from Breitscheid 129 1 Haiger Keilbahnhof km change network boundary 119 3 B 277 119 4 Dill 121 4 Sechshelden 123 7 from Ewersbach 125 0 Dillenburg to Wallau Lahn 126 6 Dill 127 1 Niederscheld Dillkr Sud 128 3 Dill 129 0 Burg Dillkr Nord 129 3 from Niederwalgern 129 8 from Montabaur 130 8 Herborn Dillkr 133 3 Dill 134 6 Firma Haas amp Sohn siding 135 0 Sinn 137 1 Edingen Wetzlar 139 4 Katzenfurt 143 5 Ehringshausen Kr Wetzlar 146 0 Werdorf 148 8 Dill 149 0 Firma Berkenhoff amp Drebes siding 149 4 Asslar 150 4 to Koblenz 152 8 Buderus Edelstahl I siding 153 2 Buderus Edelstahl II siding 153 3 from Koblenz 153 4 Wetzlar 153 9 Lahn 154 7 Wetzlar marshalling yard 155 1 Garbenheim until 1977 Lollar Wetzlar railway only to Lollar 160 6 Dutenhofen Kr Wetzlar 161 0 to Giessen Bergwald 163 6 Giessen passenger station marshalling yard transition junction 164 4 Giessen Bergwald from Frankfurt 164 5 from Frankfurt Giessen marshalling yard 166 0 Giessen to Gelnhausen to Fulda to Kassel Source German railway atlas 1 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 Dill Railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Contents 1 History 1 1 Construction 1 2 Southern section 1 3 Northern section 1 4 Development 2 Operations 2 1 Passengers 2 2 Freight 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Regional Express in Rudersdorf nbsp InterRegio service in 2002 nbsp Rudersdorf station Construction edit The Dill line consists historically in two parts The southern section was built about 50 years before the northern section Southern section edit The southern part is the south western section of the Deutz Giessen line built by the Cologne Minden Railway Company and completed originally as a single track in January 1862 from Koln Deutz to Giessen The population of the rural areas along the Dill river was initially largely hostile to the construction of the railway although it contributed to the prosperity of the region It quickly gained great importance for the movement of professionals between home and work The town of Wetzlar had to accept the remote location of its station as it was located near a curve in the Dill line built for the junction with the Lahntal railway which was opened a year later The route soon became an important line and was almost fully duplicated by1870 The central section of the Deutz Giessen line ran from Betzdorf via Burbach and Wurgendorf to Haiger the route of the current Heller Valley Railway Due to the difficult terrain construction of a direct connection from Siegen to the Dill line was too expensive at the time Northern section edit The line between Haiger and Siegen line was opened in 1915 completing a connection from Hagen to Giessen and thus from the Ruhr to the Rhine Main area as well as southern Germany The line was shortened by approximately 30 kilometres The line was particularly important for coal traffic This required the construction of the almost 2 7 km long Rudersdorf Tunnel and two large viaducts the Rudersdorf Viaduct and the Niederdielfen Viaduct It was originally planned to build the Siegen Dillenburg section with four tracks but this was prevented by the outbreak of the First World War Because of the engineering works the entire line between Haiger station and the Hessian North Rhine Westphalia border through which the Rudersdorf tunnel passes has been listed as a cultural monument under the Hessian heritage law Development edit In 1965 the whole of the Dill line and the Ruhr Sieg line were electrified The first electric train ran on the line on 14 May 1965 Operations editPassengers edit The train services operating on the Dill Railway were as follows in 2024 Line Route Frequency IC 34 Frankfurt Wetzlar Dillenburg Siegen Dortmund Unna Hamm Munster Emden Norddeich Mole 120 mins RE 99 Main Sieg Express Siegen Dillenburg Wetzlar Giessen Frankfurt 0 60 min RB 40 Mittelhessen Express Siegen Wetzlar Giessen Frankfurt 0 60 min RB 95 Au Siegen Dillenburg 0 120 min Freight edit In Germany there are three major freight railways the North South railway and the East and the West Rhine Railways The Dill Railway is very important in handling freight services from the Netherlands and Ruhr to the area around Stuttgart as well as Austria The most important customer on the Dill Railway is the steelmaking firm of Thyssen Krupp in Dillenburg which receives deliveries of goods daily from Thyssen Krupp in Bochum Notes edit Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland German railway atlas Schweers Wall 2009 ISBN 978 3 89494 139 0 References editLandesamt fur Denkmalpflege Hessen ed 2005 Eisenbahn in Hessen Kulturdenkmaler in Hessen Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland in German Stuttgart Theiss Verlag pp Vol 2 1 p 264ff and Vol 2 2 pp 1011ff ISBN 3 8062 1917 6 Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland German railway atlas 2007 2008 edition Schweers Wall 2007 ISBN 978 3 89494 136 9 Krauskopf Bernd Vogelbusch Reinhard 1984 Das Bw Dillenburg in German Freiburg Eisenbahn Kurier Verlag ISBN 3 88255 315 4 Merzhauser Wenzel 1996 Eisenbahnen im Westerwald in German Freiburg Eisenbahn Kurier Verlag ISBN 3 88255 579 3 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dill line Current photographs of KBS445 in German Retrieved 8 February 2011 Brief Description of the line in German Pro Bahn Archived from the original on 27 July 2011 Retrieved 8 February 2011 Photographs of tunnel portals line 2651 in German Tunnelportale Retrieved 8 February 2011 Photographs of tunnel portals line 2880 in German Tunnelportale Retrieved 8 February 2011 Photographs of tunnel portals line 2881 in German Tunnelportale Retrieved 8 February 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dill Railway amp oldid 1213500660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
