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[415, 490] (ERA-E 46B5-46A4; ERA-R 97B4-97A4; S+W ''137A2-136C4'') DE21/388 | [415, 490] (ERA-E 46B5-46A4; ERA-R 97B4-97A4; S+W ''137A2-136C4'') DE21/388 | ||
This route which crosses the Rhein by the Haus-Knipp-Brücke avoids the Duisburg area and is only occasionally used for passenger trains. At its eastern end it has connections towards Bottrop Hbf and Oberhausen Hbf. | This route which crosses the Rhein by the Haus-Knipp-Brücke avoids the Duisburg area and is only occasionally used for passenger trains. At its eastern end it has connections towards Bottrop Hbf and Oberhausen Hbf. The section over the Haus-Knipp-Brücke is planned to be used from late October until December 2021 by diverted ''RB31'' services between Xanten and Duisburg, which cannot run via their usual route via Trompet because of the dangerous condition of a road overbridge. Exact dates and routing are not yet known. | ||
===Meerbusch-Osterath (Krefeld-Lohbruch) – Krefeld-Linn=== | ===Meerbusch-Osterath (Krefeld-Lohbruch) – Krefeld-Linn=== |
Revision as of 12:35, 12 October 2021
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 10 December 2023 to 14 December 2024, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained here.
Map references for each route entry are given in parentheses ( ). References prefixed "ERA-E" refer to the European Railway Atlas (All-Europe Edition) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "ERA-R" refer to the European Railway Atlas (Regional Series: Book 2) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "S+W", or in italic, refer to Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland by Schweers + Wall.
Obscure services: Lines with regular use
Dortmund Hbf (Abzw Lütgendortmund) – Witten Hbf (Abzw Stockumer Straße)
[427, 455] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98A4; S+W 138D3) DE21/351
This east to south curve is used by trains running non-stop between Dortmund Hbf and Witten Hbf, Hagen Hbf or Wuppertal Hbf. There are hourly IC/ICE services to and from Hagen or Wuppertal and hourly RE trains to/from Witten.
Dortmund Aplerbeck Süd (Abzw Schwerte Heide) – Fröndenberg (Schwerte Ost)
[438] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98B3; S+W 139C3) DE21/352
This north to east curve connects the Dortmund and Brilon Wald lines east of Schwerte (Ruhr). It is used by through trains between Dortmund Hbf and Bestwig, Brilon Stadt or Winterberg (Westf), approximately hourly, except for trains at 21:23, 22:23 and 23:23 from Dortmund Hbf, also 00:23 SSuO and 01:23 SSuO, which reverse at Schwerte (Ruhr).
Hagen-Vorhalle – Abzw Hagen-Hengstey – Schwerte (Ruhr) (Westhofen(Westf))
[438] (ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3-98B3; S+W 139A4-139B4) DE21/353
This line allows trains to run between the Witten and Schwerte lines without reversing at Hagen Hbf. It is used by winter sports trains to Winterberg (Westf). In 2020 these trains were scheduled to run from 29 February to 14 March 2020, plus additional Saturdays if snow conditions were suitable. It is believed that these trains did not run in 2021 owing to Covid-19 restrictions.
Hohenlimburg (Hagen-Kabel) - Schwerte (Ruhr) (Westhofen (Westf.))
[440] (ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3-98B3; S+W 139B4) DE21/353A
This curve allows trains to run between the Siegen and Schwerte lines avoiding Hagen Hbf. It is used by a pair of summer weekend Frankfurt (Main) to Norddeich Mole IC service.
D6 | FSO | IC2220 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf - 12:41 Letmathe - Norddeich Mole |
D7 | SSuO | IC2221 | Norddeich Mole - 14:31 Schwerte (Ruhr) - Frankfurt (Main) Hbf |
D6: 3 July; 20-21, 27-28 August
D7: 4 July; 21-22, 28-29 August
From December 2021, a regular IC service between Frankfurt and Norddeich will run via this route.
Bochum Hbf (Abzw Prinz von Preußen) – Abzw Dortmund-Dorstfeld – Dortmund Signal Iduna Park (Abzw Schnettkerbrücke)
(ERA-E 46B5-46C5; ERA-R 98A4; S+W 138C3-139A3) DE21/354
This connection links Bochum Hbf, via the goods lines which run parallel to the main Bochum to Dortmund line, with the line through Dortmund Signal Iduna-Park thus avoiding Dortmund Hbf.
From 2 July 2021, RE11 services between Düsseldorf Hbf and Paderborn Hbf or Kassel Wilhelmshöhe run via this route rather than via Hamm (Westf). These generally run hourly. Eastbound services depart Bochum Hbf from platform 5, which means that they must run via the main Bochum to Dortmund line and gain the goods lines via a connection fom Bochum-Langendreer to Langendreer Ost. Westbound services arrive at Platform 2, which means that they must run via the freight lines all the way to Abzw Bochum Prinz von Preußen, thence by a single-track connection to platform 2.
This route is also used by the following service from 2 July. It arrives in Bochum Hbf on platform 3 which implies use of the connection at Langendreer.
D | FSuO | IC1952 | Leipzig Hbf - 21:40 Unna - Köln Hbf |
The line is also used by football specials which operate between Duisburg and Dortmund Signal Iduna-Park when Borussia Dortmund are playing at home.
Neuss avoiding line: Neuss Am Kaiser (Abzw Erftkanal) – Meerbusch-Osterath (Abzw Weißenberg)
[495] (ERA-E 46A4; ERA-R 97A1; S+W 140C3) DE21/355
This east to north curve is used by trains between Düsseldorf Hbf and Krefeld not calling at Neuss Hbf. These are the half-hourly (hourly at weekends) service between Düsseldorf Hbf and Kleve.
Neuss Pbf - Neuss Am Kaiser (Abzw Erftkanal)
[450.8/11/28, 485, 488] (ERA-E 46A3 not shown; ERA-R 97A1; S+W 140C3-140C4) DE21/356
Neuss station is in two parts, east and west, with separate approach tracks to each from the Düsseldorf, Grevenbroich and Köln lines. All S-Bahn trains, as well as all trains to/from Mönchengladbach, use the west side. Other trains, including all of those to and from Krefeld, use the east side. Therefore, most trains between Düsseldorf and Neuss use the west side, the exceptions using the east side being SSuX RB39 trains to and from Grevenbroich.
Hilden - Opladen
[415] (ERA-E 46B3-47A1; ERA-R 97B1-104A2; S+W 141B4-147C2) DE21/357
This freight line forms part of an alternative route between Düsseldorf and Köln, and is frequently used for diversions.
It is used by diverted RE6 services between Düsseldorf Hbf and Köln Messe/Deutz for the whole 2020/2021 timetable period.
It is also used by the following IC service:
FSuO | IC1952 | Leipzig Hbf - 22:59 Düsseldorf Hbf - Köln Hbf |
Köln Südbrücke
[472] (ERA-E 42A5-B4; ERA-R 104A1; S+W 146A3-148D2) DE21/358
The Südbrücke provides an alternative route across the Rhein to the Hohenzollernbrücke at Köln Hbf. It has north- and south-facing connections to the main lines on both sides of the river. It is mainly used by freight.
Köln Süd – Troisdorf (via Köln-Bonntor and Gremberg Rbf): This north-west to south-east route enables trains via Troisdorf, but not Köln/Bonn Flughafen, to arrive and depart at the west end of Köln Hbf. Between Abzw Steinstraße (where the line from Südbrücke joins) and Troisdorf, trains from Südbrücke that do not use the Schnellfahrstrecke will use the goods line to the west of the high-speed line, rather than the local passenger line to the east of it.
The following services run this way. The trains to and from Amsterdam Centraal and from Aachen Hbf use the curve from Köln West to Köln-Ehrenfeld (DE21/359), calling at Köln-Ehrenfeld instead of Köln Hbf.
ICE522 | München Hbf - 00:14 Siegburg/Bonn - Dortmund Hbf | ||
SSuX | ICE712 | Mainz Hbf - 07:21 Siegburg/Bonn - Köln Hbf | |
D2 | ICE156 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf - 11.43 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof - Amsterdam Centraal | |
D2 | ICE154 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf - 13.43 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof - Amsterdam Centraal | |
SSuX | ICE711 | 06:02 Köln Hbf - Stuttgart Hbf | |
D4 | SSuX | RE10965 | Aachen Hbf - 08:10 Köln-Süd - Siegen Hbf |
D2 | ICE155 | Amsterdam Centraal - 15:15 Köln-Ehrenfeld - Frankfurt (Main) hbf | |
D2 | ICE157 | Amsterdam Centraal - 17:15 Köln-Ehrenfeld - Frankfurt (Main) hbf |
D2: Daily 27 March - 9 April and 26 June - 23 July; SSuO 23/24 January, 20/21 February, 22/23 May, 14/15 August, 11/12 September, 9/10 October; ThFO 12/13 August
D4: From 30 March
Köln Süd – Troisdorf (via Köln-Bonntor and Köln-Kalk): This alternative north-west to south-east route enables trains via Köln/Bonn Flughafen to arrive and depart at the west end of Köln Hbf. It is used by the following service:
SSuX | ICE710 | Mannheim Hbf - 17:49 Köln/Bonn Flughafen - Köln Hbf |
Köln Süd – Köln-Mulheim (via Köln-Bonntor and Köln-Kalk): This north-west to north-east route enables trains via Leverkusen Mitte or Solingen Hbf to arrive and depart at the west end of Köln Hbf. No services are currently known to be routed this way.
Troisdorf - Hürth-Kalscheuren (Köln Eifeltor) (via Köln-Kalk and Köln Bonntor): This south-east to south-west route is rarely used by passenger trains. It was last used by diverted passenger trains in October 2020.
Köln-Mülheim - Hürth-Kalscheuren (Köln Eifeltor) (via Köln-Kalk and Köln Bonntor): This north-east to south-west route is rarely used by passenger trains. It was last used by diverted passenger trains in October 2020.
Köln-Ehrenfeld – Köln West
(ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1; S+W 146A2-146A3) DE21/359
This west to south curve links the Aachen and Koblenz lines west of Köln Hbf. It was formerly used by Alpen Express winter sports trains between Den Haag and Alpine resorts but these now run via, and call at, Köln Hbf. It is often used to enable trains which have been diverted over the Südbrücke to reach the Aachen line when they are unable to run via Köln Hbf. It is used by the following scheduled services:
D3 | MWFO | NJ50490 | Wien Hbf - 06:01 (TThSO) Bonn Hbf - Bruxelles-Midi |
D2 | ICE156 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf - 11.43 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof - Amsterdam Centraal | |
D2 | ICE154 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf - 13.43 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof - Amsterdam Centraal | |
D4 | SSuX | RE10965 | Aachen Hbf - 07:59 Köln-Ehrenfeld - Siegen Hbf |
D2 | ICE155 | Amsterdam Centraal - 15:15 Köln-Ehrenfeld - Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | |
D2 | ICE157 | Amsterdam Centraal - 17:15 Köln-Ehrenfeld - Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | |
D3 | MWFO | NJ425 | Bruxelles-Midi - 21:39 Aachen Hbf - Wien Hbf |
D2: Daily 27 March - 9 April and 26 June - 23 July; SSuO 23/24 January, 20/21 February, 22/23 May, 14/15 August, 11/12 September, 9/10 October; ThFO 12/13 August
D3: NJ services to/from Bruxelles suspended until at least Easter. Not 9 July - 13 August
D4: From 30 March
Train RE10965 does not appear on the yellow departure boards at Köln-Ehrenfeld but does appear on the screens on platform 3 as the 08:00 to Siegen
Köln-Longerich – Köln West
(ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1; S+W 146A2-146A3) DE21/359A
This line links the Neuss and Koblenz routes to the west of Köln Hbf. It is used by the following RE5 services during 2021, which run via Neuss Hbf and do not call at Köln Hbf.
RE28534 | Koblenz Hbf - 21:22 Köln Süd - Emmerich/Wesel | ||
FSO | RE28536 | Koblenz Hbf - 22:22 Köln Süd - Duisburg Hbf/Oberhausen | |
RE28533 | Wesel - 21:12 Neuss Hbf - Koblenz Hbf | ||
RE28535 | Wesel - 22:12 Neuss Hbf - Koblenz Hbf |
From 8. Jul until 13. Aug 2021 M-F, RE5 services run non-stop between Köln Süd and Neuss Hbf, presumably via this route.
Horrem
[481] (ERA-E 52C5; ERA-R 104C4; S+W 63A2) DE21/360
There is a triangular junction at Horrem station. Bedburg trains terminating and starting at Horrem use platform 10 on the north to west curve. These run hourly, Mondays to Fridays. Trains between Bedburg and Köln Hbf use platform 19 on the north to east curve. These run hourly every day.
Bonn-Beuel – Hangelar
(ERA-E 53A5; ERA-R 105A4; S+W 149A4-149B4) DE21/361
Trains operated by Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn usually provide a passenger service over this line in connection with the annual Pützchens Markt early in September. The 2021 event takes place from 9-14 September and timings are expected to be published on the Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn site in due course. This entry will be updated with the timings once they are available.
Obscure services: Lines used on an occasional basis for engineering work diversions
Buke - Langeland (Altenbeken Kurve)
[360.5, 430] (ERA-E 48A2; ERA-R 99B3; S+W 53C1) DE21/381
This south to east curve enables trains to run between the Warburg and Hameln lines without reversing at Altenbeken. It is used, particularly by overnight trains, when the classic line from Hannover via Göttingen is unavailable. The following daytime trains are scheduled to run this way:
D2 | SSuX | ICE1197 | Hamburg-Altona - 07:28 Hannover Hbf - Frankfurt (Main) Hbf |
D3 | IC2083/IC2085 | Hamburg-Altona - 07:45 Hannover Hbf - Berchtesgaden Hbf (IC2083) / Oberstdorf (IC2085) | |
D4 | FO | ICE1079 | Hamburg-Altona - 15:34 Hannover Hbf - Stuttgart Hbf |
D3 | IC2082/IC2084 | Berchtesgaden Hbf (IC2082) / Oberstdorf (IC2084) - 15:56 Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Hamburg-Altona | |
D5 | SX | ICE776 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf - 18:52 Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf |
D2: 26 April - 16 July
D3: 24 April - 16 July. Trains join/split at Augsburg
D4: 30 April - 16 July
D5: 25 April - 16 July
Münster (Westf) avoiding line: Südmühle - Münster Kanal - Münster-Lechtenberg
[385, 410] (ERA-E 47B3; ERA-R 96B3; S+W 134C1-134C2) DE21/382
This line passes to the east of Münster and enables trains between the Osnabück and Hamm lines to avoid the Hauptbahnhof. It is used occasionally by diverted IC/ICE services between Hamburg and Köln.
Minden (Westf) – Hamm (via Goods Line)
[370, 400] (ERA-E 48A4-47B2 not shown; ERA-R 99B5-96B3 not shown; S+W 41C1-52B1) DE21/383
Hamm to Minden is the longest quadruple line in Germany. Between Bielefeld and Gütersloh the goods lines fly over the passenger lines, and between Heessen and Ahlen they dive under. The goods lines are sometimes used by relief trains between Hannover and the Ruhr in order to overtake stopping services. They are also used when engineering work is taking place on the main line, which may be indicated by stopping trains being advertised not to call at certain stations. Numerous crossovers allow trains to switch between the passenger and goods lines, so the full length of the goods lines is rarely used by diverted passenger trains.
Hamm (Westf) (Hamm Rbf Hso) – Welver (Abzw Hamm Gallberg)
[415] (ERA-E 47B2; ERA-R 98C5; S+W 134B4) DE21/384
This curve (line 2921) links the lines from south and west of Hamm with the line to Soest and enables trains to run between the Dortmund area and Soest without reversing at Hamm (Westf) Bf.
Hamm (Westf) (Hamm Rbf Hde) - Horstmar - Recklinghausen Ost (Abzw Recklinghausen Blumenthal) [- Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord]
[415, 450.9] (ERA-E 47B2-46B5; ERA-R 98C5-97C5; S+W 52B1-51B2) DE21/385
This east-west freight line runs to the north of the Ruhr conurbation. Trains between Hamm and Dortmund may be diverted via Abzw Horstmar and Lünen Preußen when the main line via Kamen is blocked.
Trains between Hamm and Gelsenkirchen may be diverted via Recklinghausen Ost and Wanne-Eickel. Trains not stopping between Hamm Hbf and Bottrop Hbf or Oberhausen Hbf are likely to run via Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord.
From 11 September 2020, S9 services commenced running between Recklinghausen Hbf and Gladbeck West, thus restoring passenger service over the western end of this line between Abzw Recklinghausen Blumenthal and Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord.
Dortmund-Mengede (Dortmund-Nette) - Dortmund-Deusen - Dortmund-Kirchderne
[411, 416] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98A4-98B4; S+W 139A1-139B2) DE21/386
This freight line round the north side of Dortmund links the lines to Wanne-Eickel and Münster. It may be used by trains diverted away from Dortmund Hbf.
Oberhausen West - Duisburg-Wedau - Düsseldorf-Rath - Düsseldorf-Eller
[415] (ERA-E 46A5-46A3; ERA-R 97B4-97B1; S+W 141A4-137A2) DE21/387
This line, together with Hilden – Opladen, forms a freight route between Köln and Oberhausen, only limited sections of which are used by passenger trains. From Oberhausen West trains may run to a variety of places, including the Emmerich line, Bottrop Hbf, Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck and Essen-Bergeborbeck. The following routes, among others, are possible:
Essen-Bergeborbeck - Oberhausen West - Duisburg Hbf
Used by diverted trains between Gelsenkirchen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf, omitting Oberhausen Hbf.
Bottrop Hbf – Essen Prosper-Levin – Oberhausen West – Duisburg Hbf
Used by diverted trains between Hamm, Dortmund, Recklinghausen or Münster, running via DE21/385, and Duisburg Hbf, omitting calls in the Ruhr up to Oberhausen Hbf.
Essen-Bergeborbeck – Oberhausen West - Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath
Used by diverted trains between Gelsenkirchen Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf, omitting both Oberhausen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf.
Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck – Essen Prosper-Levin – Oberhausen West - Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath
Used by diverted trains between Wanne-Eickel Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf, omitting Gelsenkirchen Hbf, Oberhausen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf.
Bottrop Hbf – Essen Prosper-Levin – Oberhausen West - Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath
Used by diverted trains running via DE21/385, not stopping until Düsseldorf Hbf.
Bottrop Hbf/Oberhausen Hbf - Oberhausen West - Moers (Meerbeck) and Trompet - Krefeld-Uerdingen
[415, 490] (ERA-E 46B5-46A4; ERA-R 97B4-97A4; S+W 137A2-136C4) DE21/388
This route which crosses the Rhein by the Haus-Knipp-Brücke avoids the Duisburg area and is only occasionally used for passenger trains. At its eastern end it has connections towards Bottrop Hbf and Oberhausen Hbf. The section over the Haus-Knipp-Brücke is planned to be used from late October until December 2021 by diverted RB31 services between Xanten and Duisburg, which cannot run via their usual route via Trompet because of the dangerous condition of a road overbridge. Exact dates and routing are not yet known.
Meerbusch-Osterath (Krefeld-Lohbruch) – Krefeld-Linn
(ERA-E 46A4; ERA-R 97A2; S+W 140C1) DE21/389
This part of the line from Neuss to Duisburg does not have a regular passenger service. When engineering work restricts the available paths between Köln Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf, trains running non-stop from Köln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf may either run via Neuss and this line or run via Hilden (DE21/357). Trains starting or terminating in Köln Hbf may use either route but ones coming up the Rhein valley from Koblenz without sufficient time to reverse in Köln Hbf are more likely to use DE21/357.
Witten Hbf - Hagen-Vorhalle
(ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3; S+W 138D4-143A1) DE21/390
There are two routes between Witten Hbf and Hagen-Vorhalle. Passenger trains normally use the line via Wetter (Ruhr) to the east of the River Ruhr but may occasionally be diverted via the freight line west of the river.
Köln-Ehrenfeld – Köln-Nippes
(ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1; S+W 146A2) DE21/391
This west to north curve links the Aachen and Neuss lines west of Köln Hbf. It is used by services between Aachen and Düsseldorf if they are unable to run via Köln Hbf.
Köln-Mülheim (Abzw Berliner Straße) – Köln Messe/Deutz
(ERA-E 42A5 not shown; ERA-R 104A1; S+W 146C2-146C3) DE21/392
There is an alternative route between Köln-Mülheim and Köln Messe/Deutz, east of the S-Bahn tracks at Köln-Mülheim, then flying over most of the layout to the high-level platforms at Köln Messe/Deutz. No trains have been identified as using it in the current timetable.
Köln Frankfurter Straße (Abzw Vingst) – Köln-Kalk Nord - Köln-Mülheim
(ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1-104B1; S+W 146C4-146C2) DE21/393
This is an alternative route route between Porz-Wahn and Köln-Mülheim which is more direct than that via Köln Messe/Deutz. No services have been identified as using it in the current timetable.
Viersen (Viersen Helenabrunn) - Wickrath (Rheydt Gbf) (Mönchengladbach avoiding line)
[490] (S+W 50C4) DE21/394
This line avoiding Mönchengladbach Hbf links the line from Krefeld and Venlo with the Aachen line. It is used between 20 and 26 September by the hourly RB33 services from Essen Hbf. Note that at the time of writing (late August) these services are turning at Geilenkirchen because of flood damage to the line between there and Herzogenrath. If the line is reopened by the time these works take place, the trains will run through to Aachen.