Neuss–Viersen railway

Neuss–Viersen railway
Kaarster See station
Overview
Line number
  • 2530 (Neuss – Neersen)
  • 2511 (Neersen – Viersen)
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
Route number450.28 (Neuss – Kaarst)
Technical
Line length22 km (14 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Route map

(former line via Neußer Weyhe)
0.0
Neuss Hbf
2.1
Weissenberg
(former line via Neußer Weyhe)
4.4
Kaarst IKEA
(formerly Holzbüttgen)
5.4
Kaarst Mitte/Holzbüttgen
(formerly Kaarst Erftstr.)
6.2
Kaarster Bahnhof
7.1
Kaarster See
terminus of S28
11.7
Schiefbahn
Former line from Krefeld
15.3
0.0
Neersen
Former line to Mönchengladbach
4.6
Viersen freight yard
6.5
Viersen
(formerly Viersen RhE)
Viersen BME
Source: German railway atlas

The Neuss–Viersen railway is a mostly disused railway line in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It formerly ran from Neuss via Kaarst and Neersen to Viersen, but now ends in Kaarst.

Most of the line still in operation is a single track and non-electrified branch line. A shorter section, however, is operated as part of the Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach line and is a two-track, electrified mainline railway.