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| Other name(s) | Westphalian Emscher Valley Railway |
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| Native name | Westfälische Emschertalbahn |
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| Line number |
- 2112 (Welver–Dortmund Süd)
- 2135 (Dortmund Süd–Bodelschwingh)
- 2136 (Bodelschwingh–Mengede)
- "16" (Bodelschwingh–Bismarck)
- 2246 (Bismarck–Osterfeld)
- "18" (Osterfeld–Sterkrade)
- 2126, 2191 (S-Bahn)
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| Locale | North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Route number | 450.2, 450.4 (S-Bahn) |
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| Line length |
- 27.5 km (17.1 mi) (S-Bahn)
- formerly 86.5 km (53.7 mi)
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary |
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| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum) |
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0.0 |
Welver |
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6.2 00,0 |
Allen |
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12.4 00,0 |
Lenningsen |
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19.9 00,0 |
Unna-Königsborn |
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23.2 00,0 |
Massen |
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24.7 00,0 |
Dortmund-Wickede |
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26.2 00,0 |
Dortmund-Wickede West |
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26.8 00,0 |
Dortmund-Asseln |
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27.8 00,0 |
Dortmund-Asseln Mitte |
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30.2 00,0 |
Dortmund-Brackel |
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31.1 00,0 |
Dortmund Knappschaftskrankenhaus |
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32.8 00,0 |
Dortmund-Körne |
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33.8 00,0 |
Dortmund-Körne West |
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35.7 69.5 |
| Dortmund South | | (formerly Dortmund KWE/RhE) |
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69.1 |
Dortmund Stadthaus |
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67.9 |
Dortmund Möllerbrücke |
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66.9 |
| Dortmund West | | (planned interchange) ** |
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7.3 |
Dortmund-Wischlingen |
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41.5 6.5 |
Dortmund-Huckarde Süd |
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to Dortmund freight yard |
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5.7 |
Dortmund-Huckarde |
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43.1 4.8 |
Buschstraße junction |
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3.3 |
Dortmund-Westerfilde |
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(S-Bahn realignment ) |
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Dortmund-Bodelschwingh |
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Dortmund-Nette/Oestrich siding |
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1.8 |
Dortmund-Nette/Oestrich |
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(2.1) 0.6 |
Dortmund-Mengede (wedge station) |
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factory siding |
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52.3 00,0 |
Castrop-Pöppinghausen |
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Frederick the Great mine 3/4/6 pits |
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Frederick the Great mine 1/2 pits |
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58.0 00,0 |
Herne KWE |
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Crange junction |
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Unser Fritz |
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66.2 -0.3 |
Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck |
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2.6 |
Buer Süd (Kanalbr) |
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3.1 |
Hugo junction |
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3.6 |
Hugo |
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6.7 |
Gelsenkirchen-Horst Nord |
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(factory sidings from here) |
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8.3 |
Matthias Stinnes |
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VEBA siding |
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11.3 |
Bottrop Hbf junction |
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11.7 |
Bottrop Hbf freight yard |
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12.8 |
Bottrop Hbf (former island station) |
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13.2 |
Bottrop Hbf |
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14.2 |
Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd Swo |
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16 ,0 |
Osterfeld KWE |
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Sterkrade KWE |
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| Left column: chainage according to KWE, right column: modern S-Bahn chainage
* Dortmund–Bochum S1
** Dortmund–Hagen S5
Source: German railway atlas |
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The Welver–Sterkrade railway is a former through railway line from the Westphalian town of Welver to Sterkrade in the western Ruhr region in Germany, which is now broken into four disconnected sections. Because its route ran along the Emscher river it was known as the Westphalian Emscher Valley Railway.
The sections from Unna-Königsborn to the former Dortmund South station and from Dortmund-Dorstfeld to Dortmund-Mengede is now an entirely two-track electrified railway and is served by the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn (lines S 2 and S 4). There are two sections, each of only a few kilometres, in Gelsenkirchen and in Bottrop and Oberhausen, which have traditionally been used exclusively for freight.
