Essen-Werden–Essen railway
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Locale | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line number | 2161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating speed | 100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route number | 450.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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File:VzG-Strecke 2161 01 Stadtwaldtunnel.jpg
Northern portal of Stadtwald tunnel in Essen-Stadtwald
The Essen-Werden to Essen railway is a railway line in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, now used by line S 6 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn. It was opened in 1877 by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (German: Bergisch-Märkischen Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) to connect the Ruhr Valley Railway to Essen Hauptbahnhof.
The steep slope between Essen-Werden and Essen Stadtwald has always placed a high demand on the vehicles operating on it. The Essen-Hügel station was built on a steep slope at the instigation of the Krupp family next to the Villa Hügel.
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Description of the Essen-Werden–Essen line in the NRW rail archive of André Joost.
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