Hagen–Hamm railway

Hagen–Hamm
Route number:455
Line length:48
Track gauge:1435
Maximum speed:160
Operating points and lines[1]
Legend
Line from Münster
Trunk line from Minden
207.3 Hamm (Westf)
Line to Warburg
Trunk line to Dortmund
202.4 Wiescherhöfen
197.6 Bönen
former Unna-Königsborn–Welver line
Line from Soest
Line from Fröndenberg
188.9 Unna,terminus of S 4
S-Bahn line to Unna-Königsborn S 4
182.0
164.7
Holzwickede
Line to Dortmund
Ostberger Tunnel (854 m)
Ardey Railway from Dortmund
158.6 Schwerte Heide junction
Connecting line from/to Schwerte Ost
Upper Ruhr Valley Railway from Warburg
155.6 Schwerte (Ruhr)
Ardey Railway to Iserlohn
154.5 Schwerte (Ruhr) West
151.5 Westhofen (Westf)
Ruhr
149.3 Hohensyburg junction
Ruhr-Sieg line from Siegen
Connecting line to Hagen-Kabel
Freight line from Hagen-Kabel
148.4 Hohensyburg
147.8 Hagen-Hengstey junction(former station)
Hagen RWE siding
Freight line to Hagen-Vorhalle
145.6 Einhaus, line no change(former junction)
former Freight line to Hagen-Eckesey
Line from Herdecke/Dortmund
Trunk line from Witten/Dortmund S 5
Freight line from Hagen-Vorhalle
former Freight line from Hagen-Eckesey
143.2 Hagen freight yard
141.7 Hagen HbfTermini of S 5S 8
Trunk line to Wuppertal S 8

The Hagen–Hamm railway is a continuous two-track, electrified main line in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, connecting Hagen via Schwerte, Holzwickede and Unna to Hamm.

History

The railway line from Hagen to Hamm was built by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (German: Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, BME) to link its existing Elberfeld–Dortmund and Dortmund–Soest lines as well as Hamm station.

The section between Holzwickede and Unna was opened by the BME on 9 July 1855 as part of its Dortmund–Soest line.[2] Ten years later, on 18 January 1866, the section from Unna to Hamm was made available for passenger traffic,[3] while the section from Hagen to Holzwickede opened a year later on 1 April 1867.[4][5]

Current situation

Schwerte station

The whole length of the line is served hourly by Regional-Express services on lines RE 7, the Rhein-Münsterland-Express (RheineKrefeld), and RE 13, the Maas-Wupper-Express (Hamm–Venlo). The section between Hagen and Schwerte is also served by RE 17, the Sauerland-Express (Hagen–Warburg), every hour. The section between Holzwickede and Unna is also served by Regionalbahn service RB 59, Hellweg-Bahn.

Long distance Intercity-Express and InterCity trains operate on the line between Cologne and Hamm (continuing to Berlin) stopping only at Hagen and Hamm.

Notes

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/10 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. "Line 2103: Dortmund - Soest". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  3. "Line 2932: Unna - Hamm (Westf)". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  4. "Line 2550: Aachen - Kassel". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  5. "Line 2840: Schwerte - Holzwickede". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 10 November 2011.