S68 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)
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Line S 68 is an S-Bahn line on the Rhine-Ruhr network. It is operated by DB Regio. It was established on 13 December 2009. It is a relief service operating during peak hours on weekdays between Wuppertal-Vohwinkel and Langenfeld via Düsseldorf Hbf. It is operated using class 143 locomotives hauling four x-Wagen carriages.[1]
Line S 68 runs:
- from Wuppertal-Vohwinkel to Düsseldorf over the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway opened by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company between 1838 and 1841,
- from Düsseldorf to Langenfeld over the Cologne–Duisburg railway, opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1845.
Notes
- ↑ "S68: W-Vohwinkel - Düsseldorf - Langenfeld". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
References
- Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2007/2008 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2007. ISBN 978-3-89494-136-9.