Line length 8.8 km (5.5 mi) Line number 2161 | Route number 450.6 Locale North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge Electrification 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary Operating speed 8.8 Essen Hbf, terminus of S 2S 6 | ||
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.
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Essen-Werden–Essen railway Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA