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Railway line in Germany

Hagen–Hamm railway
Overview
Line number
  • 2550 (Hagen–Schwerte)
  • 2840 (Schwerte–Holzwickede)
  • 2103 (Holzwickede–Unna)
  • 2932 (Unna–Hamm)
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
Route number455
Technical
Line length48 km (30 mi)
Number of tracks2 (throughout)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed160 km/h (99.4 mph) (maximum)
Route map

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 S4
S-Bahn line to Unna-Königsborn S4
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 S5
Freight line from Hagen-Vorhalle
former Freight line from Hagen-Eckesey
143.2 Hagen freight yard
141.7 Hagen Hbf Termini of S5S8
Trunk line to Wuppertal S8
Source: German railway atlas

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. Ten years later, on 18 January 1866, the section from Unna to Hamm was made available for passenger traffic, while the section from Hagen to Holzwickede opened a year later on 1 April 1867.

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 (Rheine–Krefeld), 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]. Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 52, 134, 139, 143. 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.

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