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Düsseldorf Hbf–Solingen Hbf
Düsseldorf Hbf–Solingen Hbf
Overview
Line number	2676 (D-Eller–Hilden); 2671 (Hilden–Solingen);
Locale	North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
Services	S1, RE47
Route number	450.1; 413 (D Hbf–D-Eller);
Technical
Line length	19 km (12 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	S-Bahn to Mettmann/Wuppertal
	S8S28S68
	Berg junction
	Trunk line to Cologne S6S68
	0.0
	28.6
	34.9
	-0.1
	Source: German railway atlas

The Düsseldorf–Solingen railway is a railway in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a 19 kilometre line, entirely double track and electrified with overhead line. It is now used by the S 1 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and Regional Express service RE47, operated by Regiobahn.

History

The section between Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof and Düsseldorf-Eller was opened on 1 October 1891^[2] by the Eisenbahndirektionen Cöln rechtsrheinisch (Railway division of Cologne Rhine Right Bank of the Prussian state railways). Between Eller and Hilden the line originally used the Troisdorf–Mülheim-Speldorf line, which was opened by the Rhenish Railway Company on 18 November 1874,^[3] but separate tracks were opened in 1917.^[4] The section between Hilden and Ohligs (now Solingen Hauptbahnhof) was opened on 3 January 1894.^[5]

Rail services

S-Bahn services started operating over the line to Düsseldorf Airport Terminal on 27 October 1975; these services were eventually branded as S 7. On 13 December 2009, S 7 services were discontinued and operations on the Düsseldorf–Solingen line were taken over by an extension of S 1 from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof. These services are operated at 20-minute intervals, using coupled sets of class 422 four-car electrical multiple units.^[6]

There are plans to electrify the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway and to extend the service to Remscheid and Wuppertal.

Fares

The entire line is in the area of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association), which establishes service levels and sets fares for it.

References

^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2017. p. 141. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.
^ "Line 2413: Düsseldorf-Eller - Düsseldorf Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
^ "Line 2324: Mülheim-Speldorf - Niederlahnstein". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
^ "Line 2676: Düsseldorf-Eller - Hilden". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
^ "Line 2671: Hilden - Solingen Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
^ "Langenfeld S1: Dortmund - Essen Düsseldorf - Solingen". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.