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===Dortmund Hbf (Abzw Lütgendortmund) – Witten Hbf (Abzw Stockumer Straße)=== | ===Dortmund Hbf (Abzw Lütgendortmund) – Witten Hbf (Abzw Stockumer Straße)=== | ||
[427, | [427, 440] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98A4; S+W ''138D3'') DE24/351 | ||
This east to south curve is used by trains running non-stop between Dortmund Hbf and Witten Hbf | This east to south curve is used by trains running non-stop between Dortmund Hbf and Witten Hbf or Hagen Hbf. There are ''IC/ICE'' services to and from Hagen, generally hourly, and regular ''RE4'' and ''RE34'' trains to and from Witten. | ||
===Dortmund Aplerbeck Süd (Abzw Schwerte Heide) – Fröndenberg (Schwerte Ost)=== | ===Dortmund Aplerbeck Süd (Abzw Schwerte Heide) – Fröndenberg (Schwerte Ost)=== | ||
[438] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98B3; S+W ''139C3'') | [435, 438] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98B3; S+W ''139C3'') DE24/352 | ||
This north to east curve connects the Dortmund and Brilon Wald lines east of Schwerte (Ruhr). It is used by through trains between Dortmund Hbf and Bestwig, Brilon Wald, Brilon Stadt or Willingen, approximately hourly, except for trains at 21:23, 22:23 and 23:23 from Dortmund Hbf, also 00:23 SSuO and 01:23 SSuO, which reverse at Schwerte (Ruhr). | This north to east curve connects the Dortmund and Brilon Wald lines east of Schwerte (Ruhr). It is used by through trains between Dortmund Hbf and Bestwig, Brilon Wald, Brilon Stadt or Willingen, approximately hourly, except for trains at 21:23, 22:23 and 23:23 from Dortmund Hbf, also 00:23 SSuO and 01:23 SSuO, which reverse at Schwerte (Ruhr). | ||
=== | ===Recklinghausen Süd – Bochum-Riemke (Herne-Rottbruch)=== | ||
[ | [428] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98A4; S+W ''138B1-B2'') DE24/353 | ||
This line | This line links the line from Recklinghausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen with the Gelsenkirchen to Bochum ''Gluckauf-Bahn'' by crossing over the Gelsenkirchen – Herne – Dortmund line. | ||
From 7 January 2024 it is used by a new hourly ''RE41'' service between Haltern am See and Bochum Hbf. | |||
===Hohenlimburg (Hagen-Kabel) – Hagen-Vorhalle=== | ===Hohenlimburg (Hagen-Kabel) – Hagen-Vorhalle=== | ||
[440] (ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3-98B3; S+W ''139B4'') | [440] (ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3-98B3; S+W ''139B4'') DE24/354 | ||
This curve allows trains to run between the Siegen and Witten lines avoiding Hagen Hbf. It is used by ''RE34'' services between Dillenburg or Siegen and Dortmund, which run non-stop between Hohenlimburg and Witten Hbf. These run generally hourly. | |||
It is also used by a series of ''IC34'' trains between Frankfurt (Main) and Dortmund Hbf or Münster (Westf) Hbf. | |||
{| class="ostable" | {| class="ostable" | ||
| | |||
| SSuX | | SSuX | ||
| IC2328 | | IC2328 | ||
| Siegen Hbf – 06: | | Siegen Hbf – 06:23 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Münster (Westf) Hbf | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
| SuX | | SuX | ||
| IC2326 | | IC2326 | ||
| Stuttgart Hbf (SSuX)/Siegen Hbf (SO) – 08:23 Letmathe – Dortmund Hbf | | Stuttgart Hbf (SSuX) / Siegen Hbf (SO) – 08:23 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Dortmund Hbf | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| IC2324 | | IC2324 | ||
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf (SuX)/Siegen Hbf (SuO) – 10:23 Letmathe – | | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf (SuX) / Siegen Hbf (SuO) – 10:23 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Münster (Westf) Hbf | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| IC2320 | | IC2320 | ||
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 14:23 Letmathe – Dortmund Hbf | | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 14:23 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Dortmund Hbf | ||
|- | |||
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| IC2228 | |||
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 16:13 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Dortmund Hbf | |||
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| IC2226 | |||
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 18:23 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Münster (Westf) Hbf | |||
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| IC2224 | |||
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 20:23 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Dortmund Hbf | |||
|- | |||
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| SSuX | |||
| IC2223 | |||
| Dortmund Hbf – 05:14 Witten Hbf – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | |||
|- | |||
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| SuX | |||
| IC2225 | |||
| Dortmund Hbf – 07:14 Witten Hbf – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | |||
|- | |||
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| IC2229 | |||
| Dortmund Hbf – 11:14 Witten Hbf – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | |||
|- | |- | ||
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Line 69: | Line 93: | ||
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| IC2327 | | IC2327 | ||
| Münster (Westf) | | Münster (Westf) Hbf – 19:14 Witten Hbf – Siegen Hbf | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Hohenlimburg (Hagen-Kabel) – Schwerte (Ruhr) (Westhofen (Westf))=== | Note that until at least the end of 2026, local tickets (including the ''Deutschland-Ticket'' and the NRW ''SchönerTagTicket'') are valid on ''IC'' trains between Dillenburg and Dortmund. This is an attempt to ease the traffic chaos that has followed the closure of the nearby A45 ''Autobahn'' viaduct at Rahmede. | ||
[440] (ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3-98B3; S+W ''139B4'') | |||
===Hohenlimburg (Hagen-Kabel) – Schwerte (Ruhr) (Westhofen (Westf))=== | |||
[440] (ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3-98B3; S+W ''139B4'') DE24/355 | |||
This curve allows trains to run between the Siegen and Schwerte lines avoiding Hagen Hbf. It is used by | This curve allows trains to run between the Siegen and Schwerte lines avoiding Hagen Hbf. It is used by the following ''IC'' services. | ||
{| class="ostable" | {| class="ostable" | ||
Line 81: | Line 107: | ||
| | | | ||
| IC2322 | | IC2322 | ||
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 12:13 Letmathe – Norddeich Mole | | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 12:13 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Norddeich Mole | ||
|- | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| IC2228 | |||
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 16:13 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Münster (Westf) Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| IC2227 | |||
| Münster (Westf) Hbf – 09:30 Schwerte (Ruhr) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | |||
|- | |- | ||
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Line 90: | Line 126: | ||
===Bochum Hbf (Abzw Prinz von Preußen) – Abzw Dortmund-Dorstfeld – Dortmund Signal Iduna Park (Abzw Schnettkerbrücke)=== | ===Bochum Hbf (Abzw Prinz von Preußen) – Abzw Dortmund-Dorstfeld – Dortmund Signal Iduna Park (Abzw Schnettkerbrücke)=== | ||
(ERA-E 46B5-46C5; ERA-R 98A4; S+W ''138C3-139A3'') | (ERA-E 46B5-46C5; ERA-R 98A4; S+W ''138C3-139A3'') DE24/356 | ||
These connections link Bochum Hbf with Dortmund Signal Iduna Park via the goods lines which run parallel to the main Bochum to Dortmund line, thus avoiding Dortmund Hbf. | |||
Eastbound services depart from Bochum Hbf platform 5, which means that they must run via the main Bochum to Dortmund line and gain the goods lines via a connection from Bochum-Langendreer to Langendreer Ost. Westbound services arrive at Platform 2, which means that they must run via the freight lines all the way to Abzw Bochum Prinz von Preußen, thence by a single-track connection to platform 2. | |||
''RE11'' services | Since 15 April 2023, ''RE11'' services have reverted to running via Kamen so these connections are no longer in daily use. | ||
The line is | The line is used by football specials which run between Duisburg and Dortmund Signal Iduna-Park when Borussia Dortmund are playing at home. | ||
===Neuss avoiding line: Neuss Am Kaiser (Abzw Erftkanal) – Meerbusch-Osterath (Abzw Weißenberg)=== | ===Neuss avoiding line: Neuss Am Kaiser (Abzw Erftkanal) – Meerbusch-Osterath (Abzw Weißenberg)=== | ||
[495] (ERA-E 46A4; ERA-R 97A1; S+W ''140C3'') | [495] (ERA-E 46A4; ERA-R 97A1; S+W ''140C3'') DE24/357 | ||
This east to north curve is used by trains between Düsseldorf Hbf and Krefeld not calling at Neuss Hbf. These are the half-hourly (hourly at weekends) services between Düsseldorf Hbf and Kleve. | This east to north curve is used by trains between Düsseldorf Hbf and Krefeld not calling at Neuss Hbf. These are the half-hourly (hourly at weekends) services between Düsseldorf Hbf and Kleve. | ||
===Neuss | ===Holzheim b. Neuss / Neuss Süd (Neuss Nordkanal) – Neuss Hbf – Neuss Am Kaiser (Abzw Erftkanal)=== | ||
[450.8/11/28, 485, 488] (ERA-E 46A3 not shown; ERA-R 97A1; S+W ''140C3-140C4'') | [450.8/11/28, 485, 488] (ERA-E 46A3 not shown; ERA-R 97A1; S+W ''140C3-140C4'') DE24/358 | ||
Neuss Hbf is in two parts, the eastern platforms 1-4 and the western platforms 5-8, with separate approach tracks to each from the Düsseldorf, Grevenbroich and Köln lines. All ''S-Bahn'' trains use the west side, with ''S11'' services to and from Köln Hbf using the long curve (line 2531) to Neuss Nordkanal. All ''RE'' and ''RB'' trains use the east side with the exception of ''RE4'' and ''RE13'' via Mönchengladbach, which must use the west side. | |||
===Köln Südbrücke=== | ===Köln Südbrücke=== | ||
[472] (ERA-E 42A5-B4; ERA-R 104A1; S+W ''146A3-148D2'') | [472] (ERA-E 42A5-B4; ERA-R 104A1; S+W ''146A3-148D2'') DE24/359 | ||
The Südbrücke provides an alternative route across the Rhein to the Hohenzollernbrücke at Köln Hbf. It has north | The Südbrücke provides an alternative route across the Rhein to the Hohenzollernbrücke at Köln Hbf. It has north and south-facing connections to the main lines on both sides of the river. It is mainly used by freight. | ||
'''Köln Süd – Troisdorf (via Köln-Bonntor and Gremberg Rbf)''': This north-west to south-east route enables trains via Troisdorf, but not Köln/Bonn Flughafen, to arrive and depart at the west end of Köln Hbf. Between Abzw Steinstraße (where the line from Südbrücke joins) and Troisdorf, trains from Südbrücke that do not use the ''Schnellfahrstrecke'' will use the goods line to the west of the high-speed line, rather than the local passenger line to the east of it. | '''Köln Süd – Troisdorf (via Köln-Bonntor and Gremberg Rbf)''': This north-west to south-east route enables trains via Troisdorf, but not Köln/Bonn Flughafen, to arrive and depart at the west end of Köln Hbf. Between Abzw Steinstraße (where the line from Südbrücke joins) and Troisdorf, trains from Südbrücke that do not use the ''Schnellfahrstrecke'' will use the goods line to the west of the high-speed line, rather than the local passenger line to the east of it. | ||
The following services run this way | The following services run this way. | ||
{| class="ostable" | {| class="ostable" | ||
| D1 | | D1 | ||
| SSuX | | SSuX | ||
| ICE711 | | ICE711 | ||
| 06: | | 06:01 Köln Hbf – Stuttgart Hbf | ||
|- | |- | ||
| D2 | | D2 | ||
| | | FSSuO | ||
| ICE155 | | ICE155 | ||
| Amsterdam Centraal – 15:15 Köln-Ehrenfeld – Frankfurt (Main) | | Amsterdam Centraal – 15:15 Köln-Ehrenfeld – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | ||
|- | |||
| D3 | |||
| | |||
| ICE14 | |||
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 14:30 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbf – Bruxelles-Midi | |||
|- | |- | ||
| D2 | | D2 | ||
| | | | ||
| | | ICE254 | ||
| | | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 17:53 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbf – Amsterdam Centraal | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | D4 | ||
| | | various days | ||
| | | NJ424 | ||
| | | Berlin Hbf (tief) – 06:29/06:30 Bonn-Beuel – Bruxelles-Midi | ||
|} | |} | ||
D1: 11-29 December 2023; 22 January - 15 July 2024 | |||
D2: 6-19 January, 2 November - 8 December 2024 | |||
D3: 2 September - 14 December 2024 | |||
D4: MWO 8-17 January, 19-21 February; MWFO 22 March - 5 April, 13 May - 12 June; Daily 1 November - 14 December 2024 | |||
All services that do not run to or from Köln Hbf also use the curve between Köln West and Köln-Ehrenfeld (DE24/360). | |||
'''Köln Süd – Troisdorf (via Köln-Bonntor and Köln-Kalk Süd)''': This alternative north-west to south-east route enables trains via Köln/Bonn Flughafen to arrive and depart at the west end of Köln Hbf. | |||
This route must also be used by any services diverted via the Südbrücke calling at, or running through the two platform tracks at Porz (Rhein) as it is then impossible to travel via Gremberg Rbf. | |||
It was used in April 2023 by diverted ''RE8'' and ''RB27'' (Mönchengladbach Hbf – Koblenz Hbf) services in the direction of Koblenz Hbf only, and by ''RE9'' (Siegen Hbf – Aachen Hbf) services in the direction of Aachen Hbf only. | |||
'''Köln Süd – Köln-Mulheim (via Köln-Bonntor and Köln-Kalk)''': This north-west to north-east route enables trains via Leverkusen Mitte or Solingen Hbf to arrive and depart at the west end of Köln Hbf. | '''Köln Süd – Köln-Mulheim (via Köln-Bonntor and Köln-Kalk)''': This north-west to north-east route enables trains via Leverkusen Mitte or Solingen Hbf to arrive and depart at the west end of Köln Hbf. When the line through Köln Messe/Deutz is blocked, trains may be diverted this way. | ||
'''Troisdorf – Hürth-Kalscheuren (Köln Eifeltor) (via Köln-Kalk and Köln Bonntor)''': This south-east to south-west route | '''Troisdorf – Hürth-Kalscheuren (Köln Eifeltor) (via Köln-Kalk and Köln Bonntor)''': This south-east to south-west route sees very occasional use by diverted passenger trains. | ||
'''Köln-Mülheim – Hürth-Kalscheuren (Köln Eifeltor) (via Köln-Kalk and Köln Bonntor)''': This north-east to south-west route | '''Köln-Mülheim – Hürth-Kalscheuren (Köln Eifeltor) (via Köln-Kalk and Köln Bonntor)''': This north-east to south-west route sees very occasional use by diverted passenger trains. It is used between 11 and 14 May 2024 by diverted ''RE5'' services '''from Koblenz towards Wesel only'''. These run non-stop between Brühl and Leverkusen Mitte. | ||
===Köln-Ehrenfeld – Köln West=== | ===Köln-Ehrenfeld – Köln West=== | ||
(ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1; S+W ''146A2-146A3'') | (ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1; S+W ''146A2-146A3'') DE24/360 | ||
This west to south curve links the Aachen and Koblenz lines west of | This west to south curve links the Aachen and Koblenz lines west of Köln Hbf. It is used to enable trains which have been diverted over the Südbrücke (DE24/359) to reach the Aachen line when they are unable to run via Köln Hbf. This can often be discerned by these services calling at Köln-Ehrenfeld instead of Köln Hbf. | ||
{| class="ostable" | {| class="ostable" | ||
| | | D1 | ||
| | | FSSuO | ||
| ICE155 | | ICE155 | ||
| Amsterdam Centraal – 15:15 Köln-Ehrenfeld – Frankfurt (Main) | | Amsterdam Centraal – 15:15 Köln-Ehrenfeld – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | ||
|- | |- | ||
| D2 | | D2 | ||
| | | | ||
| | | ICE14 | ||
| | | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 14:30 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbf – Bruxelles-Midi | ||
|- | |- | ||
| D1 | |||
| | | | ||
| | | ICE254 | ||
| | | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 17:53 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbf – Amsterdam Centraal | ||
| | |- | ||
| D3 | |||
| various days | |||
| NJ424 | |||
| Berlin Hbf (tief) – 06:29/06:30 Bonn-Beuel – Bruxelles-Midi | |||
|} | |} | ||
D2: | D1: 6-19 January, 2 November - 8 December 2024 | ||
D2: 2 September - 14 December 2024 | |||
D3: MWO 8-17 January, 19-21 February; MWFO 22 March - 5 April, 13 May - 12 June; Daily 1 November - 14 December 2024 | |||
===Horrem=== | ===Horrem=== | ||
[481] (ERA-E 52C5; ERA-R 104C4; S+W ''63A2'') | [481] (ERA-E 52C5; ERA-R 104C4; S+W ''63A2'') DE24/360 | ||
There is a triangular junction at Horrem station. Bedburg trains terminating and starting at Horrem use platform 10 on the north to west curve. These run hourly, Mondays to Fridays. Trains between Bedburg and Köln Hbf use platform 19 on the north to east curve. These run hourly every day. | There is a triangular junction at Horrem station. Bedburg trains terminating and starting at Horrem use platform 10 on the north to west curve. These run hourly, Mondays to Fridays. Trains between Bedburg and Köln Hbf use platform 19 on the north to east curve. These run hourly every day. | ||
==Obscure services: Lines used on an occasional basis for engineering work diversions== | ==Obscure services: Lines used on an occasional basis for engineering work diversions== | ||
===Buke – Langeland (Altenbeken Kurve)=== | ===Buke – Langeland (Altenbeken Kurve)=== | ||
[360.5, 430] (ERA-E 48A2; ERA-R 99B3; S+W ''53C1'') | [360.5, 430] (ERA-E 48A2; ERA-R 99B3; S+W ''53C1'') DE24/371 | ||
This south to east curve enables trains to run between the Warburg and Hameln lines without reversing at Altenbeken. It is used | This south to east curve enables trains to run between the Warburg and Hameln lines without reversing at Altenbeken. It is used when the classic line from Hannover via Göttingen is unavailable. | ||
===Münster (Westf) avoiding line: Südmühle – Münster Kanal – Münster-Lechtenberg=== | ===Münster (Westf) avoiding line: Südmühle – Münster Kanal – Münster-Lechtenberg=== | ||
[385, 410] (ERA-E 47B3; ERA-R 96B3; S+W ''134C1-134C2'') | [385, 410] (ERA-E 47B3; ERA-R 96B3; S+W ''134C1-134C2'') DE24/372 | ||
This line passes to the east of Münster and enables trains between the Osnabück and Hamm lines to avoid the Hauptbahnhof. It is used occasionally by diverted ''IC/ICE'' services between Hamburg and Köln. | This line passes to the east of Münster and enables trains between the Osnabück and Hamm lines to avoid the Hauptbahnhof. It is used occasionally by diverted ''IC/ICE'' services between Hamburg and Köln. | ||
===Minden (Westf) – Hamm (via Goods Line)=== | ===Minden (Westf) – Hamm (via Goods Line)=== | ||
[370, 400] (ERA-E 48A4-47B2 not shown; ERA-R 99B5-96B3 not shown; S+W ''41C1-52B1'') | [370, 400] (ERA-E 48A4-47B2 not shown; ERA-R 99B5-96B3 not shown; S+W ''41C1-52B1'') DE24/373 | ||
Hamm to Minden is the longest quadruple line in Germany. Between Bielefeld and Gütersloh the goods lines fly over the passenger lines, and between Heessen and Ahlen they dive under. The goods lines are sometimes used by relief trains between Hannover and the Ruhr in order to overtake stopping services | Hamm to Minden is the longest quadruple line in Germany. Between Bielefeld and Gütersloh the goods lines fly over the passenger lines, and between Heessen and Ahlen they dive under. For the latter a newish platform 6 had been built on the eastbound goods line at Ahlen so anything calling at it must use the diveunder but there was nothing shown in Hafas in January 2024 as doing so. The goods lines are sometimes used by relief trains between Hannover and the Ruhr in order to overtake stopping services, plus when engineering work is taking place on the main line which may be indicated by stopping trains being advertised not to call at certain stations. Numerous crossovers allow trains to switch between the passenger and goods lines, so the full length of the goods lines is rarely used by diverted passenger trains. | ||
===Hamm (Westf) avoiding line: Nordbögge (Hamm Rbf Hso) – Welver (Abzw Hamm Gallberg)=== | ===Hamm (Westf) avoiding line: Nordbögge (Hamm Rbf Hso) – Welver (Abzw Hamm Gallberg)=== | ||
[415] (ERA-E 47B2; ERA-R 98C5; S+W ''134B4'') | [415] (ERA-E 47B2; ERA-R 98C5; S+W ''134B4'') DE24/374 | ||
This curve (line 2921) links the lines from south and west of Hamm with the line to Soest and enables trains to run between the Dortmund area and Soest without reversing at Hamm (Westf) | This curve (line 2921) links the lines from south and west of Hamm with the line to Soest and enables trains to run between the Dortmund area and Soest without reversing at Hamm (Westf) Hbf. | ||
===Hamm (Westf) (Hamm Rbf Hde) – Horstmar – Recklinghausen Ost (Abzw Recklinghausen Blumenthal) [– Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord]=== | ===Hamm (Westf) (Hamm Rbf Hde) – Horstmar – Recklinghausen Ost (Abzw Recklinghausen Blumenthal) [– Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord]=== | ||
[415, 450.9] (ERA-E 47B2-46B5; ERA-R 98C5-97C5; S+W ''52B1-51B2'') | [415, 450.9] (ERA-E 47B2-46B5; ERA-R 98C5-97C5; S+W ''52B1-51B2'') DE24/375 | ||
This east-west freight line runs to the north of the Ruhr conurbation. Trains between Hamm and Dortmund may be diverted via Abzw Horstmar and Lünen Preußen when the main line via Kamen is blocked. | This east-west freight line runs to the north of the Ruhr conurbation. Trains between Hamm and Dortmund may be diverted via Abzw Horstmar and Lünen Preußen when the main line via Kamen is blocked. | ||
Line 274: | Line 271: | ||
Trains between Hamm and Gelsenkirchen may be diverted via Recklinghausen Ost and Wanne-Eickel. Trains not stopping between Hamm Hbf and Bottrop Hbf or Oberhausen Hbf are likely to run via Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord. | Trains between Hamm and Gelsenkirchen may be diverted via Recklinghausen Ost and Wanne-Eickel. Trains not stopping between Hamm Hbf and Bottrop Hbf or Oberhausen Hbf are likely to run via Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord. | ||
''S9'' services now run between Recklinghausen Hbf and Gladbeck West; therefore the western end of this line between Abzw Recklinghausen Blumenthal and Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord is a normal passenger line. | |||
===Dortmund-Mengede (Dortmund-Nette) – Dortmund-Deusen – Dortmund-Kirchderne=== | ===Dortmund-Mengede (Dortmund-Nette) – Dortmund-Deusen – Dortmund-Kirchderne=== | ||
[411, 416] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98A4-98B4; S+W ''139A1-139B2'') | [411, 416] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98A4-98B4; S+W ''139A1-139B2'') DE24/376 | ||
This freight line round the north side of Dortmund links the lines to Wanne-Eickel and Münster. It may be used by trains diverted away from Dortmund Hbf. | This freight line round the north side of Dortmund links the lines to Wanne-Eickel and Münster. It may be used by trains diverted away from Dortmund Hbf. | ||
===Dortmund-Mengede (Dortmund-Nette) – Dortmund-Deusen – Dortmund-Kurl (Dortmund-Scharnhorst)=== | |||
[411, 416] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98A4-98B4; S+W ''139A1-139B2'') DE24/377 | |||
This freight line round the north side of Dortmund links the lines to Wanne-Eickel and Hamm. It may be used by trains diverted away from Dortmund Hbf. It is common with the previous entry between Abzw Nette and Dortmund-Obereving. | |||
It was used in May 2023 by the hourly ''RE3'' trains from Hamm (Westf) Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf, in that direction only, which ran non-stop from Dortmund-Kurl to Dortmund-Mengede, omitting Dortmund Hbf. | |||
===Herne (Herne-Rottbruch Hgn) – Gelsenkirchen Zoo (Wanne Unser Fritz) via Abzw Crange=== | |||
[426] (ERA-E 46xx; ERA-R 98xx; S+W ''138B2'') DE24/378 | |||
This line links Herne with the line via Gelsenkirchen Zoo to Dorsten via Gladbeck Ost and to Bottrop Süd, avoiding Wanne-Eickel Hbf. The hourly ''RB43'' Dorsten - Dortmund services are diverted this way between 10 December 2023 and 19 April 2024, not calling at Wanne-Eickel Hbf. | |||
===Herne – Herne-Rottbruch ''and'' Bochum-Riemke – Dortmund Hbf (Abzw Bochum Prinz von Preußen) via Bochum Nord=== | |||
[426] (ERA-E 46xx; ERA-R 98xx; S+W ''138B2-C3'') DE24/378A | |||
This route consists of a curve from Herne to the Wanne-Eickel/Recklinghausen to Bochum Hbf ''Gluckauf-Bahn'' and a curve from that line to the Bochum to Dortmund main line avoiding Bochum Hbf. It is used in both directions between 1 May and 30 June 2024 by diverted ''RE3'' Oberhausen Hbf – Hamm (Westf) Hbf services which run non-stop between Herne, where they reverse, and Dortmund Hbf. | |||
===Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath – Düsseldorf-Eller=== | ===Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath – Düsseldorf-Eller=== | ||
[415] (ERA-E 46A5-46A3; ERA-R 97B4-97B1; S+W ''141A4-137A2'') | [415] (ERA-E 46A5-46A3; ERA-R 97B4-97B1; S+W ''141A4-137A2'') DE24/379 | ||
This line, together with Hilden – Opladen, forms a freight route between Köln and Oberhausen, only limited sections of which are used by passenger trains. From Oberhausen West trains may run to a variety of places, including the Emmerich line, Bottrop Hbf, Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck and Essen-Bergeborbeck. The following routes, among others, are possible: | This line, together with Hilden – Opladen, forms a freight route between Köln and Oberhausen, only limited sections of which are used by passenger trains. From Oberhausen West trains may run to a variety of places, including the Emmerich line, Bottrop Hbf, Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck and Essen-Bergeborbeck. The following routes, among others, are possible. | ||
The following trains run non-stop between the stations indicated, with a timing point at Düsseldorf-Eller, so may use some of the routes listed below; however from the information available to the compilers, it is not clear which actual route will be taken: | |||
{| class="ostable" | |||
| D2 | |||
| | |||
| IC2005 | |||
| Emden Hbf – 08:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE731 | |||
| Hamburg-Altona – 10:38 Recklinghausen Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| IC2009 | |||
| Emden Hbf – 10:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf then (SO) to Konstanz | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| IC2201 | |||
| Bremerhaven Hbf – 12:25 Münster (Westf) Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE2203 | |||
| Norddeich Mole – 14:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| SSuO | |||
| IC2305 | |||
| Emden Außenhafen – 15:45 Münster (Westf) Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE605 | |||
| Norddeich Mole – 17:11 Bottrop Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE607 | |||
| Emden Außenhafen – 18:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D2 | |||
| | |||
| ICE2209 | |||
| Norddeich Mole – 21:00 Recklinghausen Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| ThFSO | |||
| IC2208 | |||
| 05:39 Köln Hbf – Bremerhaven Hbf (non-stop to Münster (Westf) Hbf) | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE606 | |||
| 06:57 Köln Hbf – Norddeich Mole (non-stop to Recklinghausen Hbf) | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| SSuO | |||
| IC2306 | |||
| 08:00 Köln Hbf – Emden Außenhafen (non-stop to Recklinghausen Hbf) | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE604 | |||
| 09:38 Köln Hbf – Emden Außenhafen (non-stop to Recklinghausen Hbf) | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| IC2202 | |||
| 11:44 Köln Hbf – Bremerhaven Hbf (non-stop to Münster (Westf) Hbf) | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| IC2200 | |||
| 13:41 Köln Hbf – Norddeich Mole (non-stop to Münster (Westf) Hbf) | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| ThSX | |||
| IC2004 | |||
| Konstanz (FSuO) – 15:45 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf (non-stop Köln Hbf – Münster (Westf) Hbf) | |||
|- | |||
| D2 | |||
| ThO | |||
| IC2014 | |||
| Stuttgart Hbf – 15:46 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf (non-stop Köln Hbf – Münster (Westf) Hbf) | |||
|- | |||
| D2 | |||
| SO | |||
| IC2006 | |||
| Konstanz – 15:46 Köln Hbf – Dortmund Hbf (non-stop Köln Hbf – Herne (unadvertised stop)) | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE1030 | |||
| 16:06 Köln Hbf – Hamburg-Altona (non-stop to Recklinghausen Hbf) | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| IC2002 | |||
| 17:35 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf (non-stop to Münster (Westf) Hbf) | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE730 | |||
| 19:38 Köln Hbf – Hamburg-Altona (non-stop to Münster (Westf) Hbf) | |||
|} | |||
D1: 23 March - 7 April 2024 | |||
D2: 23 March - 6 April 2024 | |||
'''Essen-Bergeborbeck – Oberhausen West – Duisburg Hbf''' | '''Essen-Bergeborbeck – Oberhausen West – Duisburg Hbf''' | ||
Line 290: | Line 417: | ||
Used by diverted trains between Gelsenkirchen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf, omitting Oberhausen Hbf. | Used by diverted trains between Gelsenkirchen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf, omitting Oberhausen Hbf. | ||
'''Bottrop | '''Essen-Bergeborbeck – Oberhausen West – Duisburg Lotharstraße – Duisburg-Hochfeld Süd''' | ||
Used betwwen 25 April and 3 May 2024 by diverted ''RB35'' trains between Mönchengladbach Hbf and Gelsenkirchen Hbf '''in that direction only'''. These do not stop between Duisburg-Hochfeld Süd and Essen-Bergeborbeck, thus omitting Duisburg Hbf and Oberhausen Hbf. | |||
'''Bottrop-Boy – Essen Prosper-Levin – Oberhausen West – Duisburg Hbf''' | |||
Used by diverted trains between Hamm, Dortmund, Recklinghausen or Münster, running via | Used by diverted trains between Hamm, Dortmund, Recklinghausen or Münster, running via DE24/375, and Duisburg Hbf, omitting calls in the Ruhr up to Oberhausen Hbf. | ||
'''Oberhausen-Sterkrade – Oberhausen West – Duisburg Hbf''' | '''Oberhausen-Sterkrade – Oberhausen West – Duisburg Hbf''' | ||
Used by diverted trains between the Emmerich line and Duisburg Hbf, omitting Oberhausen | Used by diverted trains between the Emmerich line and Duisburg Hbf, omitting Oberhausen Hbf. | ||
'''Essen-Bergeborbeck – Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath''' | '''Essen-Bergeborbeck – Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath''' | ||
Line 306: | Line 437: | ||
Used by diverted trains between Wanne-Eickel Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf, omitting Gelsenkirchen Hbf, Oberhausen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf. | Used by diverted trains between Wanne-Eickel Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf, omitting Gelsenkirchen Hbf, Oberhausen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf. | ||
'''Bottrop | '''Bottrop-Boy – Essen Prosper-Levin – Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath''' | ||
Used by diverted trains running via | Used by diverted trains running via DE24/375, not stopping until Düsseldorf Hbf. | ||
'''Oberhausen-Sterkrade – Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath''' | '''Oberhausen-Sterkrade – Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath''' | ||
Used by diverted trains between the Emmerich line and Düsseldorf Hbf, omitting Oberhausen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf. | Used by diverted trains between the Emmerich line and Düsseldorf Hbf, omitting Oberhausen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf. ''RE19'' services between Düsseldorf and Arnhem Centraal run this way '''in the direction of Arnhem only''' between 28 April and 9 May 2024. | ||
'''Duisburg Hbf – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf Rath''' | |||
Used by diverted trains between Duisburg Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf, omitting Düsseldorf Flughafen. ''RE19'' services between Arnhem Centraal and Düsseldorf Hbf are expected to run this way '''in the direction of Düsseldorf Hbf only''' between 28 April and 9 May. Alternatively they may merely run via the through roads at Düsseldorf Flughafen, but given the extensive engineering work in this area at the time, the diversionary route is more likely. Trains in the other direction omit Duisburg Hbf and Oberhausen Hbf as well - see the sub-entry immediately above. | |||
'''Oberhausen-Sterkrade – Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath – Düsseldorf-Eller''' | |||
Used by diverted trains between the Emmerich line and Köln Hbf, omitting Oberhausen Hbf, Duisburg Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf. | |||
The following trains run non-stop between Köln Hbf and Arnhem Centraal, with a timing point at Düsseldorf-Eller so can be expected to run this way. | |||
{| class= "ostable" | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| NJ421 | |||
| Amsterdam Centraal – 20:08 Arnhem Centraal – Innsbruck Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| NJ403/IC60403 | |||
| Amsterdam Centraal – 22:02 Arnhem Centraal – Zürich HB | |||
|- | |||
| D2 | |||
| | |||
| NJ402/IC60402 | |||
| Zürich HB – 05:56 Köln Hbf – Amsterdam Centraal | |||
|} | |||
D1: 23 March - 7 April 2024 | |||
D2: 23 March - 6 April 2024 (7 April from Köln) | |||
'''Düsseldorf-Rath – Düsseldorf Hbf via Düsseldorf-Eller Mitte''' | |||
Used by diverted trains when the approach to Düsseldorf Hbf from the north is not available. | |||
===Bottrop Hbf/Oberhausen Hbf – Oberhausen West – Moers (Meerbeck) ''and'' Trompet - Krefeld-Uerdingen=== | ===Bottrop Hbf/Oberhausen Hbf – Oberhausen West – Moers (Meerbeck) ''and'' Trompet - Krefeld-Uerdingen=== | ||
[415, 490] (ERA-E 46B5-46A4; ERA-R 97B4-97A4; S+W ''137A2-136C4'') | [415, 490] (ERA-E 46B5-46A4; ERA-R 97B4-97A4; S+W ''137A2-136C4'') DE24/380 | ||
This route which crosses the Rhein by the Haus-Knipp-Brücke avoids the Duisburg area and is only occasionally used for passenger trains. At its eastern end it has connections towards Bottrop Hbf and Oberhausen Hbf. | This route which crosses the Rhein by the Haus-Knipp-Brücke avoids the Duisburg area and is only occasionally used for passenger trains. At its eastern end it has connections towards Bottrop Hbf and Oberhausen Hbf. | ||
===Meerbusch-Osterath (Krefeld-Lohbruch) – Krefeld-Linn=== | ===Meerbusch-Osterath (Krefeld-Lohbruch) – Krefeld-Linn=== | ||
(ERA-E 46A4; ERA-R 97A2; S+W ''140C1'') | (ERA-E 46A4; ERA-R 97A2; S+W ''140C1'') DE24/381 | ||
This east to south curve part of the line from Neuss to Duisburg avoiding Krefeld Hbf does not have a regular passenger service. During previous engineering work, services running non-stop from Köln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf may either run via this curve and Neuss or via Hilden (DE24/386). Trains starting or terminating in Köln Hbf may use either route but ones coming up the Rhein valley from Koblenz without sufficient time to reverse in Köln Hbf are more likely to use DE24/386. | |||
This entry has seen use by diverted ''RE42'' Mönchengladbach Hbf - Duisburg Hbf services in the last couple of years, most recently between 21:00 on 15th and 21:00 on 22nd March 2024 with trains not stopping between Krefeld-Uerdingen and Mönchengladbach, nor calling at Viersen or Krefeld Hbf. It was also used by limited services on the nights of 19/20 & 24/25 January 2024 and in 2023 when some, but not all, ''RE42'' diversions also ran through the goods yard at Neuss. | |||
The station poster confirming the March 2024 diversions suggested it could happen again in "June 2024". | |||
===Witten Hbf – Hagen-Vorhalle=== | ===Witten Hbf – Hagen-Vorhalle=== | ||
(ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3; S+W ''138D4-143A1'') | (ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3; S+W ''138D4-143A1'') DE24/382 | ||
There are two routes between Witten Hbf and Hagen-Vorhalle. Passenger trains normally use the line via Wetter (Ruhr) to the east of the Ruhr river but may occasionally be diverted via the freight line west of the river. This occurs on the weekend of 1 & 2 March 2024, when all ''RB40'' Hagen – Essen and ''RE34'' Siegen – Dortmund services '''in that direction''' are diverted this way with ''RB40'' omitting calls at Wetter (Ruhr) and Witten Hbf and ''RE34'' omitting Witten Hbf (presumably passing Witten Hbf on a non-platform road). In the other direction only a very few late-night services are diverted. | |||
===Hagen-Vorhalle – Abzw Hohensyburg – Schwerte (Ruhr) (Westhofen (Westf))=== | |||
(ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3; S+W ''139A4-139B4'') DE24/383 | |||
This connection links both the Ruhr east and west-bank lines (DE24/382) with the Hagen to Hamm (Westf) line, avoiding Hagen Hbf. It was formerly used by winter ski trains between Dortmund and Winterberg (Westf), but these have not run since 2019. | |||
===Siegen avoiding line: Siegen-Weidenau – Wilnsdorf-Rudersdorf (Siegen Ost Gbf)=== | ===Siegen avoiding line: Siegen-Weidenau – Wilnsdorf-Rudersdorf (Siegen Ost Gbf)=== | ||
[440, 445] (S+W ''64C2'') | [440, 445] (S+W ''64C2'') DE24/384 | ||
This connection links the Hagen and Gießen lines, avoiding Siegen Hbf. It is heavily used by freight trains, but only has a passenger service when trains are diverted away from Siegen Hbf. | |||
If the 2-hourly ''IC'' services between Frankfurt (Main) Hbf, Siegen Hbf and Dortmund Hbf or Münster (Westf) Hbf (in either direction) are running late, they have been known to omit Siegen Hbf and use this connection, calling only at Siegen-Weidenau, which is now a booked stop on these services. | |||
===Düsseldorf Flughafen (Abzw Düsseldorf-Unterrath Karthauser Weg) – Düsseldorf Flughafen Terminal (Abzw Düsseldorf Flughafen W884)=== | |||
[415.1, 416] S+W ''141A2'' DE24/385 | |||
This | This north to west curve enables trains from the north to reach the terminus station at Düsseldorf Flughafen Terminal, which is normally only served by ''S-Bahn'' trains from the south. Since July 2020 the one very early morning train that used this line has not run, but when there is engineering work this curve is occasionally used by ''RE'' services diverted away from Düsseldorf Hbf to turn round. | ||
{| class="ostable" | ===Hilden – Opladen=== | ||
| | [415] (ERA-E 46B3-47A1; ERA-R 97B1-104A2; S+W ''141B4-147C2'') DE24/386 | ||
| | |||
| | This freight line forms part of an alternative route between Düsseldorf and Köln. It is frequently used for diversions of ''RE'' and long-distance services. | ||
| | |||
It is used between 25 May and 14 June 2024 by diverted ''RE1'' (Aachen – Hamm) services. This can be confirmed by these trains not calling at Leverkusen Mitte or Düsseldorf-Benrath, but additionally at Opladen. | |||
The following long-distance services run this way on the dates shown: | |||
{| class= "ostable" | |||
| D1 | |||
| ThFSO | |||
| IC2208 | |||
| 05:39 Köln Hbf – Bremerhaven Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D2 | |||
| | |||
| NJ402/IC60402 | |||
| Zürich HB – 05:56 Köln Hbf – Amsterdam Centraal | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE606 | |||
| 06:57 Köln Hbf – Norddeich Mole | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| SSuO | |||
| IC2306 | |||
| 08:00 Köln Hbf – Emden Außenhafen | |||
|- | |||
| ''Note'' | |||
| | |||
| IC/ICE604 | |||
| 09:38 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf / Emden Außenhafen | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| IC2202 | |||
| 11:44 Köln Hbf – Bremerhaven Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| TThSX | |||
| IC2206 | |||
| 12:41 Köln Hbf – Norddeich Mole | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| ThSX | |||
| IC2004 | |||
| Konstanz (FSuO) – 15:45 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D2 | |||
| ThO | |||
| IC2014 | |||
| Stuttgart Hbf – 15:46 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D2 | |||
| SO | |||
| IC2006 | |||
| Konstanz – 15:46 Köln Hbf – Dortmund Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE1030 | |||
| 16:06 Köln Hbf – Hamburg-Altona | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| IC2002 | |||
| 17:35 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE730 | |||
| 19:38 Köln Hbf – Hamburg-Altona | |||
|- | |||
| D2 | |||
| | |||
| IC2005 | |||
| Emden Hbf – 08:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE731 | |||
| Hamburg-Altona – 10:38 Recklinghausen Hbf – Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| IC2009 | |||
| Emden Hbf – 10:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – Köln Hbf / Konstanz (SO) | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| IC2201 | |||
| Bremerhaven Hbf – 12:25 Münster (Westf) Hbf – Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE2203 | |||
| Norddeich Mole – 14:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| SSuO | |||
| IC2305 | |||
| Emden Außenhafen – 15:45 Münster (Westf) Hbf – Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE605 | |||
| Norddeich Mole – 17:11 Bottrop Hbf – Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| ICE607 | |||
| Emden Außenhafen – 18:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D1 | |||
| | |||
| NJ421 | |||
| Amsterdam Centraal – 20:08 Arnhem Centraal – Innsbruck Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D2 | |||
| | |||
| ICE2209 | |||
| Norddeich Mole – 21:00 Recklinghausen Hbf – Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |||
| D3 | |||
| | |||
| ICE844 | |||
| Berlin Ostbahnhof – 22:09 Düsseldorf Hbf – Köln Hbf | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | D1 | ||
| | | | ||
| | | NJ403/IC60403 | ||
| | | Amsterdam Centraal – 22:02 Arnhem Centraal – Zürich HB | ||
|} | |} | ||
D1: 24 March - 7 April 2024 | |||
D2: 24 March - 6 April 2024 | |||
D3: 19 October - 14 December 2024 | |||
''Note'': Runs as ''IC604'' until 29 February, then as ''ICE604'' from 1 March 2024 | |||
===Köln-Ehrenfeld – Köln-Nippes=== | ===Köln-Ehrenfeld – Köln-Nippes=== | ||
(ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1; S+W ''146A2'') | (ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1; S+W ''146A2'') DE24/387 | ||
This west to north curve links the Aachen and Neuss lines west of Köln Hbf. It is used by services between Aachen and Düsseldorf if they are unable to run via Köln Hbf. | This west to north curve links the Aachen and Neuss lines west of Köln Hbf. It is used by services between Aachen and Düsseldorf if they are unable to run via Köln Hbf. | ||
===Köln-Mülheim (Abzw Berliner Straße) – Köln Messe/Deutz=== | ===Köln-Mülheim (Abzw Berliner Straße) – Köln Messe/Deutz=== | ||
(ERA-E 42A5 not shown; ERA-R 104A1; S+W ''146C2-146C3'') | (ERA-E 42A5 not shown; ERA-R 104A1; S+W ''146C2-146C3'') DE24/388 | ||
There is an alternative route between Köln-Mülheim and Köln Messe/Deutz, east of the S-Bahn tracks at Köln-Mülheim, then flying over most of the layout to the high-level platforms at Köln Messe/Deutz | There is an alternative route between Köln-Mülheim and Köln Messe/Deutz, east of the S-Bahn tracks at Köln-Mülheim, then flying over most of the layout to the high-level platforms at Köln Messe/Deutz. | ||
===Köln Frankfurter Straße (Abzw Vingst) – Köln-Kalk Nord – Köln-Mülheim=== | ===Köln Frankfurter Straße (Abzw Vingst) – Köln-Kalk Nord – Köln-Mülheim=== | ||
(ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1-104B1; S+W ''146C4-146C2'') | (ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1-104B1; S+W ''146C4-146C2'') DE24/389 | ||
This is an alternative route route between Porz-Wahn and Köln-Mülheim which is more direct than that via Köln Messe/Deutz. | This is an alternative route route between Porz-Wahn and Köln-Mülheim which is more direct than that via Köln Messe/Deutz. It has occasionally been used by ''IC/ICE'' services not calling at Köln Messe/Deutz low-level platforms 11/12 but no use of this route has been identified in the current timetable. | ||
===Köln-Longerich – Köln West=== | ===Köln-Longerich – Köln West=== | ||
(ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1; S+W ''146A2-146A3'') | (ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1; S+W ''146A2-146A3'') DE24/390 | ||
This north-south line links the Neuss and Koblenz routes to the west of Köln Hbf. It is used between 25 May and 14 June 2024 by diverted ''RE5'' services between Oberhausen and Koblenz. These omit calls at Düsseldorf-Benrath and stations to Köln Hbf, inclusive, calling additionally at Dormagen and Neuss Hbf instead. | |||
Sometimes ''RE5'' services are diverted for the whole route between Duisburg Hbf and Koblenz Hbf, running via Neuss Hbf and avoiding both Düsseldorf Hbf and Köln Hbf. With this diversion, trains also use the Krefeld eastern avoider (DE24/381). | |||
''IC/ICE'' trains may also be diverted over this line, running non-stop between Düsseldorf Hbf and Köln Süd, not calling at Köln Hbf. | |||
===Köln Hbf (Köln-Hansaring) – Hürth-Kalscheuren via goods lines=== | |||
(ERA-E 42xx; ERA-R 104xx; S+W ''147A3-148B2'') DE24/391 | |||
Between Köln West and Hürth-Kalscheuren a pair of goods lines run to the east of the passenger lines, with a single-track connection diving under the northbound passenger line between Köln-Hansaring and Köln West Abzw Ws, where it joins the goods lines which have come from Köln-Nippes and Köln-Ehrenfeld. The goods lines may be used in part by trains running via the Südbrücke to or from north or south (DE24/359). | |||
===Viersen (Viersen Helenabrunn) – Wickrath (Rheydt Gbf) (Mönchengladbach avoiding line)=== | ===Viersen (Viersen Helenabrunn) – Wickrath (Rheydt Gbf) (Mönchengladbach avoiding line)=== | ||
[490] (S+W ''50C4'') | [485, 490] (S+W ''50C4'') DE24/392 | ||
This line avoiding Mönchengladbach Hbf links the line from Krefeld and Venlo with the Aachen line. It is used if there are engineering works in the area of Mönchengladbach Hbf. | This line avoiding Mönchengladbach Hbf links the line from Krefeld and Venlo with the Aachen line. It is used if there are engineering works in the area of Mönchengladbach Hbf. |
Revision as of 12:30, 10 May 2024
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 10 December 2023 to 14 December 2024, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained here.
Map references for each route entry are given in parentheses ( ). References prefixed "ERA-E" refer to the European Railway Atlas (All-Europe Edition) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "ERA-R" refer to the European Railway Atlas (Regional Series: Book 2) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "S+W", or in italic, refer to Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland by Schweers + Wall.
Obscure services: Lines with regular use
Dortmund Hbf (Abzw Lütgendortmund) – Witten Hbf (Abzw Stockumer Straße)
[427, 440] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98A4; S+W 138D3) DE24/351
This east to south curve is used by trains running non-stop between Dortmund Hbf and Witten Hbf or Hagen Hbf. There are IC/ICE services to and from Hagen, generally hourly, and regular RE4 and RE34 trains to and from Witten.
Dortmund Aplerbeck Süd (Abzw Schwerte Heide) – Fröndenberg (Schwerte Ost)
[435, 438] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98B3; S+W 139C3) DE24/352
This north to east curve connects the Dortmund and Brilon Wald lines east of Schwerte (Ruhr). It is used by through trains between Dortmund Hbf and Bestwig, Brilon Wald, Brilon Stadt or Willingen, approximately hourly, except for trains at 21:23, 22:23 and 23:23 from Dortmund Hbf, also 00:23 SSuO and 01:23 SSuO, which reverse at Schwerte (Ruhr).
Recklinghausen Süd – Bochum-Riemke (Herne-Rottbruch)
[428] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98A4; S+W 138B1-B2) DE24/353
This line links the line from Recklinghausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen with the Gelsenkirchen to Bochum Gluckauf-Bahn by crossing over the Gelsenkirchen – Herne – Dortmund line.
From 7 January 2024 it is used by a new hourly RE41 service between Haltern am See and Bochum Hbf.
Hohenlimburg (Hagen-Kabel) – Hagen-Vorhalle
[440] (ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3-98B3; S+W 139B4) DE24/354
This curve allows trains to run between the Siegen and Witten lines avoiding Hagen Hbf. It is used by RE34 services between Dillenburg or Siegen and Dortmund, which run non-stop between Hohenlimburg and Witten Hbf. These run generally hourly.
It is also used by a series of IC34 trains between Frankfurt (Main) and Dortmund Hbf or Münster (Westf) Hbf.
SSuX | IC2328 | Siegen Hbf – 06:23 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Münster (Westf) Hbf | |
SuX | IC2326 | Stuttgart Hbf (SSuX) / Siegen Hbf (SO) – 08:23 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Dortmund Hbf | |
IC2324 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf (SuX) / Siegen Hbf (SuO) – 10:23 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Münster (Westf) Hbf | ||
IC2320 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 14:23 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Dortmund Hbf | ||
IC2228 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 16:13 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Dortmund Hbf | ||
IC2226 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 18:23 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Münster (Westf) Hbf | ||
IC2224 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 20:23 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Dortmund Hbf | ||
SSuX | IC2223 | Dortmund Hbf – 05:14 Witten Hbf – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | |
SuX | IC2225 | Dortmund Hbf – 07:14 Witten Hbf – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | |
IC2229 | Dortmund Hbf – 11:14 Witten Hbf – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | ||
IC2323 | Münster (Westf) Hbf – 15:14 Witten Hbf – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | ||
IC2325 | Dortmund Hbf – 17:14 Witten Hbf – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | ||
IC2327 | Münster (Westf) Hbf – 19:14 Witten Hbf – Siegen Hbf |
Note that until at least the end of 2026, local tickets (including the Deutschland-Ticket and the NRW SchönerTagTicket) are valid on IC trains between Dillenburg and Dortmund. This is an attempt to ease the traffic chaos that has followed the closure of the nearby A45 Autobahn viaduct at Rahmede.
Hohenlimburg (Hagen-Kabel) – Schwerte (Ruhr) (Westhofen (Westf))
[440] (ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3-98B3; S+W 139B4) DE24/355
This curve allows trains to run between the Siegen and Schwerte lines avoiding Hagen Hbf. It is used by the following IC services.
IC2322 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 12:13 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Norddeich Mole | ||
IC2228 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 16:13 Iserlohn-Letmathe – Münster (Westf) Hbf | ||
IC2227 | Münster (Westf) Hbf – 09:30 Schwerte (Ruhr) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | ||
IC2321 | Norddeich Mole – 13:30 Schwerte (Ruhr) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf |
Bochum Hbf (Abzw Prinz von Preußen) – Abzw Dortmund-Dorstfeld – Dortmund Signal Iduna Park (Abzw Schnettkerbrücke)
(ERA-E 46B5-46C5; ERA-R 98A4; S+W 138C3-139A3) DE24/356
These connections link Bochum Hbf with Dortmund Signal Iduna Park via the goods lines which run parallel to the main Bochum to Dortmund line, thus avoiding Dortmund Hbf.
Eastbound services depart from Bochum Hbf platform 5, which means that they must run via the main Bochum to Dortmund line and gain the goods lines via a connection from Bochum-Langendreer to Langendreer Ost. Westbound services arrive at Platform 2, which means that they must run via the freight lines all the way to Abzw Bochum Prinz von Preußen, thence by a single-track connection to platform 2.
Since 15 April 2023, RE11 services have reverted to running via Kamen so these connections are no longer in daily use.
The line is used by football specials which run between Duisburg and Dortmund Signal Iduna-Park when Borussia Dortmund are playing at home.
Neuss avoiding line: Neuss Am Kaiser (Abzw Erftkanal) – Meerbusch-Osterath (Abzw Weißenberg)
[495] (ERA-E 46A4; ERA-R 97A1; S+W 140C3) DE24/357
This east to north curve is used by trains between Düsseldorf Hbf and Krefeld not calling at Neuss Hbf. These are the half-hourly (hourly at weekends) services between Düsseldorf Hbf and Kleve.
Holzheim b. Neuss / Neuss Süd (Neuss Nordkanal) – Neuss Hbf – Neuss Am Kaiser (Abzw Erftkanal)
[450.8/11/28, 485, 488] (ERA-E 46A3 not shown; ERA-R 97A1; S+W 140C3-140C4) DE24/358
Neuss Hbf is in two parts, the eastern platforms 1-4 and the western platforms 5-8, with separate approach tracks to each from the Düsseldorf, Grevenbroich and Köln lines. All S-Bahn trains use the west side, with S11 services to and from Köln Hbf using the long curve (line 2531) to Neuss Nordkanal. All RE and RB trains use the east side with the exception of RE4 and RE13 via Mönchengladbach, which must use the west side.
Köln Südbrücke
[472] (ERA-E 42A5-B4; ERA-R 104A1; S+W 146A3-148D2) DE24/359
The Südbrücke provides an alternative route across the Rhein to the Hohenzollernbrücke at Köln Hbf. It has north and south-facing connections to the main lines on both sides of the river. It is mainly used by freight.
Köln Süd – Troisdorf (via Köln-Bonntor and Gremberg Rbf): This north-west to south-east route enables trains via Troisdorf, but not Köln/Bonn Flughafen, to arrive and depart at the west end of Köln Hbf. Between Abzw Steinstraße (where the line from Südbrücke joins) and Troisdorf, trains from Südbrücke that do not use the Schnellfahrstrecke will use the goods line to the west of the high-speed line, rather than the local passenger line to the east of it.
The following services run this way.
D1 | SSuX | ICE711 | 06:01 Köln Hbf – Stuttgart Hbf |
D2 | FSSuO | ICE155 | Amsterdam Centraal – 15:15 Köln-Ehrenfeld – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf |
D3 | ICE14 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 14:30 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbf – Bruxelles-Midi | |
D2 | ICE254 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 17:53 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbf – Amsterdam Centraal | |
D4 | various days | NJ424 | Berlin Hbf (tief) – 06:29/06:30 Bonn-Beuel – Bruxelles-Midi |
D1: 11-29 December 2023; 22 January - 15 July 2024
D2: 6-19 January, 2 November - 8 December 2024
D3: 2 September - 14 December 2024
D4: MWO 8-17 January, 19-21 February; MWFO 22 March - 5 April, 13 May - 12 June; Daily 1 November - 14 December 2024
All services that do not run to or from Köln Hbf also use the curve between Köln West and Köln-Ehrenfeld (DE24/360).
Köln Süd – Troisdorf (via Köln-Bonntor and Köln-Kalk Süd): This alternative north-west to south-east route enables trains via Köln/Bonn Flughafen to arrive and depart at the west end of Köln Hbf.
This route must also be used by any services diverted via the Südbrücke calling at, or running through the two platform tracks at Porz (Rhein) as it is then impossible to travel via Gremberg Rbf.
It was used in April 2023 by diverted RE8 and RB27 (Mönchengladbach Hbf – Koblenz Hbf) services in the direction of Koblenz Hbf only, and by RE9 (Siegen Hbf – Aachen Hbf) services in the direction of Aachen Hbf only.
Köln Süd – Köln-Mulheim (via Köln-Bonntor and Köln-Kalk): This north-west to north-east route enables trains via Leverkusen Mitte or Solingen Hbf to arrive and depart at the west end of Köln Hbf. When the line through Köln Messe/Deutz is blocked, trains may be diverted this way.
Troisdorf – Hürth-Kalscheuren (Köln Eifeltor) (via Köln-Kalk and Köln Bonntor): This south-east to south-west route sees very occasional use by diverted passenger trains.
Köln-Mülheim – Hürth-Kalscheuren (Köln Eifeltor) (via Köln-Kalk and Köln Bonntor): This north-east to south-west route sees very occasional use by diverted passenger trains. It is used between 11 and 14 May 2024 by diverted RE5 services from Koblenz towards Wesel only. These run non-stop between Brühl and Leverkusen Mitte.
Köln-Ehrenfeld – Köln West
(ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1; S+W 146A2-146A3) DE24/360
This west to south curve links the Aachen and Koblenz lines west of Köln Hbf. It is used to enable trains which have been diverted over the Südbrücke (DE24/359) to reach the Aachen line when they are unable to run via Köln Hbf. This can often be discerned by these services calling at Köln-Ehrenfeld instead of Köln Hbf.
D1 | FSSuO | ICE155 | Amsterdam Centraal – 15:15 Köln-Ehrenfeld – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf |
D2 | ICE14 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 14:30 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbf – Bruxelles-Midi | |
D1 | ICE254 | Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 17:53 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbf – Amsterdam Centraal | |
D3 | various days | NJ424 | Berlin Hbf (tief) – 06:29/06:30 Bonn-Beuel – Bruxelles-Midi |
D1: 6-19 January, 2 November - 8 December 2024
D2: 2 September - 14 December 2024
D3: MWO 8-17 January, 19-21 February; MWFO 22 March - 5 April, 13 May - 12 June; Daily 1 November - 14 December 2024
Horrem
[481] (ERA-E 52C5; ERA-R 104C4; S+W 63A2) DE24/360
There is a triangular junction at Horrem station. Bedburg trains terminating and starting at Horrem use platform 10 on the north to west curve. These run hourly, Mondays to Fridays. Trains between Bedburg and Köln Hbf use platform 19 on the north to east curve. These run hourly every day.
Obscure services: Lines used on an occasional basis for engineering work diversions
Buke – Langeland (Altenbeken Kurve)
[360.5, 430] (ERA-E 48A2; ERA-R 99B3; S+W 53C1) DE24/371
This south to east curve enables trains to run between the Warburg and Hameln lines without reversing at Altenbeken. It is used when the classic line from Hannover via Göttingen is unavailable.
Münster (Westf) avoiding line: Südmühle – Münster Kanal – Münster-Lechtenberg
[385, 410] (ERA-E 47B3; ERA-R 96B3; S+W 134C1-134C2) DE24/372
This line passes to the east of Münster and enables trains between the Osnabück and Hamm lines to avoid the Hauptbahnhof. It is used occasionally by diverted IC/ICE services between Hamburg and Köln.
Minden (Westf) – Hamm (via Goods Line)
[370, 400] (ERA-E 48A4-47B2 not shown; ERA-R 99B5-96B3 not shown; S+W 41C1-52B1) DE24/373
Hamm to Minden is the longest quadruple line in Germany. Between Bielefeld and Gütersloh the goods lines fly over the passenger lines, and between Heessen and Ahlen they dive under. For the latter a newish platform 6 had been built on the eastbound goods line at Ahlen so anything calling at it must use the diveunder but there was nothing shown in Hafas in January 2024 as doing so. The goods lines are sometimes used by relief trains between Hannover and the Ruhr in order to overtake stopping services, plus when engineering work is taking place on the main line which may be indicated by stopping trains being advertised not to call at certain stations. Numerous crossovers allow trains to switch between the passenger and goods lines, so the full length of the goods lines is rarely used by diverted passenger trains.
Hamm (Westf) avoiding line: Nordbögge (Hamm Rbf Hso) – Welver (Abzw Hamm Gallberg)
[415] (ERA-E 47B2; ERA-R 98C5; S+W 134B4) DE24/374
This curve (line 2921) links the lines from south and west of Hamm with the line to Soest and enables trains to run between the Dortmund area and Soest without reversing at Hamm (Westf) Hbf.
Hamm (Westf) (Hamm Rbf Hde) – Horstmar – Recklinghausen Ost (Abzw Recklinghausen Blumenthal) [– Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord]
[415, 450.9] (ERA-E 47B2-46B5; ERA-R 98C5-97C5; S+W 52B1-51B2) DE24/375
This east-west freight line runs to the north of the Ruhr conurbation. Trains between Hamm and Dortmund may be diverted via Abzw Horstmar and Lünen Preußen when the main line via Kamen is blocked.
Trains between Hamm and Gelsenkirchen may be diverted via Recklinghausen Ost and Wanne-Eickel. Trains not stopping between Hamm Hbf and Bottrop Hbf or Oberhausen Hbf are likely to run via Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord.
S9 services now run between Recklinghausen Hbf and Gladbeck West; therefore the western end of this line between Abzw Recklinghausen Blumenthal and Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord is a normal passenger line.
Dortmund-Mengede (Dortmund-Nette) – Dortmund-Deusen – Dortmund-Kirchderne
[411, 416] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98A4-98B4; S+W 139A1-139B2) DE24/376
This freight line round the north side of Dortmund links the lines to Wanne-Eickel and Münster. It may be used by trains diverted away from Dortmund Hbf.
Dortmund-Mengede (Dortmund-Nette) – Dortmund-Deusen – Dortmund-Kurl (Dortmund-Scharnhorst)
[411, 416] (ERA-E 46C5; ERA-R 98A4-98B4; S+W 139A1-139B2) DE24/377
This freight line round the north side of Dortmund links the lines to Wanne-Eickel and Hamm. It may be used by trains diverted away from Dortmund Hbf. It is common with the previous entry between Abzw Nette and Dortmund-Obereving.
It was used in May 2023 by the hourly RE3 trains from Hamm (Westf) Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf, in that direction only, which ran non-stop from Dortmund-Kurl to Dortmund-Mengede, omitting Dortmund Hbf.
Herne (Herne-Rottbruch Hgn) – Gelsenkirchen Zoo (Wanne Unser Fritz) via Abzw Crange
[426] (ERA-E 46xx; ERA-R 98xx; S+W 138B2) DE24/378
This line links Herne with the line via Gelsenkirchen Zoo to Dorsten via Gladbeck Ost and to Bottrop Süd, avoiding Wanne-Eickel Hbf. The hourly RB43 Dorsten - Dortmund services are diverted this way between 10 December 2023 and 19 April 2024, not calling at Wanne-Eickel Hbf.
Herne – Herne-Rottbruch and Bochum-Riemke – Dortmund Hbf (Abzw Bochum Prinz von Preußen) via Bochum Nord
[426] (ERA-E 46xx; ERA-R 98xx; S+W 138B2-C3) DE24/378A
This route consists of a curve from Herne to the Wanne-Eickel/Recklinghausen to Bochum Hbf Gluckauf-Bahn and a curve from that line to the Bochum to Dortmund main line avoiding Bochum Hbf. It is used in both directions between 1 May and 30 June 2024 by diverted RE3 Oberhausen Hbf – Hamm (Westf) Hbf services which run non-stop between Herne, where they reverse, and Dortmund Hbf.
Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath – Düsseldorf-Eller
[415] (ERA-E 46A5-46A3; ERA-R 97B4-97B1; S+W 141A4-137A2) DE24/379
This line, together with Hilden – Opladen, forms a freight route between Köln and Oberhausen, only limited sections of which are used by passenger trains. From Oberhausen West trains may run to a variety of places, including the Emmerich line, Bottrop Hbf, Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck and Essen-Bergeborbeck. The following routes, among others, are possible.
The following trains run non-stop between the stations indicated, with a timing point at Düsseldorf-Eller, so may use some of the routes listed below; however from the information available to the compilers, it is not clear which actual route will be taken:
D2 | IC2005 | Emden Hbf – 08:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |
D1 | ICE731 | Hamburg-Altona – 10:38 Recklinghausen Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |
D1 | IC2009 | Emden Hbf – 10:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf then (SO) to Konstanz | |
D1 | IC2201 | Bremerhaven Hbf – 12:25 Münster (Westf) Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |
D1 | ICE2203 | Norddeich Mole – 14:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |
D1 | SSuO | IC2305 | Emden Außenhafen – 15:45 Münster (Westf) Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf |
D1 | ICE605 | Norddeich Mole – 17:11 Bottrop Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |
D1 | ICE607 | Emden Außenhafen – 18:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |
D2 | ICE2209 | Norddeich Mole – 21:00 Recklinghausen Hbf – non-stop to Köln Hbf | |
D1 | ThFSO | IC2208 | 05:39 Köln Hbf – Bremerhaven Hbf (non-stop to Münster (Westf) Hbf) |
D1 | ICE606 | 06:57 Köln Hbf – Norddeich Mole (non-stop to Recklinghausen Hbf) | |
D1 | SSuO | IC2306 | 08:00 Köln Hbf – Emden Außenhafen (non-stop to Recklinghausen Hbf) |
D1 | ICE604 | 09:38 Köln Hbf – Emden Außenhafen (non-stop to Recklinghausen Hbf) | |
D1 | IC2202 | 11:44 Köln Hbf – Bremerhaven Hbf (non-stop to Münster (Westf) Hbf) | |
D1 | IC2200 | 13:41 Köln Hbf – Norddeich Mole (non-stop to Münster (Westf) Hbf) | |
D1 | ThSX | IC2004 | Konstanz (FSuO) – 15:45 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf (non-stop Köln Hbf – Münster (Westf) Hbf) |
D2 | ThO | IC2014 | Stuttgart Hbf – 15:46 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf (non-stop Köln Hbf – Münster (Westf) Hbf) |
D2 | SO | IC2006 | Konstanz – 15:46 Köln Hbf – Dortmund Hbf (non-stop Köln Hbf – Herne (unadvertised stop)) |
D1 | ICE1030 | 16:06 Köln Hbf – Hamburg-Altona (non-stop to Recklinghausen Hbf) | |
D1 | IC2002 | 17:35 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf (non-stop to Münster (Westf) Hbf) | |
D1 | ICE730 | 19:38 Köln Hbf – Hamburg-Altona (non-stop to Münster (Westf) Hbf) |
D1: 23 March - 7 April 2024
D2: 23 March - 6 April 2024
Essen-Bergeborbeck – Oberhausen West – Duisburg Hbf
Used by diverted trains between Gelsenkirchen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf, omitting Oberhausen Hbf.
Essen-Bergeborbeck – Oberhausen West – Duisburg Lotharstraße – Duisburg-Hochfeld Süd
Used betwwen 25 April and 3 May 2024 by diverted RB35 trains between Mönchengladbach Hbf and Gelsenkirchen Hbf in that direction only. These do not stop between Duisburg-Hochfeld Süd and Essen-Bergeborbeck, thus omitting Duisburg Hbf and Oberhausen Hbf.
Bottrop-Boy – Essen Prosper-Levin – Oberhausen West – Duisburg Hbf
Used by diverted trains between Hamm, Dortmund, Recklinghausen or Münster, running via DE24/375, and Duisburg Hbf, omitting calls in the Ruhr up to Oberhausen Hbf.
Oberhausen-Sterkrade – Oberhausen West – Duisburg Hbf
Used by diverted trains between the Emmerich line and Duisburg Hbf, omitting Oberhausen Hbf.
Essen-Bergeborbeck – Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath
Used by diverted trains between Gelsenkirchen Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf, omitting both Oberhausen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf.
Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck – Essen Prosper-Levin – Oberhausen West - Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath
Used by diverted trains between Wanne-Eickel Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf, omitting Gelsenkirchen Hbf, Oberhausen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf.
Bottrop-Boy – Essen Prosper-Levin – Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath
Used by diverted trains running via DE24/375, not stopping until Düsseldorf Hbf.
Oberhausen-Sterkrade – Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath
Used by diverted trains between the Emmerich line and Düsseldorf Hbf, omitting Oberhausen Hbf and Duisburg Hbf. RE19 services between Düsseldorf and Arnhem Centraal run this way in the direction of Arnhem only between 28 April and 9 May 2024.
Duisburg Hbf – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf Rath
Used by diverted trains between Duisburg Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf, omitting Düsseldorf Flughafen. RE19 services between Arnhem Centraal and Düsseldorf Hbf are expected to run this way in the direction of Düsseldorf Hbf only between 28 April and 9 May. Alternatively they may merely run via the through roads at Düsseldorf Flughafen, but given the extensive engineering work in this area at the time, the diversionary route is more likely. Trains in the other direction omit Duisburg Hbf and Oberhausen Hbf as well - see the sub-entry immediately above.
Oberhausen-Sterkrade – Oberhausen West – Duisburg-Wedau – Düsseldorf-Rath – Düsseldorf-Eller
Used by diverted trains between the Emmerich line and Köln Hbf, omitting Oberhausen Hbf, Duisburg Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf.
The following trains run non-stop between Köln Hbf and Arnhem Centraal, with a timing point at Düsseldorf-Eller so can be expected to run this way.
D1 | NJ421 | Amsterdam Centraal – 20:08 Arnhem Centraal – Innsbruck Hbf | |
D1 | NJ403/IC60403 | Amsterdam Centraal – 22:02 Arnhem Centraal – Zürich HB | |
D2 | NJ402/IC60402 | Zürich HB – 05:56 Köln Hbf – Amsterdam Centraal |
D1: 23 March - 7 April 2024
D2: 23 March - 6 April 2024 (7 April from Köln)
Düsseldorf-Rath – Düsseldorf Hbf via Düsseldorf-Eller Mitte
Used by diverted trains when the approach to Düsseldorf Hbf from the north is not available.
Bottrop Hbf/Oberhausen Hbf – Oberhausen West – Moers (Meerbeck) and Trompet - Krefeld-Uerdingen
[415, 490] (ERA-E 46B5-46A4; ERA-R 97B4-97A4; S+W 137A2-136C4) DE24/380
This route which crosses the Rhein by the Haus-Knipp-Brücke avoids the Duisburg area and is only occasionally used for passenger trains. At its eastern end it has connections towards Bottrop Hbf and Oberhausen Hbf.
Meerbusch-Osterath (Krefeld-Lohbruch) – Krefeld-Linn
(ERA-E 46A4; ERA-R 97A2; S+W 140C1) DE24/381
This east to south curve part of the line from Neuss to Duisburg avoiding Krefeld Hbf does not have a regular passenger service. During previous engineering work, services running non-stop from Köln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf may either run via this curve and Neuss or via Hilden (DE24/386). Trains starting or terminating in Köln Hbf may use either route but ones coming up the Rhein valley from Koblenz without sufficient time to reverse in Köln Hbf are more likely to use DE24/386.
This entry has seen use by diverted RE42 Mönchengladbach Hbf - Duisburg Hbf services in the last couple of years, most recently between 21:00 on 15th and 21:00 on 22nd March 2024 with trains not stopping between Krefeld-Uerdingen and Mönchengladbach, nor calling at Viersen or Krefeld Hbf. It was also used by limited services on the nights of 19/20 & 24/25 January 2024 and in 2023 when some, but not all, RE42 diversions also ran through the goods yard at Neuss.
The station poster confirming the March 2024 diversions suggested it could happen again in "June 2024".
Witten Hbf – Hagen-Vorhalle
(ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3; S+W 138D4-143A1) DE24/382
There are two routes between Witten Hbf and Hagen-Vorhalle. Passenger trains normally use the line via Wetter (Ruhr) to the east of the Ruhr river but may occasionally be diverted via the freight line west of the river. This occurs on the weekend of 1 & 2 March 2024, when all RB40 Hagen – Essen and RE34 Siegen – Dortmund services in that direction are diverted this way with RB40 omitting calls at Wetter (Ruhr) and Witten Hbf and RE34 omitting Witten Hbf (presumably passing Witten Hbf on a non-platform road). In the other direction only a very few late-night services are diverted.
Hagen-Vorhalle – Abzw Hohensyburg – Schwerte (Ruhr) (Westhofen (Westf))
(ERA-E 46C4; ERA-R 98A3; S+W 139A4-139B4) DE24/383
This connection links both the Ruhr east and west-bank lines (DE24/382) with the Hagen to Hamm (Westf) line, avoiding Hagen Hbf. It was formerly used by winter ski trains between Dortmund and Winterberg (Westf), but these have not run since 2019.
Siegen avoiding line: Siegen-Weidenau – Wilnsdorf-Rudersdorf (Siegen Ost Gbf)
[440, 445] (S+W 64C2) DE24/384
This connection links the Hagen and Gießen lines, avoiding Siegen Hbf. It is heavily used by freight trains, but only has a passenger service when trains are diverted away from Siegen Hbf.
If the 2-hourly IC services between Frankfurt (Main) Hbf, Siegen Hbf and Dortmund Hbf or Münster (Westf) Hbf (in either direction) are running late, they have been known to omit Siegen Hbf and use this connection, calling only at Siegen-Weidenau, which is now a booked stop on these services.
Düsseldorf Flughafen (Abzw Düsseldorf-Unterrath Karthauser Weg) – Düsseldorf Flughafen Terminal (Abzw Düsseldorf Flughafen W884)
[415.1, 416] S+W 141A2 DE24/385
This north to west curve enables trains from the north to reach the terminus station at Düsseldorf Flughafen Terminal, which is normally only served by S-Bahn trains from the south. Since July 2020 the one very early morning train that used this line has not run, but when there is engineering work this curve is occasionally used by RE services diverted away from Düsseldorf Hbf to turn round.
Hilden – Opladen
[415] (ERA-E 46B3-47A1; ERA-R 97B1-104A2; S+W 141B4-147C2) DE24/386
This freight line forms part of an alternative route between Düsseldorf and Köln. It is frequently used for diversions of RE and long-distance services.
It is used between 25 May and 14 June 2024 by diverted RE1 (Aachen – Hamm) services. This can be confirmed by these trains not calling at Leverkusen Mitte or Düsseldorf-Benrath, but additionally at Opladen.
The following long-distance services run this way on the dates shown:
D1 | ThFSO | IC2208 | 05:39 Köln Hbf – Bremerhaven Hbf |
D2 | NJ402/IC60402 | Zürich HB – 05:56 Köln Hbf – Amsterdam Centraal | |
D1 | ICE606 | 06:57 Köln Hbf – Norddeich Mole | |
D1 | SSuO | IC2306 | 08:00 Köln Hbf – Emden Außenhafen |
Note | IC/ICE604 | 09:38 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf / Emden Außenhafen | |
D1 | IC2202 | 11:44 Köln Hbf – Bremerhaven Hbf | |
D1 | TThSX | IC2206 | 12:41 Köln Hbf – Norddeich Mole |
D1 | ThSX | IC2004 | Konstanz (FSuO) – 15:45 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf |
D2 | ThO | IC2014 | Stuttgart Hbf – 15:46 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf |
D2 | SO | IC2006 | Konstanz – 15:46 Köln Hbf – Dortmund Hbf |
D1 | ICE1030 | 16:06 Köln Hbf – Hamburg-Altona | |
D1 | IC2002 | 17:35 Köln Hbf – Emden Hbf | |
D1 | ICE730 | 19:38 Köln Hbf – Hamburg-Altona | |
D2 | IC2005 | Emden Hbf – 08:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – Köln Hbf | |
D1 | ICE731 | Hamburg-Altona – 10:38 Recklinghausen Hbf – Köln Hbf | |
D1 | IC2009 | Emden Hbf – 10:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – Köln Hbf / Konstanz (SO) | |
D1 | IC2201 | Bremerhaven Hbf – 12:25 Münster (Westf) Hbf – Köln Hbf | |
D1 | ICE2203 | Norddeich Mole – 14:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – Köln Hbf | |
D1 | SSuO | IC2305 | Emden Außenhafen – 15:45 Münster (Westf) Hbf – Köln Hbf |
D1 | ICE605 | Norddeich Mole – 17:11 Bottrop Hbf – Köln Hbf | |
D1 | ICE607 | Emden Außenhafen – 18:32 Münster (Westf) Hbf – Köln Hbf | |
D1 | NJ421 | Amsterdam Centraal – 20:08 Arnhem Centraal – Innsbruck Hbf | |
D2 | ICE2209 | Norddeich Mole – 21:00 Recklinghausen Hbf – Köln Hbf | |
D3 | ICE844 | Berlin Ostbahnhof – 22:09 Düsseldorf Hbf – Köln Hbf | |
D1 | NJ403/IC60403 | Amsterdam Centraal – 22:02 Arnhem Centraal – Zürich HB |
D1: 24 March - 7 April 2024
D2: 24 March - 6 April 2024
D3: 19 October - 14 December 2024
Note: Runs as IC604 until 29 February, then as ICE604 from 1 March 2024
Köln-Ehrenfeld – Köln-Nippes
(ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1; S+W 146A2) DE24/387
This west to north curve links the Aachen and Neuss lines west of Köln Hbf. It is used by services between Aachen and Düsseldorf if they are unable to run via Köln Hbf.
Köln-Mülheim (Abzw Berliner Straße) – Köln Messe/Deutz
(ERA-E 42A5 not shown; ERA-R 104A1; S+W 146C2-146C3) DE24/388
There is an alternative route between Köln-Mülheim and Köln Messe/Deutz, east of the S-Bahn tracks at Köln-Mülheim, then flying over most of the layout to the high-level platforms at Köln Messe/Deutz.
Köln Frankfurter Straße (Abzw Vingst) – Köln-Kalk Nord – Köln-Mülheim
(ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1-104B1; S+W 146C4-146C2) DE24/389
This is an alternative route route between Porz-Wahn and Köln-Mülheim which is more direct than that via Köln Messe/Deutz. It has occasionally been used by IC/ICE services not calling at Köln Messe/Deutz low-level platforms 11/12 but no use of this route has been identified in the current timetable.
Köln-Longerich – Köln West
(ERA-E 42A5; ERA-R 104A1; S+W 146A2-146A3) DE24/390
This north-south line links the Neuss and Koblenz routes to the west of Köln Hbf. It is used between 25 May and 14 June 2024 by diverted RE5 services between Oberhausen and Koblenz. These omit calls at Düsseldorf-Benrath and stations to Köln Hbf, inclusive, calling additionally at Dormagen and Neuss Hbf instead.
Sometimes RE5 services are diverted for the whole route between Duisburg Hbf and Koblenz Hbf, running via Neuss Hbf and avoiding both Düsseldorf Hbf and Köln Hbf. With this diversion, trains also use the Krefeld eastern avoider (DE24/381).
IC/ICE trains may also be diverted over this line, running non-stop between Düsseldorf Hbf and Köln Süd, not calling at Köln Hbf.
Köln Hbf (Köln-Hansaring) – Hürth-Kalscheuren via goods lines
(ERA-E 42xx; ERA-R 104xx; S+W 147A3-148B2) DE24/391
Between Köln West and Hürth-Kalscheuren a pair of goods lines run to the east of the passenger lines, with a single-track connection diving under the northbound passenger line between Köln-Hansaring and Köln West Abzw Ws, where it joins the goods lines which have come from Köln-Nippes and Köln-Ehrenfeld. The goods lines may be used in part by trains running via the Südbrücke to or from north or south (DE24/359).
Viersen (Viersen Helenabrunn) – Wickrath (Rheydt Gbf) (Mönchengladbach avoiding line)
[485, 490] (S+W 50C4) DE24/392
This line avoiding Mönchengladbach Hbf links the line from Krefeld and Venlo with the Aachen line. It is used if there are engineering works in the area of Mönchengladbach Hbf.