S2 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)
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Line S2 is a S-Bahn line in the Rhein-Ruhr network. It starts in Dortmund Hauptbahnhof and runs westerly. During weekdays one service per hour runs each to Essen Hauptbahnhof and Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof using Stadler FLIRT 3XL units.[2][3]
Line S2 runs over lines built by various railway companies:
- from Dortmund Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund-Dorstfeld over the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway, opened by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company in 1862
- from Dortmund-Dorstfeld to Dortmund-Mengede over the Welver–Sterkrade railway, built by the Royal Westphalian Railway Company on 1 September 1878.[4]
- from Dortmund-Mengede to Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof via Herne station over the Duisburg–Dortmund Railway opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1847,[5]
- from Gelsenkirchen to Essen over the Essen–Gelsenkirchen railway, opened from Gelsenkirchen to Essen-Kray Nord by the Rhenish Railway Company in 1872 and from Essen-Kray Nord to Essen Hauptbahnhof by the Prussian state railways in 1905,[6]
- from Herne to Recklinghausen over tracks competed in October 1901 by Deutsche Reichsbahn[7] and the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1870.[8]
S-Bahn services commenced between Dortmund and Duisburg on 2 June 1991. Services commenced between Dortmund and Essen on 29 September 1991. Services commenced between Dortmund and Recklinghausen on 24 May 1998.[3] Services between Gelsenkirchen and Duisburg ended on 15 December 2019 and were replaced by the RB 32 (Rhein-Emscher-Bahn).
Notes[edit]
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 136–9. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- ^ Wegener, Marco. "S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr-Sieg - Fahrplanangebot" (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ a b "S2: Dortmund - Herne - DU/E/RE". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Line 2136: Dortmund Süd - Dortmund-Bodelschwing". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Line 2650: Köln-Deutz - Hamm (Westf)". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Line 2168: Essen-Kray Nord - Gelsenkirchen". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Line 2221: Recklinghausen Süd - Herne". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Line 2220: Wanne-Eickel - Hamburg". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
References[edit]
- Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2007/2008 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2007. ISBN 978-3-89494-136-9.
