Hagen–Hamm railway

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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 S 4
S-Bahn line to Unna-Königsborn S 4
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 S 5
Freight line from Hagen-Vorhalle
former Freight line from Hagen-Eckesey
143.2
 Hagen freight yard
141.7
 Hagen Hbf
Termini of S 5S 8
Trunk line to Wuppertal S 8
Source: German railway atlas[1]

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.[2] Ten years later, on 18 January 1866, the section from Unna to Hamm was made available for passenger traffic,[3] while the section from Hagen to Holzwickede opened a year later on 1 April 1867.[4][5]

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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