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Düsseldorf–Solingen Railway
The Düsseldorf–Solingen railway is a railway in the Germany, 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 S1 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), S 1 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and Regional-Express, Regional Express service RE47, operated by Regiobahn GmbH, Regiobahn. History The section between Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof and Düsseldorf-Eller station, Düsseldorf-Eller was opened on 1 October 1891 by the ''Eisenbahndirektionen Cöln rechtsrheinisch'' (Railway divisions in Germany, Railway division of Cologne Rhine Right Bank of the Prussian state railways). Between Eller and Hilden the line originally used the Troisdorf–Mülheim-Speldorf railway, Troisdorf–Mülheim-Speldorf line, which was opened by the Rhenish Railway Company on 18 November 1874, but separate tracks were opened in 1917. The section between Hilden station, Hilden and Ohligs (now Solingen Hauptbahnhof) was opened on 3 Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most populous state in Germany. Apart from the city-states (Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen), it is also the List of German states by population density, most densely populated state in Germany. Covering an area of , it is the List of German states by area, fourth-largest German state by size. North Rhine-Westphalia features 30 of the 81 German municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants, including Cologne (over 1 million), the state capital Düsseldorf (630,000), Dortmund and Essen (about 590,000 inhabitants each) and other cities predominantly located in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area, the largest urban area in Germany and the fourth-largest on the European continent. The location of the Rhine-Ruhr at the heart of the European Blue Banana make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen Railway
The Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway is a line in the Bergisches Land in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which connects the three Bergisch cities of Wuppertal, Remscheid and Solingen. It is classified as a main line and is double track and non-electrified. Today's route is made up largely of sections of three formerly independent routes built by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (, BME). The section between Remscheid and Solingen was built after the BME's nationalisation by the Prussian state railways. History The modern line between Solingen and Wuppertal includes several sections that originally formed parts of several independent lines: *the Solingen–Wuppertal-Vohwinkel railway, *the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Opladen railway, *the Lennep–Hasten railway. The section between Remscheid and Solingen was built after the BME's nationalisation by the Prussian state railways. Ohligs Wald–Solingen (Weyersberg) In 1867, the ''Bergisch-Märkische Rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remscheid Hauptbahnhof
Remscheid Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the Bergisches Land, Bergisch city of Remscheid in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in Willy-Brandt-Platz near central Remscheid and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a German railway station categories, category 5 station. Remscheid and Gevelsberg Hauptbahnhof are the only Hauptbahnhof stations in Germany to be served only by S-Bahn trains. History On 1 September 1868, the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company () opened the first section of the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Opladen railway, Rittershausen–Opladen line from Wuppertal-Oberbarmen station, Oberbarmen (then called Rittershausen) to Remscheid-Lennep station, Lennep, together with a branch line to Remscheid, giving the city its first rail connection. Remscheid station (now called ''Remscheid Hauptbahnhof'') and its attached buildings were built of timber. A Lennep–Hasten railway, branch line to Hasten was opened on 1 September 1883, and the Lennep–Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
