Railway line in Germany
Hagen–Hamm railway Line number
2550 (Hagen–Schwerte)
2840 (Schwerte–Holzwickede)
2103 (Holzwickede–Unna)
2932 (Unna–Hamm)
Locale North Rhine-Westphalia , GermanyRoute number 455 Line length 48 km (30 mi) Number of tracks 2 (throughout) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in ) standard gauge Operating speed 160 km/h (99.4 mph) (maximum)
207.3
Hamm (Westf)
202.4
Wiescherhöfen
197.6
Bönen
188.9
Unna ,
Holzwickede
Ostberger Tunnel (854 m)
158.6
Schwerte Heide junction
155.6
Schwerte (Ruhr)
154.5
Schwerte (Ruhr) West
151.5
Westhofen (Westf)
149.3
Hohensyburg junction
148.4
Hohensyburg
147.8
Hagen-Hengstey junction (former station)
Hagen RWE siding
145.6
Einhaus, line no change (former junction)
143.2
Hagen freight yard
141.7
Hagen Hbf
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.
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