S9 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)
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Line S 9 is an S-Bahn
S-Bahn
S-Bahn refers to an often combined city center and suburban railway system metro in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark...
line on the Rhine-Ruhr network, operated by DB Regio
DB Regio
DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates short and medium distance passenger train services in Germany, and operates light and heavy rail infrastructure in the United Kingdom.-Germany:...
. It runs from Haltern am See
Haltern am See station
Haltern am See station is a station in the town of Haltern am See in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway from Wanne-Eickel to Hamburg. It is the northern terminus of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 9....
in the north through Essen
Essen Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Essen in western Germany. It is situated south of the old town centre, next to the A 40 motorway.It was opened in 1862 by the Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn...
to Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof in the south. During the day three services per hour run between Wuppertal and Bottrop Hauptbahnhof
Bottrop Hauptbahnhof
Bottrop Hauptbahnof is a railway station in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd – Hamm railway and Essen–Bottrop railway and is served by RE, RB and S-Bahn services operated by DB and NordWestBahn.-History :...
, with one service per hour continuing to Haltern, using class 422 electric multiple units
DBAG Class 422
The Class 422 is a series of four-car electric multiple units that are a derivative of the DBAG Class 423.- History :The units were commissioned by Deutsche Bahn in 2005...
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Line S 9 runs over lines built by various railway companies:
- from Haltern am See to Marl Lippe junction over the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railwayWanne-Eickel–Hamburg railwayThe Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway is the shortest railway link between the Ruhr and the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and hence one of the most important railway lines in northwest Germany...
opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway CompanyCologne-Minden Railway CompanyThe Cologne-Minden Railway Company was along with the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company and the Rhenish Railway Company one of the railway companies that in the mid-19th century built the first railways in the Ruhr and large parts of today's North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding :The founding of the...
on 1 January 1870, - from Marl Lippe junction to Gelsenkirchen-Buer NordGelsenkirchen-Buer Nord stationGelsenkirchen-Buer Nord station is located in the city of Gelsenkirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line...
over line 2252 opened by Deutsche BundesbahnDeutsche BundesbahnThe Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany on September 7, 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft '...
in 27 September 1968, - from Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord to Bottrop over the Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd–Hamm railway, opened by Prussian state railwaysPrussian state railwaysThe term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...
on 1 May 1905, - from Bottrop to Essen-Dellwig Ost over line 2248 opened by Deutsche Bundesbahn on 18 May 1952,
- from Essen-Dellwig Ost to Schönebeck junction (near Essen-Borbeck Süd) over the Mülheim-Heißen–Oberhausen-Osterfeld Nord railway opened by the Rhenish Railway CompanyRhenish Railway CompanyThe Rhenish Railway Company was along with the Cologne-Minden Railway Company and the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company one of the railway companies that in the mid-19th century built the first railways in the Ruhr and large parts of today's North Rhine-Westphalia.-Foundation :The...
on 1 December 1872, - from Schönebeck junction to Essen WestEssen West stationEssen West is a railway station in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The station is located on the Duisburg - Dortmund railway and Essen–Bottrop railway and is served by S-Bahn services operated by DB Regio.-Train services:...
over a section of line opened by Prussian state railways on 25 March 1912, - from Schönebeck junction to Essen West to Essen-SteeleEssen-Steele stationEssen-Steele is a railway station situated in Essen in western Germany on the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway. It is served by the S1, S3 and S9 lines of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.- External links :...
over the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway opened by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company on 1 March 1862 - from Essen-Steele to Essen-Steele Ost junction (Ruhr Bridge part) over line 2193Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr railwayThe Wuppertal-Vohwinkel-Essen Überruhr Railway is a 30 km long, continuous two-track electrified main line. It is known as the Prince William Railway, the first railway linking the valleys of the Wupper and the Ruhr....
opened by Deutsche Bundesbahn on 1 February 1978 - from Essen-Steele Ost junction to Essen-ÜberruhrEssen-Überruhr stationEssen-Überruhr station is located in the district of Überruhr in the city of Essen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station....
over the Essen-Überruhr–Bochum-Langendreer railway, converted to standard gauge on 1 June 1863 (although parts of the line dated back to 1811 as a horse-hauled colliery platewayPlatewayA plateway is an early kind of railway or tramway or wagonway, with a cast iron rail. They were mainly used for about 50 years up to 1830, though some continued later....
) and acquired by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company in 1870, - from Überruhr to Kupferdreh over a section of the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr lineWuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr railwayThe Wuppertal-Vohwinkel-Essen Überruhr Railway is a 30 km long, continuous two-track electrified main line. It is known as the Prince William Railway, the first railway linking the valleys of the Wupper and the Ruhr....
opened by the Prince William Railway Company on 1 December 1847, - from Kupferdreh to NierenhofVelbert-Nierenhof stationVelbert-Nierenhof station is located in the city of Velbert in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station....
over a section of the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line opened by the Deil Valley Railway Company as a 820 mm gauge, horse-hauled railway on 20 September 1831 (it is regarded as Germany's oldest railway, because it used iron wheels on iron rails); this was standardised by the Prince William Railway Company in 1847, - from Nierenhof to VohwinkelWuppertal-Vohwinkel stationVohwinkel station is the most western station in the city of Wuppertal. It is placed in the district of Vohwinkel. It is a triangular station, built at a railway junction.-History:...
over a section of the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line opened by the Prince William Railway Company in 1847, except for a section from near Velbert-NevigesVelbert-Neviges stationVelbert-Neviges station is located in the city of Velbert in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station...
to near Velbert-RosenhügelVelbert-Rosenhügel stationVelbert-Rosenhügel station is located in the city of Velbert in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line...
, which was opened in 1868 by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, - from Vohwinkel to Wuppertal-SteinbeckWuppertal-Steinbeck stationWuppertal-Steinbeck station is a station on the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway in the city of Wuppertal in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The current station building was built in 1913 and it has been heritage-listed since 1991. It replaced an older station building that was built...
over the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railwayDüsseldorf–Elberfeld railwayThe Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway is a 27 km long main line railway in Germany, originally built by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company, connecting Düsseldorf and Elberfeld via Erkrath, Hochdahl and Vohwinkel...
opened by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway CompanyDüsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway CompanyThe Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company was founded in October 1835 and officially recognised by a Prussian government statute on 23 September 1837. This gave the company a concession for the construction and operation of the 26 kilometre long Düsseldorf–Elberfeld line via Erkrath, Hochdahl and...
on 3 September 1841, and - from Steinbeck to Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof over a link line opened by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway and the Bergisch-Märkische Railway on 28 December 1848.
S-Bahn services commenced between Dortmund and Essen on 29 September 1991. Services commenced between Steele Ost and Haltern am See on 24 May 1998. Services were extended to Wuppertal on 14 December 2003.