Hagen–Hamm railway
{{Short description|Railway line in Germany}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Hagen–Hamm railway
| routenumber = 455
| linenumber = *2550 (Hagen–Schwerte)
- 2840 (Schwerte–Holzwickede)
- 2103 (Holzwickede–Unna)
- 2932 (Unna–Hamm)
| linelength_km = 48
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| speed = {{convert|160|km/h|mph|1|abbr=on}} (maximum)
| tracks = 2 (throughout)
| locale = North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
| map =
{{Routemap|inline=1 |footnote=Source: German railway atlas{{cite book| title=Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland| trans-title=German railway atlas| publisher=Schweers + Wall| year=2009| isbn= 978-3-89494-139-0|pages=52, 134, 139, 143}}|map=
STR~~ ~~ ~~Line from Münster
ABZg+l~~ ~~ ~~Trunk line from Minden
BHF~~207.3~~Hamm (Westf)
ABZgl~~ ~~ ~~Line to Warburg
ABZgr~~ ~~ ~~Trunk line to Dortmund
HST~~202.4~~Wiescherhöfen
BHF~~197.6~~Bönen
eKRZu~~ ~~ ~~former Unna-Königsborn–Welver line
ABZg+l~~ ~~ ~~Line from Soest
ABZg+l~~ ~~ ~~Line from Fröndenberg
S+BHF~~188.9~~Unna,~~terminus of {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|4}}
ABZgr~~ ~~ ~~S-Bahn line to Unna-Königsborn {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|4}}
BHF~~{{BSsplit|182.0|164.7|line=1|align=right}}~~Holzwickede
ABZgr~~ ~~ ~~Line to Dortmund
TUNNEL1~~ ~~ ~~Ostberger Tunnel (854 m)
STR+r\STR\~~ ~~ ~~Ardey Railway from Dortmund
ABZg+l\ABZgr\~~158.6~~Schwerte Heide junction
ABZgl+l\KRZo\~~ ~~ ~~Connecting line from/to Schwerte Ost
STR\ABZg+l\~~ ~~ ~~Upper Ruhr Valley Railway from Warburg
BHF\BHF\~~155.6~~Schwerte (Ruhr)
ABZgl\KRZo\~~ ~~ ~~Ardey Railway to Iserlohn
DST\STR\~~154.5~~Schwerte (Ruhr) West
ÜST\eBHF\~~151.5~~Westhofen (Westf)
hKRZWae\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~Ruhr
BST\STR\~~149.3~~Hohensyburg junction
STR\ABZg+l\~~ ~~ ~~Ruhr-Sieg line from Siegen
ABZgl\KRZu\~~ ~~ ~~Connecting line to Hagen-Kabel
ABZg+l\KRZu\~~ ~~ ~~Freight line from Hagen-Kabel
STR\eHST\~~148.4~~Hohensyburg
BST\eBHF\~~147.8~~Hagen-Hengstey junction~~(former station)
BST\STR\~~Hagen RWE siding
ABZgr\STR\~~ ~~ ~~Freight line to Hagen-Vorhalle
KMW\STR\~~145.6~~Einhaus, line no change~~(former junction)
ABZlxr\KRZu\STR+r~~ ~~ ~~former Freight line to Hagen-Eckesey
STRq\ABZg+r\STR~~ ~~ ~~Line from Herdecke/Dortmund
STR+r\STR\STR~~ ~~ ~~Trunk line from Witten/Dortmund {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|5}}
KRZu\KRZu\ABZg+r~~ ~~ ~~Freight line from Hagen-Vorhalle
eKRZu\eKRZu\eABZg+r~~ ~~ ~~former Freight line from Hagen-Eckesey
STR\STR\DST~~143.2~~Hagen freight yard
S+BHF\BHF\DST~~141.7~~Hagen Hbf~~Termini of {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|5}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}
STR\STR\STR~~ ~~ ~~Trunk line to Wuppertal {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}
}}
}}
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.{{cite web| url= http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/strecken/2103.htm| title= Line 2103: Dortmund - Soest |work=NRW Rail Archive |publisher= André Joost |accessdate=10 November 2011 |language=German}} Ten years later, on 18 January 1866, the section from Unna to Hamm was made available for passenger traffic,{{cite web| url= http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/strecken/2932.htm| title= Line 2932: Unna - Hamm (Westf)|work=NRW Rail Archive |publisher= André Joost |accessdate=10 November 2011 |language=German}} while the section from Hagen to Holzwickede opened a year later on 1 April 1867.{{cite web| url= http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/strecken/2550.htm| title= Line 2550: Aachen - Kassel |work=NRW Rail Archive |publisher= André Joost |accessdate=10 November 2011 |language=German}}{{cite web| url= http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/strecken/2840.htm| title= Line 2840: Schwerte - Holzwickede |work=NRW Rail Archive |publisher= André Joost |accessdate=10 November 2011 |language=German}}
Current situation
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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
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Category:Railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia
Category:Railway lines opened in 1855
Category:1855 establishments in Prussia
Category:1855 establishments in the German Confederation
Category:Buildings and structures in Hagen