Maas-Wupper-Express
{{Infobox rail line
| name = {{ric|Eurobahn|RE 13}} Maas-Wupper-Express|color=121cc1
| routenumber = 485 (Venlo–Hagen)
455 (Wuppertal–Hamm)
| linelength_km = 160
| speed = {{Convert|160|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} (maximum)
| image = NRW-RE13.png
| image_width = 200px
| locale = North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Limburg, Netherlands
| owner = VRR
| operator = eurobahn
| linenumber = RE 13
| map =
{{Routemap|inline=1 |title =no |footnote=Source: German railway atlas{{cite book|title=Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) |publisher= Schweers + Wall | year= 2009 |isbn= 978-3-89494-139-0}}|map=
KBHFa~~0~~Venlo
GRENZE~~3~~Netherlands / Germany border
BHF~~5~~Kaldenkirchen
BHF~~9~~Breyell
BHF~~13~~Boisheim
BHF~~17~~Dülken
BHF~~23~~Viersen
bAKS+BHFr+r~~31~~Mönchengladbach Hbf~~ ~~ICE, IC (reversal)
S+BHF~~48~~Neuss Hbf~~ ~~ICE, IC
S+BHF~~56~~Düsseldorf-Bilk
S+BHF~~59~~Düsseldorf Hbf~~ ~~ICE, IC
S+BHF~~79~~Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
S+BHF~~86~~Wuppertal Hbf~~ ~~ICE, IC
S+BHF~~89~~Wuppertal-Barmen
S+BHF~~91~~Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
S+BHF~~97~~Schwelm
HST~~101~~Ennepetal (Gevelsberg)
S+BHF~~112~~Hagen Hbf~~ ~~ICE, IC
BHF~~126~~Schwerte (Ruhr)
BHF~~135~~Holzwickede
S+BHF~~142~~Unna
BHF~~151~~Bönen
KBHFe~~160~~Hamm (Westf)~~ ~~ICE, IC
}}
}}
The Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13) is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), running from the Dutch border town of Venlo to Hamm in Westphalia.
Route
Together with the Wupper-Express (RE 4) and Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 8, the Maas-Wupper-Express provides an east-west link between the lower Rhine of Germany and the eastern Ruhr.
It runs on the tracks of the Venlo–Viersen, Viersen-Mönchengladbach, Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf–Wuppertal, Wuppertal–Hagen and Hagen–Hamm lines.
Trains running between Venlo and Hamm have to reverse in Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof, so the Maas-Wupper-Express is scheduled to spend nine minutes there on the way to Venlo and ten minutes towards Hamm.
In 2026 the current route will be extend towards the central station of the Dutch city Eindhoven, also stopping at Helmond, in a joint exploitation with Arriva Netherlands{{Cite web|url=https://eindhovennews.com/news/2021/12/direct-train-from-eindhoven-to-dusseldorf-from-2026-onwards/|title=Direct train from Eindhoven to Düsseldorf from 2026 onwards|date=15 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ovmagazine.nl/nieuws/arriva-start-samenwerking-met-start|title = Arriva start samenwerking met Start}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.startgmbh.com/pressebericht/RE13|title = Start gewinnt Maas-Wupper-Express - Start|date = 3 January 2022}}
Operations
The operator of the line is Eurobahn, a subsidiary of Keolis. Operations on this line and the Rhein-Emscher-Express are carried out using 4 four-carriage and 14 five-carriage Stadler FLIRT electrical multiple units with a top speed of 160 km/h rented from Angel Trains. {{cite web |url=http://www.eurailpress.de/search/article/view//angel_trains_18_flirt_fuer_keolis.html |title=Angel Trains: 18 Flirt für Keolis |publisher=Eurailpress |date=16 November 2007 |language=German |accessdate=8 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209131309/http://www.eurailpress.de/search/article/view//angel_trains_18_flirt_fuer_keolis.html |archivedate=9 December 2011 }} Services run every hour.
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Notes
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See also
External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.maas-rhein-lippe.de/ |title=Maas-Rhein-Lippe-Netz |publisher=Eurobahn |language=German |accessdate=8 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906073514/http://www.maas-rhein-lippe.de/ |archive-date=6 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}
- {{cite web |url=http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/linien/RE13.htm | title=Maas-Wupper-Express | work=NRW rail archive|publisher= André Joost |language=German | accessdate= 8 September 2011}}