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List of regional railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Map of the regional rail network in North Rhine-Westphalia. S-Bahn routes are shown in orange, RegionalBahn routes are shown in blue, and RegionalExpress routes are shown in red.

The List of regional rail lines in North Rhine-Westphalia provides a list of all Regional-Express and Regionalbahn railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia. The passenger rail service in North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the densest train services in Germany, comprising 100 million train kilometers and is mainly operated on an integrated timetable, which has been in effect since 1998 with the introduction its current version, known as 1998 NRW-Takt.

Timetable

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The examples of the NRW integrated timetable given here are solely to illustrate the system. They do not include the regional rail to tram and railway lines. Pure tram routes are consequently not included in this list. Current information can be obtained from the responsible transport associations (VRR and VRS).

The timetable is predominantly based on zero symmetry. Concretely, this means that the trains on the lines with hourly service meet on the minutes :59 and :29, on the lines with service every two hours just at the minute :59. The departure times of the opposite direction are calculated by mirroring the arrival times at the minute :58.5.

All the lines provide connections to hub stations and their connection with local transport.

Some lines are interconnected, for example the RB 71 with the RB 73 or the RB 67 with the RE 82.

Regional-Express and Regionalbahn lines

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Lines in which the state of North Rhine-Westphalia has determined to be in the public interest and necessity are ordered and supported by the state. These are shown with a yellow background.

The specified sub-networks are the units through which the lines are awarded.

Lines 1–9

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  • Lines or sections with a frequency of less than 60 minutes, usually every 30 minutes, are written in bold.
  • Lines or sections with a frequency of more than 60 minutes, usually every 120 minutes, are written in italics.
  • Lines or sections outside North Rhine-Westphalia are written in small.
Line Line name /
Network
Route Length KBS Operator Rolling stock
RE 1 NRW-Express
RRX preliminary network
AachenEschweilerDürenHorremCologneDüsseldorfDüsseldorf AirportDuisburgEssenBochumDortmundHamm 218 km 415, 480 National Express Siemens Desiro HC (462)
RE 2 Rhein-Haard-Express
Haard axis
Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Essen – GelsenkirchenRecklinghausenMünsterLengerich (Westf) Osnabrück 173 km 425 DB Regio NRW Alstom Traxx P160 AC1 (146.1) + 5 double-deck coaches
Stadler Flirt 3 (1428) (at edge of the day)
RE 3 Rhein-Emscher-Express
Maas-Rhein-Lippe Net
Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Flughafen – Duisburg – Oberhausen – Gelsenkirchen – Herne – Dortmund – Hamm 109 km 416 Eurobahn 1-2x Stadler Flirt (428, 429)
RE 4 Wupper-Express
RRX preliminary network
AachenHerzogenrathRheydtMönchengladbachNeuss – Düsseldorf – WuppertalHagen – Dortmund 171 km 427, 455, 485 National Express 1–2× Siemens Desiro HC (462)
RE 5 Rhein-Express
RRX preliminary network
KoblenzBonn – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Flughafen – Duisburg – Oberhausen – Wesel (– Emmerich) 192 km 415, 420, 470 2× Siemens Desiro HC (462)
RE 6 Rhein-Weser-Express
RRX preliminary network
Minden – Herford – Bielefeld – Hamm – Dortmund – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf Airport – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Cologne – Cologne/Bonn Airport 280 km 370, 400, 415
RE 7 Rhein-Münsterland-Express
Rhein-Wupper-Schiene net
Krefeld – Neuss – Cologne – SolingenWuppertalHagen – Hamm – Münster – Rheine 248 km 410, 455, 495 1−2 x Bombardier Talent 2 (9442)
RE 8 Rhein-Erft-Express
RE 8/RB 33
Mönchengladbach – Rommerskirchen – Cologne – Porz (Rhein) – Troisdorf – Bonn-Beuel – Bad Honnef – Neuwied – Koblenz
145 km 465 DB Regio NRW 2 x Alstom Coradia Continental (1440)
RE 9 Rhein-Sieg-Express
Line awarded individually
Aachen – Eschweiler – Düren – Horrem – Cologne – TroisdorfSiegburg/BonnAu (Sieg)Siegen 171 km 445, 460, 480 2 x Bombardier Talent 2 (442) (four circuits)
Alstom Traxx (146) + 5 or 6 double-deck coaches (four circuits)

Lines 10–19

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  • Lines or sections with a frequency of less than 60 minutes, usually every 30 minutes, are written in bold.
  • Lines or sections with a frequency of more than 60 minutes, usually every 120 minutes, are written in italics.
  • Lines or sections outside North Rhine-Westphalia are written in small.
Line Line name /
Network
Route Length KBS Operator Rolling stock
RE 10 Niers Express
Niers-Rhine-Emscher
Düsseldorf – Krefeld – GeldernKleve (only Mo-Fr, Sa/Su hourly) 87 km 495 RheinRuhrBahn 1-3 x Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648)
RE 11 Rhein-Hellweg-Express
Net: NA
Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Flughafen – Duisburg – Essen – Dortmund – Hamm – Paderborn – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe 291 km 415, 415, 430 National Express 2× Siemens Desiro (462) to Hamm, otherwise 1× 462
RE 12 Eifel-Mosel-Express
Diesel net Köln
Köln – EuskirchenGerolsteinTrier

(only three pairs of trains)

177 km 474 DB Regio NRW 1 × Alstom Coradia LINT 81 (620) + 1 × Bombardier Talent (644)
RE 13 Maas-Wupper-Express
Maas-Rhine-Lippe
VenloViersen – Mönchengladbach – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm 160 km 485, 455 Eurobahn Stadler Flirt (428/429)
RE 14 Emscher-Münsterland-Express
Emscher-Münsterland
Essen – BottropGladbeck - Dorsten
split in Dorsten
front part:
Dorsten – Borken (Westf)
58 km 423 RheinRuhrBahn 1–2× Stadler Flirt 3 (1428)
back part:
Dorsten – Coesfeld (Westf)
70 km
RE 15 Emsland-Express
Emsland/Mittelland
Münster – RheineLingenLeerEmden – Emden Außenhafen 183 km 410, 395 WestfalenBahn 1–2× Stadler Flirt 3 (1428)
RE 16 Ruhr-Lenne-Express
Ruhr-Sieg
Essen – Bochum – Witten – Hagen – Iserlohn-LetmatheIserlohn 72 km 415, 427, 440 VIAS Rail Stadler Flirt
RE 17 Sauerland-Express
Sauerland Net
Hagen – SchwerteBestwigBrilon WaldWarburg - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe 209 km 435, 430 DB Regio NRW Pesa Link II (632)

1× Pesa Link III (633)

RE 18 LIMAX – Liège-Maastricht-Aachen-Express
Concessie Limburg 2016–2031
AachenHerzogenrathEygelshoven MarktLandgraafHeerlenMaastricht
(stops in Eygelshoven and Landgraaf only every hour)
47 km 482 Arriva Nederland Stadler Flirt 3 (1428)
RE 19 Rhein-IJssel-Express
Niederrhein
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport – Duisburg Oberhausen Wesel 
split in Wesel
forward part:
Wesel Emmerich Zevenaar Arnhem
78 km 415, 420, 421 VIAS Rail 1–2× Stadler Flirt 3 (1429)
back part:
Wesel Hamminkeln Bocholt
123 km

Lines 20–29

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  • Lines or sections with a frequency of less than 60 minutes, usually every 30 minutes, are written in bold.
  • Lines or sections with a frequency of more than 60 minutes, usually every 120 minutes, are written in italics.
  • Lines or sections outside North Rhine-Westphalia are written in small.
Line Line name /
Network
Route Length KBS Operator Rolling stock
RB 20 euregiobahn
Net: NA
Stolberg – Eschweiler Talbahnhof-St. Jöris – Alsdorf Poststraße – Herzogenrath – Aachen – Stolberg
split in Stolberg
front part:
Stolberg – Eschweiler Talbahnhof – Langerwehe – Düren
57 km 482 DB Regio NRW 2−4 x Bombardier Talent (643.2)
back part:
Stolberg – Stolberg Altstadt
48 km
RB 21
north
Rurtalbahn
individually awarded
Linnich – Jülich – Düren 26 km 457 / 483 Rurtalbahn Alstom Coradia LINT 54 (622), Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 (650)
RB 21
south
Düren – Kreuzau – Untermaubach-Schlagstein – Nideggen-Brück – Heimbach 30 km 484
RE 22 Eifel-Express
Diesel Net-Köln
Köln – Euskirchen – Gerolstein (– Trier as RB 22) 109 km 474 DB Regio NRW
RB 23 Voreifelbahn
Diesel Net-Köln
Bonn – Euskirchen – Bad Münstereifel
Trains run as the S23 between Bonn and Euskirchen
14 km 475 Alstom Coradia LINT 81 (620), Alstom Coradia LINT 54 (622)
RB 24 Eifel-Bahn
Diesel Net-Köln
Köln – Euskirchen – Kall / Gerolstein 109 km 474
RB 25 Oberbergische Bahn
Diesel Net-Köln
Köln – Overath – Gummersbach – MarienheideLüdenscheid 97 km 459
RB 26 MittelrheinBahn
Mittelrhein (West Rhine Railway)
Cologne – Bonn – Remagen – Andernach –Koblenz – Mainz 186 km 470 trans regio 1–3× (from Remagen 1–2×), Siemens Desiro ML (460)
RB 27 Rhein-Erft-Bahn
Net: NA
Mönchengladbach – Rommerskirchen – Cologne – Köln/Bonn Flughafen – Troisdorf – Bonn-Beuel – Königswinter – Bad Honnef (Rhein) – Linz am Rhein – Neuwied – Engers – Koblenz 147 km 465 DB Regio NRW 1–2x 425
RB 28 Eifel-Bördebahn Düren – Zülpich – Euskirchen
Every 3 hours on Sats, Suns and public holidays
30 km 12474 Rurtalbahn 1× Stadler regional shuttle RS1 (650)
RE 29

L 09

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Net: NA
Aachen – Welkenraedt – Verviers – Pepinster – Spa-Géronstère 54 km 480a / L 37 NMBS/SNCB 1 x AM62

Lines 30–39

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  • Lines or sections with a frequency of less than 60 minutes, usually every 30 minutes, are written in bold.
  • Lines or sections with a frequency of more than 60 minutes, usually every 120 minutes, are written in italics.
  • Lines or sections outside North Rhine-Westphalia are written in small.
Line Line name /
Network
Route Length KBS Operator Rolling stock
RB 30 Rhein-Ahr-Bahn
Net: NA
AhrbrückRemagen – Bonn 50 km 477, 470 DB Regio NRW Alstom Coradia LINT 81 (620)
RB 31 Der Niederrheiner
Niers-Rhein-Emscher-Net
XantenMoers – Duisburg 44 km 498 RheinRuhrBahn 1–2× Alstom Coradia Lint 41 (648)
RB 32 Rhein-Emscher-Bahn
S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr
Dortmund – Castrop-Rauxel – Herne – Wanne-Eickel – Gelsenkirchen – Essen-Altenessen – Oberhausen – Duisburg 56 km 416 DB Regio NRW Stadler Flirt 3XL (3427)
RB 33 Rhein-Niers-Bahn Aachen – Lindern

split in Lindern

front part:
Lindern – Mönchengladbach – Krefeld – Duisburg – Essen Hbf – Essen-Steele
(Sundays only to Essen Hbf)
130 km 485 2× Alstom Coradia Continental (1440)
(Essen–Aachen 5-part, Heinsberg–Aachen 3-part)
back part:
Lindern – Heinsberg
45 km
RE 34
(IC 34)
Dortmund-Siegerland-Express Dortmund – Witten – Iserlohn-Letmathe – Altena – Werdohl – Plettenberg – Finnentrop – Lennestadt-Grevenbrück – Lennestadt-Altenhundem – Kirchhundem-Welschen Ennest – Kreuztal – Siegen-Weidenau – Siegen  – Dillenburg
DB Regio: runs approx. every two hours Dortmund – Siegen, operated as
DB Fernverkehr: Intercity trains, which are open to local traffic, leave approx. every two hours on the Dortmund – Frankfurt route and
Hessische Landesbahn: individual services between Letmathe and Siegen
161 km 427, 440, 445 DB Regio NRW
DB Fernverkehr
Hessische Landesbahn
Flirt 3XL (3427)
IC2 (147.5)
LINT 41 (1648)
RB 34 Schwalm-Nette-Bahn
Net: NA
Mönchengladbach – Wegberg – Dalheim
(every two hours on weekends)
24 km 487 VIAS Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (1648)
RB 35 Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn
Niederrhein-Netz
Gelsenkirchen – Essen-Altenessen – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach
(only Monday to Friday)
70 km 490, 416 Stadler Flirt 3 (1429)
RB 36 Ruhrort-Bahn
Niers-Rhein-Emscher-Net
Oberhausen Hbf – Duisburg-Meiderich – Duisburg-Ruhrort
(hourly on weekends)
9 km 447 NordWestBahn Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648)
RB 38 Erft-Bahn
Dieselnetz Köln
Bedburg (Erft) – Horrem – Cologne Hbf – Köln Messe/Deutz
(hourly on weekends)
36 km 481 DB Regio NRW 1–2× Bombardier Talent (644)
RB 39 Düssel-Erft-Bahn
Erft-Schwalm
Düsseldorf Hbf – Neuss Hbf  – Grevenbroich – Bedburg (Erft)
(hourly weekends and only between Neuss Hbf and Bedburg, except at night)
35 km 488 VIAS Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (1648), Alstom Coradia LINT 54 (622)
RB 39 Ahrtalbahn
Dieselnetz Köln
Remagen – Dernau 19 km 477 DB RegioNRW Alstom Coradia LINT 54 (622)

Lines 40–49

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  • Lines or sections with a frequency of more than 60 minutes, usually every 120 minutes, are written in italics.
  • Lines or sections outside North Rhine-Westphalia are written in small.
Line Line name /
Network
Route Length KBS Operator Rolling stock
RB 40 Ruhr-Lenne-Bahn
Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
Essen – Bochum – Witten – Hagen 45 km 415, 427 DB Regio NRW Stadler Flirt 3XL (3429)
RE 41 Vest-Ruhr-Express
Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
Bochum – Recklinghausen – Marl-Sinsen – Haltern am See DB Regio NRW Stadler Flirt 3XL (3427)
RE 42 Niers-Haard-Express
Haard-Achse
Münster – Haltern am See – Recklinghausen – Gelsenkirchen – Essen – Mülheim – Duisburg – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach 143 km 425 DB Regio NRW 1–2× Stadler Flirt 3 (1428)
Bombardier Traxx P160 AC1 (146.1)
+ 4 bi-level coaches
RB 43 Emschertal-Bahn
Sauerland Net
Dorsten - Gladbeck - Wanne-EickelHerne – Dortmund 53 km 426 DB Regio NRW Pesa Link II (632)
1× Pesa Link III (633)
RE 44 Fossa-Emscher-Express
Niers-Rhein-Emscher
Bottrop – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Moers
(route length: 36 km)
(Bottrop–Duisburg only on weekends)
36 km 423, 498 RheinRuhrBahn 1–2× Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648)
RB 46 Glückauf-Bahn
Emscher-Ruhrtal
Gelsenkirchen – Wanne-Eickel – Bochum
(Sat/Sun hourly)
16 km 428 DB Regio NRW 1–2× class426
RE 47 Düssel-Wupper-Express
(allocated directly)
Düsseldorf – Hilden – Solingen – Remscheid Hbf – Remscheid-Lennep 41 km 450.1, 450.7 Regiobahn Integral S5D95
RB 48 Rhein-Wupper-Bahn
Rhein-Wupper-Schiene
Bonn-Mehlem – Bonn Hbf – Köln – Solingen – Wuppertal 97 km 455, 470 National Express[1] 1–2× Bombardier Talent 2 (9442)
class 110 + 5 n-coaches (1 cycle Mon–Fri)
RE 49 Wupper-Lippe-Express
S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr
Wuppertal – Velbert-Neviges – Essen – Mülheim – Oberhausen – Wesel
(Mon to Fri)
86 km 420, 450.3, 450.9 DB Regio NRW Stadler Flirt 3XL (3427)

Lines 50–59

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  • Lines or sections with a frequency of less than 60 minutes, usually every 30 minutes, are written in bold.
  • Lines or sections with a frequency of more than 60 minutes, usually every 120 minutes, are written in italics.
  • Lines or sections outside North Rhine-Westphalia are written in small.
Line Line name /
Network
Route Length KBS Operator Rolling stock
RB 50 Der Lüner
Hellweg Net
DortmundLünenMünster 55 km 411 Eurobahn 1–2× Stadler Flirt 3 (1429)
RB 51 Westmünsterland-Bahn
Line awarded individually
Dortmund – LünenCoesfeldGronau – Enschede (NL) 105 km 412 DB Regio NRW 1–3× Bombardier Talent (643)
RB 52 Volmetal-Bahn
Sauerland Net
Dortmund – HagenSchalksmühleLüdenscheid 54 km 434 DB Regio NRW Pesa Link II (632)
1× Pesa Link III (633)
1× Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648)
RB 53 Ardey-Bahn
Sauerland Net
Dortmund – SchwerteIserlohn 39 km 433 DB Regio NRW 1× Pesa Link II (632)
RB 54 Hönnetal-Bahn
Sauerland Net
UnnaFröndenbergMendenBalveNeuenrade 39 km 437
RE 57 Dortmund-Sauerland-Express
Sauerland Net
Dortmund – Fröndenberg  – Arnsberg – Meschede  – Bestwig
Weekdays from Bestwig alternately to Winterberg or Brilon. Split in Bestwig at weekends and during peak hour (in the evening via Schwerte as a train coupled with RB 53)
Alternating (split at the weekend):
Bestwig – Winterberg
115 km 435, 438 DB Regio NRW 1–2× Pesa Link II (632)
1–2× Pesa Link III (633)
Alternating (split at the weekend):
Bestwig – Brilon Wald – Brilon Stadt
110 km 435
RB 58 Der Bramscher
Weser-Ems
Osnabrück – HalenBramsche – Vechta – Delmenhorst – Bremen 126 km 394 NordWestBahn 1–3× Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648)
RB 59 Hellweg-Bahn
Hellweg
Dortmund – Unna – Soest 54 km 431 Eurobahn Stadler Flirt (428)

Lines 60–69

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  • Lines or sections with a frequency of less than 60 minutes, usually every 30 minutes, are written in bold.
  • Lines or sections with a frequency of more than 60 minutes, usually every 120 minutes, are written in italics.
  • Lines or sections outside North Rhine-Westphalia are written in small.
Line Line name /
Network
Route Length KBS Operator Rolling stock
RE 60 Ems-Leine-Express
Elektronetz Mittelland
Rheine – Ibbenbüren – Osnabrück – Bünde – Minden – Hannover – Braunschweig 270 km 310, 370, 375 WestfalenBahn Stadler KISS
RB 61 Wiehengebirgs-Bahn
Teutoburger Wald Network
Hengelo – Bad Bentheim – Rheine – Ibbenbüren – Osnabrück – Herford – Bielefeld 160 km 375, 386, 370 Eurobahn Stadler Flirt (2429; multi-system D/NL)
RE 62 Ems-Werre-Express Rheine – Ibbenbüren – Osnabrück – Bünde – Löhne 95 km 375 DB Regio Nord Alstom Coradia Continental (440)
RB 63 Baumberge-Bahn
Münster West Network
Münster – Coesfeld 44 km 408 DB Regio NRW 1–2 × Bombardier Talent (643)
RB 64 Euregio-Bahn
Münster West Network
Münster – Gronau – Enschede 65 km 407 1−3 x Bombardier Talent (643)
RB 65 Ems-Bahn
Teutoburger Wald Network
Münster – Greven – Emsdetten – Rheine 39 km 410 Eurobahn Stadler Flirt (427/429, sometimes both)
RB 66 Teuto-Bahn
Teutoburger Wald Network
Münster – Lengerich (Westf) – Osnabrück 50 km 385
RB 67 Der Warendorfer
OWL Diesel Network
Münster – WarendorfGütersloh – Bielefeld 76 km 400, 406 1–2 × Bombardier Talent (643)
RB 69 Ems-Börde-Bahn
Hellweg Network
Münster – Hamm – Bielefeld[2] 102 km 400, 410 Stadler Flirt (428)

Lines 70–79

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  • Lines or sections with a frequency of more than 60 minutes, usually every 120 minutes, are written in italics.
  • Lines or sections outside North Rhine-Westphalia are written in small.
Line Line name /
Network
Route Length KBS Operator Rolling stock
RE 70 Weser-Leine-Express
Mittelland Electric Network
Bielefeld – Herford – Minden – Hannover – Braunschweig 169 km 310, 370, 401 WestfalenBahn Stadler KISS
RB 71 Ravensberger Bahn
OWL Diesel Network
Bielefeld – HerfordBündeRahden 61 km 386 Eurobahn 1−2 x Bombardier Talent (643)
RB 72 Ostwestfalen-Bahn
Teutoburger Wald Network
Herford – LageDetmoldAltenbeken – Paderborn 74 km 405, 429 Stadler Flirt (427)
RB 73 Der Lipperländer
OWL Diesel Network
Bielefeld – Lage (Lippe) – Lemgo 31 km 404 1–2× Bombardier Talent (643)
RB 74 Senne-Bahn
OWL Diesel Network
Bielefeld – Sennestadt – Paderborn 44 km 403 NordWestBahn
RB 75 Haller Willem
OWL Diesel Network
Bielefeld – Halle (Westf.) Osnabrück 57 km 402 NordWestBahn 1−2 x 643 (120 km/h)
RB 77 Weser Bahn
Weser Railway/Lamme Valley Railway Network
BündeLöhneRintelnHamelinElzeHildesheim 110 km 372 DB Start 1–2× Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648)
RE 78 Porta-Express
Network: NA
Bielefeld – Herford – Löhne – Minden – Nienburg 98 km 370, 124 Eurobahn Stadler Flirt (427/428/429)
Stadler Flirt 3 (2429)

Lines 80–89

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  • Lines or sections with a frequency of more than 60 minutes, usually every 120 minutes, are written in italics.
  • Lines or sections outside North Rhine-Westphalia are written in small.
Line Line name /
Network
Route Length KBS Operator Rolling stock
RE 82 Der Leineweber
DerOWL diesel network
Bielefeld – Lage (Lippe) – Detmold – Altenbeken
(every two hours on Sundays)
56 km 404, 405 Eurobahn 1 x Bombardier Talent (643)
RB 84 Egge-Bahn
DerOWL diesel network
Paderborn – Höxter-Ottbergen Holzminden
Split in Höxter-Ottbergen, part of the train to Göttingen runs as RB 85
111 km 403 NordWestBahn 1–2× Bombardier Talent (643)
RB 85 Oberweser-Bahn
DerOWL diesel network
Höxter-Ottbergen BodenfeldeGöttingen – Kreiensen
split in Höxter-Ottbergen, part of the train to Holzminden/Kreiensen runs as RB 84
112 km 356 Süd, 356 Nord NorthWestBahn
RB 89 Ems-Börde-Bahn
Hellweg-Net
Münster – Hamm – PaderbornWarburg
Hourly split in Hamm. Part of the train to Bielefeld runs as RB 69
168 km 410, 430 Eurobahn 1–2 x Stadler Flirt (428)

Lines 90–99

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  • Lines or sections with a frequency of more than 60 minutes, usually every 120 minutes, are written in italics.
  • Lines or sections outside North Rhine-Westphalia are written in small.
Line Line name /
Network
Route Length KBS Operator Rolling stock
RB 90 Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn
Dieselnetz Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg
Limburg (Lahn) – Westerburg – Altenkirchen (Westerwald)Au (Sieg)Betzdorf (Sieg) – Siegen (– Kreuztal)
peak amplifier between Altenkirchen and Betzdorf, some services stop in Altenkirchen
113 km (to Siegen) 460, 461 Hessische Landesbahn Alstom Coradia LINT (648), occasionally class 640)
RB 91 Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn
Ruhr-Sieg-Netz
Hagen – Iserlohn-Letmathe – (Finnentrop – Siegen) / Iserlohn
(every two hours on Sundays and public holidays during the day only between Hagen and Siegen, hourly from 9 p.m. to Siegen and Iserlohn)
(currently public transport without train division; from/to Iserlohn always with a change in Letmathe)
106 km to Siegen,
27 km to Iserlohn
440 DB Regio NRW, 2× (from 1 portion each) Stadler Flirt
(mostly 426.1 to Iserlohn and 427 to Siegen, rarely 2× 426.1 or 2× 427)
Hessische Landesbahn Alstom Coradia LINT 27 (640)
Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648)
RB 92 Biggesee-Express
Dieselnetz Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg
Finnentrop – Olpe 24 km 442
RB 93 Rothaar-Bahn
Dieselnetz Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg
Betzdorf (Sieg) – Siegen – Kreuztal – Hilchenbach – Erndtebrück – Bad Berleburg 75 km (from Betzdorf)
(every two hours between Betzdorf and Siegen on Sundays and public holidays)
460, 443 Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (648/1648)
(some LINT 41+LINT27)
RB 94 Obere Lahntalbahn
Net: NA
ErndtebrückBad Laasphe Marburg
(every two hours on Sundays and public holidays on the entire route, two pairs of trains extended to Betzdorf on Saturdays)
64 km (from Erndtebrück) 623 Kurhessenbahn Siemens Desiro Classic (642)
RB 95 Sieg-Dill-Bahn
Dieselnetz Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg
Siegen – Wilnsdorf-Rudersdorf Dillenburg
(every two hours, runs only Monday to Saturday)
32 km 445 Hessische Landesbahn Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (1648)
Alstom Coradia Continental (1440)
RB 96 Hellertal-Bahn
Dieselnetz Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg
Betzdorf (Sieg)NeunkirchenBurbach Haiger – Dillenburg
(every two hours, runs only Monday to Saturday)
42 km 462 Alstom Coradia LINT 41 (1648)
RB 97 Daadetal-Bahn
allocated directly
Betzdorf (Sieg) – Daaden
(runs exclusively in Rhineland-Palatinate)
463 Westerwaldbahn 1–2× Stadler GTW (646)
RE 97
RB 97
Lahn-Sauerland-Express
Nordwesthessen-Netz
Brilon Stadt – Brilon Wald – Willingen – Korbach – Frankenberg – Marburg
(services that do not stop at all stations, run as RE 97)
102 km 439,
622
DB Regio Siemens Desiro Classic (642)
RE 99 Main-Sieg-Express
RE 40 in Hesse
Siegen Haiger - Dillenburg - Herborn - Wetzlar - Gießen - Friedberg - Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
(hourly to Frankfurt only with change in Gießen / 1 train in the morning from Au)
139 km 445, 630 Hessische Landesbahn Stadler Flirt (429)
(Gießen–Frankfurt: 2× 429; peak: 3× 429; Sprinter 429+427)

S-Bahn services

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S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr(/Sieg)

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as of December 2020

  • The S-Bahn Lines operate on weekdays at 20 or 30-minute intervals and on weekends at 30-minute intervals.
  • Lines or sections with a frequency of more than 20 minutes, usually at 10-minute intervals, are written in bold.
  • Lines or sections with a frequency of less than 20 minutes, usually at 60-minute intervals, are written in italics.

The DB Regio NRW is the operator of all S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr lines, with the exception of the S28, which is operated by Regiobahn GmbH and the S7 which are operated by Vias Rail.

Line Route KBS Rolling stock
S1 Dortmund – Bochum – Essen – Mülheim (Ruhr) – Duisburg – Dusseldorf Airport – Dusseldorf – Hilden  – Solingen 450.1 2 x 422
S2 Dortmund – Castrop Rauxel – Herne – Recklinghausen
Dortmund – Castrop Rauxel – Herne – Wanne-Eickel – Gelsenkirchen – Essen
450.2 Stadler FLIRT 3XL
S3 Oberhausen (Rhineland) – Mülheim (Ruhr) – Essen – Hattingen (Ruhr) 450.3 Stadler FLIRT 3XL
S4 Unna – Unna Königsborn – Dortmund Stadthaus – Dortmund Dorstfeld – Dortmund Lütgendortmund 450.4 422
S5 Dortmund – Witten – Wetter (Ruhr) – Hagen (Westphalia) 450.5 1440
S6 Essen – Ratingen Ost – Dusseldorf – Dusseldorf Benrath – Dusseldorf Garath – Langenfeld (Rhineland) – Leverkusen – CologneMesse/Deutz – Cologne – Cologne Nippes – Cologne Worringen 450.6 422
423 (two sets)
S7 Wuppertal – Wuppertal Oberbarmen – Remscheid – Solingen 458 648[3]
S8 Hagen (Westpahlia) – Gevelsberg – Schwelm – Wuppertal Oberbarmen – Wuppertal – Wuppertal Vohwinkel – Dusseldorf – Dusseldorf Bilk – Neuss – Mönchengladbach 450.8 1–2× 1440
S9 Recklinghausen / Haltern am See – Gladbeck - Bottrop – Essen – Velbert – Wuppertal – Schwelm – Gevelsberg – Hagen 450.9 Stadler FLIRT 3XL
S11 Dusseldorf Airport Terminal – Dusseldorf – Dusseldorf Bilk – Neuss – Dormagen – Cologne Longerich – Cologne Nippes – Cologne – Cologne Messe/Deutz – Bergisch Gladbach 450.11 2 x 423
S12 (Horrem –) Cologne – Troisdorf – Siegburg – Hennef (Sieg) – Eitorf – Au 450.12 420
423
S19 Düren – Horrem – Cologne – Cologne Ehrenfeld – Cologne – Cologne/Bonn Airport station – Troisdorf – Hennef – Au 450.13 423
1x 420 (one set)
S23 Bonn – Meckenheim – Euskirchen (– Bad Münstereifel (as RB 23)) 620,
in the summer, partly 620 + 622
occasionally 2 x 620
S28 Mettmann Stadtwald – Dusseldorf – Neuss – Kaarster See 450.28 1 x Integral
S68 Wuppertal-Vohwinkel – Dusseldorf – Dusseldorf Benrath – Langenfeld (Rhineland) [3] 450.68 1–2× 420
143 + 4 x-Wagen

S2[1] One train per hour to Recklinghausen and Essen.
S6[2] Extended to Köln-Worringen during the peak.
S68[3] Only during peak times, Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Düsseldorf in direction of load.

Hanover S-Bahn in North Rhine-Westphalia

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The Hanover S-Bahn is operated by Transdev Hannover. This list only includes lines that travel in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Line Route KBS Rolling stock
S 1 Minden (Westf)HasteWunstorfHannoverWeetzenBarsinghausen – Haste 363.1 2 x 424
S 5 PaderbornAltenbeken – Steinheim (Westfalen) – Bad Pyrmont – Hamelin – Weetzen – Hannover – LangenhagenHannover Flughafen 363.5 1 x 425, starting Hameln 1 x 425 + 1 x 424

Stadtbahn Lines on the tracks of the HGK

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Select Stadtbahn Lines of the Cologne Stadtbahn and the Bonn Stadtbahn use sections of the rail lines of the Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln railway. Within the cities of Cologne and Bonn these Lines are integrated in the Stadtbahn Rhein-Sieg.

  • Lines sections with a frequency of more than 10 minutes, usually in 5-minute intervals, are written in bold.
  • Lines sections with a frequency of less than 10 minutes, usually in 20-minute intervals, are written in italics.
  • Sections that operate as a tram, are written smaller.
Line Route KBS Operator Rolling stock
7 Köln-Zündorf – Köln Neumarkt – Aachener Str./GürtelKöln Stüttgenhof – Frechen – Frechen-Benzelrath - KVB 2 K4000
16 Köln-Niehl – Köln Dom/Hbf Köln Heinrich-Lübke-Ufer – Köln-Sürth WesselingBornheim-Hersel Bonn-TannenbuschBonn HbfBonn-Bad Godesberg 473.1 KVB und SWB (3 Kurse) 2 B-Wagen (KVB)
2 K5000 (SWB)
18 Köln-Thielenbruch – Köln-Buchheim – Köln Dom/Hbf – Köln-Klettenbergpark Hürth-EfferenBrühl Mitte – Bornheim – Alfter – Bonn-Dransdorf – Bonn Hbf 473.2 KVB und SWB (3 Kurse) 2 B-Wagen
68 Bornheim – Alfter – Bonn-Dransdorf – Bonn Hbf – Bonn-Ramersdorf 473.2 SWB 2 B-Wagen

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Express begins operating its first German rail services National Express 14 December 2015
  2. ^ RB 69 and RB 89 run coupled together between Münster and Hamm, and are split at Hamm to continue to Bielefeld or Paderborn (and vice versa)
  3. ^ "Regionalbahn "Der Müngstener" wird zur S-Bahn" (Press release) (in German). City of Remscheid. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.