S7 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

Line S7 is an S-Bahn service on the Rhine-Ruhr network in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, between Wuppertal and Solingen. The line has been operated by Vias since 15 December 2013 at 20-minute intervals, using Alstom Coradia LINT 41 diesel multiple unit vehicles.[2]

S7
Alstom Coradia LINT 41 on Line S7 stopped at Solingen before departing for Wuppertal.
Overview
Termini
Stations14
Websitehttps://www.abellio.de/de/nordrhein-westfalen/linien-netze/der-muengstener/linienuebersicht/s-7-der-muengstener
Service
Operator(s)Vias
Rolling stockAlstom Coradia LINT 41
Technical
Line length41 km (25 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
SignallingIndusi
Route map

0.0
Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof S8S9 S28
1.6
Wuppertal-Unterbarmen S8 S9
3.5
Wuppertal-Barmen S8 S9
5.5
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen S8 S9
12.5
Wuppertal-Ronsdorf
15.4
Remscheid-Lüttringshausen
18.5
Remscheid-Lennep
23.3
Remscheid Hbf
26.9
Remscheid-Güldenwerth
30.7
Solingen-Schaberg
34.2
Solingen Mitte
35.0
Solingen Grünewald
41.0
Solingen Hbf S1
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The service was previously classified as Regionalbahn service RB47, known as the Der Müngstener, a reference to the Müngsten Bridge, which it crosses and DB Regio had operated it on the same route with DB Class 628 diesel multiple units since 1994. It was also operated at 20-minute intervals, in the evenings and on weekends, every 30 minutes.[3]

Line S7 runs over lines built by two railway companies:

There was an earlier line S7 operated by DB Regio, which began at Düsseldorf Airport Terminal station. From there it ran south to Solingen Hbf via Düsseldorf Hbf. With the change to the 2010 timetable on 13 December 2009, line S1 replaced the service between Düsseldorf Hbf and Solingen. The S11 was extended to run to Düsseldorf Airport Terminal station.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 141–2. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ "S7". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ^ "RB47: Der Müngstener". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Line 2550: Aachen - Kassel". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Line 2675: Solingen Hbf ↔ Remscheid Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Line 2700: Wuppertal-Oberbarmen ↔ Remscheid-Lennep (↔ Opladen)". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Line 2705: Remscheid-Lennep ↔ Remscheid Hbf (↔ Remscheid-Hasten)". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
 
Der Müngstener on Müngsten Bridge