S2 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn) Explained

Line S2 is a S-Bahn line in the Rhein-Ruhr network. It starts in Dortmund Hauptbahnhof and runs westerly. During weekdays one service per hour runs each to Essen Hauptbahnhof and Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof using Stadler FLIRT 3XL units.^[1]

Line S2 runs over lines built by various railway companies:

• from Dortmund Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund-Dorstfeld over the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway, opened by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company in 1862
• from Dortmund-Dorstfeld to Dortmund-Mengede over the Welver–Sterkrade railway, built by the Royal Westphalian Railway Company on 1 September 1878.^[2]
• from Dortmund-Mengede to Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof via Herne station over the Duisburg–Dortmund Railway opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1847,^[3]
• from Gelsenkirchen to Essen over the Essen–Gelsenkirchen railway, opened from Gelsenkirchen to Essen-Kray Nord by the Rhenish Railway Company in 1872 and from Essen-Kray Nord to Essen Hauptbahnhof by the Prussian state railways in 1905,^[4]
• from Herne to Recklinghausen over tracks competed in October 1901 by Deutsche Reichsbahn^[5] and the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1870.^[6]

S-Bahn services commenced between Dortmund and Duisburg on 2 June 1991. Services commenced between Dortmund and Essen on 29 September 1991. Services commenced between Dortmund and Recklinghausen on 24 May 1998.^[7] Services between Gelsenkirchen and Duisburg ended on 15 December 2019 and were replaced by the RB 32 (Rhein-Emscher-Bahn).

References

• Book: Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) . 2007/2008 . Schweers + Wall . 2007 . 978-3-89494-136-9.

Notes and References

1. Web site: S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr-Sieg - Fahrplanangebot. 8 January 2012. Wegener. Marco. German.
2. Web site: Line 2136: Dortmund Süd - Dortmund-Bodelschwing . NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 12 December 2013 . German.
3. Web site: Line 2650: Köln-Deutz - Hamm (Westf) . NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 12 December 2013 . German.
4. Web site: Line 2168: Essen-Kray Nord - Gelsenkirchen . NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 12 December 2013 . German.
5. Web site: Line 2221: Recklinghausen Süd - Herne . NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 12 December 2013 . German.
6. Web site: Line 2220: Wanne-Eickel - Hamburg . NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 12 December 2013 . German.
7. Web site: S2: Dortmund - Herne - DU/E/RE . NRW rail archive. André Joost . German . 16 September 2011.