| Bochum–Gelsenkirchen railway |
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| Line number | 2153 |
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| Locale | North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Route number | 428 |
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| Line length | 17.8 km (11.1 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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33.1 |
Nordstern junction |
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31.9 |
Gelsenkirchen-Schalke Nord |
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to Schacht Graf Bismarck III mine |
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29.8 |
Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck |
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29.6 |
Gelsenkirchen-Zoo |
| to Gelsenkirchen- | | Wattenscheid |
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27.8 |
Wanne Unser Fritz |
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Bickern junction |
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Unser Fritz junction |
| to Gelsenkirchen- | | Wattenscheid |
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| Wanne-Eickel |
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25.3 |
Crange junction |
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Recklinghausen |
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23.5 |
Herne-Rottbruch Hgn junction |
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Herne |
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| Herne-Rottbruch | | over autobahn |
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| Herne-Rottbruch |
22.4 |
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21.1 |
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20.4 |
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| Bochum-Riemke |
20.4 |
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| Bochum-Riemke Nord |
19.3 |
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to Wanne-Röhlinghausen |
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18.5 |
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| Bochum-Hamme |
17.3 |
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| Bochum Heintzmann | | (Plang) siding |
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16.4 |
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| Bochum-West |
16.0 |
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Bochumer Verein siding |
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| line relocated in 1979 | | to the new station |
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| Bochum Süd |
15.3 |
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Bochum |
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| Source: German railway atlas |
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The Bochum–Gelsenkirchen railway, also known as the Glückauf-Bahn (referring to Glück auf, the traditional German miners greeting), is a passenger railway from Bochum Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) to Gelsenkirchen Central Station in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is served by Regionalbahn passenger service RB 46). It is also used by freight traffic from Bochum freight yard at the former Bochum Süd station and Bochum-Präsident to Gelsenkirchen-Schalke Nord. The line was built in sections between 1867 and 1876 of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company. The curve connecting to Bochum Central Station was opened in 1979.
