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Duisburg-Meiderich Nord–Hohenbudberg railway

Duisburg-Meiderich Nord–Hohenbudberg railway
Overview
Locale North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Germany
Line number
  • 2331 (Walzwerk–Meerbeck)
  • 2333 (DU-Baerl–Hohenbudberg)
Technical
Line length 21 km (13 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 2: Walzwerk–Mathilde
  • 2: DU-Meiderich Ost–DU-Beeckerwerth
  • 1: Haus-Knipp bridge (2nd track dismantled)
  • 2: DU-Baerl–Meerbeck
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC
Overhead catenary
Operating speed 100 km/h (62 mph) (maximum)
Route number
  • only freight
  • last 476 (1983)
  • ex 243a (1963)
Route map
Line from OB-Osterfeld Süd / Bottrop Süd
27.1 Walzwerk (junction)
Holland line (Wesel–Oberhausen)
Line to Duisburg/Dortmund
Oberhausen West Oro
Oberhausen West Orm
24.8 Oberhausen West (formerly OB RhE)
Line from Oberhausen Hbf
24.8 Mathilde (junction)
Oberhausen West Orw
Oberhausen West Stw 1
A 3
two tracks to Duisburg-Hochfeld/Wedau
two tracks to Duisburg-Ruhrort port
Rhine-Herne Canal
22.8 Duisburg-Meiderich Ost (junction)
Duisburg-Meiderich Ost
former line from Mülheim-Syrum
21.2 Duisburg-Meiderich Süd
Line to Duisburg-Ruhrort
former line from OB-Osterfeld Süd
21.1 Duisburg-Meiderich Nord
former line to Duisburg-Ruhrort
A 59
19.8 Buschmannshof (junction)
17.5 Duisburg-Beeck
16.2 Duisburg-Beeck freight yard
15,0 Duisburg-Beeckerwerth
3.8 ≡ 13.1 Haus-Knipp bridge (Rhine, chainage (km) change)
3.5    12.9 Duisburg-Baerl crossover (former station)
(former flying junction)
Rheinberg–Moers line
Lower Rhine Railway from Xanten
0.0            Meerbeck (junction)
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