Maas-Wupper-Express

The Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13) is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), running from the Dutch border town of Venlo to Hamm in Westphalia.

RE 13 Maas-Wupper-Express
Overview
OwnerVRR
Line numberRE 13
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Limburg, Netherlands
Service
Route number485 (Venlo–Hagen)
455 (Wuppertal–Hamm)
Operator(s)eurobahn
Technical
Line length160 km (99 mi)
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph) (maximum)
Route map
0
 Venlo
3
 Netherlands / Germany border
5
 Kaldenkirchen
9
 Breyell
13
 Boisheim
17
 Dülken
23
 Viersen
31
 Mönchengladbach Hbf
ICE, IC (reversal)
48
 Neuss Hbf
ICE, IC
59
 Düsseldorf Hbf
ICE, IC
79
 Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
86
 Wuppertal Hbf
ICE, IC
89
 Wuppertal-Barmen
91
 Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
97
 Schwelm
101
 Ennepetal (Gevelsberg)
112
 Hagen Hbf
ICE, IC
126
 Schwerte (Ruhr)
135
 Holzwickede
142
 Unna
151
 Bönen
160
 Hamm (Westf)
ICE, IC
Source: German railway atlas[1]

Route

Together with the Wupper-Express (RE 4) and Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 8, the Maas-Wupper-Express provides an east-west link between the lower Rhine of Germany and the eastern Ruhr.

It runs on the tracks of the Venlo–Viersen, Viersen-Mönchengladbach, Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf–Wuppertal, Wuppertal–Hagen and Hagen–Hamm lines.

Trains running between Venlo and Hamm have to reverse in Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof, so the Maas-Wupper-Express is scheduled to spend nine minutes there on the way to Venlo and ten minutes towards Hamm.

Operations

The operator of the line is Eurobahn, a subsidiary of Keolis. Operations on this line and the Rhein-Emscher-Express are carried out using 4 four-carriage and 14 five-carriage Stadler FLIRT electrical multiple units with a top speed of 160 km/h rented from Angel Trains.[2] Services run every hour.

RE 13 in Venlo
New FLIRT train
RE 13 in Mönchengladbach

Notes
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. "Angel Trains: 18 Flirt für Keolis" (in German). Eurailpress. 16 November 2007. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

See also
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