S68 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)
Line S 68 is an S-Bahn line on the Rhine-Ruhr network. It is operated by DB Regio. It was established on 13 December 2009. It is a relief service operating during peak hours on weekdays between Wuppertal-Vohwinkel Hbf and Langenfeld via Düsseldorf Hbf. It is operated using class 143 locomotives hauling four x-Wagen carriages, and a double set of class 420.[2]
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Line S 68 runs:
- from Wuppertal-Vohwinkel to Düsseldorf over the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway opened by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company between 1838 and 1841,
- from Düsseldorf to Langenfeld over the Cologne–Duisburg railway, opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1845.
References
- Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 141, 147. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- "S68: W-Vohwinkel - Düsseldorf - Langenfeld". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
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