S3 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

Route of S3
0.0
Oberhausen Hbf
4.0
Mülheim-Styrum S1
5.7
Mülheim West
7.1
Mülheim (Ruhr) Hbf S1
13.6
Essen-Frohnhausen S1
14.7
Essen West S1S9
17.1
Essen Hbf S1S2S6S9
21.8
Essen-Steele S1S9
22.9
Essen-Steele Ost S1
24.7
Essen-Horst
27.6
Bochum-Dahlhausen
31.9
Hattingen (Ruhr)
33.1
Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte
Source: German railway atlas[1]

Line S3 is a S-Bahn in the Rhein-Ruhr network. It runs from Oberhausen over Essen to Hattingen Mitte. It is operated at 30-minute intervals, using Stadler FLIRT 3XL units.[2]

Line S 3 mainly runs over three lines built or acquired by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company:

Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte station

Its last 1.2 km to Hattingen Mitte runs over the Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen–Hattingen railway opened by the Prussian state railways in 1884 and a short section of line opened by Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1987, including a 100 metre long tunnel.

S-Bahn services commenced between Oberhausen and Hattingen on 26 May 1974. Services were extended from Hattingen to Hattingen Mitte on 3 July 1987.[2] Map


References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 137–8. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ a b "S3: Oberhausen - Essen - Hattingen". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.