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The Düsseldorf–Solingen railway is a railway in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

. It is a 19 kilometre line, entirely double track and electrified with overhead line. It is now exclusively used by line S 1 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.

History

The section between Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof

Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof

is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The station was opened on 1 October 1891 opened as Düsseldorf Central Station...

 and Düsseldorf-Eller

Düsseldorf-Eller station

Düsseldorf-Eller station is located in the district of Eller in the German city of Düsseldorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Düsseldorf–Solingen line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.-Location:...

 was opened on 1 October 1891. Between Eller and Hilden the line originally used the Troisdorf–Mülheim-Speldorf line, which was opened by the Rhenish Railway Company

Rhenish Railway Company

The Rhenish Railway Company was along with the Cologne-Minden Railway Company and the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company one of the railway companies that in the mid-19th century built the first railways in the Ruhr and large parts of today's North Rhine-Westphalia.-Foundation :The...

 on 18 November 1874, but separate tracks were opened in 1917. The section between Hilden

Hilden station

Hilden station is located in the city of Hilden in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Düsseldorf–Solingen line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 every 20 minutes and three bus routes , operated by Rheinbahn,...

 and Ohligs (now Solingen Hauptbahnhof

Solingen Hauptbahnhof

Solingen Hauptbahnhof is the only train station in Solingen, Germany offering ICE and IC long distance trains....

) was opened on 3 January 1894.

Rail services

S-Bahn services started operating over the line to Düsseldorf Airport Terminal

Düsseldorf Airport Terminal station

Düsseldorf Airport Terminal is an underground station on the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn at the end of the Düsseldorf-Unterrath–Düsseldorf Airport Terminal railway, situated underneath Terminal C of Düsseldorf International Airport, Düsseldorf in western Germany. It is served by the S11 line...

 on 27 October 1975; these services were eventually branded as line S 7. On 13 December 2009, line S 7 services were discontinued and operations on the Düsseldorf–Solingen line were taken over by an extension of line S 1 from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof. These services are operated at 20 minute intervals, using coupled sets of class 422

DBAG Class 422

The Class 422 is a series of four-car electric multiple units that are a derivative of the DBAG Class 423.- History :The units were commissioned by Deutsche Bahn in 2005...

 four-car electrical multiple units.

There are plans to electrify the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway and to extend the service to Remscheid

Remscheid Hauptbahnhof

Remscheid Hauptbahnhof is in the Bergisch city of Remscheid in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in Willy-Brandt-Platz near central Remscheid and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station....

 and Wuppertal

Wuppertal

Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in and around the Wupper river valley, and is situated east of the city of Düsseldorf and south of the Ruhr area. With a population of approximately 350,000, it is the largest city in the Bergisches Land...

.

Fares

The entire line is in the area of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr

Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr

The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr is the public transport association covering the area of the Rhine-Ruhr megalopolis in Germany...

(Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association), which establishes service levels and sets fares for it.