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The Essen-Werden to Essen railway is a railway line 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...

, now used by line S 6 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn. It was opened in 1877 by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company  to connect the Ruhr Valley Railway to Essen Hauptbahnhof

Essen Hauptbahnhof

is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Essen in western Germany. It is situated south of the old town centre, next to the A 40 motorway.It was opened in 1862 by the Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn...

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The steep slope between Essen-Werden and Essen Stadtwald has always placed a high demand on the vehicles operating on it. The Essen-Hügel station was built on a steep slope at the instigation of the Krupp

Krupp

The Krupp family , a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, have become famous for their steel production and for their manufacture of ammunition and armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th...

 family next to the Villa Hügel

Villa Hügel

150px|right|thumb|[[The Industrial Heritage Trail|Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail]]The Villa Hügel is a mansion in Bredeney in Germany. It belonged to the Krupp family of industrialists and was built by Alfred Krupp during 1873 as a residence...

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External links

• [strecken/2161.htm Description of the Essen-Werden–Essen line] in the NRW rail archive of André Joost.