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25-624: Bochum-Dahlhausen station is served by Line S 3 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn . Tram line 318 of the Bochum Stadtbahn connects Dahlhausen to the historical centre of Bochum , which is similar in extent to the district of Gleisdreieck . Dahlhausen is in a way separate from the rest from the city, keeping a greater continuity than other parts of the city 51°25′35″N 7°08′38″E  /  51.42639°N 7.14389°E  / 51.42639; 7.14389 This Bochum location article

50-809: A maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) and were not an ideal fit for rapid transit duty. After the German reunification , even before the old Deutsche Bundesbahn was merged with the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany to form the new Deutsche Bahn AG , the Class 143 Reichsbahn engines replaced the Class 111 on the S-Bahn network, limiting the top speed on the network to 120 km/h (75 mph) but with better acceleration and noticeably less jolting. The Cologne S-Bahn section went into full operation in 2002 in conjunction with

75-452: A system length of 676 km (420.05 mi), it is the second-largest S-Bahn network in Germany, behind S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland . Most of them are operated by DB Regio NRW, while line S28 is operated by Regiobahn and S7 by Vias . The S19 will run 24/7 between Düren and Hennef for 17 stations and not only between Cologne Hbf and Cologne/Bonn Airport . The predecessor of the S-Bahn

100-453: A uniform appearance regardless of operator. Lines S2, S3 and S9 as well as several Regionalbahn lines that will complement or supplant S-Bahn services will use Stadler FLIRT 3 XL units. Upon eventual electrification, those are also going to run on line S28, sporting Regiobahn's red and white livery. The region's lines were mainly built by three major private railway companies of the early industrial era: The Cologne-Minden Railway Company ,

125-630: Is a polycentric and electrically driven S-bahn network covering the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region in the German federated state of North Rhine-Westphalia . This includes most of the Ruhr (and cities such as Dortmund , Duisburg and Essen ), the Berg cities of Wuppertal and Solingen and parts of the Rhineland (with cities such as Cologne and Düsseldorf ). The easternmost city within

150-768: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bochum-Dahlhausen station Bochum-Dahlhausen station is located in the Dahlhausen district of Bochum in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . The station building dates from the time of the First World War . The origins of this station date back to 1863, when the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company opened a branch line from Essen-Überruhr via Essen-Steele Ost station (originally Steele station) to Dahlhausen on 21 September 1863. This line

175-643: Is now considered to be part of the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr railway , between Überruhr and Essen-Steele Ost junction, and the Essen-Überruhr–Bochum-Langendreer railway between Essen-Steele Ost and Dahlhausen. It was primarily used for freight, but on weekdays, passenger carriages were also attached. When the line was extended to Hattingen in 1866, a small station building was built in Dahlhausen. On 10 October 1870,

200-474: The Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company and the Rhenish Railway Company . After nationalisation and in the post-WW2-era, more lines were built or altered to accommodate S-Bahn services. A number of tunnel sections were added to extend the S-Bahn to new high-density housing estates (e. g. Cologne-Chorweiler ), to suburbs that had historically been villages (e. g. Dortmund-Lütgendortmund station ) or

225-609: The Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum . In the immediate vicinity of the station building, a single-track tram line of the Bochum tram network terminates in the pedestrian zone near the station. Line 318 is the only direct tram connection from Dahlhausen to Bochum Hauptbahnhof . It is also served by four bus lines (345, 352, 359 and 390). The trams and buses are operated by BOGESTRA . Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn The Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn ( German : S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr )

250-602: The Bochum-Dahlhausen–Bochum Langendreer line (also known as the Hasenwinkel coal line) was opened as a standard gauge railway . The communities of Dahlhausen and Linden were involved in the construction of a new station building that was completed in 1875. By this time, the Ruhr Valley Railway was already open to Hagen. Therefore, the building soon proved to be too small. Consequently, in 1913

275-597: The Munich S-Bahn , the Class 420 was judged in the mid-1970s to be unsuitable for the network , mainly due to being uncomfortable and lacking on-board toilets . Constructing an improved version of the 420 with the tentative designation Class 422 was discussed, but in 1978 the Deutsche Bundesbahn commissioned a batch of coaches from Duewag and MBB . These lightweight and modern coaches were designated as x-Wagen ("x-car") after their classification code Bx . Among

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300-471: The Nuremberg S-Bahn system. The x-Wagen were mechanically coupled to form fixed sets of typically one ABx car, one or two Bx cars and one Bxf control car. This way a train offered seating for a total of 222 to 302 passengers and standing room for another 429 to 539 passengers. A few five-car sets ran on peak time services. All cars were of a walk-through design with mechanical doors at each end. Initially

325-509: The Prussian state railways division at Essen ( Königlich-Preußische Eisenbahndirektion Essen ) began building a larger station that it had been planning since 1910 on the double-track Dahlhausen–Steele line behind a levy bank to prevent flooding by the Ruhr . During the First World War, the station was built using prisoners of war , and inaugurated on 28 February 1917. With the end of

350-465: The mining industry in the Ruhr valley , the Ruhr Valley Railway lost its significance. A depot that was 800 metres west of Bochum-Dahlhausen closed in 1969. Since 1977, the former locomotive depot has housed the Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum , the last fully preserved steam locomotive depot in Germany. The station building was closed in 1979, because only S-Bahn trains have operated on

375-628: The ABx car ran on the loco end to keep passengers looking for a seat from disturbing first-class passengers. The orientation of trains was not predictable in practice however, so the ABx car was instead put in the middle of the train. In later years, when insufficient numbers of Bx cars were ready for service, some trains ran with two ABx cars. Traction was provided by the Class 111 locomotives produced locally by Krupp in Essen . They had been designed for long-haul Intercity and limited-stop commuter train services with

400-454: The Ruhr area section of the network: The standard service pattern will be altered from a 20-minute to a 30-minute or 15-minute headway. Services around Düsseldorf and Cologne will not be affected and remain on their 20-minute schedule. Several services will no longer be operated by DB Regio NRW, but by Abellio Rail NRW. Simultaneously, the livery of all trains will change to green and white to uphold

425-644: The S-Bahn Rhine-Ruhr network is Unna , the westernmost city served is Mönchengladbach . The S-Bahn operates in the areas of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg tariff associations, touching areas of the Aachener Verkehrsverbund (AVV) at Düren and Westfalentarif at Unna . The network was established in 1967 with a line connecting Ratingen Ost to Düsseldorf-Garath . The system consists of 16 lines. With

450-564: The S5 and S8 lines was introduced in December 2014 after having been tested on S68 since October 2014. These Alstom Coradia trains are operated by DB Regio NRW and offer on-board toilet facilities. All trains of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn ran with the red DB livery except for the S7 and S28 trainsets which are painted in the colours of their respective operators. Starting in December 2019, there will be major changes in

475-601: The design elements inherited from the recent LHB prototype carriages were the bogies with disc brakes and rubber airbag shock absorbers that also included automated level control, ensuring level boarding from S-Bahn platforms with a standard height of 96 cm regardless of varying passenger loading. In late 1978, the first prototypes of 2nd class type Bx cars and Bxf control cars were handed over to DB, followed by split first /second class cars type ABx in early 1979. The prototypes were successful, so from 1981 to 1994 several series were commissioned, with some going to

500-437: The first houses going on sale in 2005. It is planned to modernise and rebuild Bochum-Dahlhausen station to make it accessible for the disabled from 2014, at a cost of €4.3 million. The renovation will also improve links between buses and trains. Dahlhausen station today consists of three tracks on two platforms. Tracks 1 and 2 are primarily used for normal S-Bahn traffic, while track 3 is used for museum services operated by

525-470: The line to Hattingen since 1974. Finally, in 1994, the building was heritage-listed. An investor has been allowed to restore the facade and roof in the Art Nouveau style. The main hall has been restored to the style of the 1920s. In the late 1990s, the building housed a hotel, which operated under the name of Dampflok (steam engine). It was damaged by a fire, and since then, the historic station building

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550-488: The maximum speed on the network to 140 km/h (87 mph) where permitted, which together with the better acceleration of the EMUs did reduce delays that had become entrenched in the latter years of x-Wagen operations. The S28 is not operated by DB Regio NRW , but by Regiobahn , which uses Bombardier TALENT DMUs . The S7 uses Alstom Coradia LINT DMUs and is operated by Abellio Rail NRW . New electric rolling stock for

575-535: The opening of the Cologne-Frankfurt high speed line . It runs with Class 423 EMUs on lines S11, S12 and S13/S19. Due to recent service improvements, there are insufficient numbers of Class 423 EMUs available, so Class 420 electric multiple units can be found on line S12. Starting in 2008, 84 units of Class 422 were introduced in the Ruhr area section and around Düsseldorf, replacing the x-Wagen loco-hauled trains. These newer classes of EMUs once again increased

600-466: Was the so-called Bezirksschnellverkehr between the cities of Düsseldorf and Essen , which consisted of steam -powered push-pull trains , mainly hauled by Class 78 , since 1951 also Class 65 engines . The first S-Bahn lines were operated using Silberling cars and Class 141 locomotives. However these were not suited for operations on a rapid transit network and were soon replaced by Class 420 electric multiple units . Originally designed for

625-415: Was unused until 2009. Since 1 September 2009, the former station building has been operated as "One World Station", a forum for cultural activities, by a non-profit organisation, ProKulturgut.Net . In addition to the passenger station, Dahlhausen had a marshalling yard, which is now completely dismantled. On one part of the former railway tracks, a housing estate ("Ruhrauenpark"), has been created, with

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