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Maas-Wupper-Express

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RE 13 Maas-Wupper-Express
Overview
OwnerVRR
Line numberRE 13
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Limburg, Netherlands
Service
Route number485 (Venlo–Hagen)
455 (Wuppertal–Hamm)
Operator(s)eurobahn
Technical
Line length160 km (99 mi)
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph) (maximum)
Route map

0
Venlo
3
Netherlands / Germany border
5
Kaldenkirchen
9
Breyell
13
Boisheim
17
Dülken
23
Viersen
31
Mönchengladbach Hbf
ICE, IC (reversal)
48
Neuss Hbf
ICE, IC
56
Düsseldorf-Bilk
59
Düsseldorf Hbf
ICE, IC
79
Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
86
Wuppertal Hbf
ICE, IC
89
Wuppertal-Barmen
91
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
97
Schwelm
101
Ennepetal (Gevelsberg)
112
Hagen Hbf
ICE, IC
126
Schwerte (Ruhr)
135
Holzwickede
142
Unna
151
Bönen
160
Hamm (Westf)
ICE, IC
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13) is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), running from the Dutch border town of Venlo to Hamm in Westphalia.

Route

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Together with the Wupper-Express (RE 4) and Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 8, the Maas-Wupper-Express provides an east-west link between the lower Rhine of Germany and the eastern Ruhr.

It runs on the tracks of the Venlo–Viersen, Viersen-Mönchengladbach, Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf–Wuppertal, Wuppertal–Hagen and Hagen–Hamm lines.

Trains running between Venlo and Hamm have to reverse in Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof, so the Maas-Wupper-Express is scheduled to spend nine minutes there on the way to Venlo and ten minutes towards Hamm.

In 2026 the current route will be extend towards the central station of the Dutch city Eindhoven, also stopping at Helmond, in a joint exploitation with Arriva Netherlands[2][3][4]

Operations

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The operator of the line is Eurobahn, a subsidiary of Keolis. Operations on this line and the Rhein-Emscher-Express are carried out using 4 four-carriage and 14 five-carriage Stadler FLIRT electrical multiple units with a top speed of 160 km/h rented from Angel Trains.[5] Services run every hour.

RE 13 in Venlo
New FLIRT train
RE 13 in Mönchengladbach

Notes

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ "Direct train from Eindhoven to Düsseldorf from 2026 onwards". 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Arriva start samenwerking met Start".
  4. ^ "Start gewinnt Maas-Wupper-Express - Start". 3 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Angel Trains: 18 Flirt für Keolis" (in German). Eurailpress. 16 November 2007. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

See also

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