Classic route
Upper Ruhr Valley Railway
Dortmund → Warburg · Germany
From Dortmund up the Ruhr into the Sauerland by Arnsberg, Meschede and Bestwig, over the hills at Brilon Wald and down to Warburg; the last section opened on 6 January 1873.
- Distance
- 152 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 26 min
- Average speed
- 62 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmDortmund Hbf +3
- 8 kmDortmund-Hörde
- 31 kmFröndenberg
- 38 kmWickede (Ruhr)
- 50 kmNeheim-Hüsten
- 58 kmArnsberg (Westf)
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- 78 kmMeschede
- 86 kmBestwig
- 93 kmOlsberg
- 101 kmBrilon Wald
- 107 kmHoppecke
- 110 kmMessinghausen
- 116 kmBeringhausen
- 119 kmBredelar
- 127 kmMarsberg
- 132 kmWestheim (Westfalen)
- 142 kmWarburg-Scherfede
- 152 kmWarburg (Westf) +1
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for a train that runs this route end to end, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 8 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Deutsche Bahn, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Upper Ruhr Valley Railway?
The Upper Ruhr Valley Railway runs 152 km from Dortmund to Warburg.
How long does the Upper Ruhr Valley Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 26 min for the 152 km. That is an average of 62 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Upper Ruhr Valley Railway?
DB Regio NRW, with RE 57, Regional-Express.
How old is the Upper Ruhr Valley Railway?
The line has been in service since 1873. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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