S68 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

Route of S68[1]
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0.0 Wuppertal-Vohwinkel S 8S 9 5.0 Gruiten S 8 8.2 Hochdahl-Millrath S 8 9.7 Hochdahl S 8 12.7 Erkrath S 8 15.3 Düsseldorf-Gerresheim S 8S 28 19.3 Düsseldorf-Flingern S 8S 28 20.8 Düsseldorf Hbf S 1S 6S 8S 11S 28 Düsseldorf Volksgarten S 1S 6 Düsseldorf-Oberbilk S 1S 6 26.8 Düsseldorf-Eller Süd S 6 19.4 Düsseldorf-Reisholz S 6 31.8 Düsseldorf-Benrath S 6 34.3 Düsseldorf-Garath S 6 35.6 Düsseldorf-Hellerhof S 6 37.6 Langenfeld-Berghausen S 6 40.1 Langenfeld (Rheinland) S 6

Line S 68 is an S-Bahn line on the Rhine-Ruhr network. It is operated by DB Regio. It was established on 13 December 2009. It is a relief service operating during peak hours on weekdays between Wuppertal-Vohwinkel Hbf and Langenfeld via Düsseldorf Hbf. It is operated using class 143 locomotives hauling four x-Wagen carriages, and a double set of class 420.^[2]

Line S 68 runs:

• from Wuppertal-Vohwinkel to Düsseldorf over the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway opened by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company between 1838 and 1841,
• from Düsseldorf to Langenfeld over the Cologne–Duisburg railway, opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1845.

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
2. "S68: W-Vohwinkel - Düsseldorf - Langenfeld". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

Wuppertal-Vohwinkel station