| Bochum–Gelsenkirchen railway |
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| Line number | 2153 |
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| Locale | North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Route number | 428 |
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| Line length | 17.8 km (11.1 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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33.1
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Nordstern junction
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31.9
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Gelsenkirchen-Schalke Nord
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to Schacht Graf Bismarck III mine
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29.8
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Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck
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| Gelsenkirchen
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29.6
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Gelsenkirchen-Zoo
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| to Gelsenkirchen- | | Wattenscheid |
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27.8
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Wanne Unser Fritz
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Bickern junction
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Unser Fritz junction
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| to Gelsenkirchen- | | Wattenscheid |
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| Wanne-Eickel
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25.3
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Crange junction
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Recklinghausen
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23.5
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Herne-Rottbruch Hgn junction
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Herne
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| Herne-Rottbruch | | over autobahn |
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| Herne-Rottbruch
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22.4
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21.1
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20.4
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| Bochum-Riemke
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20.4
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| Bochum-Riemke Nord
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19.3
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to Wanne-Röhlinghausen
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| Bochum-Riemke
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18.5
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| Bochum-Hamme
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17.3
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| Bochum Heintzmann | | (Plang) siding |
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16.4
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| Bochum-West
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16.0
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Bochumer Verein siding
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15.9
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| line relocated in 1979 | | to the new station |
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| Bochum Süd
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Bochum
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| Source: German railway atlas
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The Bochum–Gelsenkirchen railway, also known as the Glückauf-Bahn (referring to Glück auf, the traditional German miners greeting), is a passenger railway from Bochum Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) to Gelsenkirchen Central Station in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is served by Regionalbahn passenger service RB 46). It is also used by freight traffic from Bochum freight yard at the former Bochum Süd station and Bochum-Präsident to Gelsenkirchen-Schalke Nord. The line was built in sections between 1867 and 1876 of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company. The curve connecting to Bochum Central Station was opened in 1979.