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S8 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

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Route of S8
0.0km
1.0
Hagen (Westphalia)-Wehringhausen S9
3.0
Hagen (Westphalia)-Heubing S9
5.3
Hagen (Westphalia)-Westerbauer S9
6.9
Gevelsberg-Knapp S9
9.9
Gevelsberg S9
10.9
Gevelsberg-Kipp S9
11.9
Gevelsberg West S9
16.1
Schwelm S9
17.9
Schwelm West S9
20.0
Wuppertal-Langerfeld S9
21.2
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen S7S9
23.2
Wuppertal-Barmen S7S9
25.1
Wuppertal-Unterbarmen S7S9
26.7
Wuppertal S7S9
27.4
Wuppertal-Steinbeck S9
30.2
Wuppertal Zoologischer Garten S9
31.0
Wuppertal-Sonnborn S9
32.9
Wuppertal-Vohwinkel S9S68
37.9
Gruiten S68
41.1
Hochdahl-Millrath S68
42.6
Hochdahl S68
45.6
Erkrath S68
48.2
Düsseldorf-Gerresheim S28S68
52.2
Düsseldorf-Flingern S28S68
53.7
Düsseldorf S1S6S11S28S68
54.6
Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt S11S28
55.7
Düsseldorf-Bilk S11S28
57.5
Düsseldorf Völklinger Straße S11S28
58.3
Düsseldorf-Hamm S11S28
60.0
Neuss Rheinparkcenter S11S28
62.1
Neuss Am Kaiser S11S28
64.6
Neuss Hbf S11S28
70.2
Büttgen
73.9
Kleinenbroich
76.8
Korschenbroich
79.6
Mönchengladbach-Lürrip
81.6
Mönchengladbach Hbf
Source: German railway atlas[1]

Line S8 is an S-Bahn line operated by DB Regio on the Rhine-Ruhr network. It runs from Hagen Hauptbahnhof in the west to Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof in the east via Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof, Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof and Neuss Hauptbahnhof. It is operated between Düsseldorf and Wuppertal-Oberbarmen station at 20-minute intervals using class 422 electric multiple units.[2] One out of three trains continues to Hagen, running hourly. An S 9 service and three Regional-Express services (Wupper-Express, Rhein-Münsterland-Express and Maas-Wupper-Express) also operate between Wuppertal-Vohwinkel and Hagen each hour.

Line S 8 runs over lines built by various railway companies:

S-Bahn services commenced on the whole length of the route on 29 May 1988.

References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 50, 140–3. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ "S8: WHagen - Düsseldorf - M.Gladbach". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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