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| Line length: | 160 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum speed: | 160 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Federal state: | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maas-Wupper-Express (RE13) ( German: Maas-Wupper-Express ) is a regional passenger express line in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ). It connects the cities of the Ruhr region with Wuppertal , Düsseldorf , Monchengladbach and the Dutch city of Venlo . The express movement is carried out on tracks intended for fast trains at a speed of 160 km / h.
Content
History
Maas-Wupper-Express has been operating since December 11, 2009 [1] . Since July 25, 2010 the route has been serviced by the transport company Eurobahn .
| Monchengladbach station]]]]
Railway sections
The Rhine-Helweg Express passes through sections of six railways:
- Viersen-Venlo Railway;
- section of the Duisburg-Rohrort-Mönchengladbach railway from Viersen to Mönchengladbach ;
- Mönchengladbach-Düsseldorf Railway;
- Düsseldorf-Elberfeld railway ( Elberfeld - previously an independent city that became part of the city of Wuppertal on August 1, 1929 );
- section of the railway Elberfeld-Dortmund from Wuppertal to Hagen ;
- Hagen-Hamm railway.
Move Interval
According to the schedule, express RE13 runs once an hour.
Route Features
Due to the change of direction in Monchengladbach, the express stop at the Monchengladbach station is 10 minutes.
Since RE13 connects Germany with the bordering Dutch city of Venlo, it provides an opportunity for the illegal import into Germany of light drugs purchased in coffee shops . Therefore, the Meuse-Wupper-Express is often called the “Express Marijuana Smokers” [2] . In order to combat the illegal export of drugs on the express, customs checks are regularly conducted.
Notes
- ↑ RE13 express page on the Eurobahn official website (inaccessible link) (German)
- ↑ "Oasis of Narcotourism" (inaccessible link) (German)
Links
- Route and schedule of express train RE13 (German)
- Schedule of the RE13 express train on the official Eurobahn website (inaccessible link) (German)
- Photos by station (German)