Düsseldorf-Unterrath–Düsseldorf Airport Terminal railway

The railway line Dusseldorf - Rath sub - Dusseldorf Airport Terminal is a branch line from Dusseldorf sub Rath railway station on the line between Cologne and Duisburg to Dusseldorf airport terminal station in the north of the North Rhine -Westphalian state capital of Dusseldorf.

The railway line is classified as a main route, provided continuous double track and catenary. She is also from the north of the branching point Dusseldorf - Rath Under Carthusian way of a single-track electrified line and also connected.

History

On October 27, 1975, a new route from the branching point Dusseldorf -Derendorf Dp was opened to the terminal of the Düsseldorf airport for passenger traffic in preparation for the extension of the railway line between Cologne and Duisburg for the S -Bahn. For this purpose, existing sidings have been expanded to a double-track and electrified, and extended right up to the reception building of Terminal C.

At this time, this still crossed at the same level the tracks of the hitherto used mainly for the freight line north of the station Dusseldorf 2670 - Sub Rath, until the late 1980s, a level of free access to the lower Rather station was built. Then the northern access route was put into operation on 27 May 1990 so that the terminal station could be introduced directly from the Ruhr from the former station Kalkum ago.

After the catastrophic fire in 1996 and the subsequent short-term closure of the terminal building, a temporary platform was erected halfway. This breakpoint Dusseldorf airport departures E was near the makeshift and furnished only to the departure terminal E, therefore, served only to phase, and remained until the opening of the airport mainline station on 26 May 2000.

Current situation

The platform of the temporary breakpoint is still even be seen clearly on aerial photographs, he is now crossing above from the Skytrain (without stop) automatic overhead railway. Also, an alternative connection point and the link towards the north are still operational, but are no longer used.

With the opening of the mainline station on the main line from Dusseldorf to Duisburg breakpoint and link were unnecessary, the reversal simply too time-consuming S 21 that went parallel to the line S 1 by through trains such as the former line in the underground railway terminus.

Due to problems with the installation and acceptance of the Skytrain first a bus shuttle was set up now since 1 July 2002, the driverless elevated railway connects the remote station through two intermediate holding P4 car park and terminal A / B with the current terminus Terminal C.

Train services

The route is served by the S- Bahn Rhein -Ruhr:

S 11: Dusseldorf Airport Terminal - Dusseldorf sub Rath - Dusseldorf -Derendorf - Dusseldorf Hbf - Neuss Hbf - Dormagen - Köln Hbf - Bergisch Gladbach