S28 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

S28
Overview
Line numberS28
Termini
Stations23
Websitehttps://www.regio-bahn.de/
Service
SystemRhein-Ruhr S-Bahn
Operator(s)Transdev Rheinland GmbH on behalf of Regiobahn Fahrbetriebsgesellschaft mbH
Rolling stock12 Bombardier Talent (1999–2021)
17 Integral (2020–)
Stadler FLIRT (?–)
History
Commenced26 September 1999 (1999-09-26)
Technical
Charactersuburban rail
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route of S28
Legend
 
 Wuppertal Hbf S7S8S9
 
 Wuppertal-Steinbeck S8S9
 
 Wuppertal Zoologischer Garten S8S9
 
 Wuppertal-Vohwinkel S8S9
 
 Hahnenfurth/Düssel
0.0
 Mettmann Stadtwald
0.6
 Mettmann Zentrum
3.8
 Neanderthal
7.0
 Erkrath Nord
10.6
 Düsseldorf-Gerresheim S8S68
14.6
 Düsseldorf-Flingern S8S68
16.1
 Düsseldorf Hbf S1S6S8S11S68
17.0
 Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt S8S11
18.1
 Düsseldorf-Bilk S8S11
19.9
 Düsseldorf Völklinger Straße S8S11
20.7
 Düsseldorf-Hamm S8S11
22.4
 Neuss Rheinparkcenter S8S11
24.5
 Neuss Am Kaiser S8S11
27.2
 Neuss Hbf S8S11
31.6
 Kaarst IKEA
32.6
 Kaarst Mitte/Holzbüttgen
33.4
 Kaarster Bahnhof
34.3
 Kaarster See
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The S28 Regiobahn is a S-Bahn line in the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn network. It is operated by Transdev Rheinland GmbH as a subcontractor of Regiobahn Fahrbetriebsgesellschaft mbH (Regiobahn for short), who is the PSO operator on behalf of Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR).

The line begins in Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof, then uses the branch line via Mettmann Stadtwald; then it runs through Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof branching off to Kaarst after passing through Neuss Hauptbahnhof. Its western terminus is Kaarster See. The line is operated using Integral S5D95 DMUs at 20-minute intervals,[2] with only two trains an hour running between Mettmann and Wuppertal. On weekends, the whole line is operated at 30-minute intervals.[3]

Until 2021, Bombardier Talent DMUs were used, which were replaced by second-hand Integral trains from the Bavarian Oberland Railway.[4] Electrification of the non-electrified sections is underway, but delayed. The planned electric Stadler FLIRT trains have already been built, and are currently used by Abellio Rail NRW on other lines of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.[5][6] A western extension from Kaarster See via Willich to Viersen is planned.[7]

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 140–1. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ "S28: Kaarster See - Düsseldorf - Mettmann Stadtwald". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Taschenfahrplan - RegioBahn S28". www.regio-bahn.de. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  4. ^ "LOK Report - NRW: Mit dem Regiobahn-Integral ab 13. Dezember bis nach Wuppertal". www.lok-report.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  5. ^ "[DE / Expert] VRR FLIRT XL in Regiobahn design – but not for Regiobahn". Railcolor News. 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  6. ^ "Regiobahn-Flirt sollen vorerst woanders fahren | Eurailpress Archiv". eurailpress-archiv.de. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  7. ^ "Kreis Viersen: Westverlängerung der Regiobahn (S 28)". www.kreis-viersen.de. Kreis Viersen. Retrieved 2021-06-28.