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Mettmann
Erkrath

Steepest railway main line in Europe until 1981 (Erkrath–Hochdahl Bridge)

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Erkrath

Steepest railway main line in Europe until 1981 (Erkrath–Hochdahl Bridge)

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Steepest railway main line in Europe until 1981 (Erkrath–Hochdahl Bridge)

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    March 28, 2017

    Inconspicuous, but worth reading information board on the former steepest railway main line in Europe

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      June 16, 2018

      Special feature of the track
      Between the two ends of the approximately 2.5-kilometer steep ramp there is a height difference of 82 meters, which gives a slope of 33.3 ‰. The section is one of the steepest main sections in Germany, while the rest of the route is very flat. Thus, the average slope of the total distance with 110 meters height difference to 27 kilometers = 4 ‰ is very low. Since 2013, the bridge over the Bergische Allee located in Erkrath on the steep section is provided with a lettering: Steepest railway main line in Europe until 1981. So obviously meant double track main lines, as there are numerous single-track main lines with much larger slopes. In contrast, the LGV Sud-Est, which was inaugurated in 1981, is also double-tracked and has a gradient of up to 35 ‰. Source: Wikipedia
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      de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steilrampe_Erkrath%E2%80%93Hochdahl

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        October 23, 2017

        The transition from Hochdahl to Neanderthal

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