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Elbschetalbahn Stone Arch Tunnel

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    Location: Wetter (Ruhr), Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    May 6, 2023

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    "The railway from Schwelm to Witten was not built by the Reichsbahn for the direct purpose of transporting coal. Rather, it was to be part of a new connection between Dortmund and Cologne. Nevertheless, it acquired a certain importance for the transport of coal, at least insofar as it was opened at the same time Neuwuelfingsburg colliery was built between 1911 and 1934.

    Ultimately, the railway never achieved the importance originally expected. So it was abandoned after just under 50 years. The railway line was closed in 1980."

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    December 10, 2024

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    The Witten–Schwelm railway line (also known as the Elbschetalbahn) is a railway line in the Ennepe-Ruhr district in the southeastern Ruhr area that is now largely closed and only the end sections are still in operation.

    The 4.6-kilometer-long, double-track and now electrified section from Witten Hauptbahnhof to Wengern Ost is now only used for freight traffic.

    The 17-kilometer-long, single-track section from Witten-Höhe to Schwelm was intended to be part of a relief route from the Ruhr area towards Cologne, (...) but this was not possible due to the events of the First World War.
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