Lines
The region's lines were mainly built by three railway companies (the Cologne-Minden Railway Company, the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company and the Rhenish Railway Company), giving the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn a variety of lines to use for its routes. This means that the S-Bahn lines use up to five different railways to run over.
| Line | Route | Railways used | Length | Opening date of first section | First section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 1 | Dortmund – Bochum – Essen – Mülheim (Ruhr) – Duisburg – Düsseldorf Airport – Düsseldorf – Hilden – Solingen | Dortmund–Duisburg, Duisburg–Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf–Solingen | 97 km | 26.05.1974 | Bochum – DU-Großenbaum |
| S 2 | Dortmund – Dortmund-Dorstfeld – Dortmund-Mengede – Herne – (Gelsenkirchen – (Oberhausen – Duisburg) or Essen) or Recklinghausen | Dortmund–Dortmund-Dorstfeld, Dortmund-Dorstfeld–Dortmund-Mengede, Dortmund-Mengede–Herne/Gelsenkirchen/Duisburg, and part of Gelsenkirchen–Essen or Herne–Recklinghausen | 58 / 42 / 33 km | 02.06.1991 | Dortmund – Duisburg |
| S 3 | Oberhausen – Mülheim (Ruhr) – Essen – Essen-Steele – Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte | Oberhausen–Essen-Steele Ost, Essen-Steele Ost–Bochum-Dahlhausen, Bochum-Dahlhausen–Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte | 33 km | 26.05.1974 | Oberhausen – Hattingen (Ruhr) |
| S 4 | Dortmund-Lütgendortmund – Dortmund–Dorstfeld – Unna-Königsborn – Unna | Dortmund-Lütgendortmund–Dortmund Süd, Dortmund Süd–Unna-Königsborn, Unna-Königsborn–Unna | 30 km | 03.06.1984 | DO-Germania – Unna |
| S 5 | Dortmund – Witten – Wetter (Ruhr) – Hagen | Dortmund–Hagen | 31 km | 29.05.1994 | Whole length |
| S 6 | Essen – Ratingen Ost – Düsseldorf – Langenfeld (Rheinl) – Cologne – Cologne-Nippes | Essen–Essen-Werden, Essen-Werden–Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf–Cologne, Cologne–Köln-Nippes | 78 km | 28.09.1967 | Ratingen Ost – D-Garath |
| S 8 | Hagen – Wuppertal – Wuppertal-Vohwinkel – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Mönchengladbach | Hagen-Schwelm, Schwelm–Wuppertal, Wuppertal–Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf–Mönchengladbach | 82 km | 29.05.1988 | Whole length |
| S 9 | Haltern am See – Gladbeck West – Bottrop – Essen – Essen-Steele – Velbert-Langenberg – Wuppertal-Vohwinkel – Wuppertal | Haltern–Essen-Dellwig Ost, Essen-Dellwig Ost–Essen West, Essen West–Essen-Steele, Essen-Steele–Wuppertal-Vohwinkel, Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Wuppertal | 90 km | 24.05.1998 | Haltern – Essen-Steele |
| S 28 | Mettmann Stadtwald – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Kaarster See | Mettmann Stadtwald–Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf–Neuss, Neuss–Kaarster See | 34 km | 26.09.1999 | Whole length |
| S 68 | Wuppertal-Vohwinkel – Düsseldorf – Langenfeld (Rheinl) | Wuppertal–Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf–Langenfeld | 39 km | 13.12.2009 | Whole length |
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