S68 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

Route of S68

Legend

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0.0

| Wuppertal-Vohwinkel S8S9

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5.0

| Gruiten S8
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8.2

| Hochdahl-Millrath S8
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9.7

| Hochdahl S8
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12.7

| Erkrath S8
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15.3

| Düsseldorf-Gerresheim S8S28
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19.3

| Düsseldorf-Flingern S8S28
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20.8

| Düsseldorf Hbf S1S6S8S11S28
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|  | Düsseldorf Volksgarten S1S6
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|  | Düsseldorf-Oberbilk S1S6
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26.8

| Düsseldorf-Eller Süd S6
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19.4

| Düsseldorf-Reisholz S6
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31.8

| Düsseldorf-Benrath S6
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34.3

| Düsseldorf-Garath S6
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35.6

| Düsseldorf-Hellerhof S6
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37.6

| Langenfeld-Berghausen S6
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40.1

| Langenfeld S6
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Source: German railway atlas[1]

Line S 68 is an S-Bahn line on the Rhine-Ruhr network. It is operated by DB Regio. It was established on 13 December 2009. It is a relief service operating during peak hours on weekdays between Wuppertal-Vohwinkel and Langenfeld via Düsseldorf Hbf. It is operated using a double set of class 420.[2]

Line S 68 runs:

* from Wuppertal-Vohwinkel to Düsseldorf over the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway opened by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company between 1838 and 1841,
* from Düsseldorf to Langenfeld over the Cologne–Duisburg railway, opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1845.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 141, 147. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
2. ^ "S68: W-Vohwinkel - Düsseldorf - Langenfeld". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

Wuppertal-Vohwinkel station