Wupper-Express

RE 4 Wupper-Express
Overview
Locale	North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
System	Rhein-Ruhr-Express (RRX)
Route number	485 (Aachen–Hagen) 427 (Hagen–Dortmund)
Operator(s)	National Express Germany
Technical
Line length	171 km (106 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph) (maximum)
Route map Legend Operating points and lines[1] 0 Dortmund Hbf Eurostar, ICE, IC 16 Witten Hbf 23 Wetter (Ruhr) 31 Hagen Hbf ICE, IC 42 Ennepetal (Gevelsberg) 47 Schwelm 52 Wuppertal-Oberbarmen 54 Wuppertal-Barmen 57 Wuppertal Hbf ICE, IC 64 Wuppertal-Vohwinkel 84 Düsseldorf Hbf Eurostar, ICE, IC 87 Düsseldorf-Bilk 92 Neuss Hbf ICE, IC 109 Mönchengladbach Hbf ICE, IC 113 Rheydt Hbf IC 126 Erkelenz 132 Hückelhoven-Baal 138 Lindern 145 Geilenkirchen 150 Übach-Palenberg 157 Herzogenrath IC 168 Aachen West 169 Aachen Schanz 171 Aachen Hbf Eurostar, ICE, IC

The Wupper-Express (RE 4) is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) running between Aachen and Dortmund via Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf, Wuppertal and Hagen. It is the third most widely used Regional-Express line in the area administered by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) with approximately 24,000 passengers a day.^[2] The line is part of the Rhein-Ruhr-Express (RRX) network and is operated by National Express Germany.