View source for S28 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

{{Short description|Line in the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn network}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name                            = S28
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| system                          = [[Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn]]
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| start                           = {{stn|Kaarster See}}
| end                             = {{stn|Mettmann Stadtwald}} (- [[Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof]])
| stations                        = 23
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| operator                        = [[Transdev Germany|Transdev Rheinland GmbH]] on behalf of [[Regiobahn GmbH|Regiobahn Fahrbetriebsgesellschaft mbH]]
| character                       = [[S-train|suburban rail]]
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| stock                           = 12 [[Bombardier Talent]] (1999–2021)<br/>17 [[Integral (train)|Integral]] (2020–)<br/>[[Stadler FLIRT]] (?–)
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{{Routemap|inline= |title =Route of S28| title-color=white| title-bg = #717676|footnote=Source: German railway atlas<ref name=Eisenbahnatlas >{{cite book|title=Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) |publisher= Schweers + Wall | year= 2009 |isbn= 978-3-89494-139-0|pages=140–1}}</ref>|map=
\KS+BHFa~~&nbsp;~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Wuppertal}} {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|7}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|9}}
\SHST~~&nbsp;~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Wuppertal-Steinbeck}} {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|9}}
\SHST~~&nbsp;~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Wuppertal Zoologischer Garten}} {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|9}}
\S+BHF~~&nbsp;~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Wuppertal-Vohwinkel}} {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|9}}
\SHST~~&nbsp;~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Hahnenfurth/Düssel}}
\SHST~~0.0~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Mettmann Stadtwald}}
\SHST~~0.6~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Mettmann Zentrum}}
\SHST~~3.8~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Neanderthal}}
\SHST~~7.0~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Erkrath Nord}}
\SHST~~10.6~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Düsseldorf-Gerresheim}} {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|68}}
\SHST~~14.6~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Düsseldorf-Flingern}} {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|68}}
LDER\S+BHF~~16.1~~'''{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Düsseldorf}}''' {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|1}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|6}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|11}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|68}}
\SHST~~17.0~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt}} {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|11}}
\S+BHF~~18.1~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Düsseldorf-Bilk}} {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|11}}
\SHST~~19.9~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Düsseldorf Völklinger Straße}} {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|11}}
\SHST~~20.7~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Düsseldorf-Hamm}} {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|11}}
\SHST~~22.4~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Neuss Rheinparkcenter}} {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|11}}
\SHST~~24.5~~[[Neuss Am Kaiser station|Neuss Am Kaiser]] {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|11}}
\S+BHF~~27.2~~'''{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Neuss}}''' {{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|8}}{{ric|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|11}}
\SHST~~31.6~~[[Kaarst IKEA station|Kaarst IKEA]]
\SHST~~32.6~~[[Kaarst Mitte/Holzbüttgen station|Kaarst Mitte/Holzbüttgen]]
\SHST~~33.4~~[[Kaarster Bahnhof station|Kaarster Bahnhof]]
\KSHSTe~~34.3~~{{stl|Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn|Kaarster See}}
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The '''S28 ''Regiobahn''''' is a [[S-train|S-Bahn]] line in the [[Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn]] network. It is operated by ''[[Transdev Germany|Transdev Rheinland GmbH]]'' as a subcontractor of ''[[Regiobahn GmbH|Regiobahn Fahrbetriebsgesellschaft mbH]]'' (''Regiobahn'' for short), who is the [[Public service obligation|PSO operator]] on behalf of [[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr]] (VRR).

The line begins in [[Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof]], then uses the branch line via [[Mettmann Stadtwald station|Mettmann Stadtwald]]; then it runs through [[Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof]] branching off to [[Kaarst]] after passing through [[Neuss Hauptbahnhof]]. Its western terminus is [[Kaarster See station|Kaarster See]]. The line is operated using Integral S5D95 [[Diesel multiple unit|DMUs]] at 20-minute intervals,<ref name="S28">{{cite web |url=http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/linien/S28.htm | title=S28: Kaarster See - Düsseldorf - Mettmann Stadtwald | work=NRW rail archive|publisher= André Joost |language=German | accessdate= 21 October 2011}}</ref> with only two trains an hour running between Mettmann and Wuppertal. On weekends, the whole line is operated at 30-minute intervals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Taschenfahrplan - RegioBahn S28|url=https://www.regio-bahn.de/fahrplan/taschenfahrplan-suppdf-sup/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.regio-bahn.de}}</ref>

Until 2021, [[Bombardier Talent]] DMUs were used, which were replaced by second-hand Integral trains from the [[Bayerische Oberlandbahn|Bavarian Oberland Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=LOK Report - NRW: Mit dem Regiobahn-Integral ab 13. Dezember bis nach Wuppertal|url=https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/item/21895-nrw-mit-dem-regiobahn-integral-ab-13-dezember-bis-nach-wuppertal.html|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.lok-report.de|language=de-de}}</ref> Electrification of the non-electrified sections is underway, but delayed. The planned electric [[Stadler FLIRT]] trains have already been built, and are currently used by [[Abellio Rail NRW]] on other lines of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-14|title=[DE / Expert] VRR FLIRT XL in Regiobahn design – but not for Regiobahn|url=https://railcolornews.com/2020/10/14/de-expert-vrr-flirt-xl-in-regiobahn-design-but-not-for-regiobahn/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Railcolor News|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Regiobahn-Flirt sollen vorerst woanders fahren {{!}} Eurailpress Archiv|url=https://eurailpress-archiv.de/SingleView.aspx?show=1867365|access-date=2021-06-28|website=eurailpress-archiv.de}}</ref> A western extension from Kaarster See via [[Willich]] to [[Viersen]] is planned.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kreis Viersen: Westverlängerung der Regiobahn (S 28)|url=https://www.kreis-viersen.de/de/inhalt-60/interreg-a-projekte-regiobahn/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.kreis-viersen.de|publisher=[[Viersen (district)|Kreis Viersen]]}}</ref>

== History ==
Services commenced between Mettmann and Kaarst on 26 September 1999 at 60 minute frequencies,<ref>{{cite web|title=S11: D Flughafen - Neuss Köln - B.Gladbach|url=http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/linien/S28.htm|work=NRW Rail Archive|publisher=André Joost|language=German|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> increased to 20 minutes from 28 May 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 2015|title=Stadt, Land, Schiene - 15 Beispiele erfolgreicher Bahnen im Nahverkehr|url=https://www.allianz-pro-schiene.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/stadt-land-schiene-4-auflage-2014.pdf|access-date=2021-06-28|publisher=[[Allianz pro Schiene]]|language=de}}</ref> On 13 December 2020, the line was extended from Mettmann Stadtwald via Wuppertal-Vohwinkel to Wuppertal Hbf.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Verlängerung Wuppertal - RegioBahn S28|url=https://www.regio-bahn.de/aktuelles/verlaengerung-wuppertal/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.regio-bahn.de}}</ref>

=== Passenger numbers ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Passengers a day
|-
|1998
| align="right" |512<sup>1</sup>
|-
|1999
| align="right" |4,800<sup>2</sup>
|-
|2000
| align="right" |12,000
|-
|2001
| align="right" |15,500
|-
|2002
| align="right" |17,000
|-
|2003
| align="right" |18,000
|-
|2004
| align="right" |18,500
|-
|2005
| align="right" |18,600
|-
|2006
| align="right" |19,300
|-
|2007
| align="right" |18,600<sup>3</sup>
|-
|2008
| align="right" |19,900
|-
|2009
| align="right" |19,500
|-
|2010
| align="right" |21,600
|-
|2011
| align="right" |23,350
|-
|2012
| align="right" |23,000
|-
|2013
| align="right" |23,100
|-
|2014
| align="right" |23,000
|-
|2015
| align="right" |23,000
|-
|2016
| align="right" |23,000
|-
|2017
| align="right" |23,000
|}
Source: Regiobahn<ref>{{cite web|title=Fahrgastzahlen|periodical=Regio-bahn.de|publisher=Regiobahn|url=https://www.regio-bahn.de/unternehmen/fahrgastzahlen/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref>

<sup>1</sup>: only Düsseldorf–Mettmann, when operated by DB

<sup>2</sup>: at 60 minute frequency

<sup>3</sup>: impacted by strike

== Route ==
The S28 services stop at all stations along the way, except [[Wuppertal-Sonnborn station]].

The following individual railway lines are used:

* from Wuppertal Hbf to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel and from Düsseldorf-Gerresheim to Düsseldorf Hbf (currently managed by [[DB Netz]])
** the [[Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway]] built from 1838 to 1841 by the [[Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company]]
** also used by RE4, RE7, RE13, RE49, S8, S9, S68
* from Wuppertal-Vohwinkel to Wuppertal-Dornap Junction (currently managed by [[DB Netz]])
** the [[Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr railway]] built in 1847 by the [[Prince William Railway Company]]
** also used by RE49, S9
* from Wuppertal-Dornap Junction to Hahnenfurth Junction (managed by [[Regiobahn GmbH]])
** the Wuppertal-Dornap Junction to Hahnenfurth Junction railway, built from 2014 to 2020 by the [[Regiobahn GmbH]]
* from Hahnenfurth Junction to [[Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station|Düsseldorf-Gerresheim]] (currently managed by [[Regiobahn GmbH]])
** the [[Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway]] opened by the [[Rhenish Railway Company]] between 1875 and 1879<ref>{{cite web| url= http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/strecken/2423.htm | title= Düsseldorf RhE–Dortmund RhE line (of 1875~1879)|work=NRW Rail Archive |publisher= André Joost |accessdate=2 September 2011 |language=German}}</ref>
* from Düsseldorf Hbf to Neuss Hbf (currently managed by [[DB Netz]])
** the [[Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf railway]] opened by the [[Bergisch-Markisch Railway Company]] in 1870
** also used by RE4, RE6, RE10, RE13, RB39, S8, S11
* from Neuss Hbf to Kaarster See (currently managed by [[Regiobahn GmbH]])
** the [[Neuss–Viersen railway]] opened by the Rhenish Railway Company in 1877–78<ref>{{cite web| url= http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/strecken/2530.htm | title= Line 2530, Neuss - Neersen |work=NRW Rail Archive |publisher= André Joost |accessdate=2 September 2011 |language=German}}</ref>
{{Rapid transit OSM map|system_qid=Q7388234|single_line=y|stations=y|stations_qid=Q7388234|frame-width=550|frame-height=250}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[File:Bahnhof Kaarster See.jpg|left|thumb|[[Talent (train)|Talent]] [[Diesel multiple unit|DMU]] at [[Kaarster See station]]]]

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