S11 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)
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Line S 11 is a S-Bahn
S-Bahn
S-Bahn refers to an often combined city center and suburban railway system metro in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark...

 line operated by DB Regio
DB Regio
DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates short and medium distance passenger train services in Germany, and operates light and heavy rail infrastructure in the United Kingdom.-Germany:...

 on the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn network. It connects Düsseldorf Airport Terminal
Düsseldorf Airport Terminal station
Düsseldorf Airport Terminal is an underground station on the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn at the end of the Düsseldorf-Unterrath–Düsseldorf Airport Terminal railway, situated underneath Terminal C of Düsseldorf International Airport, Düsseldorf in western Germany. It is served by the S11 line...

 with Bergisch Gladbach
Bergisch Gladbach
' is a city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis .-Geography:Bergisch Gladbach is located east of the river Rhine, approx...

, running via Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The station was opened on 1 October 1891 opened as Düsseldorf Central Station...

 Neuss
Neuss Hauptbahnhof
is the central railway station and Hauptbahnhof for the German city of Neuss.-History:Neuss station was opened in 1853, along with the line from Aachen. A rail connection to Cologne followed in 1855. In 1875/76, the second station building was built. The current station building was opened at the...

, Dormagen
Dormagen station
Dormagen station is a station in the city of Dormagen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, on the Sülz Valley Railway. It is served by the Rhein-Münsterland-Express , operated hourly, and S-Bahn line S 12, operated at 20 minute intervals. It has three platform tracks....

 and Cologne
Köln Hauptbahnhof
Köln Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station in Cologne, Germany.The station is an important local, national and international hub, with many ICE, Thalys and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional RegionalExpress, RegionalBahn and local S-Bahn trains...

. Before 13 December 2009, the service operated from Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
Wuppertal-Vohwinkel station
Vohwinkel station is the most western station in the city of Wuppertal. It is placed in the district of Vohwinkel. It is a triangular station, built at a railway junction.-History:...

 in peak time, sharing the Wuppertal-Düsseldorf run with the S8 trains. Normal operation, though, started at Düsseldorf-Wehrhahn. Since the introduction of the new 2010 Schedule the service starts at Düsseldorf Airport Terminal replacing the line S 7 to Düsseldorf Hbf
Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The station was opened on 1 October 1891 opened as Düsseldorf Central Station...

. The former run to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel is now conducted by the S 68.

The S11 runs are normally operated with DBAG Class 423
DBAG Class 423
The Class 423 EMU is a light-weight articulated electric railcar for S-Bahn commuter networks in Germany. The train has similar dimensions to its predecessor, the Class 420 EMU, but is significantly lighter and has one large passenger compartment, while that of the 420 is divided into three parts...

 stock.

Line S 6 runs over lines built by various railway companies:
  • from Düsseldorf Airport Terminal to Düsseldorf-Unterrath
    Düsseldorf-Unterrath station
    Düsseldorf-Unterrath is a railway station situated at Unterrath, Düsseldorf in western Germany. It is served by the S1 and S11 lines of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn....

     over the Düsseldorf-Unterrath–Düsseldorf Airport Terminal railway, opened in 1975 by Deutsche Bundesbahn
    Deutsche Bundesbahn
    The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany on September 7, 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft '...

    ,
  • from Düsseldorf-Unterrath to Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof over the Cologne–Duisburg railway
    Cologne–Duisburg railway
    The 64 km long Cologne–Duisburg railway is one of the most important lines in Germany. It is the main axis for long distance and urban passenger rail services between Cologne and the Ruhr, served by Intercity Express, Intercity, Regional Express, regionalbahn and S-Bahn trains...

    , opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company
    Cologne-Minden Railway Company
    The Cologne-Minden Railway Company was along with the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company and the Rhenish Railway Company one of the railway companies that in the mid-19th century built the first railways in the Ruhr and large parts of today's North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding :The founding of the...

     in 1845,
  • from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof to Neuss Hauptbahnhof over the Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf railway, opened by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company in 1870,
  • from Neuss Hauptbahnhof to Köln–Hansaring over the Lower Left Rhine Railway, opened by the Cöln-Crefeld Railway Company in 1855,
  • from Köln–Hansaring to Cologne Hauptbahnhof over the Cologne–Aachen line, opened by the Rhenish Railway Company
    Rhenish Railway Company
    The Rhenish Railway Company was along with the Cologne-Minden Railway Company and the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company one of the railway companies that in the mid-19th century built the first railways in the Ruhr and large parts of today's North Rhine-Westphalia.-Foundation :The...

     in 1839,
  • from Cologne Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz over the Hohenzollern Bridge, which replaced the Cathedral Bridge
    Cathedral Bridge
    The Cathedral Bridge was a railway and street bridge crossing the river Rhine in the German city of Cologne. It was owned by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company and named after the Cologne Cathedral, which is located on the same longitudinal axis...

    , opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1859,
  • from Köln Messe/Deutz to Köln-Mülheim
    Köln-Mülheim station
    Köln-Mülheim is a railway station situated at Mülheim, Cologne in western Germany. It is served by several regional trains, the S6 and S11 lines of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and the 13 and 18 lines of Cologne Stadtbahn.-History :...

     over the Cologne–Duisburg railway, opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1845,
  • from Köln-Mülheim to Bergisch Gladbach over the Sülz Valley Railway, opened by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company in 1868.


Services commenced between Cologne and Chorweiler Nord on 1 June 1975. Service were extended to Neuss on 2 June 1985, to Düsseldorf-Gerresheim
Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station
Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station is a through station in the district of Gerresheim in the city of Düsseldorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened along with the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway from Düsseldorf to Erkrath by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company on 20...

/Düsseldorf Wehrhahn on 29 May 1988, to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel. On 13 Decemebr 2009, it was extended to Düsseldorf Airport Terminal, dropping the fork to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel.
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