| Hagen–Hamm railway | |
| Routenumber: | 455 |
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| Linelength Km: | 48 |
| Speed: | 1601NaN1 (maximum) |
| Tracks: | 2 (throughout) |
| Locale: | North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
The Hagen–Hamm railway is a continuous two-track, electrified main line in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, connecting Hagen via Schwerte, Holzwickede and Unna to Hamm.
The railway line from Hagen to Hamm was built by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (German: Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, BME) to link its existing Elberfeld–Dortmund and Dortmund–Soest lines as well as Hamm station.
The section between Holzwickede and Unna was opened by the BME on 9 July 1855 as part of its Dortmund–Soest line.[1] Ten years later, on 18 January 1866, the section from Unna to Hamm was made available for passenger traffic,[2] while the section from Hagen to Holzwickede opened a year later on 1 April 1867.[3] [4]
The whole length of the line is served hourly by Regional-Express services on lines RE 7, the Rhein-Münsterland-Express (Rheine–Krefeld), and RE 13, the Maas-Wupper-Express (Hamm–Venlo). The section between Hagen and Schwerte is also served by RE 17, the Sauerland-Express (Hagen–Warburg), every hour. The section between Holzwickede and Unna is also served by Regionalbahn service RB 59, Hellweg-Bahn.
Long distance Intercity-Express and InterCity trains operate on the line between Cologne and Hamm (continuing to Berlin) stopping only at Hagen and Hamm.