S2 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)


Line S2 is a S-Bahn line in the Rhein-Ruhr network. It starts in Dortmund Hauptbahnhof and runs westerly. During weekdays one service per hour runs each to Essen Hauptbahnhof and Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof using class 422 electric multiple units.
Line S2 runs over lines built by various railway companies:
S-Bahn services commenced between Dortmund and Duisburg on 2 June 1991. Services commenced between Dortmund and Essen on 29 September 1991. Services commenced between Dortmund and Recklinghausen on 24 May 1998. Services between Gelsenkirchen and Duisburg ended on 15 December 2019 and were replaced by the RB 32.