Route of industrial culture - Erzbahn-Emscherbruch

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Erzbahn Emscherbruch is the name of theme route 8 of the Route of Industrial Culture .

The route consists of two parts, which have been connected with the Grimberger Sichel , a curved bridge over the Rhine-Herne Canal (RHK) , since 2009 :

  • the former works and colliery railway ore railway between the Bochumer Verein (today Westpark and Jahrhunderthalle) and the Grimberg harbor at the RHK in Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck on the border with Herne-Wanne . The original ore railway line is approx. 9 km long.
  • the Emscherbruch north of the RHK with stations on the canal and the dumps Hoheward and Hoppenbruch.

In 2011 and 2020 the Ruhr Regional Association changed its route, the changes are shown in italics .

Centennial Hall
Erzbahnschwinge with bike path
Part of the pier bridge
Rhine-Herne Canal in tub
The Fleuthe Bridge
Wind turbine on Hoppenbruch as seen from Hoheward

The sights of the route are:

Symbols of the route of industrial culture: Visitor center  RouteIndustrial Culture Visitor Center Symbol.svgAnkerpunkt  RouteIndustrial culture anchor point Symbol.svgPanorama  RouteIndustrial Culture Panorama Symbol.svgSiedlung  RouteIndustrial culture settlement Symbol.svg.

In 2020 the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahnbrücke station was removed from the route.

literature

  • Arkona Smith: Lockbuch Ruhrgebiet - Emscherbruch and Erzbahn with the wheel and mentally 1000 meters underground , Shaker-Media, Aachen 2009, ISBN 978-3868582154 .

Web links

Wikivoyage: Route of Industrial Culture - Erzbahn-Emscherbruch  - Travel Guide