S3 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

Line S3 is a S-Bahn in the Rhein-Ruhr network.

It runs from Oberhausen over Essen to Hattingen Mitte.

It is operated at 30-minute intervals, using Stadler FLIRT 3XL units.

[2] Line S 3 mainly runs over three lines built or acquired by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company: Its last 1.2 km to Hattingen Mitte runs over the Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen–Hattingen railway opened by the Prussian state railways in 1884 and a short section of line opened by Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1987, including a 100 metre long tunnel.

S-Bahn services commenced between Oberhausen and Hattingen on 26 May 1974.