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Upgraded line Cologne-Düren (ABS 4), view towards west from km 24.6 on 15 July 2001. The new overtaking station Dorsfeld can be seen in the background. The northern highspeed track is finished and is used for trains towards Düren, while the other is still under construction. Trains to Cologne use the single track for the S-Bahn (urban trains) which is on the left. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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West end of the northern siding of the new overtaking station Dorsfeld on the upgraded line Cologne-Düren (ABS 4) seen on 15 July 2001. The signal is an old block signal, not meant to cover a switch. By now only the straight track is used, it requires to install new signals before the siding can be used (of course this will be done in the near future). Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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The new overtaking station Dorsfeld on the upgraded line Cologne-Düren (ABS 4) seen from the west end on 15 July 2001. From left to right there is the northern siding (looks finished, but still unused), the straight track towards Düren (in use), the straight track towards Cologne (finished in this area, but still under construction in other areas), the southern siding (ties and rails are lying there ready for assembly) and the single S-Bahn (urban trains) track (at this time used for all trains towards Cologne). Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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View onto the section Buir of the upgraded line Cologne-Düren (ABS 4) from the street bridge at it's eastern end on 8 August 2001. The northern highspeed track on the right and the track for the S-Bahn (urban trains) on the left are in use at this time. The southern highspeed track in the middle is not in use by now, so it's surface is a bit rusty. The entrance signals of the new overtaking station Dorsfeld are visible, also some switches behind them. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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The new overtaking station Dorsfeld on the upgraded line Cologne-Düren (ABS 4) in a panoramic view on 15 July 2001. The point where this was taken is between the eastern exit signal (which can be seen on the right) and the switches (their position can be recognized by the different catenary masts on the left). This image was composed out of several pictures using a special software. A bigger version (about 600 KB and 8500 pixels wide, not all browsers can display this) is available here. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz