The station Köln Ehrenfeld Gbf on the upgraded line Cologne-Düren (ABS 4) seen looking towards east from the Belvederestraße bridge on 31 July 2002. This is the western end of the station where the line from Düren enters. At this time all trains use the highspeed tracks on the left, the tracks for the S-Bahn (urban trains) on the right are still under construction further east. In the background you can see the switches where the freight trains leave the highspeed tracks and move to the two tracks further left, which are the tracks of the line from Mönchengladbach. A single track for passenger trains coming from there crosses under the highspeed tracks more in the foreground. On the left a catenary mast is visible, on the right it reappears where the S-Bahn tracks curve away, then coming up and joining the highspeed tracks from the right.

Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz