Dtrain line RE 6 means North Rhine-Westphalia as no other connection. Because the Rhein-Weser-Express, as a well-known regional express, connects large parts of the largest German federal state from west to east and vice versa. In particular, it establishes a link between Westphalian cities such as Minden and Bielefeld, the Ruhr area, in particular Dortmund, Bochum, Essen and Duisburg, and the Rhineland, ie Düsseldorf, Neuss and Cologne.
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NRW-Express, originally RE 1, was one of the first regional high-speed lines in North Rhine-Westphalia. He initially traveled from Bielefeld via Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Cologne to Aachen. 2002 the train route from Düsseldorf via Dortmund and Bielefeld has been extended to Minden and the line number has also been changed to RE 6. The last change to the timetable in 2016 also includes the Cologne / Bonn airport stop, which is today the start and end point of the line forms. As of 2016, the RE 6 line is also called the Rhein-Weser-Express.
Today, the route covers a total of 280 kilometers, which RE 6 can cover up to 160 km / h. High-speed transportation usually takes you to 28 cities and towns, some of which we would like to introduce you to in more detail. Because even if all these cities are on the same line, sometimes they mark very differently. Regardless of whether Rent, living space, income, proportion of foreigners or records on Instagram: Cologne cannot be compared to Minden and Düsseldorf to Gütersloh.
This is shown by the rent that NT 6 residents have to pay for their living space. As the history of the data shows, there are big differences here. Especially when you rent and living space to link. Because while Löhne has almost 50 square meters for € 6.71 per square meter, Dusseldorf residents have to pay twice as much for a smaller living space.
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For decades, coal mining has boosted the economy, especially in the Ruhr area. With the end of coal mining, the landscape of the federal land also changed. Follow these steps structural change In North Rhine-Westphalia, it was decided, among other things, to create an overall “higher quality of life” in the Ruhr area. This should be achieved through the development of new regional recreational areas, such as the expansion of reservoirs, green spaces and the improvement of air quality.
Finance, unemployment rate, debt per capita
As a result of structural changes, the number of mining and manufacturing workers subject to social security contributions has been steadily declining since 1999. However, it has also led to the development of new industries. So let’s look at them unemployment rates along RE 6 and financewhich people have.
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