1. 1 Metropole Ruhr | Infrastructure  Infrastructure  Transport links at a glance  Common carrier road  Common carrier rail  Common carrier water  Air traffic

2. 2 Metropole Ruhr | Transport links at a glance The Metropole Ruhr is one of Europe's best connected regions in terms of transport:  a dense road network (4,664 km of regional roads)  the strongest rail infrastructure (i.e. 1,600 km of rails with 70 stations and 5 larger formation yards)  the most dense system of canals and ports (572 km of waterways)  the largest inland port and biggest canal port as well as  highest-level transport association in Europe  an international (Dortmund) and a national airport (Essen/Mülheim) in the region  the international airports of Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn are easily reached

3. 3 Metropole Ruhr | Common carrier road 3.1 million domestic vehicles use 4,600 km of interregional roads, one vehicle per 1.7 inhabitants Map: © Regionalverband Ruhr, 2010

4. 4 Metropole Ruhr | Common carrier rail Map: © Regionalverband Ruhr, 2010 * Two changes of train necessary

5. 5 Metropole Ruhr | Common carrier rail The rail network of the Metropole Ruhr consists of:  1,600 km of rails  more than 70 stations of Deutsche Bahn AG  12 ICE / IC lines  15 regional express lines  22 regional connection and 11 S-Bahn lines

6. 6 Metropole Ruhr | Common carrier water With a waterways network of 572 km in length, the Metropole Ruhr has the most dense canal and port system in Europe. Map: © Regionalverband Ruhr, 2010

7. 7 Metropole Ruhr | Common carrier water Europe's most dense waterway network  272 km inland shipping ways  approx. 80 ports  Rhein, Ruhr, Rhein-Herne canal, Wesel-Datteln canal, Datteln-Hamm canal and Dortmund-Ems canal connect the region und confluence in Datteln (District of Recklinghausen) to the largest canal hub of Europe Duisburger port  World‘s biggest inland port  21 docks  More than 180 ha water surface, 1,350 ha area  6 container terminals with 14 container bridges  16 km of handling watersides with rail links  More than 82 million tons handled in 2009  Location of Germany‘s first driving simulator for inland shipping; also used for research purposes

8. 8 Metropole Ruhr | Air traffic The Metropole Ruhr has access to five top international airports with the Dortmund airport in the region and the airports of Münster, Paderborn/Lippstadt, Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn in the immediate vicinity. Karte: © Regionalverband Ruhr, 2010

9. 9 Metropole Ruhr | Air traffic 2009 From the core cities of the Metropole Ruhr, Düsseldorf airport can be reached in about 45 minutes, and the airports of Münster and Cologne/Bonn in about 60 minutes. Dortmund airport  With more than 1.7 million passengers per year and 65 destinations, it is the fourth-largest traffic airport in NRW Düsseldorf airport  With more than 18 million passengers per year and 180 destinations, it is the third-largest traffic airport in Germany Cologne/Bonn airport  With more than 9.7 million passengers and 124 destinations, it is the six-largest airport in Germany Münster-Osnabrück airport  About 1.4 million passengers per year  65 destinations