 The CME built a branch from Oberhausen to Ruhrort from its trunk line, which was opened on 14 October 1848.The RCG began construction of its line to a point located exactly opposite Ruhrort on the bank of the Rhine in Homberg, now part of the city of Duisburg.The Ruhrort–Homberg train ferry commenced services to Ruhrort station on the east bank of the Rhine on 12 November 1852, carrying carriages and freight wagons over the river.