Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station

Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station is a through station in the district of Gerresheim in the city of Düsseldorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened along with the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway from Düsseldorf to Erkrath by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company on 20 December 1838.[6] It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.[1] Its station building, which has been refurbished as Kulturbahnhof (culture station) is the oldest extant station building in Germany.

Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station
Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
Through station
General information
LocationHeyestr. 194, Düsseldorf, Gerresheim, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°13′13″N 6°51′51″E / 51.220172°N 6.864098°E / 51.220172; 6.864098
Line(s)Düsseldorf–Elberfeld (KBS 450.8
Platforms3
Other information
Station code1413[1]
DS100 codeKDGE[2]
IBNR8001590
Category5[1]
Fare zone
  • VRR: 430 and 530[3]
  • VRS: 1430 and 1530 (VRR transitional tariff)[4]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened20 December 1838[5]
Services
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station
Düsseldorf-Flingern S8 Erkrath
towards Hagen Hbf
Düsseldorf-Flingern
towards Kaarster See
S28 Erkrath Nord
Düsseldorf-Flingern
towards Langenfeld
S68 Erkrath
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn Following station
Morper Straße U73 Terminus

The station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines S 8 between Mönchengladbach and Wuppertal-Oberbarmen or Hagen every 20 minutes, S 28 between Mettmann Stadtwald or Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof and Kaarster See every 20 and several S 68 services between Wuppertal-Vohwinkel and Langenfeld in the peak hour.[7]

It is also served by Stadtbahn line U73 (every 10 minutes) and four bus routes: 730 (10), 736 (20), 736 (20/40) and 737 (20), all operated by Rheinbahn.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. ^ "Wabenplan für das Rheinbahn-Bedienungsgebiet" (PDF). Rheinbahn. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Ticketberater". Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Line 2550: Aachen - Kassel". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 1 November 2011.