Voerde (Niederrhein) station

Voerde is a railway station in Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The station is located on the Arnhem-Oberhausen railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and Abellio Deutschland.

Voerde
General information
LocationVoerde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Coordinates51°35′50″N 6°41′18″E / 51.59722°N 6.68833°E / 51.59722; 6.68833
Line(s)Arnhem-Oberhausen railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station code6429[1]
DS100 codeEVD[2]
IBNR8006098
Category5[1]
Fare zoneVRR: 133[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
OpenedBetween 1880 and 1897[4]
Services
Preceding station National Express Germany Following station
Friedrichsfeld (Niederrhein)
towards Wesel
RE 5 (Rhein-Express) Dinslaken
towards Koblenz Hbf
Preceding station VIAS Following station
Friedrichsfeld (Niederrhein) RE 19 Dinslaken
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station
Friedrichsfeld (Niederrhein)
towards Wesel
RE 49 Dinslaken
Location
Voerde is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Voerde
Voerde
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia

History

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The station appears to have been opened sometime between 1880 and 1897[4] on the Oberhausen–Arnhem line, which was opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company (Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, CME) on 20 October 1856.[5] It was opened under the name of Vörde, but it had been renamed Vörde (Bez.Düsseldorf) by 1905. It was renamed Vörde (Niederrh) by 1914 and Voerde (Niederrh) by 1936.[4]

Transport services

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Voerde station is served (as of 2020) by the following lines (the Wupper-Lippe-Express operates on weekdays only):[6]

Line Line name Route Frequency
RE 5 Rhein-Express EmmerichWeselVoerdeDuisburgDüsseldorfCologneBonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz 60 mins
RE 19 Rhein-IJssel-Express Arnhem – Emmerich – Wesel – VoerdeOberhausen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf 60 mins
RE 49 Wupper-Lippe-Express WeselVoerdeOberhausenMülheim – Essen – Wuppertal-Vohwinkel – Wuppertal 60 mins

Buses

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It is also served by two bus routes operated by NIAG at hourly intervals:[6]

  • 16 (Friedrichsfeld – Heidesiedlung/Oberemmelsum)
  • 25 (Friedrichsfeld – Möllen - Dinslaken - Hiesfeld)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "16 Voerde-Spellen - Friedrichsfeld - Rathausplatz - Voerde Klosterkamp und zurück" (PDF). Niederrheinische Verkehrsbetriebe. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Joost, André. "Voerde (Niederrhein) station operations". NRW rail archive (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ^ Joost, André. "Line 2270: Oberhausen - Emmerich (Grenze)". NRW rail archive (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b Joost, André. "Voerde (Nrh) station". NRW rail archive (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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