Krefeld-Uerdingen station

Krefeld-Uerdingen
Deutsche Bahn
Through station
Station building (out of use, 2018)
General information
LocationBahnhofstr. 35, Uerdingen, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°21′27″N 6°38′48″E / 51.357412°N 6.646651°E / 51.357412; 6.646651
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
  • Osterath–Dortmund Süd (KBS 490; km 6.0)
  • Krefeld-Uerdingen–Krefeld Lohbruch (freight line)
  • Krefeld-Uerdingen–Duisburg-Mühlenberg (freight line)
  • Krefeld-Uerdingen–Bockum (closed freight line)
Platforms2
Other information
Station code3406[1]
DS100 codeKKRU[2]
IBNR8003427
Category5[1]
Fare zoneVRR: 324[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened29 September 1849[4]
Services
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station
Krefeld Hbf
towards Mönchengladbach Hbf
 RE 42 Rheinhausen
towards Münster Hbf
Krefeld-Linn
towards Aachen Hbf
 RB 33 Krefeld-Hohenbudberg Chempark
towards Essen-Steele
Preceding station VIAS Following station
Krefeld-Linn
towards Mönchengladbach Hbf
 RB 35 Krefeld-Hohenbudberg Chempark
towards Gelsenkirchen Hbf
Map
Location
Krefeld-Uerdingen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Krefeld-Uerdingen
Krefeld-Uerdingen
Location in North Rhine-Westphalia
Krefeld-Uerdingen is located in Germany
Krefeld-Uerdingen
Krefeld-Uerdingen
Location in Germany
Krefeld-Uerdingen is located in Europe
Krefeld-Uerdingen
Krefeld-Uerdingen
Location in Europe

Krefeld-Uerdingen station is a regional station in the district of Uerdingen, which has been part of the city of Krefeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 1929. It is located in the north-east of Krefeld, near the border with the Duisburg district of Rheinhausen.

History

New station entrance, 2015
Platform, looking towards Krefeld Hbf, 2015
Drawing of the old station building in 1899

The station was opened on 29 September 1849 with the name of Uerdingen. From 5 October 1849, the railway ran from Uerdingen to Homberg. From 1852 until 1885, it also ran to the former Rheinhausen–Hochfeld train ferry, but this section was closed in 1961. From 1 September 1866, Uerdingen was a stop on the Osterath–Dortmund Süd railway from Meerbusch-Osterath to Essen and since 1874 to Dortmund, originally running over the Rheinhausen–Hochfeld train ferry and from 1873 over the Duisburg-Hochfeld Railway Bridge.

The current entrance building, which is no longer in use, was built in 1899 by the Königliche Eisenbahn-Direction Köln (Royal Railway Division of Cologne). It replaced the first building built in 1849. The Krefeld–Uerdingen section went into operations on 29 May 1849. The heritage-listed platform canopy was supported by 32 columns, decorated with stylised floral motifs, built originally on four-edged pedestals, later replaced by eight-edged pedestals, and was produced by the Johannes Wöller iron foundry of Uerdingen.

The station was renamed Uerdingen (Rh) in 1927. After the merger of the two cities of Crefeld and Uerdingen am Rhein in 1929, the station was renamed in accordance with the joint agreement of the two cities as Krefeld-Uerdingen-Rheinbahnhof.[5] In 1939, it was given its current name of Krefeld-Uerdingen. Barrier-free infrastructure began to be installed at the station at the end of the 1990s. The platform was raised to a height of 70 centimetres in 2009/2010. The historic platform canopy had to be dismantled during this work.

The station building, which is a listed monument, has been empty for a long time until 2021. Plans in 2011 for an investment group to convert it into a brewery were scrapped in 2013. In 2017, the Tambour- und Fanfarenkorps Spielfreunde Uerdingen acquired the station building as a clubhouse and officially opened it in 2021.[6]

Rail services

The station is on the Duisburg–Mönchengladbach railway and is only served by regional services.[7]

Line Name Route Frequency
RE 42 Niers-Haard-Express Münster – Haltern am See – Recklinghausen – Gelsenkirchen – Essen – Mülheim – Duisburg – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Uerdingen – Krefeld – Mönchengladbach Hourly
RB 33 Rhein-Niers-Bahn Essen – Mülheim – Duisburg – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Uerdingen – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach – Aachen
RB 35 Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn Gelsenkirchen – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Uerdingen – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach

Public transport

The station, under the name of Uerdingen Bf, is the terminus of tram line 043 (Bockum – Hauptbahnhof). The following bus routes also stop at the station: 054 (Willich–Anrath), 058 (Gartenstadt–Traar), 831 (Meerbusch–Chempark), 927 (Bockum–Duisburg-Rheinhausen) 941 (Duisburg–Buchholz) and SB 80 (Moers via Rumeln–Kaldenhausen) as well as night lines NE8 and NE27. These services are covered by the fares of the VRR.

Tram line

Line Route Interval
043 Krefeld Hbf – Rheinstraße – Bockumer Platz – Uerdingen Bf 15 min

Bus routes

Line Route
SB 80 Am Röttgen – Uerdingen Bf – Duisburg-Rumeln-Kaldenhausen – Moers Königlicher Hof
054 Willich-Anrath Johannesstraße – Anrath Bf – Anrath Melsfeldstraße – Krefeld-Holterhöfe – Tackheide – Krefeld Hbf – Rheinstraße – Bockumer Platz – Uerdingen Bf
058 Königshof – Krefeld Hbf – Rheinstraße – Verberg – Gartenstadt – Uerdingen Bf – Elfrather Mühle – Traar
831 HPZ Uerdingen – Uerdingen Bf – Krefeld Rheinhafen – Krefeld-Gellep-Stratum – Meerbusch-Lank, Hauptstraße – Auf der Gath – Meerbusch Haus Meer
927 Rheinhausen Markt – Rheinhausen Bf – Rheinhausen Bf/Kaiserstraße – Friemersheim – Hohenbudberg Chempark (Tor 2) – Uerdingen Bf – Bockumer Platz – Krefeld-Rheinstraße – Krefeld Hbf
941 HPZ Uerdingen – Uerdingen Bf – Krefeld Rheinhafen – Krefeld-Gellep-Stratum – Meerbusch-Lank, Hauptstraße – Auf der Gath – Meerbusch Haus Meer
NE8 Fischeln Grundend – Stahldorf – Krefeld Hbf – Rheinstraße – Verberg – Gartenstadt – Uerdingen Bf – Elfrather Mühle – Elfrath Rumelner Straße
NE27 Rheinhausen Markt – Rheinhausen Bf – Rheinhausen Bf/Kaiserstraße – Friemersheim – Hohenbudberg Chempark (Tor 2) – Uerdingen Bf – Bockumer Platz – Krefeld-Rheinstraße – Krefeld Hbf

References

  1. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  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. ^ André Joost. "Krefeld-Uerdingen station operations". NRWbahnarchiv-Bahnhofsinfo (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Bauprojekt: Historischer Tag für Uerdingen". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). 4 November 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  6. ^ Sprothen, Otmar Ernst (5 September 2021). "Großer Einsatz des Tambour- und Fanfarencorps: Uerdingen hat seinen Bahnhof wieder zurück". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. ^ André Joost. "Krefeld-Uerdingen station". NRWbahnarchiv-Bahnhofsinfo (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

Sources

  • Hans-Paul Höpfner (1986). Eisenbahnen. Ihre Geschichte am Niederrhein (in German). Duisburg: Mercator Verlag. ISBN 3-87463-132-X.
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