Station code 1712 Category 5 Address 45277 Essen, Germany Platforms in use 2 | DS100 code EEUE Website www.bahnhof.de Opened 1863 | |
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Location Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany Line(s) Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr (KBS 450.9) S 9 Similar Essen Zollverein Nord stati, Essen‑Steele Ost station, Essen‑Kray Nord station, Essen‑Borbeck Süd station, Essen‑Hügel station | ||
Essen-Überruhr station is located in the district of Überruhr in the city of Essen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.
The station was opened on 1 December 1847 by the Prince William Railway Company as the northern terminus of its Vohwinkel–Überruhr line, after its takeover, standardisation and extension of the Deil Valley Railway Company's line from Kupferdreh to Nierenhof (the oldest German railway).
It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 9 (Haltern–Wuppertal), operating every 20 minutes during the day.
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