Station code 4770 IBNR 8000853 Address 51379 Leverkusen, Germany Platforms in use 2 | DS100 code KOPL Category 4 Opened 1867 | |
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Location Bahnhofstr. 35, Opladen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany Line(s) Gruiten–Köln-Deutz (KBS 455) Similar Köln‑Weiden West station, Thielenbruch, Kierberg station, Leverkusen Mitte station, Rhein River Bridge | ||
Opladen station is in the suburb of Opladen of the city of Leverkusen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Gruiten–Köln-Deutz railway, which was opened on 25 September 1867 from Ohligs by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (BME). It was extended to Mülheim BME station on 8 April 1868. The station was also opened on 25 August 1867. The original station building was demolished in 1965 and replaced by a building built in 1968. This building has been demolished in 2016. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.
The station is served hourly by Regional-Express line RE 7 Rhein-Münsterland-Express between Krefeld and Münster via Cologne and Hamm. It is also served every 30 minutes between 5am to 8pm by Regionalbahn RB 48 Rhein-Wupper-Bahn, stopping at all stations between Wuppertal-Oberbarmen and Cologne, continuing every hour to Bonn-Mehlem.
It is served by seven bus routes, operated by Kraftverkehr Wupper-Sieg: 201 (at 20 minute intervals), 202 (20), 203 (60), 222 (20), 223 (60), 231 (20) and 239 (20). It is also served by two routes operated by Wiedenhoff: 250 (60) and 255 (20) and by two routes operated by Hüttebräucker: 251 (5 trips) and 253 (at 30 minute intervals).