Duisburg Hauptbahnhof

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Duisburg Hauptbahnhof (usually translated from German as Duisburg Central Station, short form: Duisburg Hbf) is the Hauptbahnhof of the city of Duisburg in western Germany. It is situated at the meeting point of many important national and international railway lines in the Northwestern Ruhr valley.

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In brief
DB station code:	EDG
Station type	Bf

The station is situated at the northern end of the relatively straight Duisburg to Düsseldorf railway line which has to cope with one of the highest daily loads in continental Europe. It is an important hub for InterCityExpress, InterCity and EuroCity trains from and to the Netherlands, Berlin, Switzerland and Cologne. It also is an important connection point for RegionalExpress and RegionalBahn lines and has two S-Bahn lines of the Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn calling at the station. A nearby Stadtbahn station offers local connections as well as trams to Mülheim an der Ruhr and Düsseldorf.

Preceding station				Following station
DU-Schlenk		S 1  KBS 450.1		MH-Styrum
Terminus		S 2  KBS 450.2		Oberhausen Hbf

Preceding station	DB AG			Following station
Terminus		RB 31 Der Niederrheiner  KBS 498		Rheinhausen
DU-Hochfeld Süd		RB 33  KBS 498		Oberhausen Hbf
D-Flughafen		RB 35  KBS 420/416		Oberhausen Hbf
Terminus		RB 37 Der Wedauer  KBS 449		DU-Wedau