Essen-Werden station

Essen-Werden
Operations
Category 5
Type Bf
Platforms in use 2
DS100 code EEWD
Station code 1713
Construction and location
Opened 1872
Location Essen
State NRW
Country Germany
Local authority Essen-Werden
1968/1974 S-Bahn service started
List of railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia

Essen-Werden is a railway station in the city of Essen in western Germany. It serves the southern city borough Werden and is situated on the bank of the river Ruhr at the junction of the Ruhr Valley Railway and the line to Essen.

The station was opened in 1872 as part of the Düsseldorf-Werden-Kupferdreh line of the Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn. In 1877, a line to Essen opened. The line to Kupferdreh closed on May 29, 1955.

The station today sees regular service by Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn trains on the S6 line since 1974. Trains currently run in 20-minute intervals.

Preceding station   Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn   Following station
S6
toward Essen Hbf