Velbert-Nierenhof station

Velbert-Nierenhof station
Operations
Category 5
Type Through station
Platforms in use 2
DS100 code ENIR
Station code 4550
Construction and location
Opened 1 December 1847[1]
Location Velbert
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
Route information
List of railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia

Velbert-Nierenhof station is located in the city of Velbert 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.[2]

The first German railway was opened from here to Kupferdreh by the Deil Valley Railway Company on 20 September 1831 as a horse-drawn, narrow-gauge railway, which carried coal until 1844, but it also carried passengers from 1833. The Prince William Railway Company standardised the line and opened a station on this site on 1 December 1847.[1]

It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 9 (Haltern–Wuppertal), operating every 20 minutes during the day. It is also served by bus route OV8, operated by Busverkehr Rheinland at 60 minutes intervals during the day.[3]

Preceding station   Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn   Following station
S9

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Velbert-Nierenhof station operations" (in German). NRW Rail Archive. André Joost. http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/esn/ENIR.htm. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 
  2. ^ "Station catgories 2011" (in German) (PDF). Deutsche Bahn. http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/shared/de/dateianhaenge/infomaterial/sonstige/bahnhofskategorieliste__db__station__service__2011.pdf. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Velbert-Nierenhof station" (in German). NRW Rail Archive. André Joost. http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/bf/8004430.htm. Retrieved 11 October 2011.