Bonn-Oberkassel station

Bonn-Oberkassel
Through station

Bonn-Oberkassel station in 2008
Location Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates 50°42′53.9″N 7°9′33.3″E / 50.714972°N 7.159250°ECoordinates: 50°42′53.9″N 7°9′33.3″E / 50.714972°N 7.159250°E
Line(s)
Platforms 2
Other information
Station code n/a
DS100 codeKBO
Category5
History
Opened 11 July 1870

Bonn-Oberkassel station is on the East Rhine Railway (German: Rechte Rheinstrecke) in the suburb of Oberkassel in the Bonn district of Beuel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

History

The station was opened on 11 July 1870 in the course of extending the East Rhine line from Neuwied to Oberkassel and at the same time as the establishment of the Bonn–Oberkassel train ferry.

After the closure of the train ferry in 1919, the station retained its function, since it continued to handle the freight of a cement factory. In addition, it was used by a shipyard newly established in the train ferry precinct.

With the decline and final closing down of the cement factory in 1987,[1] the station’s freight facilities (several sidings and loading ramps) also lost their importance. Today, of the formerly large field of railway tracks at the station only the two tracks on the East Rhine line are used for freight and commuter trains. The remaining tracks were removed in 2008 along with the overhead line equipment. The historic station building is a heritage listed building and is used as a private residence and for offices and a restaurant.

Passenger services

The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.[2] It is served hourly by Regional-Express service RE 8 (Rhein-Erft-Express) and Regionalbahn service RB 27 (Rhein-Erft-Bahn), which complement each another to provide an approximate half-hourly service. Near the railway station is the tram and Stadtbahn station of Bonn-Oberkassel Nord, which provides a connection to Bonn Hauptbahnhof.

Line Service Route Frequency
RE 8 Rhein-Erft-Express Mönchengladbach – Rheydt – Cologne – Köln/Bonn Flughafen – Troisdorf – Bonn-Oberkassel – Linz (Rhein) - Neuwied - Koblenz Hourly
RB 27 Rhein-Erft-Bahn (Mönchengladbach – Rheydt –) Cologne – Troisdorf – Bonn-Bonn-Oberkassel – Linz (Rhein) - Neuwied - Koblenz Hourly
Preceding station   Deutsche Bahn   Following station
RE 8
Rhein-Erft-Express
toward Koblenz Hbf
RB 27
Rhein-Erft-Bahn
toward Koblenz Hbf

Planning

The planned extension of S-Bahn line 13 from Troisdorf to Oberkassel (connecting to Cologne/Bonn Airport at 20-minute intervals) will increase the importance of station. This plan requires the construction of additional track and a turning facility for S-Bahn trains by the middle of the current decade, involving extensive work.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "150 Jahre Bonner Portland-Zementwerk Oberkassel" (in German). Heimatverein Bonn-Oberkassel. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bahnhofskategorieübersicht 2011" (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "S13: Bonn-Oberkassel" (in German). Schnell in Bonn. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

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