Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof

Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
Through station

Entrance hall of station
Location Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates 51°13′13″N 6°47′34″E / 51.22028°N 6.79278°ECoordinates: 51°13′13″N 6°47′34″E / 51.22028°N 6.79278°E
Line(s)
Platforms
  • 16 rail
  • 4 tram
  • 4 U-Bahn
Construction
Architect Krüger and Eduard Behne
Architectural style New Objectivity
Other information
Station code 1401
DS100 codeKD
Category1
Website www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened
Traffic
Passengers 250,000 daily[1]

Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.

History

Realigment of the lines, former BME line in red, former CME lines in yellow, former RhE line in orange, new combined lines in green
Original station in 1900

The station was opened on 1 October 1891. It replaced the three following stations:[2]

Both the Bergisch-Märkische and the Cologne-Minden stations were on the southern edge of the city and were in the way of the construction of Friedrichstadt. The wish to clear the way for the new development was a reason to build a new station in addition to the desire to bring together the stations and lines following the nationalisation of the railway companies of Rhineland-Westphalia between 1879 and 1882.

Construction of station building in the 1930s

The original Hauptbahnhof was built in the Wilhelmine style. After three decades it had become too small and its style had become unfashionable. In November 1930, eight designs were submitted to the public as part of a competition to redesign the station. The station building was built from 1932-1936 conforming to a design dictated by the Reichsbahn directorate of Wuppertal and its architects, Krüger and Eduard Behne.[2] It features a notable clock tower.

The station underwent major reconstruction in the 1980s, finishing in 1985, when the Stadtbahn lines passing under the station were opened. This reconstruction involved the remodeling of the old ticket offices into a food court, the installation of lifts and the opening of the station toward the city borough of Oberbilk, where, at the western exit of the station, new office buildings were erected on the site of a former steel works. The former 1st class waiting room has been remodeled into a hotel and a discothèque.

Some minor changes were carried out in the year 2005; the old toilets from 1985 were torn out to make room for a fast food restaurant, a small 1st class lounge was installed in the northern passenger tunnel also. The dated ceilings and information systems in the passenger tunnels are scheduled for replacement also, as they do not meet current fire protection standards.

Operational usage

Station hall

The station is frequented by roughly a quarter million passengers per day and is therefore Germany's fourth busiest station. All modes of rail transport are offered on the 20 main line tracks (16 platforms currently in use), including InterCityExpress, InterCity and EuroCity trains for long distance travel, DB NachtZug, D-Nacht and EuroNight overnight trains as well as RegionalExpress, RegionalBahn and S-Bahn services for regional distribution. The station is integrated into the Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn network and local traffic operates under the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr transport association. The subterranean station, operated by Rheinbahn, has 4 tracks that are part of the Stadtbahn lines of Düsseldorf. The 6 tramway stops in front of the station connect the Hauptbahnhof to the local tram network, also operated by Rheinbahn.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:[3]

Düsseldorf Airport S-Bahn service
Duisburg Hbf
Duisburg-Rahm
 Düsseldorf-Angermund
Düsseldorf Airport
SkyTrain Parkhaus 4
SkyTrain Terminal A/B
SkyTrain Terminal C
Düsseldorf Airport Terminal C
 Düsseldorf-Unterrath
Düsseldorf-Derendorf
 Düsseldorf Zoo
 Düsseldorf-Wehrhahn
Düsseldorf Hbf
Preceding station   Thalys   Following station
toward Paris-Nord
Thalys
toward Essen Hbf
Preceding station   Deutsche Bahn   Following station
TerminusICE 10
towards Berlin Ost
Select trains only
Cologne Hbf
towards Munich Hbf
ICE 31
towards Kiel Hbf
towards Munich Hbf
ICE 41
towards Dortmund Hbf
Cologne Hbf
towards Munich Hbf
ICE 42
Cologne Hbf
towards Basel SBB
ICE 43
towards Stuttgart Hbf
  1. default:ICE 47
towards Dortmund Hbf
Cologne Hbf
towards Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
ICE 78
Cologne Hbf
towards Wien Hbf
ICE 91
towards Dortmund Hbf
Cologne Hbf
Terminus
IC 26
Köln-Hamburg
Cologne Hbf
towards Chur
IC/EC 30
towards Ostseebad Binz or Seebad Heringshof
Cologne Hbf
towards Innsbruck Hbf
IC/EC 32
towards Berlin Südkreuz
Cologne Hbf
IC/EC 35
Düsseldorf-Flughafen
towards Emden Außenhafen or Norddeich Mole
Cologne Hbf
Terminus
IC 55
towards Leipzig Hbf
Cologne Hbf
Terminus
IC 51
Düsseldorf-Flughafen
Duisburg Hbf
CityNightLine 419
Köln Hbf
toward München Hbf/Zürich HB
Duisburg Hbf
EuroNight 447
Köln Hbf
toward Warsaw/Copenhagen
Duisburg Hbf
CityNightLine 457
Köln Hbf
toward Prague
toward Aachen Hbf
RE 1
NRW-Express
TerminusRE 2
Rhein-Haard-Express
toward Münster Hbf
toward Aachen Hbf
RE 4
Wupper-Express
toward Dortmund Hbf
toward Koblenz Hbf
RE 5
Rhein-Express
toward Emmerich
TerminusRE 6
Westfalen-Express
toward Minden
RE 11
Rhein-Hellweg-Express
toward Hamm
RB 35
Der Weseler
toward Emmerich
toward Cologne Hbf
RB 38
Erft-Bahn		Terminus
Preceding station   eurobahn   Following station
TerminusRE 3
Rhein-Emscher-Express
toward Hamm
toward Venlo
RE 13
Maas-Wupper-Express
toward Hamm
Preceding station   NordWestBahn   Following station
Meerbusch Osterath
toward Kleve
RE 10
Niers-Express		Terminus
Preceding station   Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn   Following station
toward Solingen Hbf
S 1
Düsseldorf-Wehrhahn
toward Dortmund Hbf
toward Köln-Nippes
S 6
Düsseldorf-Wehrhahn
toward Essen Hbf
S 8
toward Hagen Hbf
S 11
Düsseldorf-Wehrhahn
toward Düsseldorf Flughafen Terminal
toward Kaarster See
S 28
toward Langenfeld
S 68
Düsseldorf-Wehrhahn

Stadbahn services

Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof station of Stadtbahn Düsseldorf
Preceding station   Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn   Following station
toward Krefeld Rheinstraße
U70Terminus
toward Meerbusch-Görgesheide
U74
Oberbilker Markt - Warschauer Straße
toward Benrath Betriebshof
toward Neuss Hbf
U75
Handelszentrum/Moskauer Straße
toward Eller/Vennhauser Allee
toward Krefeld Rheinstraße
U76
Handelszentrum/Moskauer Straße
Terminus
toward Am Seestern
U77
Oberbilker Markt - Warschauer Straße
toward Holthausen
toward ESPRIT arena/Messe Nord
U78Terminus
U79
Oberbilker Markt - Warschauer Straße
toward Kaiserslauterner Straße

References

  1. ↑ "Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof – Information to station, More Information, Facts & figures". Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Der Hauptbahnhof" (in German). Stadtarchiv Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Timetables for Düsseldorf Hbf station
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