Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station

Düsseldorf Gerresheim
General information
LocationHeyestr. 194, Düsseldorf, Gerresheim, NRW
Germany
Coordinates51°13′13″N 6°51′51″E / 51.220172°N 6.864098°E / 51.220172; 6.864098
Line(s)Düsseldorf–Elberfeld (KBS 450.8)
Platforms3
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code1413
DS100 codeKDGE
IBNR8001590
Category5
Fare zone
  • VRR: 430 and 530
  • VRS: 1430 and 1530 (VRR transitional tariff)
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened20 December 1838
Services
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station
Düsseldorf-Flingern S8 Erkrath
towards Hagen Hbf
Düsseldorf-Flingern
towards Kaarster See
S28 Erkrath Nord
Düsseldorf-Flingern
towards Langenfeld
S68 Erkrath
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn Following station
Morper Straße
towards Universität Ost/Botanischer Garten
U73 Terminus

Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station is a through station in the district of Gerresheim in the city of Düsseldorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened along with the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway from Düsseldorf to Erkrath by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company on 20 December 1838. It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station. Its station building, which has been refurbished as Kulturbahnhof (culture station) is the oldest extant station building in Germany.

The station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines S 8 between Mönchengladbach and Wuppertal-Oberbarmen or Hagen every 20 minutes, S 28 between Mettmann Stadtwald or Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof and Kaarster See every 20 and several S 68 services between Wuppertal-Vohwinkel and Langenfeld in the peak hour.

It is also served by Stadtbahn line U73 (every 10 minutes) and four bus routes: 730 (10), 736 (20), 736 (20/40) and 737 (20), all operated by Rheinbahn.