Düsseldorf-Benrath station

• Cologne -Duisburg (2650/2413)

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The breakpoint -Benrath Dusseldorf is located about 10 kilometers south of Düsseldorf main station in Düsseldorf's Benrath. It is located on the railway line between Cologne and Duisburg and belongs to the category Railway Station 3 In addition, the breakpoint Dusseldorf -Benrath is one of three regional train stops to the city and support multiple bus stop and a tram stop and a rail line. Benrath is after the main station of the busiest station in Dusseldorf with daily about 25,000-30,000 training and boarding passengers.

On 23 January 1998, the station was added to the list of historic monuments of the city in the category Technical monuments.

History

1843 was granted by the Prussian Ministry of Finance of the Cologne -Minden Railway Company permission to build a railway from Cologne to Dusseldorf to Minden. In order to finance this project were offered for sale shares. Many Benrather bought these shares under the condition that Benrath breakpoint of this new line would be. On 20 December 1845, the first stretch between Deutz and Duisburg was opened and the " Benrather station " (as it is colloquially called, even if he always was operationally only one breakpoint ) inaugurated with a ceremony.

Already in 1907 were handled in Benrath over 250,000 passengers. The current station building dates from 1932 and replaced the building from the early days. This was torn because on the one hand, the proportions for the number of rail passengers had become too small, on the other hand, the entire four-track railway line and were increased by two and a half meters in order to ensure non-crossing traffic can. Outside the main entrance at that time was a large indoor- Rose Rondell.

On May 25, 1965 Queen Elizabeth II visited Benrath. On the occasion of this visit it was received by the then Prime Minister Franz Meyers on the festively decorated breakpoint.

Current situation

The breakpoint is located in a central location between the districts of Dusseldorf -Benrath, Dusseldorf and Dusseldorf - Urdenbach - Garath. He is in high position above the Hilden Road, from there it has access via a tunnel. Furthermore, both tracks equipped with elevators. Both on the west so also on the eastern side of the station there is parking.

The breakpoint has two central platforms that are between two tracks of the railway line between Cologne and Duisburg. At the far platform holding two regional quickdraw while Intercity and Intercity-Express passing with 200 km / h on the platform.

Offer

At the breakpoint keep the regional express lines RE1 and RE5 every hour, and the S6 in 20 -minute intervals, and also keep a tram, a light rail, bus lines and six night three express lines.