Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station

• Dusseldorf -Elberfeld ( 2525 )
• Dusseldorf -Derendorf -Dortmund Süd ( 2423 )

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The station Dusseldorf Gerresheim is about six kilometers east of Düsseldorf main station in Düsseldorf's Gerresheim. It is located on the railway line Dusseldorf -Elberfeld, is the junction station of Düsseldorf and Switchback Further belongs to the category 5 station, he is a stop several tram and bus lines.

Location and Facility

The station is located between the districts of Vennhausen and Gerresheim. He is in high position and has a medium and a side platform with access from the higher Hofstraße and Im Brühl. In addition to the three platform tracks at the S- Bahn line of the railway station has five more tracks without platform on the mainline. The used of regional trains mainline Dusseldorf -Elberfeld is from Dusseldorf Gerresheim to Gruiten only one track, which is why sometimes wait in Dusseldorf Gerresheim Station regional express trains on approaching trains or need to switch to the S- Bahn line.

In the eastern area of ​​the station, the railway Dusseldorf -Derendorf - Dortmund Süd branches, also known as Düsseldorf Valley Railway is known among other things and is traveled to Mettmann city forest of the line S 28. At the western end there is also a connection to the railway track Troisdorf- Mülheim- Speldorf that only the freight traffic on this section.

The tram station is composed of a turning loop and is located in the street in Brühl.

History

The train station in the southern part of the then independent town in 1838 Gerresheim established by the Dusseldorf - Elberfeld Railway Company in connection with the construction of the 8.12 km -long section Dusseldorf - Erkrath making it one of the oldest stations in Germany. In the times of the Ruhr struggle of Gerresheimer Station was a frontier station and next to Benrath one of the " main stations " for Dusseldorf. In the 1930s there were repeated clashes between political opponents or the police.

Kulturbahnhof

The Düsseldorf architect Piet Neiser and Susanne Seidel acquired 2011 the historic station building, having already other local actors (architect Prof. Niklaus Fritschi / Sponsors Industriepfad Dusseldorf Gerresheim, citizens and Folk Society Gerresheim, Karl -Heinz Krems / Gerresheim -south link ) to championed a culture station modeled on Eller. The historic building is now being played regularly with cultural events such as readings and exhibitions. In autumn 2013, the renovations are almost completed. The facade shines in bright colors, the interior was gutted carefully and gently monument.

In a further step the station tunnel is being modernized and equipped by 2018 with barrier-free access. Along with the development of the territory of the former Gerresheimer glass factory and the new bypass L404n the Gerresheimer south is so extensive convert.

Lines

Currently, the station is served by three lines of the S- Bahn Rhein -Ruhr, a tram line and three bus lines.