Düsseldorf Volksgarten station

• Cologne -Duisburg

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The breakpoint Dusseldorf People's Garden is an S- train station in the North Rhine - Westphalian capital in Dusseldorf Oberbilk district. It is located on the railway line between Cologne and Duisburg and also belongs to the train station category 5 In addition to the two S -Bahn lines S1 and S6 is at the same station of Düsseldorf tram a possibility to switch two lines. In 2002, the number of import, export and transfer passengers stood at about 10,000 to 15,000 per day. He is one of the six most frequented train stations in the city of Düsseldorf. He belongs to the tariff zone of the transport association Rhein- Ruhr and is located in fare zone 53 Dusseldorf -south.

Location

The breakpoint is located about 2 km south of the Düsseldorf main station on the railway line between Cologne and Duisburg.

Geographically, the breakpoint is situates at an interface between the districts of Dusseldorf - Friedrichstadt, Dusseldorf and Dusseldorf -Bilk - Oberbilk. He is in high position between the railway crossing Oberbilker boulevard and the Kruppstraße. To the south of the platform they are the sports facilities of TuRU Dusseldorf and the stadium housed there at the Feuerbachstraße. On the opposite side of the Krupp road is the entrance to the People's Garden, which is also named for this station. This was in 1987 part of the Federal Garden Show. So had the S-Bahn station folk garden, as well as the following in the direction of Cologne Dusseldorf stop - Oberbilk a central role in the connection of these. To the public transport As each one was set up by three main entrances at both locations.

In addition, the tax office Dusseldorf -south to the high frequency passenger at this point also bears the north of the tracks located in.

History

The breakpoint Dusseldorf People's Garden was built as a pure S-Bahn station. There was previously at this point no predecessor station or holding point. The new breakpoint went to coincide with the opening of the S- Bahn Rhein -Ruhr in operation. This took place on the track between the stations Dusseldorf - Ratingen and Garath East in September 1967. The new S -Bahn track was thus the beginning of the first new tram system in Germany after the Second World War.

As part of the 1987 Federal Garden Show organized the equipment of the S-Bahn station was completed. In the western as in the eastern part of the platform two larger roof structures were installed. They are now offering the passengers protection from the rain.

As part of a modernization at several Düsseldorf train stations, the breakpoint was equipped at the beginning of the 2000s with new train destination indicators with fall leaf display.

Railway system

The S-Bahn station has a center platform with access to Oberbilker Avenue and Krupp road or the road Auf'm Kamp. However, these are carried out as fixed stairs rather than escalators. Since an elevator system is missing, the train station is not accessible.

The design of the platform falls out very simply. Besides the aforementioned roof structures, the short follow on the two approaches, there is only another covered waitable. However, this protection by wall coverings against coming from the side winds and rain. The rest of the platform is configured by individual benches, light poles and stop signs. The floor is paved and marked only the necessary safety distance from the platform edge by a painted line. A reactive control system is therefore not available in the entire platform area.

Through video surveillance and an emergency call or message column of the S-Bahn station is part of the 3 -S system of Deutsche Bahn, which has at Düsseldorf main station via a regional headquarters.

The two tracks of the train without the S-Bahn station assigned tracks led along this, so no need to talk of a station but from a breakpoint. Accompanied this is both north as well as south of three other tracks which are assigned to the regional and long-distance transport. From the investment of the holding point it corresponds to a through station.

Traffic

The S-Bahn station folk garden located throughout the south-eastern branch of the S-Bahn Rhein- Ruhr city of Düsseldorf.

Both traveling on this route lines serve the breakpoint. In addition to the interchanges between the two S- Bahnhlinien there are additional transfer connections to two tram lines, which stop at a stop along the road Auf'm Kamp and make the integration into the grid of the Düsseldorf transport.

The two lines represent the north, the connection to the neighboring cities of Essen and Ratingen, as well as the districts and sub- Rath Rath. In addition, there is a direct connection to Düsseldorf Airport and the Düsseldorf Main Station to which you are connected with the Düsseldorf city rail network. To the south the districts Oberbilk, Eller, rice timber, Benrath, Garath and Hellerhof will be connected. The lines run throughout the city then also continue to Hilden and Solingen, or Langenfeld Leverkusen and Cologne.

By tram line 706 to downtown, as well as other eastern and southern parts of the city can be achieved. Line 706 runs here throughout the day as a ring line in a 10 - minute cycle.

Due to its central location, also on a major road, combined with the linkage of the various modes of the S-Bahn station is the site of a car-sharing station.

All trains running here commuter rail lines operated by DB Regio NRW based in Dusseldorf on behalf of the transport association Rhein- Ruhr, in which she tariff area are also located. To use this come on the line of the so-called S6 x - carriage and on the S1 line coaches of the series 422

The two S -Bahn lines run in each case in a 20 - minute cycle, so that approached through the double operation of the breakpoint in a 10 - minute cycle.