Bonn-Oberkassel station
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Bonn-Oberkassel station is a on the East Rhine Railway in the suburb of Oberkassel in the Bonn
district of Beuel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
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to Oberkassel and at the same time as the establishment of the Bonn–Oberkassel train ferry
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After the closure of the train ferry in 1919, the station retained its function, since it continued to handle the freight of a former cement factory. In addition, it was used by a shipyard newly established in the train ferry precinct.
With the decline of the cement factory, the station’s freight facilities (several sidings and loading ramps) also lost their importance. Today, of the formerly large field of railway tracks at the station only the two tracks on the East Rhine line are used for freight and commuter trains. The remaining tracks were removed in 2008 along with the overhead line equipment. The historic station building is a heritage listed building and is used as a private residence and for offices and a restaurant.
as a category 5
station. It is served hourly by Regional-Express service RE 8 (Rhein-Erft-Express) and Regionalbahn
service RB 27 (Rhein-Erft-Bahn), which complement each another to provide an approximate half-hourly service. Near the railway station is the tram and Stadtbahn
station of Bonn-Oberkassel Nord, which provides a connection to Bonn Hauptbahnhof
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Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
district of Beuel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
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History
The station was opened on 11 July 1870 in the course of extending the East Rhine line from NeuwiedNeuwied
Neuwied is a town in the north of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, capital of the District of Neuwied. Neuwied lies on the right bank of the Rhine, 12 km northwest of Koblenz, on the railway from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne...
to Oberkassel and at the same time as the establishment of the Bonn–Oberkassel train ferry
Bonn–Oberkassel train ferry
The Bonn–Oberkassel train ferry was a German train ferry operated by the Rhenish Railway Company from 1870 to connect its right and left Rhine railways...
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After the closure of the train ferry in 1919, the station retained its function, since it continued to handle the freight of a former cement factory. In addition, it was used by a shipyard newly established in the train ferry precinct.
With the decline of the cement factory, the station’s freight facilities (several sidings and loading ramps) also lost their importance. Today, of the formerly large field of railway tracks at the station only the two tracks on the East Rhine line are used for freight and commuter trains. The remaining tracks were removed in 2008 along with the overhead line equipment. The historic station building is a heritage listed building and is used as a private residence and for offices and a restaurant.
Passenger services
The station is classified by Deutsche BahnDeutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
as a category 5
German railway station categories
About 5,400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service are assigned into seven categories, denoting the service level available at the station....
station. It is served hourly by Regional-Express service RE 8 (Rhein-Erft-Express) and Regionalbahn
RegionalBahn
The Regionalbahn is a type of local passenger train in Germany.-Service:Regionalbahn trains usually call at all stations on a given line, with the exception of RB trains within S-Bahn networks, these may only call at selected stations...
service RB 27 (Rhein-Erft-Bahn), which complement each another to provide an approximate half-hourly service. Near the railway station is the tram and Stadtbahn
Bonn Stadtbahn
The Bonn Stadtbahn is a part of the local public transit system in Bonn and the surrounding Rhein-Sieg area. Although with six actual Stadtbahn lines and three tram lines it is relatively small, two of the Stadtbahn lines connect to the much larger Cologne Stadtbahn .The entire network comprises...
station of Bonn-Oberkassel Nord, which provides a connection to Bonn Hauptbahnhof
Bonn Hauptbahnhof
is a railway station located on the left bank of the Rhine along the Cologne–Mainz line. It is the principal station serving the city of Bonn. In addition to extensive rail service from Deutsche Bahn it acts as a hub for local bus, tram, and Stadtbahn services....
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| Rhein-Erft-Express | Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the city of Mönchengladbach in western Germany.-Overview:The station is the largest railway station in the city and, along with Rheydt Hbf, one of the two Hauptbahnhof stations in Mönchengladbach... – Rheydt Rheydt Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in Mönchengladbach, Germany. It is unique in the fact that Mönchengladbach is actually the only city in Germany that does have two stations called Hauptbahnhof associated with it... – Cologne Köln Hauptbahnhof Köln Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station in Cologne, Germany.The station is an important local, national and international hub, with many ICE, Thalys and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional RegionalExpress, RegionalBahn and local S-Bahn trains... – Köln/Bonn Flughafen – Troisdorf Troisdorf station Troisdorf station is a railway junction in the town of Troisdorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where the line from Cologne separates into the East Rhine Railway to Neuwied and the Sieg Railway to Siegen. In addition to various regional rail services Troisdorf is served by the S 12... – Bonn-Oberkassel – Linz (Rhein) Linz am Rhein Linz am Rhein is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the river Rhine near Remagen, approx. 25 km southeast of Bonn and has about 6,000 inhabitants... - Neuwied - Koblenz Koblenz Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the focal point of rail transport in the Rhine-Moselle-Lahn area. It is a through station in southern Koblenz built below Fort Großfürst Konstantin and opened in 1902 in the Neustadt , which was built... |
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| Rhein-Erft-Bahn | (Mönchengladbach – Rheydt –) Cologne – Troisdorf – Bonn-Bonn-Oberkassel – Linz (Rhein) - Neuwied - Koblenz | Hourly |