Düsseldorf Wehrhahn station
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Düsseldorf Wehrhahn station is located about one kilometre north of Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
in central Düsseldorf
in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
. It is on the Cologne–Duisburg line
and is classified by Deutsche Bahn
as a category 4 station
.
Düsseldorf Wehrhahn is also a stop for several tram and bus routes. The Wehrhahn line of the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
, which is under construction and is due to be completed in 2014, would replace tram lines with three underground lines to the west side of the station, coming to the surface 100 metres west of the station.
, Düsseldorf-Flingern
and Düsseldorf-Düsseltal
. The station is located below a road bridge, over which buses and trams cross the station area and which is also the beginning of Grafenberger Allee.
district.
Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The station was opened on 1 October 1891 opened as Düsseldorf Central Station...
in central Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
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...
. It is on the Cologne–Duisburg line
Cologne–Duisburg railway
The 64 km long Cologne–Duisburg railway is one of the most important lines in Germany. It is the main axis for long distance and urban passenger rail services between Cologne and the Ruhr, served by Intercity Express, Intercity, Regional Express, regionalbahn and S-Bahn trains...
and is classified by Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche 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 4 station
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....
.
Düsseldorf Wehrhahn is also a stop for several tram and bus routes. The Wehrhahn line of the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
The Düsseldorf Stadtbahn, together with the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and the Düsseldorf Straßenbahn , is the backbone of the public transport system of Düsseldorf, Germany, and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network...
, which is under construction and is due to be completed in 2014, would replace tram lines with three underground lines to the west side of the station, coming to the surface 100 metres west of the station.
Station layout
The station is centrally located between the districts of Düsseldorf-StadtmitteDüsseldorf-Stadtmitte
Stadtmitte is an urban borough in the central District 1 of Düsseldorf, Germany. Stadtmitte borders with Carlstadt, Pempelfort, Oberbilk and the old town of Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf-Altstadt.In the Stadtmitte there are:...
, Düsseldorf-Flingern
Düsseldorf-Flingern
Flingern is a former blue-collar borough of Düsseldorf. Located northeast of Düsseldorf , it is divided into two boroughs today: Flingern-Nord and Flingern-Süd....
and Düsseldorf-Düsseltal
Düsseldorf-Düsseltal
Düsseltal is a borough of Düsseldorf with a fairly well-off population and developed around an old convent. It is also known as Düsseldorf-Zoo , because until 1943 there was a zoological garden in Düsseltal...
. The station is located below a road bridge, over which buses and trams cross the station area and which is also the beginning of Grafenberger Allee.
Lines
Currently the station is served by three lines of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn, S 1, S 6 and S 11. Six tram lines and seven bus routes stop at Düsseldorf Wehrhahn stop above the station and at Birkenstraße and Elisabethkirche stops, which are located on the exit to Ackerstraße in Flingern-NordDüsseldorf-Flingern
Flingern is a former blue-collar borough of Düsseldorf. Located northeast of Düsseldorf , it is divided into two boroughs today: Flingern-Nord and Flingern-Süd....
district.