Essen-Kupferdreh station
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Essen-Kupferdreh station is located in the district of Kupferdreh of the city of Essen
in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line
and is classified by Deutsche Bahn
as a category 6 station
. It was built in 1969/79, replacing the nearby Old Kupferdreh station
.
The station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 9 (Haltern
–Wuppertal), operating every 20 minutes during the day.
It is also served by bus route 141 operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Ennepe-Ruhr at 30 minute intervals during the day. It is also served by bus routes 155, 177 and 180, operated by Essener Verkehrs-AG at 20 or 30 minute intervals during the day.
Essen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
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 Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line
Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr railway
The Wuppertal-Vohwinkel-Essen Überruhr Railway is a 30 km long, continuous two-track electrified main line. It is known as the Prince William Railway, the first railway linking the valleys of the Wupper and the Ruhr....
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 6 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....
. It was built in 1969/79, replacing the nearby Old Kupferdreh station
Old Kupferdreh station
Old Kupferdreh station was built by the Prussian state railways in the Essen district of Kupferdreh in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and opened in 1898 on the Prince William Railway...
.
The station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 9 (Haltern
Haltern am See station
Haltern am See station is a station in the town of Haltern am See in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway from Wanne-Eickel to Hamburg. It is the northern terminus of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 9....
–Wuppertal), operating every 20 minutes during the day.
It is also served by bus route 141 operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Ennepe-Ruhr at 30 minute intervals during the day. It is also served by bus routes 155, 177 and 180, operated by Essener Verkehrs-AG at 20 or 30 minute intervals during the day.