Krefeld-Uerdingen station

Krefeld-Uerdingen
Through station
Station building (out of use, 2018)
General information
Location	Bahnhofstr. 35, Uerdingen, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°21′27″N 6°38′48″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Netz DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Osterath–Dortmund Süd (KBS 490; km 6.0) Krefeld-Uerdingen–Krefeld Lohbruch (freight line) Krefeld-Uerdingen–Duisburg-Mühlenberg (freight line) Krefeld-Uerdingen–Bockum (closed freight line)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	3406
DS100 code	KKRU
IBNR	8003427
Category	5
Fare zone	VRR: 324
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	29 September 1849
Services
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station Krefeld Hbf towards Mönchengladbach Hbf RE 42 Rheinhausen towards Münster Hbf Krefeld-Linn towards Aachen Hbf RB 33 Krefeld-Hohenbudberg Chempark towards Essen-Steele Preceding station VIAS Following station Krefeld-Linn towards Mönchengladbach Hbf RB 35 Krefeld-Hohenbudberg Chempark towards Gelsenkirchen Hbf
Location Krefeld-Uerdingen Location in North Rhine-Westphalia Krefeld-Uerdingen Location in Germany Krefeld-Uerdingen Location in Europe

Krefeld-Uerdingen station is a regional station in the district of Uerdingen, which has been part of the city of Krefeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 1929. It is located in the north-east of Krefeld, near the border with the Duisburg district of Rheinhausen.

History

New station entrance, 2015

Platform, looking towards Krefeld Hbf, 2015

Drawing of the old station building in 1899

The station was opened on 29 September 1849 with the name of Uerdingen. From 5 October 1849, the railway ran from Uerdingen to Homberg. From 1852 until 1885, it also ran to the former Rheinhausen–Hochfeld train ferry, but this section was closed in 1961. From 1 September 1866, Uerdingen was a stop on the Osterath–Dortmund Süd railway from Meerbusch-Osterath to Essen and since 1874 to Dortmund, originally running over the Rheinhausen–Hochfeld train ferry and from 1873 over the Duisburg-Hochfeld Railway Bridge.

The current entrance building, which is no longer in use, was built in 1899 by the Königliche Eisenbahn-Direction Köln (Royal Railway Division of Cologne). It replaced the first building built in 1849. The Krefeld–Uerdingen section went into operations on 29 May 1849. The heritage-listed platform canopy was supported by 32 columns, decorated with stylised floral motifs, built originally on four-edged pedestals, later replaced by eight-edged pedestals, and was produced by the Johannes Wöller iron foundry of Uerdingen.

The station was renamed Uerdingen (Rh) in 1927. After the merger of the two cities of Crefeld and Uerdingen am Rhein in 1929, the station was renamed in accordance with the joint agreement of the two cities as Krefeld-Uerdingen-Rheinbahnhof. In 1939, it was given its current name of Krefeld-Uerdingen. Barrier-free infrastructure began to be installed at the station at the end of the 1990s. The platform was raised to a height of 70 centimetres in 2009/2010. The historic platform canopy had to be dismantled during this work.

The station building, which is a listed monument, has been empty for a long time until 2021. Plans in 2011 for an investment group to convert it into a brewery were scrapped in 2013. In 2017, the Tambour- und Fanfarenkorps Spielfreunde Uerdingen acquired the station building as a clubhouse and officially opened it in 2021.

Rail services

The station is on the Duisburg–Mönchengladbach railway and is only served by regional services.

Line	Name	Route	Frequency
RE 42	Niers-Haard-Express	Münster – Haltern am See – Recklinghausen – Gelsenkirchen – Essen – Mülheim – Duisburg – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Uerdingen – Krefeld – Mönchengladbach	Hourly
RB 33	Rhein-Niers-Bahn	Essen – Mülheim – Duisburg – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Uerdingen – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach – Aachen
RB 35	Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn	Gelsenkirchen – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Uerdingen – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach

Public transport

The station, under the name of Uerdingen Bf, is the terminus of tram line 043 (Bockum – Hauptbahnhof). The following bus routes also stop at the station: 054 (Willich–Anrath), 058 (Gartenstadt–Traar), 831 (Meerbusch–Chempark), 927 (Bockum–Duisburg-Rheinhausen) 941 (Duisburg–Buchholz) and SB 80 (Moers via Rumeln–Kaldenhausen) as well as night lines NE8 and NE27. These services are covered by the fares of the VRR.

Tram line

Line	Route	Interval
043	Krefeld Hbf – Rheinstraße – Bockumer Platz – Uerdingen Bf	15 min

Bus routes

Line	Route
SB 80	Am Röttgen – Uerdingen Bf – Duisburg-Rumeln-Kaldenhausen – Moers Königlicher Hof
054	Willich-Anrath Johannesstraße – Anrath Bf – Anrath Melsfeldstraße – Krefeld-Holterhöfe – Tackheide – Krefeld Hbf – Rheinstraße – Bockumer Platz – Uerdingen Bf
058	Königshof – Krefeld Hbf – Rheinstraße – Verberg – Gartenstadt – Uerdingen Bf – Elfrather Mühle – Traar
831	HPZ Uerdingen – Uerdingen Bf – Krefeld Rheinhafen – Krefeld-Gellep-Stratum – Meerbusch-Lank, Hauptstraße – Auf der Gath – Meerbusch Haus Meer
927	Rheinhausen Markt – Rheinhausen Bf – Rheinhausen Bf/Kaiserstraße – Friemersheim – Hohenbudberg Chempark (Tor 2) – Uerdingen Bf – Bockumer Platz – Krefeld-Rheinstraße – Krefeld Hbf
941	HPZ Uerdingen – Uerdingen Bf – Krefeld Rheinhafen – Krefeld-Gellep-Stratum – Meerbusch-Lank, Hauptstraße – Auf der Gath – Meerbusch Haus Meer
NE8	Fischeln Grundend – Stahldorf – Krefeld Hbf – Rheinstraße – Verberg – Gartenstadt – Uerdingen Bf – Elfrather Mühle – Elfrath Rumelner Straße
NE27	Rheinhausen Markt – Rheinhausen Bf – Rheinhausen Bf/Kaiserstraße – Friemersheim – Hohenbudberg Chempark (Tor 2) – Uerdingen Bf – Bockumer Platz – Krefeld-Rheinstraße – Krefeld Hbf

References

Sources

• Hans-Paul Höpfner (1986). Eisenbahnen. Ihre Geschichte am Niederrhein (in German). Duisburg: Mercator Verlag. ISBN 3-87463-132-X.

External links

• "Track plan (1985)". Retrieved 12 February 2017.
• "Photographs of the station building in 2003/2009". Retrieved 12 February 2017.