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Düsseldorf, Gerresheim, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany |
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Coordinates | 51°13′13″N 6°51′51″E / 51.220172°N 6.864098°ECoordinates: 51°13′13″N 6°51′51″E / 51.220172°N 6.864098°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Düsseldorf–Elberfeld (KBS 450.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 1413 | ||||||||||||||||||||
DS100 code | KDGE | ||||||||||||||||||||
IBNR | 8001590 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Category | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 20 December 1838 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station is a through station in the district of Gerresheim in the city of Düsseldorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened along with the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway from Düsseldorf to Erkrath by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company on 20 December 1838. It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station. Its station building, which has been refurbished as Kulturbahnhof (culture station) is the oldest extant station building in Germany.
The station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines S 8 between Mönchengladbach and Wuppertal-Oberbarmen or Hagen every 20 minutes, S 28 between Mettmann Stadtwald and Kaarster See every 20 and several S 68 services between Wuppertal-Vohwinkel and Langenfeld in the peak hour.
It is also served by a tram line 703 (every 10 minutes) and four bus routes: 730 (10), 736 (20), 736 (20/40) and 737 (20), all operated by Rheinbahn.