Meerbusch-Osterath station

Meerbusch-Osterath
Through station
Former entrance building, platforms in the foreground
Location	Bahnhofsweg 31, Osterath, Meerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°16′08″N 6°37′33″E / 51.268936°N 6.625881°E / 51.268936; 6.625881Coordinates: 51°16′08″N 6°37′33″E / 51.268936°N 6.625881°E / 51.268936; 6.625881
Line(s)	Lower Left Rhine Railway (km 43.2) Osterath–Dortmund Süd (km 43.2)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	4023
DS100 code	KMBO
IBNR	8004694
Category	5
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	26 January 1856
Previous names	Meerbusch (until 1980)
Services
Preceding station   National Express   Following station Krefeld-Oppum toward Krefeld Hbf RE 7 Rhein-Münsterland-Express Neuss Hbf toward Rheine Hbf Preceding station   NordWestBahn   Following station Krefeld-Oppum toward Kleve RE 10 Niers-Express Neuss Hbf toward Düsseldorf Hbf

Meerbusch-Osterath is the only station in Meerbusch in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the district of Osterath and lies at the Lower Left Rhine Railway (Linksniederrheinische Strecke) and on the Osterath–Dortmund Süd railway.

Meerbusch-Osterath station was opened on 26 January 1856 on the Lower Left Rhine Railway as Osterath station. From 1866, it was also the starting point of the Osterath–Dortmund Süd railway. In 1980, it was renamed Meerbusch-Osterath as a result of the foundation of the city of Meerbusch.

The station is located on the eastern edge of Osterath on the road connecting Meerbusch and Willich. The entrance building Is now used as a restaurant.

Osterath is served by two Regional-Express services. The RE 7 connects with Krefeld, Neuss and Cologne and the RE 10 with Kleve, Krefeld and Düsseldorf.

The station is accessible by bus at the Osterath Bf. and the Osterath, Bahnhofsweg stops. These two bus stops are served by two bus routes, 071 and 832. Route 071 is a regional route and connects the station with Viersen and Willich in the west and with Haus Meer U-Bahn station in the east, where there is a connection to the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn. Route 832 is a local route and connects the station with Meerbusch-Strümp and Meerbusch-Lank-Latum.