Velbert-Nierenhof station
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Velbert-Nierenhof station
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| Location |
Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°22′21″N 7°08′03″E / 51.37237634°N 7.13419589°ECoordinates: 51°22′21″N 7°08′03″E / 51.37237634°N 7.13419589°E |
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| Platforms | 2 |
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| Station code | 4550 |
| DS100 code | ENIR |
| Category | 5 |
| Website | www.bahnhof.de |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 December 1847 |
Velbert-Nierenhof station is located in the city of Velbert 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 5 station.
The first German railway was opened from here to Kupferdreh by the Deil Valley Railway Company on 20 September 1831 as a horse-drawn, narrow-gauge railway, which carried coal until 1844, but it also carried passengers from 1833. The Prince William Railway Company standardised the line and opened a station on this site on 1 December 1847.
It 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 OV8, operated by Busverkehr Rheinland at 60 minutes intervals during the day.
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