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Wuppertal-Oberbarmen station

Coordinates: 51°16′27″N 7°13′17″E / 51.27417°N 7.22139°E / 51.27417; 7.22139
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Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
Deutsche Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
Through station
Station entrance (2006)
General information
LocationRittershauser Brücke 15, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°16′27″N 7°13′17″E / 51.27417°N 7.22139°E / 51.27417; 7.22139
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks6
Train operatorsAbellio Rail NRW
DB Regio NRW
Eurobahn
National Express Germany
ConnectionsS7 S8 S9
Other information
Station code6928[1]
DS100 codeKWO[2]
IBNR8006719
Category3[1]
Fare zone
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1847[5]
Services
Preceding station National Express Germany Following station
Wuppertal-Barmen
towards Aachen Hbf
RE 4 (Wupper-Express) Schwelm
towards Dortmund Hbf
Wuppertal Hbf
towards Krefeld Hbf
RE 7 (Rhein-Münsterland-Express) Schwelm
towards Rheine
Wuppertal-Barmen
towards Bonn-Mehlem
RB 48 (Rhein-Wupper-Bahn) Terminus
Preceding station Eurobahn Following station
Wuppertal-Barmen
towards Venlo
RE 13 Schwelm
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station
Wuppertal-Barmen S7 Wuppertal-Ronsdorf
towards Solingen Hbf
Wuppertal-Barmen S8 Wuppertal-Langerfeld
towards Hagen Hbf
Wuppertal-Barmen S9
Preceding station WSW mobil Following station
Wupperfeld Wuppertal Schwebebahn
transfer at Oberbarmen
Terminus
Map
Location
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
Location in North Rhine-Westphalia
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen is located in Germany
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
Location in Germany
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen is located in Europe
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
Location in Europe

Wuppertal-Oberbarmen station is located in the city of Wuppertal in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Historically, it served as a significant railway junction, connecting to four railway lines. Presently, the station is served by two remaining lines: the Dortmund–Wuppertal main line and the branch line to Solingen.

History

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January 1982

The first station building was opened along with the Elberfeld–Dortmund line under the name of Barmen-Rittershausen by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company on 9 October 1847. It was subsequently renamed Wuppertal-Oberbarmen in 1930.[5]

In 1910, the tracks and Rosenau street were relocated to accommodate the construction of a depot at Wuppertal-Langerfeld. The station area and the station building suffered significant damage during the Second World War. After a partial demolition carried out by Deutsche Bundesbahn in the post-war period, the station was reconstructed in the 1980s during the establishment of S-Bahn line S8. Today there is a square-shaped commercial building with a newsagent, a bakery shop and a McDonald's branch.

In its prime, Wuppertal-Oberbarmen boasted a triangular junction that interconnected the Elberfeld–Dortmund main line with the Opladen and Solingen lines, as well as a connection to the Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway and the Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen–Hattingen line.

Furthermore, Wuppertal-Oberbarmen held significant importance as a freight terminal for an extended period. Nevertheless, the last freight tracks were dismantled in 2006, and the area was repurposed to accommodate a DIY store.

Current operations

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Oberbarmen Schwebebahn terminus at Wuppertal-Oberbarmen station

Long-distance passenger trains pass through Wuppertal-Oberbarmen without stopping. However, all regional trains running through Wuppertal stop. The Wupper-Express (RE 4), the Rhein-Münsterland-Express (RE 7) and the Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13) stop at the station at hourly intervals. Services on S-Bahn lines S8 to/from Mönchengladbach and S 7 to/from Remscheid) stop every twenty minutes on the local platforms.[6] Services on line S 9 and one in three services on line S8 run to/from Hagen every 60 minutes.

Deutsche Bahn classifies the station as category 3.[1]

Wuppertal-Oberbarmen is also a major connecting point between the railway and other public transport services. The Schwebebahn has its eastern terminus here, and there is a bus station, which is served by many of the lines of Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (Wuppertal's operator of public utilities and transport) and Verkehrsgesellschaft Ennepe-Ruhr (the transport company of Ennepe-Ruhr).

Platforms

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Today, there are three platforms with a total of six tracks. Regional trains stop on tracks 2 and 3; they are also used for non-stop operations by long-distance trains. Services on S-Bahn lines S 7, S 8 and S 9 stop on tracks 5 and 6. The other platform tracks are not barrier-free for the disabled.

Interchanges

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The following services stop at the station.[6]

Line Line name Route Service interval Platform track
RE 4 Wupper-Express AachenMönchengladbachDüsseldorfWuppertalHagenDortmund hourly 2/3
RE 7 Rhein-Münsterland-Express KrefeldNeussCologneSolingenWuppertal – Hagen – HammMünsterRheine hourly 2/3
RE 13 Maas-Wupper-Express VenloViersen – Mönchengladbach – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm hourly 2/3
RB 48 Rhein-Wupper-Bahn Bonn-Mehlem – Bonn – Cologne – Solingen – Wuppertal-Vohwinkel – Wuppertal – Wuppertal-Oberbarmen 30 minutes
S7 Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Solingen – RemscheidWuppertal 20 minutes 5/6
S8 Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Hagen – GevelsbergWuppertal – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Mönchengladbach 20 minutes (to Mönchengladbach), 60 minutes (to Hagen) 5/6
S9 Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Hagen – Gevelsberg – Schwelm - Wuppertal – Velbert - Essen – Bottrop - Gladbeck - Recklinghausen 60 minutes 5/6

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. ^ "VER-Tarifinformation". Verkehrsgesellschaft Ennepe-Ruhr. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Ticketberater". Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b Joost, André. "Wuppertal-Oberbarmen station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b Joost, André. "Wuppertal-Oberbarmen station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2020.

Sources

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  • WSW mobil Gmb, ÖPNV Systemmanagement (2009). Wuppertal timetable 2009/10 (in German). Wuppertal: ECO-Druck GmbH.