Voerde (Niederrhein) station

Voerde is a railway station in Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The station is located on the Arnhem-Oberhausen railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and Abellio Deutschland.

Voerde
General information
LocationVoerde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Coordinates51°35′50″N 6°41′18″E / 51.59722°N 6.68833°E / 51.59722; 6.68833
Line(s)Arnhem-Oberhausen railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station code6429[1]
DS100 codeEVD[2]
IBNR8006098
Category5[1]
Fare zoneVRR: 133[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
OpenedBetween 1880 and 1897[4]
Services
Preceding stationNational Express GermanyFollowing station
Friedrichsfeld (Niederrhein)
towards Wesel
RE 5 (Rhein-Express)Dinslaken
towards Koblenz Hbf
Preceding station VIASFollowing station
Friedrichsfeld (Niederrhein)RE 19Dinslaken
Preceding station DB Regio NRWFollowing station
Friedrichsfeld (Niederrhein)
towards Wesel
RE 49Dinslaken
Location
Voerde is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Voerde
Voerde
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia

History

The station appears to have been opened sometime between 1880 and 1897[4] on the Oberhausen–Arnhem line, which was opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company (Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, CME) on 20 October 1856.[5] It was opened under the name of Vörde, but it had been renamed Vörde (Bez.Düsseldorf) by 1905. It was renamed Vörde (Niederrh) by 1914 and Voerde (Niederrh) by 1936.[4]

Transport services

Voerde station is served (as of 2020) by the following lines (the Wupper-Lippe-Express operates on weekdays only):[6]

LineLine nameRouteFrequency
RE 5Rhein-ExpressEmmerichWeselVoerdeDuisburgDüsseldorfCologneBonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz60 mins
RE 19Rhein-IJssel-ExpressArnhem – Emmerich – Wesel – VoerdeOberhausen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf60 mins
RE 49Wupper-Lippe-ExpressWeselVoerdeOberhausenMülheim – Essen – Wuppertal-Vohwinkel – Wuppertal60 mins

Buses

It is also served by two bus routes operated by NIAG at hourly intervals:[6]

  • 16 (Friedrichsfeld – Heidesiedlung/Oberemmelsum)
  • 25 (Friedrichsfeld – Möllen - Dinslaken - Hiesfeld)

See also

Notes