Krefeld-Oppum station

Krefeld-Oppum
Deutsche Bahn
Through station
Platforms of Krefeld-Oppum station
Location Werkstättenstr. 83, Oppum, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates 51°19′47″N 6°36′38″E / 51.329759°N 6.610687°E / 51.329759; 6.610687Coordinates: 51°19′47″N 6°36′38″E / 51.329759°N 6.610687°E / 51.329759; 6.610687
Line(s)
Platforms 4
Other information
Station code 3405[1]
DS100 codeKKRO[2]
IBNR8000212
Category4[1]
Website www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened 1 February 1877[3]

Krefeld-Oppum is a station in the city of Krefeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach railway. It consists of a passenger station, a railway repair shop, where Intercity-Express trains are also serviced, and a former freight yard.

History

The station was opened on the Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach railway in 1877 by the Rhenish Railway Company (Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft).[4][3] The railway repair shop was opened in 1892.[5] The population of Oppum rose sharply with the opening of the station.

Installations

Railway repair shop

The ICE maintenance workshop

The first railway repair workshop was opened in Oppum as the Königliche Eisenbahn-Haupt-Reparaturwerkstatt Oppum, ("Royal Railway Main Repair Shop, Oppum").[6] Today, the Intercity-Express maintenance facility in Krefeld is a state-of-the-art facility for the maintenance of Deutsche Bahn rolling stock. A few thousand employees are employed there. ICE and electric multiple units used for regional transport are overhauled (all components of the vehicles are inspected, renewed or repaired) there. This includes servicing major items such as air conditioners, bogies and wheelsets, but also smaller parts such as shock absorbers. Several million Euros were invested in the modernisation of the plant in economic and environmental terms.

Over time, the railway repair shop has been greatly developed. In 1924 it became a Ausbesserungswerk (repair shop) and in 1955 it became the central point for dealing with the shock absorbers of passenger coaches. Since 2003, ICE trains have also been serviced there. It was renamed DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung GmbH (DB maintenance) in 2004.[7]

The plant is one of 15 large-scale plants in which rail rolling stock is serviced. It covers 202,000 m² and extends through four high-tech halls each with three levels; this allows all three levels of an ICE to be reached at the same time.[8]

Former freight yard

The Krefeld-Oppum freight yard was located about 700 metres west of the passenger station in the area of the street, "Am Verschubbahnhof". It has now closed. The city of Krefeld plans to use the site as a commercial site.

Passenger station

The passenger station is now a stop on two railway lines, the Lower Left Rhine Railway (Linksniederrheinische Strecke) and the Duisburg–Mönchengladbach railway. It is only served by regional services.[9]

Line Route Interval Railway
RE 7 Rhein-Münsterland-Express:
Rheine – Emsdetten – Greven – Münster Hbf – Münster-Hiltrup – Drensteinfurt – Hamm (Westf) – Bönen – Unna – Holzwickede – Schwerte – Hagen Hbf – Ennepetal (Gevelsberg) – Schwelm – Wuppertal-Oberbarmen – Wuppertal Hbf – Solingen Hbf – Opladen – Köln Messe/Deutz – Cologne Hbf – Dormagen – Neuss Hbf – Meerbusch-Osterath – Krefeld-Oppum – Krefeld Hbf
Status: December 2015 timetable		 60 min Lower Left Rhine Railway
RE 10 Niers-Express:
Kleve – Bedburg-Hau – Goch – Weeze  – Kevelaer – Geldern – Nieukerk – Aldekerk – Kempen (Niederrhein) – Krefeld Hbf – Krefeld-Oppum – Meerbusch-Osterath – Düsseldorf Hbf
Status: December 2015 timetable		 30 min Lower Left Rhine Railway
RB 33 Rhein-Niers-Bahn:
Duisburg Hbf – Duisburg-Hochfeld Süd – Rheinhausen Ost – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Hohenbudberg Chempark – Krefeld-Uerdingen – Krefeld-Linn – Krefeld-Oppum – Krefeld Hbf – Forsthaus – Anrath – Viersen – Mönchengladbach Hbf – Rheydt Hbf – Wickrath – Herrath – Erkelenz – Hückelhoven-Baal – Brachelen – Lindern – Geilenkirchen – Übach-Palenberg – Herzogenrath – Kohlscheid – Aachen West – Aachen Schanz – Aachen Hbf
Status: December 2016 timetable		 60 min Duisburg–Mönchengladbach railway
RB 35 Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn:
Wesel – Friedrichsfeld (Niederrhein) – Voerde (Niederrhein) – Dinslaken – Oberhausen-Holten – Oberhausen-Sterkrade – Oberhausen Hbf – Duisburg Hbf – Duisburg-Hochfeld Süd – Rheinhausen Ost – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Hohenbudberg Chempark – Krefeld-Uerdingen – Krefeld-Linn – Krefeld-Oppum – Krefeld Hbf – Forsthaus – Anrath – Viersen – Mönchengladbach Hbf
Status: December 2016 timetable		 60 min Duisburg–Mönchengladbach railway
Preceding station   National Express Germany   Following station
Terminus
RE 7
Rhein-Münsterland-Express
toward Rheine Hbf
Preceding station   NordWestBahn   Following station
toward Kleve
RE 10
Niers-Express
Preceding station   Deutsche Bahn   Following station
toward Aachen Hbf
RB 33
Rhein-Niers-Bahn
toward Duisburg Hbf
Preceding station   Abellio Deutschland   Following station
RB 35
Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn
toward Wesel

Every day, 4,000 commuters arrive or depart at Oppum station. The station access runs through a tunnel under the tracks. The Oppum weekly market is held near the station.

The following bus lines stop at Krefeld-Oppum station. They are operated by SWK Mobil.[10]

Linie Verlauf
047 Krefeld-Stahldorf Höffgesweg – Fischeln Rathaus – Oppum Bf – Oppum Bf Nord – Bockumer Platz – Linn – Krefeld-Gellep-Stratum
057 Krefeld-Inrath, Pestallozzistraße – Horkesgath – Rheinstraße – Hauptbahnhof – Oppum Bf – Meerbusch-Bösinghoven
NE6 Moers station – Moers, Königlicher Hof – Moers-Kapellen – Krefeld-Elfrath – Verberg – Rheinstraße – Hauptbahnhof – Oppum Bf – Meerbusch-Bösinghoven

Modification

The Krefeld-Oppum station was redeveloped up to 2015. The station was provided with lifts and the platforms were raised to ensure a stepless access to improve its accessibility. In addition, the station received information display boards and its appearance and its forecourt were upgraded in an urban style.[11] The reconstruction works started on 7 April 2014.

References

  1. 1 2 "Stationspreisliste 2018" [Station price list 2018] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. 1 2 André Joost. "Krefeld-Oppum station operations". NRWbahnarchiv-Bahnhofsinfo (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bahnhof Krefeld-Oppum" (in German). www.zielbahnhof.de. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Die komplette Geschichte Oppums" (in German). www.oppum.net. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Menschen bewegen- Welten verbinden (in German) (2009 ed.). Deutsche Bahn. pp. 28–34.
  7. ↑ "Irgendwann macht jeder ICE in Oppum Station". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Porträt - Kein ICE fährt an ihr vorbei". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Krefeld-Oppum station". NRWbahnarchiv (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Krefeld line map" (PDF). VRR. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Bahn baut Oppumer Bahnhof um". Rheinische Post (in German). 26 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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