Krefeld-Uerdingen station

Railway station in Krefeld, Germany

Krefeld Uerdingen

Station building (out of use, 2018)

General information
Location| Bahnhofstr. 35, Uerdingen, Krefeld, NRW
Germany
Coordinates| 51°21′27″N 6°38′48″E﻿ / ﻿51.357412°N 6.646651°E﻿ / 51.357412; 6.646651
Owned by| Deutsche Bahn
Operated by|

* DB Netz
* DB Station&Service

Line(s)|

* Osterath–Dortmund Süd (KBS 490; km 6.0)
* KR-Uerdingen–KR Lohbruch (freight)
* KR-Uerdingen–DU-Mühlenberg (freight)
* KR-Uerdingen–Bockum (freight; closed)

Platforms| 2
Other information
Station code| 3406[1]
DS100 code| KKRU[2]
IBNR| 8003427
Category| 5[1]
Fare zone| VRR: 324[3]
Website| www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened| 29 September 1849[4]
Services
| Preceding station  |  DB Regio NRW | Following station

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Krefeld Hbf

towards Mönchengladbach Hbf

|  | RE 42 |  | Rheinhausen

towards Münster Hbf

Krefeld-Linn

towards Aachen Hbf

|  | RB 33 |  | Krefeld-Hohenbudberg Chempark

towards Essen-Steele

Preceding station  |  VIAS | Following station
Krefeld-Linn

towards Mönchengladbach Hbf

|  | RB 35 |  | Krefeld-Hohenbudberg Chempark

towards Gelsenkirchen Hbf

Location

Krefeld-Uerdingen station is a regional station in the district of Uerdingen, which has been part of the city of Krefeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 1929. It is located in the north-east of Krefeld, near the border with the Duisburg district of Rheinhausen.

## History

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New station entrance, 2015 Platform, looking towards Krefeld Hbf, 2015 Drawing of the old station building in 1899

The station was opened on 29 September 1849 with the name of Uerdingen. From 5 October 1849, the railway ran from Uerdingen to Homberg. From 1852 until 1885, it also ran to the former Rheinhausen–Hochfeld train ferry, but this section was closed in 1961. From 1 September 1866, Uerdingen was a stop on the Osterath–Dortmund Süd railway from Meerbusch-Osterath to Essen and since 1874 to Dortmund, originally running over the Rheinhausen–Hochfeld train ferry and from 1873 over the Duisburg-Hochfeld Railway Bridge.

The current entrance building, which is no longer in use, was built in 1899 by the Königliche Eisenbahn-Direction Köln (Royal Railway Division of Cologne). It replaced the first building built in 1849. The Krefeld–Uerdingen section went into operations on 29 May 1849. The heritage-listed platform canopy was supported by 32 columns, decorated with stylised floral motifs, built originally on four-edged pedestals, later replaced by eight-edged pedestals, and was produced by the Johannes Wöller iron foundry of Uerdingen.

The station was renamed Uerdingen (Rh) in 1927. After the merger of the two cities of Crefeld and Uerdingen am Rhein in 1929, the station was renamed in accordance with the joint agreement of the two cities as Krefeld-Uerdingen-Rheinbahnhof.[5] In 1939, it was given its current name of Krefeld-Uerdingen. Barrier-free infrastructure began to be installed at the station at the end of the 1990s. The platform was raised to a height of 70 centimetres in 2009/2010. The historic platform canopy had to be dismantled during this work.

The station building, which is a listed monument, has been empty for a long time until 2021. Plans in 2011 for an investment group to convert it into a brewery were scrapped in 2013. In 2017, the Tambour- und Fanfarenkorps Spielfreunde Uerdingen acquired the station building as a clubhouse and officially opened it in 2021.[6]

## Rail services

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The station is on the Duisburg–Mönchengladbach railway and is only served by regional services.[7]

Line  | Name  | Route  | Frequency

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RE 42 | Niers-Haard-Express | Münster – Haltern am See – Recklinghausen – Gelsenkirchen – Essen – Mülheim – Duisburg – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Uerdingen – Krefeld – Mönchengladbach | Hourly
RB 33 | Rhein-Niers-Bahn | Essen – Mülheim – Duisburg – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Uerdingen – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach – Aachen
RB 35 | Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn | Gelsenkirchen – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Uerdingen – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach

### Public transport

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The station, under the name of Uerdingen Bf, is the terminus of tram line 043 (Bockum – Hauptbahnhof). The following bus routes also stop at the station: 054 (Willich–Anrath), 058 (Gartenstadt–Traar), 831 (Meerbusch–Chempark), 927 (Bockum–Duisburg-Rheinhausen) 941 (Duisburg–Buchholz) and SB 80 (Moers via Rumeln–Kaldenhausen) as well as night lines NE8 and NE27. These services are covered by the fares of the VRR.

#### Tram line

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Line | Route | Interval

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043 | Krefeld Hbf – Rheinstraße – Bockumer Platz – Uerdingen Bf | 15 min

#### Bus routes

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Line | Route

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SB 80 | Am Röttgen – Uerdingen Bf – Duisburg-Rumeln-Kaldenhausen – Moers Königlicher Hof
054 | Willich-Anrath Johannesstraße – Anrath Bf – Anrath Melsfeldstraße – Krefeld-Holterhöfe – Tackheide – Krefeld Hbf – Rheinstraße – Bockumer Platz – Uerdingen Bf
058 | Königshof – Krefeld Hbf – Rheinstraße – Verberg – Gartenstadt – Uerdingen Bf – Elfrather Mühle – Traar
831 | HPZ Uerdingen – Uerdingen Bf – Krefeld Rheinhafen – Krefeld-Gellep-Stratum – Meerbusch-Lank, Hauptstraße – Auf der Gath – Meerbusch Haus Meer
927 | Rheinhausen Markt – Rheinhausen Bf – Rheinhausen Bf/Kaiserstraße – Friemersheim – Hohenbudberg Chempark (Tor 2) – Uerdingen Bf – Bockumer Platz – Krefeld-Rheinstraße – Krefeld Hbf
941 | HPZ Uerdingen – Uerdingen Bf – Krefeld Rheinhafen – Krefeld-Gellep-Stratum – Meerbusch-Lank, Hauptstraße – Auf der Gath – Meerbusch Haus Meer
NE8 | Fischeln Grundend – Stahldorf – Krefeld Hbf – Rheinstraße – Verberg – Gartenstadt – Uerdingen Bf – Elfrather Mühle – Elfrath Rumelner Straße
NE27 | Rheinhausen Markt – Rheinhausen Bf – Rheinhausen Bf/Kaiserstraße – Friemersheim – Hohenbudberg Chempark (Tor 2) – Uerdingen Bf – Bockumer Platz – Krefeld-Rheinstraße – Krefeld Hbf

## References

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1. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB InfraGO. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
3. ^ "Wabenplan für das Rheinbahn-Bedienungsgebiet" (PDF). Rheinbahn. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
4. ^ André Joost. "Krefeld-Uerdingen station operations". NRWbahnarchiv-Bahnhofsinfo (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
5. ^ "Bauprojekt: Historischer Tag für Uerdingen". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). 4 November 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
6. ^ Sprothen, Otmar Ernst (5 September 2021). "Großer Einsatz des Tambour- und Fanfarencorps: Uerdingen hat seinen Bahnhof wieder zurück". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
7. ^ André Joost. "Krefeld-Uerdingen station". NRWbahnarchiv-Bahnhofsinfo (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

### Sources

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* Hans-Paul Höpfner (1986). Eisenbahnen. Ihre Geschichte am Niederrhein (in German). Duisburg: Mercator Verlag. ISBN 3-87463-132-X.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Krefeld-Uerdingen station.

* "Track plan (1985)". Retrieved 12 February 2017.
* "Photographs of the station building in 2003/2009". Retrieved 12 February 2017.

Authority control databases |

* Deutsche Bahn

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*[IBNR]: Internationale Bahnhofsnummer