Düsseldorf-Bilk station
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Düsseldorf-Bilk station is a through station in the district of Bilk
in the city of Düsseldorf
in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
. It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn
as a category 5 station
.
on 1 October 1891 between the Hamm Railway bridge and Gerresheim
as part of the construction of Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
. The station building built in 1891 was demolished in 1986, as part of the rebuilding of the line for the establishment of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines S 8.
and Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
or Hagen
, S 11 between Düsseldorf Airport
and Bergisch Gladbach
and S 28 between Mettmann Stadtwald
and Kaarster See
, each every 20 minutes.
It is also served by four tram lines
, operated by Rheinbahn
generally at 10 minute intervals: 706, 707, 708 and 712. It is served by two bus routes operated by Rheinbahn at 20 minute intervals: 835 and 835.
The Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
is being expanded with a new tunnel from Düsseldorf-Bilk station to Düsseldorf-Wehrhahn station, known as the Wehrhahn line . This 3.5 km tunnel is due to be completed in 2014. Just as every other underground line opened previously in Düsseldorf, the Wehrhahn line will be a replacement for current surface tram lines. With completion of the project, trams on this line will enter the new tunnel over a ramp at Bilk station and run from there underneath the city centre towards the north-east, where they will emerge shortly before Wehrhahn railway station. Five new underground stations are under construction for the new line, which will serve an estimated daily passenger volume of approximately 53,000.
Düsseldorf-Bilk
Bilk, Oberbilk and Unterbilk are parts of Düsseldorf and together with Hamm, Flehe and Volmerswerth they constitute City District 3, which is the most populated district of Düsseldorf with 105,281 inhabitants....
in the city of Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
. It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
as a category 5 station
German railway station categories
About 5,400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service are assigned into seven categories, denoting the service level available at the station....
.
History
The station is on the new line opened by the Prussian state railwaysPrussian state railways
The term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...
on 1 October 1891 between the Hamm Railway bridge and Gerresheim
Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station
Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station is a through station in the district of Gerresheim in the city of Düsseldorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened along with the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway from Düsseldorf to Erkrath by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company on 20...
as part of the construction of Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The station was opened on 1 October 1891 opened as Düsseldorf Central Station...
. The station building built in 1891 was demolished in 1986, as part of the rebuilding of the line for the establishment of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines S 8.
Services
The station is served by S-Bahn lines S 8 between MönchengladbachMönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof
is a railway station in the city of Mönchengladbach in western Germany.-Overview:The station is the largest railway station in the city and, along with Rheydt Hbf, one of the two Hauptbahnhof stations in Mönchengladbach...
and Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen station
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen station is a station in the city of Wuppertal in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was long an important railway junction, connecting to four railway lines...
or Hagen
Hagen Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Hagen in western Germany. It is an important rail hub for the southeastern Ruhr area, offering regional and long distance connections....
, S 11 between Düsseldorf Airport
Düsseldorf Airport Terminal station
Düsseldorf Airport Terminal is an underground station on the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn at the end of the Düsseldorf-Unterrath–Düsseldorf Airport Terminal railway, situated underneath Terminal C of Düsseldorf International Airport, Düsseldorf in western Germany. It is served by the S11 line...
and Bergisch Gladbach
Bergisch Gladbach station
Bergisch Gladbach station is a terminal station and forms the public transport hub of the city of Bergisch Gladbach, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has been the terminus of line S 11 of the Rhine-Sieg S-Bahn since 1 June 1975. This service now runs via Cologne, Neuss and...
and S 28 between Mettmann Stadtwald
Mettmann Stadtwald station
Mettmann Stadtwald station is located in the town of Mettmann in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia at the end of a fragment of the Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway, opened by the Rhenish Railway Company. The line and the station were opened on 15 September 1879. The line is served...
and Kaarster See
Kaarster See station
Kaarster See station is located in the town of Kaarst in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the remaining part of the Neuss–Viersen railway, opened by the Rhenish Railway Company on 15 November 1877...
, each every 20 minutes.
It is also served by four tram lines
Trams in Düsseldorf
The Düsseldorf tramway network forms part of the public transport system in Düsseldorf, the capital city of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Opened in 1876, the network is currently operated by Rheinbahn AG.-See also:...
, operated by Rheinbahn
Rheinbahn
The Rheinbahn is a public transport provider operating in and around Düsseldorf. Its network consists of 7 Stadtbahn lines as well as 13 tram and 92 bus services and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. The total rail network length is...
generally at 10 minute intervals: 706, 707, 708 and 712. It is served by two bus routes operated by Rheinbahn at 20 minute intervals: 835 and 835.
Project
Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
The Düsseldorf Stadtbahn, together with the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and the Düsseldorf Straßenbahn , is the backbone of the public transport system of Düsseldorf, Germany, and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network...
is being expanded with a new tunnel from Düsseldorf-Bilk station to Düsseldorf-Wehrhahn station, known as the Wehrhahn line . This 3.5 km tunnel is due to be completed in 2014. Just as every other underground line opened previously in Düsseldorf, the Wehrhahn line will be a replacement for current surface tram lines. With completion of the project, trams on this line will enter the new tunnel over a ramp at Bilk station and run from there underneath the city centre towards the north-east, where they will emerge shortly before Wehrhahn railway station. Five new underground stations are under construction for the new line, which will serve an estimated daily passenger volume of approximately 53,000.