Wuppertal-Unterbarmen station
Encyclopedia
Wuppertal-Unterbarmen station is located in the German city of Wuppertal
in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
. It is on the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld line
and is classified by Deutsche Bahn
as a category 4 station
.
. It was opened in 1880 under the name of Unterbarmen BM. It was opened in the western part of the then independent city of Barmen. Somewhat later Unter-Barmen Rh station (later Wuppertal-Loh station) was opened on the competing line of the Rhenish Railway Company
.
The station was designed as a through station with two long-distance and two local tracks. A fifth track provided a shuttle connection to Barmen station, which was used for shunting, without blocking the long-distance and local tracks. Near the station were the company of Rittershaus & Blecher GmbH (now Christian-Morgenstern-Schule) and the Wicküler Brewery. Thus, a large amount of freight was handled at the station.
In 1897, the station was renamed Barmen-Unterbarmen by Prussian state railways
. It was renamed Unterbarmen in 1930 and Wuppertal-Unterbarmen in 1950. Two signal boxes were closed in 1978.
Despite modernisation in 2003 the station building is in poor condition. A catering company that was based here closed in November 2004 due to the poor condition of the building and opened a new facility in Elberfeld in August 2005.
Access for long distance trains to the platforms and the platforms themselves were dismantled, but the mainline tracks are still in the same position, so that at the station the area between the tracks is much greater than usual.
and Hagen Hauptbahnhof
(some terminating at Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
and some running on to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof
as line S 5). It has also been served since December 2003, by line S 9 to Bottrop
(some running to Haltern am See
). It is also served by the Regionalbahn
service Der Müngstener (RB 47).
It is also served by bus route CE61, operated by WSW mobil at 20 minute intervals during the day.
Wuppertal
Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in and around the Wupper river valley, and is situated east of the city of Düsseldorf and south of the Ruhr area. With a population of approximately 350,000, it is the largest city in the Bergisches Land...
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 is on the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld line
Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway
The Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway is a 27 km long main line railway in Germany, originally built by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company, connecting Düsseldorf and Elberfeld via Erkrath, Hochdahl and Vohwinkel...
and 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 4 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
No station was built at Unterbarmen, when the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, was opened its Elberfeld–Dortmund trunk lineElberfeld–Dortmund railway
The Elberfeld–Dortmund railway is a major German railway. It is part of a major axis for long distance and regional rail services between Wuppertal and Cologne, and is served by Intercity Express, InterCity, Regional Express, Regionalbahn and S-Bahn trains....
. It was opened in 1880 under the name of Unterbarmen BM. It was opened in the western part of the then independent city of Barmen. Somewhat later Unter-Barmen Rh station (later Wuppertal-Loh station) was opened on the competing line of the Rhenish Railway Company
Rhenish Railway Company
The Rhenish Railway Company was along with the Cologne-Minden Railway Company and the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company one of the railway companies that in the mid-19th century built the first railways in the Ruhr and large parts of today's North Rhine-Westphalia.-Foundation :The...
.
The station was designed as a through station with two long-distance and two local tracks. A fifth track provided a shuttle connection to Barmen station, which was used for shunting, without blocking the long-distance and local tracks. Near the station were the company of Rittershaus & Blecher GmbH (now Christian-Morgenstern-Schule) and the Wicküler Brewery. Thus, a large amount of freight was handled at the station.
In 1897, the station was renamed Barmen-Unterbarmen by Prussian state railways
Prussian state railways
The term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...
. It was renamed Unterbarmen in 1930 and Wuppertal-Unterbarmen in 1950. Two signal boxes were closed in 1978.
Station
The entrance building, which is built on an embankment, now serves only as a western access to the platforms of the S-Bahn line. An eastern access to the platforms is located on a pedestrian overpass over railway tracks. Two park-and-ride parking lots are located at the station, the biggest to the southwest of the platform. Barrier-free access to the platform for the disabled is only available from the smaller car park at the entrance building. The station is currently classified as a category 4 station.Despite modernisation in 2003 the station building is in poor condition. A catering company that was based here closed in November 2004 due to the poor condition of the building and opened a new facility in Elberfeld in August 2005.
Access for long distance trains to the platforms and the platforms themselves were dismantled, but the mainline tracks are still in the same position, so that at the station the area between the tracks is much greater than usual.
Rail services
The station is served by S 8 services between Mönchengladbach HauptbahnhofMönchengladbach 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 Hagen Hauptbahnhof
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....
(some terminating at 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...
and some running on to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof
Dortmund Hauptbahnhof
is the central station for the city of Dortmund in Germany.The station's origins lie in a joint station of the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn and Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn which was built north of the city centre in 1847. That station was replaced by a new station, erected in 1910 at the current site....
as line S 5). It has also been served since December 2003, by line S 9 to Bottrop
Bottrop Hauptbahnhof
Bottrop Hauptbahnof is a railway station in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd – Hamm railway and Essen–Bottrop railway and is served by RE, RB and S-Bahn services operated by DB and NordWestBahn.-History :...
(some running to Haltern am See
Haltern am See station
Haltern am See station is a station in the town of Haltern am See in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway from Wanne-Eickel to Hamburg. It is the northern terminus of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 9....
). It is also served by the Regionalbahn
RegionalBahn
The Regionalbahn is a type of local passenger train in Germany.-Service:Regionalbahn trains usually call at all stations on a given line, with the exception of RB trains within S-Bahn networks, these may only call at selected stations...
service Der Müngstener (RB 47).
It is also served by bus route CE61, operated by WSW mobil at 20 minute intervals during the day.