Meerbusch-Osterath station explained

Meerbusch-Osterath
Native Name Lang:	de
Former:	Meerbusch (until 1980)
Symbol:	rail
Symbol Location:	de
Type:	Through station
Address:	Bahnhofsweg 31, Osterath, Meerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:	Germany
Coordinates:	51.2689°N 6.6259°W
Line:	Lower Left Rhine Railway (km 43.2) Osterath–Dortmund Süd (km 43.2)
Platforms:	2
Website:	www.bahnhof.de
Zone:	VRR 422^[1]
Opened:	26 January 1856^[2]

Meerbusch-Osterath is the only station in Meerbusch in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the district of Osterath and lies at the Lower Left Rhine Railway (Linksniederrheinische Strecke) and on the Osterath–Dortmund Süd railway.

History

Meerbusch-Osterath station was opened on 26 January 1856 on the Lower Left Rhine Railway as Osterath station. From 1866, it was also the starting point of the Osterath–Dortmund Süd railway. In 1980, it was renamed Meerbusch-Osterath as a result of the foundation of the city of Meerbusch.

Accidents and incidents

On 5 December 2017, a passenger train ran into the rear of a freight train near Meerbusch. Forty-seven people were injured.

Location and structure

The station is located on the eastern edge of Osterath on the road connecting Meerbusch and Willich. The entrance building Is now used as a restaurant.

Services

Osterath is served by two Regional-Express services. The RE 7 connects with Krefeld, Neuss and Cologne and the RE 10 with Kleve, Krefeld and Düsseldorf.^[3]

Line ! Route	Interval ! Railway
	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
	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

Bus services

The station is accessible by bus at the Osterath Bf. and the Osterath, Bahnhofsweg stops. These two bus stops are served by two bus routes, 071 and 832. Route 071 is a regional route and connects the station with Viersen and Willich in the west and with Haus Meer U-Bahn station in the east, where there is a connection to the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn line U76. Route 832 is a local route and connects the station with Meerbusch-Strümp and Meerbusch-Lank-Latum.^[3]

Line	Route
071	Meerbusch Haus Meer – Osterath, Bahnhofsweg – Willich-Anrath Kirche – Viersen ZOB
832	Osterath, Viersener Straße ← Osterath Bf – Osterath, Bahnhofsweg – Hoterheide – Strümp – Lank, Kirche

Notes and References

Web site: Wabenplan für das Rheinbahn-Bedienungsgebiet . . 4 November 2019 . 1 August 2008.
Web site: Meerbusch-Osterath station operations . André Joost . NRWbahnarchiv-Bahnhofsinfo . André Joost . 14 February 2017. de.
Web site: Meerbusch-Osterath station. André Joost . NRWbahnarchiv. de . 14 February 2016.