Solingen Vogelpark station explained

Solingen Vogelpark
Native Name Lang:de
Symbol:s
Symbol Location:rhine-ruhr
Type:Through station
Address:Hildener Str. 1
Borough:Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:Germany
Coordinates:51.1663°N 6.9922°W
Owned:DB Netz
Operator:DB Station&Service
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Train Operators:DB Regio NRW
Zone:
  • VRR

    642, 644, and 746[1]

  • VRS

    1640 and 1740 (VRR transitional tariff)[2]

Opened:1976/77[3]
Website:www.bahnhof.de
Map Type:North Rhine-Westphalia

Solingen Vogelpark station is in the city of Solingen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Düsseldorf–Solingen railway, which was opened on was opened on 3 January 1894 by the Prussian state railways.[4] The station was also opened in 1976 or 1977 and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.

The station is served by line S 1 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn, running between Düsseldorf and Solingen every 20 minutes at Monday till Friday up to 8 o'clock pm, every 30 minutes during weekend and workingdays after 8 o'clock pm.[5]

It is also served by three bus routes, operated by Rheinbahn: 782 and 783 (both operated at 20-minute intervals to Hilden and Düsseldorf) and 792 (to Haan) operated at 20 to 60 minute intervals).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wabenplan für das Rheinbahn-Bedienungsgebiet . . 4 November 2019 . 1 August 2008.
  2. Web site: VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif . . 9 May 2020 . 207 . German . 20 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Solingen Vogelpark station operations . NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 24 October 2011 . German.
  4. Web site: Line 2671: Hilden - Solingen Hbf. NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 24 October 2011 . German.
  5. Web site: Solingen Vogelpark station . NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 24 October 2011 . German.