Voerde (Niederrhein) station explained

Voerde
Address:Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Coordinates:51.5972°N 6.6883°W
Line:Arnhem-Oberhausen railway
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Zone:VRR

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Opened:Between 1880 and 1897[2]
Website:www.bahnhof.de
Map Type:North Rhine-Westphalia

Voerde is a railway station in Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The station is located on the Arnhem-Oberhausen railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and Abellio Deutschland.

History

The station appears to have been opened sometime between 1880 and 1897[2] on the Oberhausen–Arnhem line, which was opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company (Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, CME) on 20 October 1856.[3] It was opened under the name of Vörde, but it had been renamed Vörde (Bez.Düsseldorf) by 1905. It was renamed Vörde (Niederrh) by 1914 and Voerde (Niederrh) by 1936.[2]

Transport services

Voerde station is served (as of 2020) by the following lines (the Wupper-Lippe-Express operates on weekdays only):[4]

LineLine nameRouteFrequency
Rhein-ExpressEmmerichWeselVoerdeDuisburgDüsseldorfCologneBonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz60 mins
Rhein-IJssel-ExpressArnhem – Emmerich – Wesel – VoerdeOberhausen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf60 mins
Wupper-Lippe-ExpressWeselVoerdeOberhausenMülheim – Essen – Wuppertal-Vohwinkel – Wuppertal60 mins

Buses

It is also served by two bus routes operated by NIAG at hourly intervals:[4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 Voerde-Spellen - Friedrichsfeld - Rathausplatz - Voerde Klosterkamp und zurück . Niederrheinische Verkehrsbetriebe . 18 May 2020 . 1 December 2019.
  2. Web site: André . Joost . Voerde (Niederrhein) station operations. NRW rail archive . de . 7 April 2020.
  3. Web site: André . Joost . Line 2270: Oberhausen - Emmerich (Grenze). NRW rail archive . de . 7 April 2020.
  4. Web site: André . Joost . Voerde (Nrh) station . NRW rail archive . de . 7 April 2020.