Essen-Kupferdreh station

Essen-Kupferdreh station is located in the district of Kupferdreh of the city of Essen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.[1] It was built between 1969 and 1979, replacing the nearby Old Kupferdreh station.[4] In the 2010–12 period, the track near the station was elevated and the side platforms were replaced by an island platform.

Platforms before the elevation

Essen-Kupferdreh station
Through station
Location	Hofstraße 1, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°23′26″N 7°04′50″E
Line(s)	Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr (KBS 450.9)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	1709[1]
DS100 code	EEKU[2]
IBNR	8001912
Category	5[1]
Fare zone	VRR: 358[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1969/79[4]
Services
Preceding station   Abellio Rail NRW   Following station Essen-Steele toward Wesel RE 49 Wupper-Lippe-Express Velbert-Langenberg toward Wuppertal Hbf Preceding station   Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn   Following station Essen-Holthausen toward Haltern am See S 9 Velbert-Nierenhof toward Hagen Hbf

The station is served by the RE49 Regional-Express service, known as the Wupper-Lippe-Express, every 60 minutes, and S-Bahn line S 9 (Haltern–Wuppertal), operating every 30 minutes during the day.[5]

It is also served by bus route 141 operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Ennepe-Ruhr at 30-minute intervals during the day. It is also served by bus routes 155, 177 and 180, operated by Ruhrbahn at 20- or 30-minute intervals during the day.[5]