Krefeld-Oppum station

Krefeld-Oppum is a station in the city of Krefeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach railway. It consists of a passenger station, a railway repair shop, where Intercity-Express trains are also serviced, and a former freight yard.

Krefeld-Oppum
Through station
Platforms of Krefeld-Oppum station
LocationWerkstättenstr. 83, Oppum, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°19′47″N 6°36′38″E
Line(s)
Platforms4
Other information
Station code3405[1]
DS100 codeKKRO[2]
IBNR8000212
Category4[1]
Fare zoneVRR: 320 and 324[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1 February 1877[4]
Services
Preceding station   National Express Germany   Following station
Terminus
RE 7
Rhein-Münsterland-Express
toward Rheine Hbf
Preceding station   NordWestBahn   Following station
toward Kleve
RE 10
Niers-Express
Preceding station   Abellio Deutschland   Following station
RB 35
Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn
Preceding station   Deutsche Bahn   Following station
toward Aachen Hbf
RB 33
Rhein-Niers-Bahn
toward Essen Hbf

History

The station was opened on the Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach railway in 1877 by the Rhenish Railway Company (Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft).[5][4] The railway repair shop was opened in 1892.[6] The population of Oppum rose sharply with the opening of the station.

Installations

Railway repair shop
The ICE maintenance workshop

The first railway repair workshop was opened in Oppum as the Königliche Eisenbahn-Haupt-Reparaturwerkstatt Oppum, ("Royal Railway Main Repair Shop, Oppum").[7] Today, the Intercity-Express maintenance facility in Krefeld is a state-of-the-art facility for the maintenance of Deutsche Bahn rolling stock. A few thousand employees are employed there. ICE and electric multiple units used for regional transport are overhauled (all components of the vehicles are inspected, renewed or repaired) there. This includes servicing major items such as air conditioners, bogies and wheelsets, but also smaller parts such as shock absorbers. Several million Euros were invested in the modernisation of the plant in economic and environmental terms.

Over time, the railway repair shop has been greatly developed. In 1924 it became an Ausbesserungswerk (repair shop) and in 1955 it became the central point for dealing with the shock absorbers of passenger coaches. Since 2003, ICE trains have also been serviced there. It was renamed DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung GmbH (DB maintenance) in 2004.[8]

The plant is one of 15 large-scale plants in which rail rolling stock is serviced. It covers 202,000 m² and extends through four high-tech halls each with three levels; this allows all three levels of an ICE to be reached at the same time.[9]

Former freight yard

The Krefeld-Oppum freight yard was located about 700 metres west of the passenger station in the area of the street, "Am Verschubbahnhof". It has now closed. The city of Krefeld plans to use the site as a commercial site.

Passenger station

The passenger station is now a stop on two railway lines, the Lower Left Rhine Railway (Linksniederrheinische Strecke) and the Duisburg–Mönchengladbach railway. It is only served by regional services.[10]

Line Name Route Interval
RE 7 Rhein-Münsterland-Express Rheine – Münster – Hamm (Westf) – Hagen – Wuppertal – Solingen – Köln Messe/Deutz – Cologne – Neuss – Krefeld 60 min
RE 10 Niers-Express Kleve – Krefeld – Düsseldorf 30 min
RB 33 Rhein-Niers-Bahn Essen – Mülheim – Duisburg – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Linn – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach – Aachen 60 min
RB 35 Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn Gelsenkirchen – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Rheinhausen – Krefeld-Linn – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach 60 min

Every day, 4,000 commuters arrive or depart at Oppum station. The station access runs through a tunnel under the tracks. The Oppum weekly market is held near the station.

The following bus lines stop at Krefeld-Oppum station. They are operated by SWK Mobil.[11]

Linie Verlauf
047 Krefeld-Stahldorf Höffgesweg – Fischeln Rathaus – Oppum Bf – Oppum Bf Nord – Bockumer Platz – Linn – Krefeld-Gellep-Stratum
057 Krefeld-Inrath, Pestallozzistraße – Horkesgath – Rheinstraße – Hauptbahnhof – Oppum Bf – Meerbusch-Bösinghoven
NE6 Moers station – Moers, Königlicher Hof – Moers-Kapellen – Krefeld-Elfrath – Verberg – Rheinstraße – Hauptbahnhof – Oppum Bf – Meerbusch-Bösinghoven

Modification

The Krefeld-Oppum station was redeveloped up to 2015. The station was provided with lifts and the platforms were raised to ensure a stepless access to improve its accessibility. In addition, the station received information display boards and its appearance and its forecourt were upgraded in an urban style.[12] The reconstruction works started on 7 April 2014.

References
  1. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. "Wabenplan für das Rheinbahn-Bedienungsgebiet" (PDF). Rheinbahn. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. André Joost. "Krefeld-Oppum station operations". NRWbahnarchiv-Bahnhofsinfo (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  5. "Bahnhof Krefeld-Oppum" (in German). www.zielbahnhof.de. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  6. "Die komplette Geschichte Oppums" (in German). www.oppum.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  7. Menschen bewegen- Welten verbinden (in German) (2009 ed.). Deutsche Bahn. pp. 28–34.
  8. "Irgendwann macht jeder ICE in Oppum Station". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  9. "Porträt - Kein ICE fährt an ihr vorbei". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  10. "Krefeld-Oppum station". NRWbahnarchiv (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  11. "Krefeld line map" (PDF). VRR. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  12. "Bahn baut Oppumer Bahnhof um". Rheinische Post (in German). 26 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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