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Location | Hofstraße 1, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°23′26″N 7°04′50″E / 51.390454°N 7.080608°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr (KBS 450.9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 (Recklinghausen / Haltern – Gladbeck - Bottrop - Essen - Wuppertal - Hagen), 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]