Krefeld Hauptbahnhof

Krefeld Hauptbahnhof is the largest station of the city of Krefeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The double-track and electrified Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach railway (KBS 425) and the Lower Left Rhine Railway (KBS 495) cross at the station.

Krefeld Hauptbahnhof
Through station
Station forecourt and the station front
General information
Location	Am Hauptbahnhof 1, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°19′33″N 6°34′10″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Netz DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Duisburg–Mönchengladbach line (KBS 425) Lower Left Rhine Railway (KBS 4495) Viersen–Moers line (KBS 12424) former Krefeld–Rheydt line
Platforms	2 island platforms 1 side platform
Tracks	5
Other information
Station code	3403
DS100 code	KKR
IBNR	8000211
Category	3
Fare zone	VRR: 320
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	5 October 1849
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station Viersen towards Aachen Hbf ICE 14 Duisburg Hbf towards Berlin Ostbahnhof Preceding station National Express Germany Following station Terminus RE 7 (Rhein-Münsterland-Express) Krefeld-Oppum towards Rheine Preceding station NordWestBahn Following station Kempen towards Kleve RE 10 Krefeld-Oppum towards Düsseldorf Hbf Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station Viersen towards Mönchengladbach Hbf RE 42 Krefeld-Uerdingen towards Münster Hbf Forsthaus towards Aachen Hbf RB 33 Krefeld-Oppum towards Essen-Steele Preceding station VIAS Following station Forsthaus towards Mönchengladbach Hbf RB 35 Krefeld-Oppum towards Gelsenkirchen Hbf Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn Following station Krefeld Rheinstraße Terminus U70 Dießem towards Düsseldorf Hbf U76 Dießem towards Handelszentrum/​Moskauer Straße
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History

The station was opened in 1847. From 1906 to 1909, the line and the station were elevated to raise the railway tracks above the streets in the urban area. Around this time, the station was renamed Krefeld Hauptbahnhof (main station). Until 1950, there was also a nearby station of the Crefelder Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (Krefeld Railway Company, later spelt with an initial "K", CEC); its line to Rheydt used the route now occupied by federal highway 9. This Krefeld Süd (south) station was rebuilt during the elevation of the tracks to the south of the main station, but the trains did not run into the main station. The line to Rheydt now only extends as far as the Krefeld steelworks as a siding. Previously there was also a connection to the line to Hülser Berg (part of the Viersen–Moers line, which is now partly operated as the Schluff museum railway). The line to Hülser Berg is still connected to Krefeld station by a slightly longer route.

Deutsche Bahn classifies it as a category 3 station. Krefeld is not served by long-distance trains and the city is one of the largest in Germany that is only served by regional trains. The nearest stations with a variety of long-distance services are Duisburg and Düsseldorf.

Krefeld no longer has a significant role as railway node since the closure of the large Hohenbudberg marshalling yard (on the line to Duisburg, just outside the city limits) and the freight yard located east of the station and the abandonment of long-distance passenger services. There is still an important maintenance facility in Krefeld-Oppum, including for the servicing of Intercity-Express trains.

Services

The Duisburg–Mönchengladbach line is usually served every hour by the Regional-Express service RE 42 (Niers-Haard-Express) and Regionalbahn services RB 33 (Rhein-Niers-Bahn) and RB 35 (Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn). The Lower Rhine line is served every half hour by RE 10 (Niers-Express) between Kleve and Düsseldorf and every hour by the RE 7 (Rhein-Münsterland-Express) between Krefeld and Cologne.

In addition to the railway lines, the station is served by nine bus lines and four tram lines of SWK MOBIL and another three bus lines of Regionalverkehr Niederrhein (Lower Rhine Regional Transport), which are organised by the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Niederrhein (Transport Community of the Lower Rhine). In addition, the station is also served by two lines of the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn, operated by Rheinbahn.