Meerbusch-Osterath station

Meerbusch-Osterath is the only station in Meerbusch in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the district of Osterath and lies at the Lower Left Rhine Railway (Linksniederrheinische Strecke) and on the Osterath–Dortmund Süd railway.

Meerbusch-Osterath
Through station
Former entrance building, platforms in the foreground
Location	Bahnhofsweg 31, Osterath, Meerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°16′08″N 6°37′33″E
Line(s)	Lower Left Rhine Railway (km 43.2) Osterath–Dortmund Süd (km 43.2)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	4023[1]
DS100 code	KMBO[2]
IBNR	8004694
Category	5[1]
Fare zone	VRR: 422[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	26 January 1856[4]
Previous names	Meerbusch (until 1980)
Services
Preceding station   National Express Germany   Following station Krefeld-Oppum toward Krefeld Hbf RE 7 Rhein-Münsterland-Express Neuss Hbf toward Rheine Hbf Preceding station   NordWestBahn   Following station Krefeld-Oppum toward Kleve RE 10 Niers-Express Neuss Hbf toward Düsseldorf Hbf

History

Meerbusch-Osterath station was opened on 26 January 1856 on the Lower Left Rhine Railway as Osterath station. From 1866, it was also the starting point of the Osterath–Dortmund Süd railway. In 1980, it was renamed Meerbusch-Osterath as a result of the foundation of the city of Meerbusch.

Accidents and incidents

On 5 December 2017, a passenger train ran into the rear of a freight train near Meerbusch. Forty-seven people were injured.

Location and structure

The station is located on the eastern edge of Osterath on the road connecting Meerbusch and Willich. The entrance building Is now used as a restaurant.

Services

Osterath is served by two Regional-Express services. The RE 7 connects with Krefeld, Neuss and Cologne and the RE 10 with Kleve, Krefeld and Düsseldorf.[5]

Line	Route	Interval	Railway
RE 7	Rhein-Münsterland-Express: Rheine – Emsdetten – Greven – Münster Hbf – Münster-Hiltrup – Drensteinfurt – Hamm (Westf) – Bönen – Unna – Holzwickede – Schwerte – Hagen Hbf – Ennepetal (Gevelsberg) – Schwelm – Wuppertal-Oberbarmen – Wuppertal Hbf – Solingen Hbf – Opladen – Köln Messe/Deutz – Cologne Hbf – Dormagen – Neuss Hbf – Meerbusch-Osterath – Krefeld-Oppum – Krefeld Hbf Status: December 2015 timetable	60 min	Lower Left Rhine Railway
RE 10	Niers-Express: Kleve – Bedburg-Hau – Goch – Weeze  – Kevelaer – Geldern – Nieukerk – Aldekerk – Kempen (Niederrhein) – Krefeld Hbf – Krefeld-Oppum – Meerbusch-Osterath – Düsseldorf Hbf Status: December 2015 timetable	30 min	Lower Left Rhine Railway

Bus services

The station is accessible by bus at the Osterath Bf. and the Osterath, Bahnhofsweg stops. These two bus stops are served by two bus routes, 071 and 832. Route 071 is a regional route and connects the station with Viersen and Willich in the west and with Haus Meer U-Bahn station in the east, where there is a connection to the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn. Route 832 is a local route and connects the station with Meerbusch-Strümp and Meerbusch-Lank-Latum.[5]

Line	Route
071	Meerbusch Haus Meer – Osterath, Bahnhofsweg – Willich-Anrath Kirche – Viersen ZOB
832	Osterath, Viersener Straße ← Osterath Bf – Osterath, Bahnhofsweg – Hoterheide – Strümp – Lank, Kirche

References

1. "Stationspreisliste 2020" [Station price list 2020] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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. "Meerbusch-Osterath station operations". NRWbahnarchiv-Bahnhofsinfo (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
5. "Meerbusch-Osterath station". NRWbahnarchiv (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 14 February 2016.