Neuss Hauptbahnhof

Neuss Central Station (Neuss Hauptbahnhof) is the railway station for the city of Neuss in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The main station building is built on a platform between the tracks and it is located at the junction of the Lower Left Rhine Railway (Linksniederrheinische Strecke, Cologne–Kleve) and the Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf railway. These lines also connect with the Düren–Neuss railway and the Neuss–Viersen railway; the latter has ended since 1984 at Kaarster See station and is operated by the private Regiobahn company.

Neuss Hauptbahnhof
Through station
Station exit
Location	Further Str. 1 Neuss, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, NRW Germany
Coordinates	51°12′14″N 6°41′02″E
Line(s)	Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf Cologne–Kleve Düren–Neuss Neuss–Kaarst
Other information
Station code	4440[1]
DS100 code	KN[2]
IBNR	8000274
Category	2[1]
Fare zone	VRR: 520[3] VRS: 1520 (VRR transitional tariff)[4]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1853 [5]
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio NRW   Following station Mönchengladbach Hbf toward Aachen Hbf RE 4 Wupper-Express Düsseldorf Hbf toward Dortmund Hbf Dormagen toward Cologne/Bonn Airport RE 6 Rhein-Weser-Express Düsseldorf Hbf toward Minden Hbf Holzheim toward Bedburg RB 39 Düssel-Erft-Bahn Düsseldorf Hbf Terminus Preceding station   eurobahn   Following station Mönchengladbach Hbf toward Venlo RE 13 Maas-Wupper-Express Düsseldorf Hbf toward Hamm Hbf Preceding station   National Express Germany   Following station Dormagen toward Rheine Hbf RE 7 Rhein-Münsterland-Express Meerbusch-Osterath toward Krefeld Hbf Preceding station   Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn   Following station Büttgen toward Mönchengladbach Hbf S 8 Neuss Am Kaiser toward Hagen Hbf Neuss Süd toward Bergisch Gladbach Hbf S 11 Neuss Am Kaiser toward Bergisch Gladbach Hbf Kaarst IKEA toward Kaarster See S 28 Neuss Am Kaiser toward Mettmann Stadtwald
Location
Neuss Hauptbahnhof Location within North Rhine-Westphalia

The station is a transport hub, served by various rail services, a Stadtbahn line, a tram line and a bus station with eight bays in the station forecourt.

Neuss station houses several shops, including a restaurant, a snack bar and a kiosk. In 2006, it was modernised, with two of its four platforms equipped with lifts for wheelchair users. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station.[1]

History

Neuss station was opened in 1853, along with the line from Aachen.[5] A rail connection to Cologne followed in 1855.[6] In 1875/76, the second station building was built.[5] The current station building was opened at the same location in 2003.[7] The station was extensively remodelled with the opening of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines S11 (opened in 1985) and S 8 (1988).

Remodelling

The planning firm of Jaspert, Steffens, Watrin und Drehsen of Cologne was commissioned with the development of a concept design for the development of the station in cooperation with the city of Neuss. The focus was mainly on the station forecourt, the entrance building, the transport facilities of the station itself and its environment.[8] The concept consists of eight modules, which could be realised independently. The so-called Masterplan NRW also provided for the development of the rail infrastructure. Deutsche Bahn, the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia signed up to the plan was on 11 December 2008. The modernisation plan was funded with €767,000.[9] In the second stage of the operation, Modernisierungsoffensive (modernisation drive) 2, Neuss station was rebuilt in the 2nd half of 2012. Among other things, all platforms gained a lift, the floor covering was renewed and auxiliary systems for the visually impaired were installed.[10]

Operations

Talent of Regiobahn in Neuss station

Long-distance services

Since the timetable change in December 2009, Neuss Hauptbahnhof has again been served by long-distance services:

• An Intercity-Express connects Neuss with Berlin Ostbahnhof (and Mönchengladbach in the other direction) on Fridays and Sundays.
• An Intercity from Aachen stops in Neuss on its journey to Berlin Südkreuz. The return trip runs from Leipzig via Neuss and continues via Mönchengladbach and Aachen to Cologne.

Local services

The station is served by the following seven regional services (January 2017):[11]

Line	Line name	Route
RE 4	Wupper-Express	Aachen – Mönchengladbach – Neuss – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Dortmund
RE 6	Rhein-Münsterland-Express	Minden – Herford – Bielefeld – Hamm – Dortmund – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf Airport – Düsseldorf Hbf – Neuss – Cologne  Hbf – Cologne/Bonn Airport
RE 7	Rhein-Münsterland-Express	Krefeld – Neuss – Cologne – Solingen – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm (Westf) – Münster (Westf) – Rheine
RE 13	Maas-Wupper-Express	Venlo – Viersen – Mönchengladbach – Neuss – Düsseldorf Hbf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm (Westf)
RB 39	Düssel-Erft-Bahn	Düsseldorf – Neuss – Grevenbroich – Bedburg
S 8	S 8	Mönchengladbach – Neuss – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen
S 11	S 11	Düsseldorf Airport Terminal – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Dormagen – Cologne – Bergisch Gladbach
S 28	S 28	Kaarster See – Neuss – Düsseldorf – Mettmann Stadtwald

Platform usage

In general, rail services use the platforms as follows:

Platform	Line	Use
Platforms south of the island building
1	RE 6 RE 7	to Düsseldorf and Krefeld
2	RB 39	to Düsseldorf
3	RB 39	to Grevenbroich and Bedburg
4	RE 6 RE 7	to Cologne (via Dormagen)
Platforms north of the island building
5
5/6	RE 4 RE 13 S 8 S 11 S 28	to Düsseldorf
7/8	RE 4 RE 13 S 8 S 11 S 28	to Mönchengladbach, Kaarst and Cologne
8	1919 (only Sunday)	to Cologne

Bus routes

Neuss station is served by a Stadtbahn line, a tram line, twelve bus routes and six night bus routes.[11]

Line	Route
U75	Neuss Hauptbahnhof– Handweiser – Belsenplatz – Heinrich-Heine-Allee – Düsseldorf Hbf – Schlesische Straße (U) – Eller, Vennhauser Allee
709	Gerresheim, Krankenhaus – Grafenberg – Düsseldorf Hbf – Südfriedhof – Neuss Hauptbahnhof–Neuss Theodor-Heuss-Platz
828	Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Weißenberg - Meerbusch Büderich - Heerdt-Belsenplatz
830	Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neuss Am Kaiser - Meerbusch Büderich - Haus Meer
841	Rosellerheide - Norf - Gnadental - Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neusserfurth - Handweiser
842	Rheinparkcenter - Hafen - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Lukaskrankenhaus
843	Grefrath - Skihalle - Holzheim - Reuschenberg - Neuss Süd - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neusserfurth
844	Hoisten - Weckhoven - Reuschenberg - Neuss Süd - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neusserfurth
848	Johanna-Etienne-Krankenhaus - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Schulzentrum - Lukaskrankenhaus
849	Erftal - Gnadental - Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Lukaskrankenhaus
851	Uedesheim - Grimlinghausen - Gnadental - Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neusserfurth - Kaarst
852	Norf - Grimlinghausen - Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neusserfurth - Kaarst
854	Weckhoven - Selikum - Gnadental - Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Weißenberg - Vogelsang
857T	Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Bauerbahn
NE1	Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Stadthalle - Alexianerplatz - Gnadental - Grimlinghausen - Neuss Wehl - Neuss Speck
NE2	Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Pomona - Reuschenberg - Holzheim - Grefrath über Skihalle
NE3	Grefrath über Skihalle - Holzheim - Reuschenberg - Pomona - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Vogelsang - Böhmerstr.
NE4	Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neusserfurth - Kaarst Maubisstr.
NE5	Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Stadthalle - Alexianerplatz - Gnadental - Grimlinghausen - Taubental - Neuss Uedesheim Deichstraße
NE6	Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Stadthalle - Alexianerplatz - Gnadental - Reuschenberg - Weckhoven - Hoisten Schleife

Planning

The new Düsseldorf Stadtbahn line, U81, is planned from the commercial area of Hammelfeld or possibly from Rheinpark-Center station via Neuss station and continuing via Lörick, the Messe Düsseldorf and the Düsseldorf Airport to Ratingen. This project is currently postponed due to lack of funding.

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 31 October 2019.
4. "Ticketberater". Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
5. "Grevenbroich operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
6. "Line 2610: Köln - Kranenburg (Grenze)". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
7. J. Lange (2006). Jens Metzdorf on behalf of the city of Neuss – City of Neuss Archive (ed.). 'Kleine Chronik der Stadt Neuss (in German).
8. "Neue Ideen für den Hauptbahnhof" (in German). Office of planning, construction, transport, City of Neuss. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
9. "Der Knoten platzt". Neuss-Grevenbroicher Zeitung (in German). 12 December 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
10. "Großbaustelle Neusser Bahnhof". Neuss-Grevenbroicher Zeitung (in German). 21 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
11. "Neuss Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 16 June 2013.