Essen-Kray Süd station is one of two railway stations in the German city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, located in the district of Essen-Kray. The other one is Essen-Kray Nord station on the Essen–Gelsenkirchen railway line.
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| Location | Am Bocklerbaum 2 45307 Essen North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51.4580°N 7.0746°E / 51.4580; 7.0746 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | DB Netz | ||||||||||
| Operated by | DB Station&Service | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | DB Regio NRW | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 1708 | ||||||||||
| DS100 code | EEKS[1] | ||||||||||
| IBNR | 8001911 | ||||||||||
| Category | 6[2] | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | VRR: 356[3] | ||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1896; 126 years ago (1896) | ||||||||||
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Essen-Kray Süd Location within North Rhine-Westphalia | |||||||||||
The station was opened in 1896 with the name Kray Süd as the second Kray station after the aforementioned Essen-Kray Nord from 1873. It contributed to the development of Kray and the neighbouring Leithe during the period of industrialisation in the Ruhrgebiet.[4][5] In 1929 Kray was incorporated into the city of Essen. In 1950 the station received its present name Essen-Kray Süd. In 1974 the station was classified as a Haltepunkt.[6]