Essen West station is situated in Essen on the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is served by lines S1, S3 and S9 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.

Essen West
Essen West station in 2007
General information
Location	Am Westbahnhof 1, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany[1]
Coordinates	51°27′15″N 6°58′48″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Line(s)	Duisburg-Dortmund railway Essen–Bottrop railway
Platforms	4
Tracks	8
Construction
Disabled access	yes[1]
Other information
Station code	1693
DS100 code	EENW[2]
IBNR	8001898
Category	4[3]
Fare zone	VRR: 350[4]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1880 to 1889[5]
Services
Preceding station NordWestBahn Following station Essen-Borbeck towards Borken (Westf) RE 14 Essen Hbf towards Essen-Steele Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station Mülheim (Ruhr) Hbf towards Wesel RE 49 Essen Hbf towards Wuppertal Hbf Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station Essen-Frohnhausen towards Solingen Hbf S1 Essen Hbf towards Dortmund Hbf Essen-Frohnhausen towards Oberhausen Hbf S3 Essen Hbf towards Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte Essen-Borbeck Süd towards Haltern am See or Recklinghausen Hbf S9 Essen Hbf towards Hagen Hbf

History

The section of the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway between Essen and Mülheim an der Ruhr was opened by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company on 1 March 1862.

The location of the station was selected as a result of its proximity to coal mines and in particular to the Krupp cast steel works. In the 1880s, it was opened as Altendorf station. Later it was renamed Altendorf-Cronenberg, in 1898 it was renamed Altendorf Essen-Süd. In 1901, with the incorporation of Altendorf and Frohnhausen into the city of Essen, the station was renamed Essen West.[5]

Originally a former residence of the workers colony of Kronenberg on the north side of the former railway line and east of the present station served as the station building.

In 1912 and 1913, the current station building was built south of the line and a few hundred metres west of the old station. At times, it contained a station restaurant. After severe war damage to the entire station precinct in the Second World War, the not yet repaired Essen West station was mocking called Wasserbahnhof (“water station”). The station building was repaired with changes. The completely rebuilt station restaurant opened in March 1949.[6]

Essen West Station has been served by two S-Bahn lines S1 and S3 since 1974 and also by line S9 since 1998.

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  Location of the old Altendorf Essen-Süd station on a map of 1898
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  Altendorf Essen-Süd station between 1898 and 1901
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  Entrance building about 1913

Current situation

The station is exclusively served by the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn. It lies on the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway and the Mülheim-Heißen–Oberhausen-Osterfeld Nord railway. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.[3] An underpass leads from the station building, which was built in 1913, under the four tracks. The platforms were renovated in 2012 and 2013. A kiosk has replaced the former restaurant.

Transport services

The station is served by two Regional-Express services: the RE 14 (Der Borkener) and the RE 49 (Wupper-Lippe-Express). It is served by lines S 1, S 2 and S 9 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.[7][8]

Notes

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