Haan-Gruiten station

Haan-Gruiten station (Gruiten until 9 December 2017) is one of the two stations of the Bergian city of Haan in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is described in German as a Berührungsbahnhof (contact station), as the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld and the Gruiten–Köln-Deutz lines both pass through the station, but their operations are separate. East of the station, they join to form a common route at Linden junction, which is the actual beginning of the Gruiten–Köln-Deutz line. West of the platforms the lines separate to run to the west and the south.

Haan-Gruiten
Contact station
Entrance building
General information
Location	Thunbuschstr. 20, Haan, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°12′52″N 7°0′36″E
Line(s)	Düsseldorf–Elberfeld Gruiten–Köln-Deutz
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	2381
DS100 code	KGUH (S-Bahn, tracks 2/3)[1] KGUI (tracks 4-7)[2]
IBNR	8000138
Category	4[3]
Fare zone	VRR: 642[4] VRS: 1640 (VRR transitional tariff)[5]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1841[2]
Services
Preceding station National Express Germany Following station Haan towards Bonn-Mehlem RB 48 (Rhein-Wupper-Bahn) Wuppertal-Vohwinkel towards Wuppertal-Oberbarmen Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station Hochdahl-Millrath towards Mönchengladbach Hbf S8 Wuppertal-Vohwinkel towards Hagen Hbf Hochdahl-Millrath towards Langenfeld S68 Wuppertal-Vohwinkel Terminus

History

On the left are the tracks to Cologne; on the right are the tracks to Düsseldorf

The railway station on the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld line was opened on 3 September 1841 under the name of Haan (Gruiten) and for many years it was the only Haan station. The line to Cologne was opened in 1867 and the current Haan station was opened in 1907, allowing the station in the then independent town of Gruiten to be renamed Gruiten station. In 1909 the existing station building was built. As part of the establishment of S-Bahn services on the Düsseldorf–Wuppertal line in 1988, Gruiten station was significantly rebuilt. The platform on track 1 and the ramps for loading limestone were demolished. This allowed a large park and ride lot to be built. Tracks 2 and 3 were moved and now serve as the S-Bahn station.^[6] Track 4 is used as a platform for overtaking trains on the route to and from Cologne. The normal platform for trains to and from Cologne is served by tracks 5 and 6. Track 7 is used by freight trains.

Current operations

S-Bahn platforms

The station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines, the S 8 every 20 minutes, several S 68 services in the peak hour and every half hour by the Rhein-Wupper-Bahn (RB 48).^[7]

The station building was thoroughly renovated in the 1990s. Today the building contains a restaurant and the Gruiten municipal library. On the forecourt of the station there is a taxi rank and bus stop, served by buses towards Mettmann, Haan and Wülfrath.

References

1. Joost, André. "Gruiten KGUH operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
2. Joost, André. "Gruiten KGUI operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
3. "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
4. "Wabenplan für das Rheinbahn-Bedienungsgebiet" (PDF). Rheinbahn. 1 August 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
5. "Ticketberater". Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
6. "Die Eisenbahn in Gruiten" (in German). Gerard Clemens. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
7. Joost, André. "Gruiten station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

External links

• "Historical photographs of Gruiten station" (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2011.