Velbert-Langenberg train station
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 Velbert-Langenberg station, reception building.
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| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 2 |
| abbreviation | ELBG |
| IBNR | 8003529 |
| Price range | 5 |
| opening | 1847 |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Velbert |
| Place / district | Langenberg |
| country | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 21 '16 " N , 7 ° 7' 21" E |
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| Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia | |
The Velbert-Langenberg train station in the Velbert district of Langenberg is the only train station still in operation (in accordance with the railway building and operating regulations ) in the city of Velbert. The other three stations have only been stopping points since 2003 . The station is served by the Abellio Rail NRW and the S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr and, along with Velbert-Neviges, is one of two regional express stops in Velbert.
history
Together with the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel-Essen-Überruhr railway , the station north of the center of the then independent municipality of Langenberg was opened on December 1, 1847 by the Prince Wilhelm Railway Company . Since Langenberg had been incorporated into Velbert in 1975, the name of the station was changed in December 2003 from "Langenberg (Rheinl)" to "Velbert-Langenberg".
In 1986 the Deutsche Bundesbahn replaced the two mechanical interlockings Lf and Ln with a relay interlocking , which was named Lf (Langenberg dispatcher ). This signal box has been remote-controlled from Essen-Steele since 2004.
Of the previously extensive track systems (including several loading ramps and connecting railways), a sideline to the north of the platforms remained after several demolitions next to the two main tracks, which is now used, for example, by trains to and from the Hespertalbahn , as these in Essen-Kupferdreh only go to the The track in the direction of Wuppertal is connected and the next possibility to change to the track to the north is in Langenberg. Today it is the last remaining train station between Essen-Steele and Wuppertal-Vohwinkel, all other stations are only stops or branches .
Reception building
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Today's large station building was built in 1864 and originally served as the headquarters of the Prince Wilhelm Railway Company. In contrast to the earlier buildings on the Prinz Wilhelm Railway, it consists of field-fired bricks with a few sandstone elements and, with its window roofs and battlements, evokes the Tudor style . It is located at the southern end of the platforms and no longer fulfills any operational function. The first renovation took place in 1888, when a second track was laid from Aprath station to Langenberg. After the Second World War , the historic platform roofing was removed and the lintels on the ground floor were lowered. The track route is now higher in relation to the building than originally. In 2016, the red paint scheme was reverted to after the building was painted green in the 1990s.
meaning
Since the closure of the Niederbergbahn and with it the stations Velbert Hauptbahnhof and Velbert-Tönisheide , Langenberg station has been Velbert's most important station alongside Neviges station. On the part of Deutsche Bahn , it is specified as an essential stop in Velbert. At the same time, it offers the possibility of turning the lines RE 49 and S 9 and thus the starting point for rail replacement services . For the feeder traffic from Velbert Mitte to the S 9, the station in Neviges was also more important from the north until the 2015 timetable change, as the bus connection there with the 649 every 20 minutes was more attractive than from Langenberg Bf with the direct OV6 every hour . Since the OV6 line has been running every 20 minutes since the 2015 timetable change, the Langenberg and Neviges stations now have the same importance for the feeder traffic from Velbert-Mitte to the S 9.
Location and service
The station is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel – Essen-Überruhr line at km 18.5. It is only served by the regional express line RE 49, known as the Wupper-Lippe-Express , and the S-Bahn line S 9, whose scheduled travel time from Langenberg is around 18 minutes (RE 49) or 22 minutes (S 9) to the Essener Hauptbahnhof and 20 minutes (RE 49) or 26 minutes (S 9) to Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof . The train station is located at the northern end of the Langenberg town center. It is the starting point for the two local bus routes OV 6 and OV 7 as well as the public bus routes. The local bus lines connect Langenberg train station with Velbert-Zentrum. There are also some regional bus routes from Velbert-Langenberg to Kidneyhof , Neviges , Hattingen , Wuppertal - Elberfeld and Wuppertal- Barmen .
Rail transport
Bus routes
Velbert local bus
The Velbert-Langenberg train station is served by two lines of the Velbert local bus , which connect it to Velbert-Mitte via two different routes .
| line | Line course | Tact | Travel time between Velbert-Langenberg train station and Velbert ZOB |
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| OV 6 | Velbert-Langenberg station - Diakonissenhaus - Velbert ZOB | 20 min | 21 min |
| OV 7 | Velbert-Langenberg station - Langenberg specialist clinic - Frohnberg - Röbbeck industrial area - Velbert ZOB - Velbert-Losenburg , Niederberg clinic | 60 min | 34 min |
Regional bus routes
There are also two regional bus routes that stop at Langenberg train station and connect the train station with Velbert- Neviges and the neighboring towns of Hattingen and Wuppertal .
| line | Line course | Tact |
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| 637 |
Velbert-Nierenhof bus station  - Velbert-Glad / Bahnhof - Velbert-Langenberg Bf. - Wuppertal-Dönberg - Wuppertal-Barmen , Alter Markt  - Wuppertal-Barmen Bf. 
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60 min |
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Hattingen Mitte - Velbert-Leberhof bus station / Bf. - Velbert-Langenberg train station - Velbert-Neviges Markt / train station. - Velbert-Neviges, Rosenhügel train station - Wuppertal-Katernberg - Wuppertal-Elberfeld Wall / Museum or Morianstraße (main station )
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20/40 min |
future
As part of the change in the frequency of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn (2019), the S 9 line only runs every half hour. For this, however, the RE 49 line every hour ( Wesel - Dinslaken - Mülheim (Ruhr) Hbf - Essen Hbf - Velbert-Langenberg - Wuppertal Hbf ). This does not stop at all stations of the S 9 and thus requires nine minutes less for the Essen - Wuppertal route, which corresponds to a time saving of 19%. In Velbert-Langenberg, for example, three trips per hour and direction will continue to be offered at 30-minute and 60-minute intervals. According to VRR , there is no need for the stations that are not served by the RE 49 due to the low passenger demand.
Furthermore, from May 2020 the S 9 in the south is to be extended every hour (i.e. every second journey) via Wuppertal-Oberbarmen , Schwelm and Gevelsberg Hauptbahnhof to Hagen Hauptbahnhof ; possibly a tie through as RB 40 to Essen. In the north, you will then alternate between driving to Haltern am See or via the Hamm-Osterfelder Bahn to Recklinghausen Hbf .
See also
Web links
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NRWbahnarchiv by André Joost:
- Velbert-Langenberg station information
- Description of the ELBG operating point
- Tracks in service facilities (ELBG) , DB Netz AG (PDF)