Mülheim (Ruhr) West station

Mülheim (Ruhr) West station
Operations
Category	5
Type	Through station
Platforms in use	1 [1]
DS100 code	EMRW
Station code	4420
Construction and location
Opened	1 March 1862[2]
Location	Essen
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Country	Germany
51°26′23″N 6°52′16″E / 51.439649°N 6.871205°E / 51.439649; 6.871205
Route information
Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg (KBS 450.3) S 3
List of railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia

Mülheim (Ruhr) West station is located in the German city of Mülheim in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.^[3]

The station was opened 1 March 1862 by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company and was called Mülheim (BM) station until 1892, when it was renamed Mülheim (Ruhr). Although it was larger than the station now known as Mülheim (Ruhr) Hauptbahnhof, it was not accepted as the town's main station, because it was too far from its central area. On 26 May 1974, it was renamed to its current name.^[2]

It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 3 every 20 minutes and two tram lines, 110 (every 20 minutes) and 112 (every 10 minutes) operated by Mülheimer VerkehrsGesellschaft.^[4]

Preceding station		Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn		Following station
Mülheim-Styrum toward Oberhausen Hbf		S3		Mülheim Hbf toward Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

Notes

1. ^ "Mülheim West station track plan" (in German). Deutsche Bahn. http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/bahn/de/geschaefte/infrastruktur__schiene/netz/netzzugang/dokumente/Bahnhof/SNB/E/EMRW__NBS.pdf. Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mülheim West station operations" (in German). NRW Rail Archive. André Joost. http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/esn/EMRW.htm. Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
3. ^ "Station catgories 2011" (in German) (PDF). Deutsche Bahn. http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/shared/de/dateianhaenge/infomaterial/sonstige/bahnhofskategorieliste__db__station__service__2011.pdf. Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
4. ^ "Mülheim West station" (in German). NRW Rail Archive. André Joost. http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/bf/8004122.htm. Retrieved 6 October 2011.