Neuss Hauptbahnhof
Neuss Central Station is the railway station for the city of Neuss in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The main station building is built on a platform between the tracks and it is located at the junction of the Lower Left Rhine Railway and the Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf railway. These lines also connect with the Düren–Neuss railway and the Neuss–Viersen railway; the latter has ended since 1984 at Kaarster See station and is operated by the private Regiobahn company.
The station is a transport hub, served by various rail services, a Stadtbahn line, a tram line and a bus station with eight bays in the station forecourt.
Neuss station houses several shops, including a restaurant, a snack bar and a kiosk. In 2006, it was modernised, with two of its four platforms equipped with lifts for wheelchair users. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station.
History
Neuss station was opened in 1853, along with the line from Aachen. A rail connection to Cologne followed in 1855. In 1875/76, the second station building was built. The current station building was opened at the same location in 2003. The station was extensively remodelled with the opening of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines S11 and S 8.Remodelling
The planning firm of Jaspert, Steffens, Watrin und Drehsen of Cologne was commissioned with the development of a concept design for the development of the station in cooperation with the city of Neuss. The focus was mainly on the station forecourt, the entrance building, the transport facilities of the station itself and its environment. The concept consists of eight modules, which could be realised independently. The so-called Masterplan NRW also provided for the development of the rail infrastructure. Deutsche Bahn, the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia signed up to the plan was on 11 December 2008. The modernisation plan was funded with €767,000. In the second stage of the operation, Modernisierungsoffensive 2, Neuss station was rebuilt in the 2nd half of 2012. Among other things, all platforms gained a lift, the floor covering was renewed and auxiliary systems for the visually impaired were installed.Operations
Long-distance services
Since the timetable change in December 2009, Neuss Hauptbahnhof has again been served by long-distance services:- An Intercity-Express connects Neuss with Berlin Ostbahnhof on Fridays and Sundays.
- An Intercity from Aachen stops in Neuss on its journey to Berlin Südkreuz. The return trip runs from Leipzig via Neuss and continues via Mönchengladbach and Aachen to Cologne.
Local services
| Line | Line name | Route |
| Wupper-Express | Aachen – Mönchengladbach – Neuss – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Dortmund | |
| Rhein-Münsterland-Express | Minden – Herford – Bielefeld – Hamm – Dortmund – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf Airport – Düsseldorf Hbf – Neuss – Cologne Hbf – Cologne/Bonn Airport | |
| Rhein-Münsterland-Express | Krefeld – Neuss – Cologne – Solingen – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm – Münster – Rheine | |
| Maas-Wupper-Express | Venlo – Viersen – Mönchengladbach – Neuss – Düsseldorf Hbf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm | |
| Düssel-Erft-Bahn | Düsseldorf – Neuss – Grevenbroich – Bedburg | |
| S 8 | Mönchengladbach – Neuss – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen | |
| S 11 | Düsseldorf Airport Terminal – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Dormagen – Cologne – Bergisch Gladbach | |
| S 28 | Kaarster See – Neuss – Düsseldorf – Mettmann Stadtwald |
Platform usage
In general, rail services use the platforms as follows:Bus routes
Neuss station is served by a Stadtbahn line, a tram line, twelve bus routes and six night bus routes.| Line | Route |
| Düsseldorf Stadtbahn| | Neuss Hauptbahnhof– Handweiser – Belsenplatz – Heinrich-Heine-Allee – Düsseldorf Hbf – Schlesische Straße – Eller, Vennhauser Allee |
| Trams in Düsseldorf| | Gerresheim, Krankenhaus – Grafenberg – Düsseldorf Hbf – Südfriedhof – Neuss Hauptbahnhof–Neuss Theodor-Heuss-Platz |
| Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Weißenberg - Meerbusch Büderich - Heerdt-Belsenplatz | |
| Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neuss Am Kaiser - Meerbusch Büderich - Haus Meer | |
| Rosellerheide - Norf - Gnadental - Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neusserfurth - Handweiser | |
| Rheinparkcenter - Hafen - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Lukaskrankenhaus | |
| Grefrath - Skihalle - Holzheim - Reuschenberg - Neuss Süd - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neusserfurth | |
| Hoisten - Weckhoven - Reuschenberg - Neuss Süd - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neusserfurth | |
| Johanna-Etienne-Krankenhaus - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Schulzentrum - Lukaskrankenhaus | |
| Erftal - Gnadental - Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Lukaskrankenhaus | |
| Uedesheim - Grimlinghausen - Gnadental - Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neusserfurth - Kaarst | |
| Norf - Grimlinghausen - Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neusserfurth - Kaarst | |
| Weckhoven - Selikum - Gnadental - Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Weißenberg - Vogelsang | |
| Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Bauerbahn | |
| Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Stadthalle - Alexianerplatz - Gnadental - Grimlinghausen - Neuss Wehl - Neuss Speck | |
| Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Pomona - Reuschenberg - Holzheim - Grefrath über Skihalle | |
| Grefrath über Skihalle - Holzheim - Reuschenberg - Pomona - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Vogelsang - Böhmerstr. | |
| Stadthalle - Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Neusserfurth - Kaarst Maubisstr. | |
| Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Stadthalle - Alexianerplatz - Gnadental - Grimlinghausen - Taubental - Neuss Uedesheim Deichstraße | |
| Neuss Hauptbahnhof - Stadthalle - Alexianerplatz - Gnadental - Reuschenberg - Weckhoven - Hoisten Schleife |