Velbert-Neviges station

Velbert-Neviges station is located in the city of Velbert in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line.

Velbert-Neviges station
Through station
General information
Location	Auf der Beek 1, Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°18′48″N 7°05′25″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Netz DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr (KBS 450.9)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	4469[1]
DS100 code	ENV[2]
IBNR	8004340
Category	5[1]
Fare zone	VRR: 554[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	Original site: 1 December 1847[4] Current site: 2003[4]
Services
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station Velbert-Langenberg towards Wesel RE 49 Wuppertal-Vohwinkel towards Wuppertal Hbf Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station Velbert-Langenberg towards Haltern am See or Recklinghausen Hbf S9 Velbert-Rosenhügel towards Hagen Hbf
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History

Entrance building of the original Neviges station. It is now used as a restaurant.

Side view of the former entrance building. The former platform can be seen in the background.

The original station was opened north of the centre of the then independent municipality of Neviges together with the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr railway on 1 December 1847 by the Prince William Railway Company (Prinz-Wilhelm-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) at line-kilometre 12.8.

Since Neviges was incorporated into Velbert in 1975, the name of the station was changed from Neviges to Velbert-Neviges in December 2003.^[4] It was also moved a few hundred metres to the vicinity of the Neviges market (Nevigeser Markt) in 2003, so that it would have a better connection to bus transport.^[4] The original station is still preserved. The former platform canopy was demolished by Deutsche Bahn in March 2019 and the former station building is now used as a restaurant. In operational terms, the new station is considered a Haltepunkt (stopping point), as it has no sets of points.

Location and operations

View from the S-Bahn platform to the P + R car park at Neviges station. The Neviges Markt/Bf. bus stop is in the background

The station is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr railway at km 12.5, while the old station was at km 12.8. It is served by the RE49 Regional-Express service, known as the Wupper-Lippe-Express, every 60 minutes, and S-Bahn line S 9, every 30 minutes.^[5]

S 9 :Recklinghausen / Haltern am See - Gladbeck - Bottrop - Essen - Velbert - Wuppertal - Hagen

The scheduled travel time from Velbert-Neviges station is about 23 minutes (RE 49) or 27 minutes (S 9) to Essen Hauptbahnhof and 15 minutes (RE 49) or 21 minutes (S 9) to Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof. The station is located at Neviges market, while the former Velbert-Neviges station was near the Mariendom (church). There is a park and ride facility. Behind this, there is the Neviges Markt/Bf bus stop, which is served by three regional bus routes as well as the Neviges Tönisheide municipal bus routes. The bus lines connect Neviges station with Velbert-Zentrum, Neviges-Siepen, Velbert-Langenberg, Velbert-Leberhof as well as Hattingen, Wuppertal-Elberfeld and Wuppertal-Barmen.

References

1. "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (10 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2017. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.
3. "Wabenplan für das Rheinbahn-Bedienungsgebiet" (PDF). Rheinbahn. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
4. "Velbert-Neviges station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
5. "Velbert-Neviges station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 17 March 2020.