Essen-Kray Nord station

Essen-Kray Nord is a railway station on the Essen–Gelsenkirchen railway situated in Essen in western Germany. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station. It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 2 and by bus routes 144 (Steele – Annental – Stadtwaldplatz), 146 (Leithe Wackenberg + Essen Hbf – Stadtwald – Heisingen), 147 (Porscheplatz – Haarzopf Erbach + Grimbergstr), 170 (Steele + Schonnebeck – Katernberg – Altenessen – Borbeck) and 194 (Gelsenkirchen Hbf + Steele – Stadtwald – Haarzopf) operated by EVAG.[5][6]

Essen-Kray Nord
Through station
Essen-Kray Nord station in 2007
Location	Krayerstr. 263, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°28′9″N 7°4′51″E
Owned by	DB Netz
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Essen–Gelsenkirchen railway S 2
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	1707[1]
DS100 code	EEKN[2]
IBNR	8001910
Category	6[1]
Fare zone	VRR: 356[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	16 April 1872[4]

References

1. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
3. "Wabenplan Essen" (PDF). Ruhrbahn. November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
4. "Essen-Kray Nord station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
5. "Essen-Kray Nord station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
6. "VRR rapid-transit plan 2013" (PDF) (in German). VRR. Retrieved 13 December 2013.