Kettwig Stausee railway station

Kettwig Stausee railway station

Kettwig Stausee is a railway station in the city of Essen in western Germany. It serves the southern part of the Kettwig borough, "Kettwig vor der Brücke", and is situated right next to the river Ruhr.

History

The station was opened in 1945 as "Kettwig-Pusch" after the German army had destroyed the Ruhr bridges in Kettwig during the last days of World War II. It was used to connect the railway lines to Mülheim an der Ruhr, Düsseldorf and Velbert with each other. After a single Ruhr bridge was rebuilt, the station was renamed "Kettwig Stausee" in 1953.In 1960, services to Velbert and in 1968 services to Mülheim ended. The station building was torn down in 1981, and the station was downgraded to a mere S-Bahn stop.

The station today sees regular service by Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn trains on the S6 line.

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