Krefeld-Linn station is a regional station in the district of

Linn Linn may refer to: People * Linn (surname) * Linn (given name) * Carl Linnaeus, abbreviated as Linn. * Linn da Quebrada, stage name of Brazilian singer, actress, screenwriter and television personality Lina Pereira dos Santos (born 1990) Place ...

in the city of

Krefeld Krefeld ( , ; ), also spelled Crefeld until 1925 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the Second World War), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its c ...

in the German state of

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...

. It lies on the Osterath–Essen railway; the

Rhenish Railway Company The Rhenish Railway Company (German language, German: ''Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'', RhE) was along with the Cologne-Minden Railway Company (CME) and the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (BME) one of the railway companies that in the m ...

(''Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'') gained a concession to build the line on 16 July 1863. The line was opened on 1 September 1866, with the stations not yet finished. Linn station was opened on 15 October 1874 and the first entrance building was also put into operation at this time. The station name was changed to ''Crefeld-Linn'' in 1905 and ''Krefeld-Linn'' in 1925. This name still applies today. A new entrance building opened in Linn in 1907, which is still preserved (the old one was demolished in 1912). It has not been used for more than 20 years and is in a stage of advanced decay.

Rail services

The station is on the Duisburg–Mönchengladbach railway and is only served by regional services.

Tram service

A tram line stops at Krefeld-Linn station. It is operated by SWK Mobil.

Bus routes

The following bus routes stop at Krefeld-Linn station. They are operated by ''SWK Mobil''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krefeld-Linn station Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia Railway stations in Germany opened in 1874 Buildings and structures in Krefeld