Köln-Mülheim station state of use in use
History
In the 19th century there were several stations in Mülheim, since all the private railway companies had separate lines and railway facilities.
The stations of the Cologne-Minden Railway Company (German: Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, CME) on the line between Cologne and Duisburg and the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, BME) on the Gruiten–Cologne-Deutz railway) were next to each other in Buchheim-Strasse (now Wiener Platz). The station of the Rhenish Railway Company (Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, RhE) on the Troisdorf–Mülheim-Speldorf railway was built outside the town at the site of the current Cologne-Mülheim station.
After the nationalisation of the railway companies there was long consideration of how to consolidate rail operations at one site. Eventually it was decided to tear down stations of the CME and BME and move the lines serving them to the east. Construction began in 1903 and on 1 July 1909 the new station was inaugurated and the all freight and passenger traffic were routed over the rerouted lines.
Today the station is a hub for regional and S-Bahn traffic in northeastern Cologne and an important point of interchange between regional and local transport.Historical development
1874: Opening of the  Troisdorf–Mülheim-Speldorf railway of the Rhenish Railway Company
1909: Construction of the station at its present site in Mülheim
1944: Destruction of the station building in bombing raids
1951: Reconstruction of the station building in a simplified form
1975: Opening of S-Bahn operations (Bergisch Gladbach–Cologne–Köln-Chorweiler)
1990: Opening of the S-Bahn main line
1997: Opening of the underground Stadtbahn station
since 2004: Reconstruction of the track network as part of the line upgrade to Köln Messe/Deutz station (low level)
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