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Location notes
This is the railway station of Emmerich, on the main freight route between the Netherlands and Germany.
Railway type and traffic
Although mainly a freight line every two hours there are passenger workings from the Netherlands to and from Germany and every 30 minutes the local RE line to Oberhausen.
In the summer and winter sometimes the are special train to Austria/Italy.
In the summer and winter sometimes the are special train to Austria/Italy.
Environment
It is the railway station in the city, a safe place but sometimes there can be wanderers hanging around, but they do not bother you.
Road directions
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Emmerich Bahnhof map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a car park at the station but this is often full.
Public transport
From the Netherlands Nijmegen railway station there is 'bus line 52' to
Ememrich, the trip take about 1 hour 20 minutes and can cost up to €10.
There is no direct train connection from the Netherlands and Emmerich. But there is a local RE train from Oberhausen that runs every 30 minutes.
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There is no direct train connection from the Netherlands and Emmerich. But there is a local RE train from Oberhausen that runs every 30 minutes.
Click here to set up your location for directions to this location
Amenities
There is a little shop in the station where you can buy coffe and sandwiches, 15 minutes walk from the station there is an McDonalds.
Sun Compass
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Emmerich Bahnhof
Streetmap links
Emmerich Bahnhof general view map
Emmerich Bahnhof close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Emmerich Bahnhof
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Emmerich Bahnhof
Googly map
Emmerich Bahnhof general view map
Emmerich Bahnhof close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Emmerich Bahnhof
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Photographic notes
You can take pictures from platform 1,2,3, in the morning and afternoon are both good for taking pictures, you can walk allong the station the the DB depot, if you walk there you can ask if you can take pictures, normaly no problem
From platform 2 you can walk to the car park and go along side the railway lines but take care around here.
From platform 2 you can walk to the car park and go along side the railway lines but take care around here.
General views - All photographs © Andre Pronk unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking west
Fig 3 - Looking west
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
