Universität Essen (Essen University) is an underground station of theEssen Stadtbahn located in the northwest of theEssenStadtkern district. It is located at theUniversity of Duisburg-Essen campus. Today, lines U11 and U17 stop at the station.
The station was opened on November 27th, 1981, as part of the North-South-Line of the Essen Stadtbahn. At the time of opening, the then new U17 line was established and the preexisting U18 line was extended fromHirschlandplatz to the new university station. 5 years later, the North-South-Line was extended from the University to theAltenessen Bahnhof station.
The station is located at the crossroads of Grillostraße/Hans-Böckler-Straße and Segerothstraße/Bottroper Straße, directly on the university campus. The station has two tracks with a platform between them, accessible via stairs or escalators. There is no lift in operation.[1]
| Preceding station | Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn | Following station | ||
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| Berliner Platz towardsMesse West-Süd Gruga | U11 | Bamlerstraße towardsBuerer Straße | ||
| Berliner Platz towardsMargarethenhöhe | U17 | Bamlerstraße towardsKarlsplatz | ||
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