Bottrop-Boy station
railway station in Germany
Bottrop-Boy station is located in the German city of Bottrop in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd–Hamm line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station.
The station was opened between 1925 and 1927 by Deutsche Reichsbahn.
It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S9 (Recklinghausen / Haltern am See and Wuppertal - Hagen), operating every 30 minutes during the day. It is also served by three bus routes: 260 (every 20 minutes), 265 (every 20 minutes) and 266 (every 60 minutes), all operated by Vestische Straßenbahnen.
The public source identifies “Bottrop-Boy station” as railway station in Germany. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bottrop-Boy, station and railway.
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