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Zollverein Coal Mine
A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Marl
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Marl
Marl is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Herten, 19km from Zollverein Coal Mine.
Marl is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 91,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Herten, about 8 km away.
Marl Mitte is a railway station on the Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord–Marl Lippe railway (a single-track electrified line built in 1968) in Marl in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station and was opened on 24 October 1974.
The attached Marl Mitte (S) bus stationRead more
is one of the central connecting points in the bus network of the Vestische Straßenbahnen. The Marler Stern shopping centre is also in the immediate vicinity of the halt. Access is via a pedestrian bridge with a lift connecting to the Marler Stern as well as via a level access to the east.
It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 9 at hourly intervals (Haltern am See - Marl-Hamm - Marl Mitte - Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord - Gladbeck West - Bottrop -Essen Hbf - Velbert - Wuppertal) . It is also served by bus routes 221 (Brassert – Marl Mitte, at 60-minute intervals), 222 (Sinsen – Recklinghausen + Polsum – Hassel – Buer, at 30-minute intervals), 223 (Chemiepark – Sinsen – Wacholderstr, at 30-minute intervals), 225 (Hüls – Hamm – Waldsiedlung, at 30-minute intervals), 238 (Drewer Süd – Hüls Süd – Recklinghausen, at 30-minute intervals), 242 (Sickingmühle – Haltern/Mersch, at 30-minute intervals), 270 (RE Hbf + Brassert – Hervest – Dorsten, at 30-minute intervals), SB26 (Barkenberg – Wulfen + Sinsen – Oer-Erkenschwick, at 30- to 60-minute intervals) and SB27 (Langenbochum – Herten – Wanne-Eickel, at 30-minute intervals), SB25 (Dorsten + Recklinghausen, at 30-minute intervals) and taxibus service 229 (Hagenstr – Blumensiedlung at 60-minute intervals), all operated by Vestische Straßenbahnen.
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What is there to see near Marl?
Within an hour or so of Marl: Zollverein Coal Mine (19 km), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (45 km), Classic Remise Düsseldorf (55 km).
Where is Marl?
Marl is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 8 km from Herten.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 91,398
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.6567, 7.0904
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Marl
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Wuppertal Schwebebahn
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Classic Remise Düsseldorf
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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