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Essen-Steele Ost
Essen-Steele Ost, North Rhine-Westphalia: the next departures live with their platform, which lifts and escalators work now, platforms with step-free access, facilities and surroundings – from open data, with source and date.
Station · Station category 4
Address:Bochumer Landstr. 122a, 45276 Essen · North Rhine-Westphalia · Map · Google Maps
These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.
These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.
Charging
live · (sources: EnBW AG 07:30, Eco-Movement 07:31, Tesla Germany GmbH 07:07, Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH 07:07, e-clearing.net (smartlab Innovationsgesellschaft mbH) 07:30, 800 Volt Technologies GmbH (PUMP) 10:33, Ampeco Ltd 10:33, Audi AG (Audi charging hub) 10:33, ENIO GmbH 10:33, EW Pricing GmbH (EV Price) 10:33, EWE 10:34, GLS Mobility GmbH 10:34, GP JOULE Connect GmbH 10:34, Grid & Co 10:34, Hamburger Energienetze GmbH (eRound) 10:35, INERGIA GmbH 10:40, K.u.L 10:40, LichtBlick eMobility GmbH 10:40, Monta ApS 10:40, Qwello Deutschland GmbH 10:41, Road B.V 10:41, SMATRICS GmbH & Co KG 10:42, Wirelane GmbH 10:42, chargecloud GmbH 10:42, vaylens GmbH 10:42, Taubert Consulting GmbH (TC-Backend) 31 Oct, 14:20, ELU Mobility 31 Oct, 14:20, Chargepool Enerando Technologies GmbH 31 Oct, 14:20, eliso GmbH 31 Oct, 14:20, chargecloud (CC0 1.0) 31 Oct, 16:22, Taubert Consulting (CC0 1.0) 31 Oct, 16:22, Bundesnetzagentur.de 01:12, ENERANDO Technologies GmbH 11:51, Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg 11:55 · not answering: 3)stale · ENIO GmbH · stale · Smartlab Innovationsgesellschaft mbH (ladebusiness) · stale · Smartlab Innovationsgesellschaft mbH (ladenetz.de) ·
within 5.0 km
DE*EWE, Ruhrbruchshof 10Essen · 2 charge points · up to 150 kW · status from 31 Oct, 15:03 — possibly out of date · 300 m west · Map · Google Maps
Lidl Filiale Essen-HorstRuhrau 42, Essen-Horst · 2 charge points · up to 22 kW · status from 31 Oct, 21:24 — possibly out of date · 350 m south · Map · Google Maps
Shell Recharge OBN 7510 - Shell GrenoblestrasseGrenoblestraße 55, Essen-Steele · 2 charge points · up to 180 kW · no status data · 500 m north-west · Map · Google Maps
Only a few operators publish live occupancy; “no status data” means unknown, not free.
Facilities
♿Step-free access
🅿️Car parking
🚲Bicycle parking
🚏Local transport
☎️3-S service centre: 0201/1821055
As of 31 October 2026
Around the station
Within 300 m:
Food
Pizzeria La Fiamma100 m · Steeler Bergstraße 2 · Map · Google Maps
2 × Roadworks narrowing the road · Verkehrsmeldungen der Polizei: Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW (VIZ.NRW) via Mobilithek, Datenlizenz Deutschland – Zero – Version 2.0
Roadworks narrowing the road · L448 · 4.0 km · Arbeitsstellen Nordrhein-Westfalen (ohne Autobahnen): Landesbetrieb Straßenbau Nordrhein-Westfalen via Mobilithek, Datenlizenz Deutschland – Zero – Version 2.0
The streets come from our street database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.
Red for a full closure of the carriageway, a wrong-way driver, objects, people or animals on the road, an accident with a closure, a weather warning of level 3–4 or a jam with a delay of 30 minutes or more.
Yellow for a shorter jam, roadworks narrowing the road, another traffic warning, a weather warning of level 1–2, slippery roads in the road-weather forecast, a closed entry or exit — or when a source is missing or out of date.
Green only when none of this is reported nearby and both the traffic messages and the German Weather Service's warnings for this place can be read. Green is no guarantee of a clear road.
Read: every traffic message for this place within 5.0 km (Autobahn GmbH, police, Land and city) and the German Weather Service (warnings, road weather).
No colour from: parking, charging, fuel, buses and trains.
These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.
These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.
🚧 Roads
Essen-Steele Ost, Essen · 5.0 kmlive · (sources: Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW (VIZ.NRW) 11:55, Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes (Mobilithek) 11:52, Landesmeldestelle für den Verkehrswarndienst Baden-Württemberg (Innenministerium Baden-Württemberg) 11:54, Landesmeldestelle Polizei Schleswig-Holstein 11:50, Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität 11:24, Landesmeldestelle Berlin (LMST BE) 11:46, Digitale Plattform Stadtverkehr Berlin / Baustellen 11:24, Stadt Köln 11:24, Landeshauptstadt Hannover – Fachbereich Tiefbau 11:27, Verkehrsmanagementzentrale Bremen 11:24, Stadt Rüsselsheim am Main 11:55, Stadt Kassel 11:29, Stadt Leipzig 11:23 · not answering: 1)↻
0 closures · 0 jams and accidents · 3 roadworks within 5.0 km
2.7 kmdirection unknownSun 1 Nov, 07:00 – Sun 1 Nov, 17:00 · in force now, ends in 5 hoursRestriction unknownRestrictionMap · Google MapsAutomatic translation: A40 Duisburg Richtung Essen between Essen-Zentrum and Essen-Frillendorf Survey work, left lane locked, roadway narrowed on a lane, on 01/11/2026 from 07:00 to 17:00 · Original (German) →
L448 4.0 kmdirection unknownSun, 17 Aug 2025, 00:00 – Wed, 31 Mar 2027, 23:59 · in force now, ends in 150 daysRestriction unknownRoadworksMap · Google MapsAutomatic translation: Water pipe and sewerage works · Original (German) →
4.5 kmdirection unknownfrom Wed 28 Oct, 13:03, end not reported · in force nowRestriction unknownRestrictionMap · Google MapsAutomatic translation: A40 Duisburg towards Essen between Essen-Holsterhausen and Essen-Huttrop: traffic jam: 2 km · Original (German) →
The publishers' own texts are on the German page.
Translated automatically by ViaFrei; the German original is binding. Opus-MT, Helsinki-NLP (Tiedemann, Thottingal) (CC BY 4.0)
Autobahn GmbH's motorway reports are on the “Motorways” card.
For lorries
Lorry restrictions within 5 km (NRW.Mobidrom (SEVAS), a separate database under ODbL 1.0):
height limit 1.8 m — Zeche Eiberg, Essen, 1.8 km · Map · Google Maps
height limit 2.1 m — St. Annental, Essen, 2.9 km · Map · Google Maps
height limit 2.1 m — Sperberstraße, Essen, 4.1 km · Map · Google Maps
weight limit 2.8 t — In den Höfen, Hattingen, 4.9 km · Map · Google Maps
weight limit 3.5 t — Kiwittstraße, Essen, 1.9 km · Map · Google Maps
weight limit 3.5 t — Am Alten General, Bochum, 4.3 km · Map · Google Maps
lorry ban — Rüpingsweg, Essen, 3.0 km · Map · Google Maps
lorry ban — Charlottenstraße, Essen, 3.3 km · Map · Google Maps
lorry ban — Schwanenbuschstraße, Essen, 3.4 km · Map · Google Maps
More entries in range: 43, of them with no street given: 1. This is not an all-clear: the signs on site apply.
These lorry entries come from our database derived from “SEVAS (NRW.Mobidrom)” (ODbL 1.0; its geometry comes from OpenStreetMap). We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.
Lorry priority routes in range: Bochumer Landstraße (nearest section 50 m)
Long-lorry positive network nearby: L191 1.0 km, L643 1.0 km, A40 2.3 km, L20 3.2 km, A52 3.4 km, L448 4.1 km
What binds is the Annex to § 2(1) of the LKWÜberlStVAusnV. The publisher states that the data make no claim to be complete or correct, have no legal or official meaning, and are not suitable for navigation or similar purposes.
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🛣 Motorways
AttentionEssen-Steele Ost, Essenstale · not read yet (sources: Autobahn GmbH des Bundes not read yet · not answering: 1)↻
Motorways within 15 km, nearest first
A40 · traffic light there: Green · Essen-Kray junction · 2.3 kmOn the whole A40: 6 closures · 1 jam · 27 roadworksMost important now: Jam · Essen-Kray - Essen-Holsterhausen · Dortmund → Duisburg · +8 min · Map · Google Maps
A52 · traffic light there: Green · Essen-Ost interchange · 3.4 kmOn the whole A52: 1 closure · 0 jams · 12 roadworksMost important now: Closure · Map · Google Maps
A52 · between Breitscheid interchange and Breitscheid junction · near Ratingen · North Rhine-Westphalia (placed by ViaFrei)towards Haltern am Seeplanned 2 Nov, 08:00–2 Nov, 15:001 of 2 lanes closedChanged traffic layout: setting up and removing the roadworks barriersMap · Google Maps
A44 · between Sontra-West junction and Ringgau junction · near Eschwege · Hesse (placed by ViaFrei)towards Aachenplanned for now, 27 Oct, 00:00–2 Nov, 00:00 · further time windows: 1Hard shoulder closedChanged traffic layout: setting up and removing the roadworks barriersMap · Google Maps
A44 · between Jackerath interchange (10) and Titz junction (9) · near Jüchen · North Rhine-Westphalia (placed by ViaFrei)towards Aachenplanned 2 Nov, 07:00–2 Nov, 16:00 · further time windows: 11 of 2 lanes closed · Speed limit 80 km/hConstruction works: works on a structure (bridge, tunnel)Map · Google Maps
A44 · at Meerbusch interchange (27) · near Meerbusch · North Rhine-Westphalia (placed by ViaFrei)direction unknownplanned 2 Nov, 07:00–2 Nov, 15:00Full closureMaintenance works: crash barrier worksMap · Google Maps
A44 · between Titz junction (9) and Jackerath interchange (10) · near Jüchen · North Rhine-Westphalia (placed by ViaFrei)towards Wommener Dreieckplanned 2 Nov, 09:00–2 Nov, 16:00 · further time windows: 11 of 2 lanes closedConstruction works: works on a structure (bridge, tunnel)Map · Google Maps
A44 · between Marsberg junction (63) and Diemelstadt junction (64) · near Marsberg · Hesse (placed by ViaFrei)both directionsplanned 2 Nov, 21:00–3 Nov, 05:00 · further time windows: 41 of 2 lanes closed · Speed limit 80 km/hChanged traffic layout: setting up the roadworks siteMap · Google Maps
A44 · between Geseke junction (59) and Erwitte/Anröchte junction (58) · near Anröchte · North Rhine-Westphalia (placed by ViaFrei)towards Aachenplanned 3 Nov, 10:00–3 Nov, 17:00 · further time windows: 21 of 2 lanes closed · Speed limit 80 km/hMaintenance works: clearing up after an accidentMap · Google Maps
Short-duration roadworks are planned at short notice and often changed; they replace neither a permit for oversize and heavy transport nor the route check before setting off (our translation of the publisher's note).
The publisher's wording is on the German page.
Nearby
A40Essen-Kray - Essen-Holsterhausen · 2.4 kmtowards Duisburgfrom Sun 1 Nov, 11:20, end not reported · in force now+9 minJamMap · Google Mapsbetween 0.6 km after AS Essen-Kray and 0.8 km before AS Essen-Holsterhausen
A40Essen-Frillendorf - Essen-Holsterhausen · 2.7 kmtowards Duisburgtime not reportedRestriction unknownRoadworksMap · Google Mapsbetween 0.4 km after AS Essen-Frillendorf and 0.9 km before AS Essen-Holsterhausen · 4.64 km long · 3.25 m wide to pass · 1 Nov, 07:00–17:00 and 1 more dates
A44Essen-Heisingen - Essen-Kupferdreh · 4.2 kmtowards Düsseldorffrom Mon 24 Aug, 00:00, end not reported · in force nowRestriction unknownRoadworksMap · Google Mapsbetween AS Essen-Heisingen and 1.6 km before AS Essen-Kupferdreh · 1.3 km long · 3.5 m wide to pass · 24 Aug 2026 – 22 May 2027
Lorry parking · Ruhrschnellweg (Nord) · 20 spaces · 4 lorry spaces · 5.7 km north-east · Map · Google MapsFacilities per the publisher: toilet · shower · fuel station · drinking waterNearby per OpenStreetMap (straight line, access not checked): snack bar 290 mNearby (straight line, access not checked): EV charger 400 kW, 20 m (Shell Recharge)
Lorry parking · BO-Wattenscheider Straße (Süd) · 7.9 km north-east · Map · Google MapsFacilities: not reportedNearby per OpenStreetMap (straight line, access not checked): restaurant 180 m
Nothing right here — the nearest within 15 km
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Truck-parking occupancy (Toll Collect, SID)
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