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Prominent guests at KFC – RWE: What to consider when traveling to the match

The Lower Rhine Cup quarter-final between KFC Uerdingen and Rot-Weiss Essen takes place this Wednesday evening. What to bear in mind when traveling.

The countdown to the Lower Rhine Cup quarter-final between KFC Uerdingen and Rot-Weiss Essen has begun. When the traditional duel kicks off on Wednesday evening (7pm, RS live ticker), Helmut Rahner, Marcus Wedau and Oliver Grein will be among at least 8,000 spectators.

The three ex-professionals played for KFC in the Bundesliga and also wore the Rot-Weiss Essen jersey during their careers. On Wednesday evening, they will watch the clash between their former clubs live in the Grotenburg.

Meanwhile, the clubs once again drew attention to the special situation regarding arrivals and departures, which is complicated by the public transport strike. The Grotenburg will open its doors at 5.30 p.m. – only for fans who have purchased a ticket in advance, as there will be no box office.

KFC “strongly recommends early arrival” and the formation of car pools in order to relieve the limited parking situation. Home spectators can use parking lots P3 (Berliner Straße), P4 (Berufskolleg Glockenspitz) and P5 (Sprödentalplatz Süd, parking lot access via Sprödentalstraße). In addition, the right-hand lanes of Berliner Straße between Glindholzstraße and Buddestraße will be open for parking on both sides. In addition, the Uerdingen authorities refer to the new bicycle parking lot at the stadium

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There are no parking spaces directly at the stadium for visiting fans from Essen. Instead, they can use the parking lot “Bockumer Schützenplatz” (Am Badezentrum 2). Shuttle buses will run from the Schüttenhofstraße stop there to the Grotenburg.

Despite the strike, it is also possible to travel by public transport. Shuttle buses will run from Krefeld-Oppum station to the stadium from 5 pm. The regional train line RB33 runs directly from Essen main station to Oppum, and there are also connections with a change in Krefeld-Uerdingen. Within Essen, night express lines run throughout the day at 60-minute intervals.

By Thomas