Essen-Kray Nord is a railway station on the EssenâÂÂGelsenkirchen railway situated in Essen in western Germany. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station. It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S2 and by bus routes 144 (Steele â Annental â Stadtwaldplatz), 146 (Leithe Wackenberg + Essen Hbf â Stadtwald â Heisingen), 147 (Porscheplatz â Haarzopf Erbach + Grimbergstr), 170 (Steele + Schonnebeck â Katernberg â Altenessen â Borbeck) and 194 (Gelsenkirchen Hbf + Steele â Stadtwald â Haarzopf) operated by Ruhrbahn.