 The line through the site of Solingen Grünewald station was opened on 12 February 1890 as part of the Solingen–Wuppertal-Vohwinkel line, known as the "Korkenzieherbahn" ("Corkscrew Railway"), to Vohwinkel.The station was opened on 6 May 2006.It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.