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Witten Hauptbahnhof

Coordinates: 51°26′07″N 7°19′46″E / 51.435299°N 7.329332°E / 51.435299; 7.329332
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Witten Hauptbahnhof
Deutsche Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
Through station
General information
LocationBergerstraße
58452, Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°26′07″N 7°19′46″E / 51.435299°N 7.329332°E / 51.435299; 7.329332
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms4
Train operatorsDB Regio NRW
National Express
ConnectionsS5
Construction
ArchitectRichard Sauerbruch
Other information
Station code6822
DS100 codeEWIT
IBNR8000251
Category3
Fare zoneVRR: 470[1]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened9 March 1849 / 1901
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Dortmund Hbf
Terminus
IC 34 Iserlohn-Letmathe
Preceding station National Express Germany Following station
Dortmund Hbf
Terminus
RE 4 (Wupper-Express) Wetter (Ruhr)
towards Aachen Hbf
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station
Dortmund Hbf
Terminus
RE 34 Iserlohn-Letmathe
towards Siegen Hbf
Bochum Hbf
towards Essen Hbf
RB 40 Wetter (Ruhr)
towards Hagen Hbf
Preceding station VIAS Following station
Bochum Hbf
towards Essen Hbf
RE 16 Wetter (Ruhr)
towards Iserlohn
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station
Witten-Annen Nord
towards Dortmund Hbf
S5 Wetter (Ruhr)
towards Hagen Hbf
Location
Witten Hauptbahnhof is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Witten Hauptbahnhof
Witten Hauptbahnhof
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia

Witten Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the town of Witten in western Germany. It is situated southwest of the town.

In 1849 the station was opened as Witten West by the Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft. At the end of the 19th century the whole station was reconstructed, the new station building was designed by the architect Richard Witten Sauerbruch and opened in 1901. It is now part of The Industrial Heritage Trail (German: Route Industriekultur). In 1940 the station was renamed Witten Hauptbahnhof.[2]

History

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Witten station was originally built as part of the Elberfeld–Dortmund trunk line of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, which was opened on 20 December 1848, originally only for freight. On 26 October 1860, the BME began building its Ruhr route from this station.[2]

Deutsche Reichsbahn opened a freight rail line through Witten-Höhe to Wengern Ost connecting with the Ruhr Valley Railway on 4 October 1926. In Witten-Höhe, the Witten–Wengern Ost/Schwelm railway branched off from 15 May 1934 to 30 November 1979, carrying passenger trains to Gevelsberg West and Schwelm. This line was permanently closed at the beginning of 1983. Passenger services continued through Wengern Ost to Hagen-Vorhalle for three years, but were also closed on 1 June 1986.

Current situation

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The section of the Elberfeld–Dortmund line to the south is used by both long distance and regional services, the section of the line to the north has, however, only been used by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 5 since 1988.

The regional services stop in the station on the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg line to Essen Hauptbahnhof. Since 1988, long-distance services have run without stopping in Witten on the same route as well as on the faster line built via the Oberstraße Tunnel to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof.

The only lines still in operation on the south bank of the Ruhr (Witten Hbf to Witten-Höhe, Witten-Höhe to Wengern Ost, Wengern Ost to Hagen-Vorhalle) are now connected together as a through freight route.

Line Line name Route
RE 4 Wupper-Express AachenMönchengladbachDüsseldorfWuppertalHagenWitten - Dortmund
RE 16 Ruhr-Lenne-Express EssenBochumWitten – Hagen – Letmathe – Iserlohn
IC 34/

RE 34

Dortmund-Siegerland-Express DortmundWitten – Letmathe – Altena – Werdohl − Plettenberg − Finnentrop − Lennestadt-Grevenbrück − Lennestadt-Altenhundem − Kirchhundem-Welschen Ennest − Kreuztal −Siegen Weidenau − Siegen
RB 40 Ruhr-Lenne-Bahn Essen – Bochum – Witten – Hagen
S5 Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Dortmund – WittenWetter (Ruhr) – Hagen

The tram lines 309 and 310 stops nearby Witten Hbf at the stop Witten Bahnhofstraße. The new line 309 runs between Heven Dorf and Bochum-Langendreer S.

Line name Route
309 Bochum Langendreer SWitten Rathaus – Witten Bahnhofstraße - Heven Dorf
Line name Route
310 Bochum-Höntrop Kirche – Bochum HbfWitten Rathaus – Witten Bahnhofstraße - Heven Dorf

The bus junction is served by the express bus route SB38 (Ennepetal - Gevelsberg - Wetter - Witten - Hattingen) and city bus lines 320, 371, 375, 376, 379 and 592. At night (weekend) the junction is also served by the night buses NE17 and NE18. All cities closed-by Witten can be reached.

References

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  1. ^ "Liniennetzplan/Wabenplan" (PDF). Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG. April 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Witten Hauptbahnhof" (in German). route-industriekultur. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
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