Holzwickede station

Holzwickede station is a through station in the town of Holzwickede in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened on 17 December 1860, five years after the opening of the Dortmund–Soest railway.[6] It has five platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.

Holzwickede
Deutsche Bahn
Through station
2007
General information
LocationHolzwickede, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°30′17″N 7°37′09″E / 51.50469°N 7.61904°E / 51.50469; 7.61904
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
2 side platforms
Tracks7[1]
Train operatorsEurobahn
National Express Germany
Other information
Station code2890
DS100 codeEHZW[2]
IBNR8000092
Category5[3]
Fare zoneWestfalentarif: 42481[4]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1 April 1867 [5]
Services
Preceding stationEurobahnFollowing station
Schwerte (Ruhr)
towards Venlo
RE 13Unna
Dortmund-Sölde
towards Dortmund Hbf
RB 59Unna
towards Soest
Preceding stationNational Express GermanyFollowing station
Schwerte (Ruhr)
towards Krefeld Hbf
RE 7 (Rhein-Münsterland-Express)Unna
towards Rheine
Location
Holzwickede is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Holzwickede
Holzwickede
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia

The station is served by the Rhein-Münsterland-Express (RE 7) between Krefeld and Rheine, the Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13) between Venlo and Hamm and the Hellwegbahn (RB 59) between Dortmund and Soest, each hourly.[7]

Dortmund Airport edit

Airport shuttle bus at Holzwickede station (2009).

Dortmund Airport is located within a walking distance in the north of the station. There is a shuttle bus service connecting the station and the airport.

History edit

The station was opened in 1860. In 1867, the railway to Schwerte (now part of the Hagen-Hamm railway) was opened. By this time, the number of tracks in the rail yard had grown to two. The station building was expanded in 1873 and further in 1899. In 1911 a pedestrian bridge was built. The station suffered much damage in 1945 at the end of the World War. The services at the stations were run down just prior to the electrifying of the railway from Cologne to Hamm in 1964. in 1994, the station building was demolished. Since 2007, the station is unmanned. in 2008, eurobahn took over the operation of trains from Dortmund to Soest. In 2011, a new pedestrian bridge was built.

LineLine nameServiceRoute
RE 7Rhein-Münsterland-Express(Rheine –) Münster – Hamm – Unna – Holzwickede – Hagen – Wuppertal – Solingen – Cologne – Krefeld60 min
RE 13Maas-Wupper-ExpressHamm – Unna – Holzwickede – Hagen – Wuppertal – Düsseldorf – Mönchengladbach – Venlo60 min
RB 59HellwegbahnDortmundHolzwickedeSoest60 min

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