Bochum-Dahlhausen station
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Location | Dahlhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°25′35″N 7°8′32″E / 51.42639°N 7.14222°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | DB Netz | ||||||||||
Operated by | DB Station&Service | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
Train operators | DS100 code EBDA | | |||||||||
Category | 5 | ||||||||||
Fare zone | VRR: 366[1] | ||||||||||
Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 21 September 1863 [2] | ||||||||||
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Bochum-Dahlhausen station is located in the
History
The origins of this station date back to 1863, when the
It was primarily used for freight, but on weekdays, passenger carriages were also attached. When the line was extended to
Consequently, in 1913 the
Post-war period
With the end of the
Since 1977, the former locomotive depot has housed the Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum, the last fully preserved steam locomotive depot in Germany.
The station building was closed in 1979, because only S-Bahn trains have operated on the line to Hattingen since 1974. Finally, in 1994, the building was heritage-listed. An investor has been allowed to restore the facade and roof in the Art Nouveau style. The main hall has been restored to the style of the 1920s. In the late 1990s, the building housed a hotel, which operated under the name of Dampflok (steam engine). It was damaged by a fire, and since then, the historic station building was unused until 2009.[3]
Since 1 September 2009, the former station building has been operated as "One World Station", a forum for cultural activities, by a non-profit organisation, ProKulturgut.Net.[4]
In addition to the passenger station, Dahlhausen had a marshalling yard, which is now completely dismantled. On one part of the former railway tracks, a housing estate ("Ruhrauenpark"), has been created, with the first houses going on sale in 2005.
Future
It is planned to modernise and rebuild Bochum-Dahlhausen station to make it accessible for the disabled from 2014, at a cost of €4.3 million. The renovation will also improve links between buses and trains.
Services
Dahlhausen station today consists of three tracks on two platforms. Tracks 1 and 2 are primarily used for normal S-Bahn traffic, while track 3 is used for museum services operated by the Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum.[5]
line | line name | route |
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S3 | S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr
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Oberhausen – Mülheim (Ruhr) – Essen – Bochum-Dahlhausen – Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte |
RTB-R | Ruhrtal
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Bochum-Dahlhausen – Hattingen (Ruhr) – Witten – Hagen |
In the immediate vicinity of the station building, a single-track tram line of the Bochum tram network terminates in the pedestrian zone near the station. Line 318 is the only direct tram connection from Dahlhausen to Bochum Hauptbahnhof.[5]
line | route |
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318 | – Dahlhausen Bf |
It is also served by four bus lines (345, 352, 359 and 390). The trams and buses are operated by BOGESTRA.[5]
References
- ^ "Liniennetzplan/Wabenplan" (PDF). Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG. April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Bochum-Dahlhausen operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ The Industrial Heritage Trail. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "ONE WORLD STATION: Station Dahlhausen HOUSE OF CULTURES RUHR" (in German). ProKulturgut.net. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Bochum-Dahlhausen station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 October 2011.