Hattingen (Ruhr) station
Encyclopedia
Hattingen station is located in the town of Hattingen
on the Ruhr river in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
and is classified by Deutsche Bahn
as a category 5 station
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, it is based on the style of Karl Friedrich Schinkel
. The station is located on a section of the Ruhr Valley Railway opened on the 28 December 1869 by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company.
Bahnhofsstraße connects the station, which is situated close to the Ruhr, with the town of Hattingen. At the end of the 19th century, this street was the axis of an extension of the town to the west. The former Henrichshütte steel works, founded in 1854, is a short distance up the river. Near the station is the former Birschel mill.
The end of mining in the region reduced the significance of the Ruhr Valley Railway. Passenger services in Hattingen ended on 30 November 1979. Even freight traffic no longer had much significance. On 20 May 1974, electrification of the line to Hattingen was completed and on 25 May 1985 the first electric train ran. Since 1985, only one platform has been used. A new underground terminus for the line was built in Hattingen-Mitte
. Today the station is mainly an attraction as a stop on the heritage railway of the Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum
. The station building has been renovated as an inn.
) and 558 (operated every 60 minutes by Verkehrsgesellschaft Ennepe-Ruhr).
Hattingen
Hattingen is a German town located in northern part of the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:Hattingen is located on the south bank of the River Ruhr in the south of the Ruhr region. The town was first mentioned in 1396, when the Duke of Mark granted permission to build...
on the Ruhr river in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
and is classified by Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
as a category 5 station
German railway station categories
About 5,400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service are assigned into seven categories, denoting the service level available at the station....
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History
Construction of the station building started on 15 August 1868 and it was officially opened on 15 February 1870. The building is constructed out of Ruhr sandstone with a three-storey tower on the entrance side. Like many representative buildings of the GründerzeitGründerzeit
' refers to the economic phase in 19th century Germany and Austria before the great stock market crash of 1873. At this time in Central Europe the age of industrialisation was taking place, whose beginnings were found in the 1840s...
, it is based on the style of Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a Prussian architect, city planner, and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the most prominent architects of Germany and designed both neoclassical and neogothic buildings.-Biography:Schinkel was born in Neuruppin, Margraviate of...
. The station is located on a section of the Ruhr Valley Railway opened on the 28 December 1869 by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company.
Bahnhofsstraße connects the station, which is situated close to the Ruhr, with the town of Hattingen. At the end of the 19th century, this street was the axis of an extension of the town to the west. The former Henrichshütte steel works, founded in 1854, is a short distance up the river. Near the station is the former Birschel mill.
The end of mining in the region reduced the significance of the Ruhr Valley Railway. Passenger services in Hattingen ended on 30 November 1979. Even freight traffic no longer had much significance. On 20 May 1974, electrification of the line to Hattingen was completed and on 25 May 1985 the first electric train ran. Since 1985, only one platform has been used. A new underground terminus for the line was built in Hattingen-Mitte
Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte station
Hattingen Mitte is a railway station situated in Hattingen in western Germany. It is a terminus station for the S3 line of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station....
. Today the station is mainly an attraction as a stop on the heritage railway of the Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum
Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum
150px|right|thumb|[[The Industrial Heritage Trail|Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail]]The Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen is a railway museum situated south of the city of Bochum in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany...
. The station building has been renovated as an inn.
Services
It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 3 every 20 minutes and two bus routes: 359 (operated every 30 minutes by BOGESTRABOGESTRA
The Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG is a public transport operator in the Ruhr area, most notably in the cities of Bochum, Gelsenkirchen and Herne, and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network.-See also:* List of rapid transit systems...
) and 558 (operated every 60 minutes by Verkehrsgesellschaft Ennepe-Ruhr).