Wattenscheid-Höntrop station
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Wattenscheid-Höntrop station is after Wattenscheid station
the second railway station in the district of Wattenscheid
of the city of Bochum
in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
. It is on the 97 km long route of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 from Dortmund
to Solingen
.
on 1 March 1862. A waiting room with a ticket office was opened in Höntrop on 1 June 1886. On 1 October 1910, an entrance building was opened.
S-Bahn line S 1 has served the station since 26 May 1974. The entrance building has since been used as a shop or as a restaurant. Most recently it has housed a health food store.
as a category 4 station
. It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 every 20 minutes.
The Wattenscheid-Höntrop S stop is located in close proximity to the station on Höntroper Straße. It is served by bus lines 365 (every 30 minutes), 389 (every 20 minutes) and 390 (every 20 minutes), operated by BOGESTRA
.
Unlike Wattenscheid station, this station has been completely renovated, making it accessible for the disabled. A wheelchair-accessible entrance is available for all trains. Wattenscheid Höntrop has park-and-ride facilities and parking space for bicycles.
Wattenscheid station
Wattenscheid station is on the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway. It is one of two stations in the formerly independent city of Wattenscheid, now a district of the city of Bochum in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The other station is Wattenscheid-Höntrop...
the second railway station in the district of Wattenscheid
Wattenscheid
Wattenscheid was once a separate town in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. In 1975 it became part of Bochum. It has a population of about 80,000 citizens. It is a part of the Ruhr area. Some famous firms have their headquarters in Wattenscheid e.g...
of the city of Bochum
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
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...
. It is on the 97 km long route of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 from Dortmund
Dortmund Hauptbahnhof
is the central station for the city of Dortmund in Germany.The station's origins lie in a joint station of the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn and Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn which was built north of the city centre in 1847. That station was replaced by a new station, erected in 1910 at the current site....
to Solingen
Solingen Hauptbahnhof
Solingen Hauptbahnhof is the only train station in Solingen, Germany offering ICE and IC long distance trains....
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History
The Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg line of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company was put into operation from the former Bochum Süd station to MülheimMülheim (Ruhr) Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Mülheim in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was renamed as a Hauptbahnhof in 1974 at the time of the rebuilding of the Dortmund–Duisburg line as part of the establishment of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn....
on 1 March 1862. A waiting room with a ticket office was opened in Höntrop on 1 June 1886. On 1 October 1910, an entrance building was opened.
S-Bahn line S 1 has served the station since 26 May 1974. The entrance building has since been used as a shop or as a restaurant. Most recently it has housed a health food store.
Services
Wattenscheid-Höntrop S-Bahn station is on the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg line and is classified by Deutsche BahnDeutsche 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 4 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....
. It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 every 20 minutes.
The Wattenscheid-Höntrop S stop is located in close proximity to the station on Höntroper Straße. It is served by bus lines 365 (every 30 minutes), 389 (every 20 minutes) and 390 (every 20 minutes), operated by BOGESTRA
BOGESTRA
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...
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Unlike Wattenscheid station, this station has been completely renovated, making it accessible for the disabled. A wheelchair-accessible entrance is available for all trains. Wattenscheid Höntrop has park-and-ride facilities and parking space for bicycles.