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Dortmund-Asseln Mitte Station
Dortmund-Asseln Mitte is a railway station in the Dortmund district of Asseln in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station. It was opened in 1963 or 1964 on the Welver–Sterkrade railway completed between Welver and the old Dortmund Süd (south) station by the Royal Westphalian Railway Company on 15 May 1876 and electrified on 25 May 1984. It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 4 at 30-minute intervals (15-minute intervals in the peak between Dortmund-Lütgendortmund and ). The station is also served by two bus routes, 426 ( Kurl) and 439 (Aplerbeck – Schwerter Wald – Hörde – Stadtkrone Ost + Kurl – Husen), both operated at 30-minute intervals by the municipal bus company, Dortmunder Stadtwerke DSW21 customer center in Kampstraße, in front of Petri church.Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG is a municipal services and public transport company in Dortmund, wholly owned by the city of Dortmund. It is operating u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dortmund
Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the largest city (by area and population) of the Ruhr, Germany's largest urban area with some 5.1 million inhabitants, as well as the largest city of Westphalia. On the Emscher and Ruhr rivers (tributaries of the Rhine), it lies in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and is considered the administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the eastern Ruhr. Dortmund is the second-largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg. Founded around 882,Wikimedia Commons: First documentary reference to Dortmund-Bövinghausen from 882, contribution-list of the Werden Abbey (near Essen), North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Dortmund became an Imperial Free City. Throughout the 13th to 14th centuries, it was the "chief city" of the Rhine, Westphali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dortmund Süd Station
Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the largest city (by area and population) of the Ruhr, Germany's largest urban area with some 5.1 million inhabitants, as well as the largest city of Westphalia. On the Emscher and Ruhr rivers ( tributaries of the Rhine), it lies in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and is considered the administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the eastern Ruhr. Dortmund is the second-largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg. Founded around 882, Wikimedia Commons: First documentary reference to Dortmund-Bövinghausen from 882, contribution-list of the Werden Abbey (near Essen), North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Dortmund became an Imperial Free City. Throughout the 13th to 14th centuries, it was the "chief city" of the Rhine, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dortmunder Stadtwerke
DSW21 customer center in Kampstraße, in front of Petri church.Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG is a municipal services and public transport company in Dortmund, wholly owned by the city of Dortmund. It is operating under the brand DSW21 since 2005. The number in the acronym refers to the 21st century. The development of the company began on June 19, 1857, when the ''Dortmunder Actien-Gesellschaft für Gasbeleuchtung'' was founded. Corporate structure DSW21 holds stakes in a large number of subsidiaries with the business areas of public transportation, energy, telecommunications, information technology (IT), housing and urban development. Together with the City of Gelsenkirchen and Stadtwerke Bochum GmbH, DSW21 is thus, for example, the main shareholder of Gelsenwasser AG. DSW21 is active in the following areas or divisions: The housing division promotes urban development in Dortmund. The Stadtkrone Ost development project in Schüren, the Hohenbuschei site, the Lake Phoeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dortmund-Hörde Station
Dortmund-Hörde station is a passenger station in the Dortmund district of Horde in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. It is owned by Deutsche Bahn and is located on the Dortmund–Soest railway. The station had an important function as a freight yard, especially for traffic to and from coal mines and steel works. The old station was destroyed during the Second World War and replaced by a purpose-built station in 1955. The station was rebuilt between 2010 and 2013. General The two island platforms of the station are covered and are accessed by a pedestrian tunnel. Tracks 1 and 2 are on the line to Unna and Soest, while tracks 3 and 4 on the line to Schwerte and Iserlohn. The station was rebuilt between 2010 and 2013 and now provides access for the disabled. History The modernisation of the station was planned for years. This was reinvigorated in 2006 when an architectural firm presented plans for a spectac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dortmund-Kurl Station
Dortmund-Kurl station is in the Dortmund suburb of Kurl in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Dortmund–Hamm line. The station has two platform tracks and an overtaking track for long-distance trains and a freight track without platforms, which is no longer used. History In 1847, Kurl station was opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company as a simple halt. Ticket sales were conducted at the nearby Zur Mühle restaurant. The Zeche Kurl (colliery) opened in 1855 had a siding at Kurl station. On 1 April 1886 the first permanent station building was built on the south side of the railway line and still exists today as a residence. Even the former crossing keeper's house is inhabited. In 1908, a new entrance building was erected on the north side of the tracks, which now only serves as a passageway to the tracks. The station is listed as a monument by the city of Dortmund. No. A 0430. Services It is served by the NRW-Express (RE 1) and the Rhein-Ems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S4 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)
Line S 4 is an S-Bahn of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn, running from to the Dortmund suburb of Dortmund-Lütgendortmund. It is operated by DB Regio on behalf of Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr. It is operated at 30-minute intervals (15-minute intervals in the peak between Dortmund-Lütgendortmund and ) using class 422 four-car electrical multiple units. Line S 4 runs over several lines: * from Dortmund-Lütgendortmund to Dortmund-Germania over the new S-Bahn line (2213), opened by Deutsche Bahn on 2 May 1993, * from Dortmund-Germania to Dortmund Stadthaus over the Rhenish Ruhr line, opened by the Rhenish Railway Company on 19 November 1874, * from Dortmund Stadthaus to Unna-Königsborn over the Welver–Sterkrade line opened by the Royal Westphalian Railway Company on 15 May 1876, * from Unna-Königsborn to Unna over the Fröndenberg–Kamen line opened by the Prussian state railways between 2 January 1899 and 1 November 1900. S-Bahn services commenced between old Lütgendortmund stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
The Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr) is a polycentric and electrically driven S-train network covering the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region in the German federated state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This includes most of the Ruhr (and cities such as Dortmund, Duisburg and Essen), the Berg cities of Wuppertal and Solingen and parts of the Rhineland (with cities such as Cologne and Düsseldorf). The easternmost city within the S-Bahn Rhine-Ruhr network is Unna, the westernmost city served is Mönchengladbach. The S-Bahn operates in the areas of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg tariff associations, touching areas of the Aachener Verkehrsverbund (AVV) at Düren and Westfalentarif at Unna. The network was established in 1967 with a line connecting Ratingen Ost to Düsseldorf-Garath. The system consists of 16 lines. Most of them are operated by DB Regio NRW, while line S28 is operated by Regiobahn and S7 by Vias. The S19 will run 24/7 between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Westphalian Railway Company
The Royal Westphalian Railway (german: Königlich-Westfälische Eisenbahn, KWE) was a German rail company established in 1848 with funding from the Prussian government, which later became part of the Prussian State Railways. The network eventually extended about 315 km from Rheine via Hamm to Warburg and from Welver (near Hamm) to Oberhausen. History The ''Royal Westphalian Railway'' was initially established only to fill the 32 km-long gap between Hamm and Lippstadt, connecting the Münster–Hamm line of the ''Munster–Hamm Railway Company'' (''Münster-Hammer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'') opened in 1848 with the line being constructed at the same time by the ''Cologne-Minden-Thuringian Connection Railway Company'' (''Köln-Minden-Thüringischen-Verbindungs-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'', KMTVEG). The latter company, however, went bankrupt in 1848 and further construction and the line's later operations were taken over by the Prussian government. The cause of the bankruptcy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welver
Welver is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. History The town was once known as Villinghausen or Vellinghausen. The Seven Years' War Battle of Villinghausen was fought nearby. Geography Welver is situated approximately 12 km south-east of Hamm and 12 km north-west of Soest. Neighbouring cities, towns, and municipalities * Hamm, to the west and northwest * Lippetal, to the north * Soest, to the east and southeast * Werl Werl (; Westphalian: ''Wiärl'') is a town located in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Werl is easily accessible because it is located between the Sauerland, Münsterland, and the Ruhr Area. The Hellweg road ..., to the southwest Division of the municipality After the local government reforms of 1969, Welver consists of the following villages: References External links Official site Soest (district) Soest Börde {{Soest-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most populous state of Germany. Apart from the city-states, it is also the List of German states by population density, most densely populated state in Germany. Covering an area of , it is the List of German states by area, fourth-largest German state by size. North Rhine-Westphalia features 30 of the 81 German municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants, including Cologne (over 1 million), the state capital Düsseldorf, Dortmund and Essen (all about 600,000 inhabitants) and other cities predominantly located in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area, the largest urban area in Germany and the fourth-largest on the European continent. The location of the Rhine-Ruhr at the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Railway Station Categories
The approximately 5,400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service are divided into seven categories, denoting the service level available at the station. This categorisation influences the amount of money railway companies need to pay to DB Station&Service for using the facilities at the stations. Categories Category 1 The 21 stations in Category 1 are considered traffic hubs. They are permanently staffed and carry all sorts of railway-related facilities, as well as usually featuring a shopping mall in the station. Most of these stations are the central (commonly referred to as main) stations (''Hauptbahnhof'' or ''Hbf'') of large cities with 500,000 inhabitants and above, though some in smaller cities, such as Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, are regarded as important because they are at the junction of important railway lines. Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Cologne, the four biggest cities in Germany, have more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutsche Bahn
The (; abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). The Federal Republic of Germany is its single shareholder. describes itself as the second-largest transport company in the world, after the German postal and logistics company / DHL, and is the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe. Deutsche Bahn was the largest railway company in the world by revenue in 2015; in 2019, DB Passenger transport companies carried around 4.8 billion passengers, and DB logistics companies transported approximately 232 million tons of goods in rail freight transport. The group is divided into several companies, including ''DB Fernverkehr'' (long-distance passenger), '' DB Regio'' (local passenger services) and ''DB Cargo'' (rail freight). The Group subsidiary ''DB Netz'' also operates large parts of the German railway infrastructure, making it the largest rail network in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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