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Iserlohn Station
Iserlohn station is located in central Iserlohn in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is at the end of two single-track lines, the Ardey Railway (''Ardeybahn'') from Dortmund and Schwerte and the line from Iserlohn-Letmathe with services from Essen via Hagen. Since 2008, it has operated from a rebuilt station called the ''Stadtbahnhof'' (city station). History Iserlohn station was opened in 1864, together with the line from Letmathe, which was extended to Hemer in 1885, connecting to Fröndenberg. In 1910 the Ardey Railway to Schwerte was added. In 1966, the old station building was replaced by a new building. The Letmathe–Fröndenberg railway between Iserlohn Ost station and Hemer was closed in 1989 because of the deterioration of a bridge on the line, which was not considered worth repairing. The line between Iserlohn and Iserlohn Ost was still used by freight trains up to 1995. Since the dismantling of the line and the removal of the last set of points, Iser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iserlohn
Iserlohn (; Westphalian: ''Iserlaun'') is a city in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city by population and area within the district and the Sauerland region. Geography Iserlohn is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river, in West-Central Germany. History The Pancratius church (also called Bauernkirche) is believed to have been founded in around 985, but the first written document mentioning ''lon'' dates only from 1150. In 1237 the Count of the Mark gave Iserlohn municipal rights. In 1975 the city, which had been an urban district before, incorporated the surrounding ex-municipalities of Letmathe, Hennen, Sümmern and Kesbern, and became part of the district "Märkischer Kreis". As a larger mid-sized city, Iserlohn, however, still has a special status compared to most other municipalities in the district. This means that the city takes on tasks more usually performed by the district, such as social a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fröndenberg Station
Fröndenberg station is a junction station on the Upper Ruhr Valley Railway and the Letmathe–Fröndenberg railway. It is in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia between the Ruhr river to the south and the city of Fröndenberg to the northeast. The station building has been closed and converted into a hotel for cyclists and a bicycle parking facility. Since 2009, Deutsche Post has erected a Packstation Parcel locker is an automated postal box that allows users for a self-service collection of parcels and oversize letters as well as the dispatch of parcels. Amazon Locker Amazon Locker is a self-service package delivery service of parcel locker ... here. The ticket office has been replaced by a ticket machine. Previously there was a freight yard, part of which is now used for supermarket parking and the rest for station parking. Services The station is served by the following services, all at 60-minute intervals: File:Bahnhof Fröndenberg 2.jpg, Station File:Bahnhof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardey-Bahn
The Sauerland Net (german: Sauerland-Netz) is a group of railway services in the western Sauerland and the eastern Ruhr of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and consists of three Regionalbahn services, RB 52 (Dortmund–Hagen–Lüdenscheid), RB 53 (Dortmund–Schwerte–Iserlohn) and RB 54 (Unna–Fröndenberg–Menden–Neuenrade), and the Regional-Express service RE 57 (Dortmund–Bestwig–Winterberg/Brilon Stadt). The RB 52 also carries the brand name of the ''Volmetal-Bahn'', the RB 53 is called the ''Ardey-Bahn'', the RB 54 is called the ''Hönnetal-Bahn'' and the RE 57 is called the ''Dortmund Sauerland-Express''. In December 2004, DB Regio NRW took over or retained operations of these services. Previously the RB 53, RB 54 and RE 57 had been operated by DB Regio NRW and RB 52 had been operated by the ''Dortmund-Märkische Eisenbahn'' (DME). The RE 17 (Sauerland-Express) service will be included in the Sauerland Net under the next contract for the operation of servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witten Hauptbahnhof
Witten Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the town of Witten in western Germany. It is situated southwest of the town. In 1849 the station was opened as ''Witten West'' by the '' Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft''. At the end of the 19th century the whole station was reconstructed, the new station building was designed by the architect Richard Witten Sauerbruch and opened in 1901. It is now part of The Industrial Heritage Trail (german: Route Industriekultur). In 1940 the station was renamed ''Witten Hauptbahnhof''. History Witten station was originally built as part of the Elberfeld–Dortmund trunk line of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, which was opened on 20 December 1848, originally only for freight. On 26 October 1860, the BME began building its Ruhr route from this station. Deutsche Reichsbahn opened a freight rail line through Witten-Höhe to Wengern Ost connecting with the Ruhr Valley Railway on 4 October 1926. In Witten-Höhe, the Witten–Wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bochum Hauptbahnhof
Bochum Hauptbahnhof is a railway station for the city of Bochum in western Germany. In its current incarnation, it was built from 1955 to 1957 and is one of the most notable 1950s railway stations in Germany. The station underwent extensive remodeling and modernisation from 2004 to 2006 and was officially reopened on 29 May 2006. History The old station was opened in 1860 as the Bochum station of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company as part of its Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway opened between 1860 and 1862, which was the first line built through the city of Bochum. It was located on the south-western edge of the historic centre, in the northern part of the emerging city of Bochum-Ehrenfeld, and was well-located near the important heavy industries such as the steel mills of Bochumer Verein and various collieries. Access to the station for passengers was not ideal and the space was inadequate for the increasing volume of traffic and was constrained by the construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruhr-Lenne-Express
The Ruhr-Lenne-Express (RE 16) is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, running from Essen via Bochum, Witten, Bochum, Hagen and Iserlohn-Letmathe to . It is operated by DB Regio NRW hourly. History In the summer of 2001, DB Reise&Touristik abandoned InterRegio line 22, which ran from Frankfurt on the Ruhr–Sieg railway to Düsseldorf (until the summer of 1999 to Münster), continuing once a day to Norddeich Mole). The RE 16 (''Ruhr-Sieg-Express'') service was established to replace it from the timetable change of 10 June 2001 by the transport association of the Rhine-Ruhr, Ruhr-Lippe and Westfalen-Süd. The newly created service ran initially via Siegen to Au (Sieg); this branch was taken over in December 2002 by the RB 95 ( Sieg-Dill-Bahn) service operated by Deutsche Bahn and operated since December 2004 under the brand name of DreiLänderBahn. In 2004, the operations of the RE 16 was tendered together with the RB 40 (''Ruhr-Lenne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional-Express
In Germany, Luxembourg and Austria, the Regional-Express (RE, or in Austria: REX) is a type of regional train. It is similar to a semi-fast train, with average speed at about 70–90 km/h (top speed often 160 km/h) as it calls at fewer stations than '' Regionalbahn'' or S-Bahn trains, but stops more often than ''InterCity'' services. Operations The first Regional-Express services were operated by DB Regio, though since the liberalisation of the German rail market (''Bahnreform'') in the 1990s many operators have received franchise rights on lines from the federal states. Some private operators currently operate trains that are similar to a Regional-Express service, but have decided to use their own names for the sake of brand awareness instead. Regional-Express services are carried out with a variety of vehicles such as DMUs (of Class 612), EMUs (of Class 425 or 426) or, most commonly, electric or diesel locomotives with double-deck cars, the latter often with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märkischer Kreis
The Märkischer Kreis is a district ('' Kreis'') in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Unna, Soest, Hochsauerland, Olpe, Oberbergischer Kreis, Ennepe-Ruhr, and the city of Hagen. History The district was created in 1975 as part of the reorganization of North Rhine-Westphalian districts. The former districts of Lüdenscheid and Iserlohn, together with the City of Iserlohn, previously an urban district, plus the area around Balve (previously part of Arnsberg District) were amalgamated to form the new district. Lüdenscheid District itself had been created just a few years earlier, in 1968, when the city of Lüdenscheid was merged with Altena District (originally created in 1753). The name Märkischer Kreis was chosen in recognition of the fact that most of its territory formerly belonged to the county of the Mark. Twinning Twinning with Wrexham County Borough (Wales, United Kingdom) dates from 1970 and was initiated by the precursor district, Ise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Set Of Points
A railroad switch (), turnout, or ''set ofpoints () is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off. The most common type of switch consists of a pair of linked tapering rails, known as ''points'' (''switch rails'' or ''point blades''), lying between the diverging outer rails (the ''stock rails''). These points can be moved laterally into one of two positions to direct a train coming from the point blades toward the straight path or the diverging path. A train moving from the narrow end toward the point blades (i.e. it will be directed to one of the two paths, depending on the position of the points) is said to be executing a ''facing-point movement''. For many types of switch, a train coming from either of the converging directions will pass through the switch regardless of the position of the points, as the vehicle's wheels will force the points to move. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemer
Hemer is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Hemer is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr (river), Ruhr river. The highest elevation, at 546 metres (1,791 ft), is in the ''Balver Wald'' in the south of the city. The lowest elevation, at 160 metres (525 ft), is at the ''Edelburg'' in the northeast. History Tumulus, Burial mounds show that around 1250 BC, Bronze Age shepherds and farmers lived in the area. Graves from the time of the Merovingian Franks around the year 650 were found near the present city centre. Hemer was first mentioned in 1072 by its old name ''Hademare'' in a document of bishop Archbishop Anno II, Anno II of Archbishopric of Cologne, Cologne, granting lands to the newly founded Benedictine Grafschaft Abbey, including St. Vitus's church and two farms, the later '':de:Haus Hemer'' and the '':de:Hedhof''. In 1124 the parish of St. Vitus was separated from the parish of Menden. Hem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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