Holzwickede station is a through station in the town of Holzwickede in the German state of

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

. The station was opened on 17 December 1860, five years after the opening of the Dortmund–Soest railway. It has five platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. The station is served by the Rhein-Münsterland-Express (RE 7) between

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and Rheine, the Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13) between

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and Hamm and the '' Hellwegbahn'' (RB 59) between Dortmund and Soest, each hourly.

Dortmund Airport

Dortmund Airport is located within a walking distance in the north of the station. There is a shuttle bus service connecting the station and the airport.

History

The station was opened in 1860. In 1867, the railway to Schwerte (now part of the Hagen-Hamm railway) was opened. By this time, the number of tracks in the rail yard had grown to two. The station building was expanded in 1873 and further in 1899. In 1911 a pedestrian bridge was built. The station suffered much damage in 1945 at the end of the World War. The services at the stations were run down just prior to the electrifying of the railway from

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to Hamm in 1964. in 1994, the station building was demolished. Since 2007, the station is unmanned. in 2008,

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took over the operation of trains from Dortmund to Soest. In 2011, a new pedestrian bridge was built.

References

{{reflist, 30em Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia Railway stations in Germany opened in 1860