Iserlohn station is located in central

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 locat ...

in the German state of

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. It is at the end of two single-track lines, the

Ardey Railway The Ardey Railway (german: Ardeybahn) is a 38 km long railway line running from Dortmund via Schwerte to Iserlohn ( KBS 433) in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Route The section between Dortmund Central Station and Dortmund-Horde ...

(''Ardeybahn'') from

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and

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and the line from Iserlohn-Letmathe with services from

Essen Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...

via

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. 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 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 th ...

in 1885, connecting to

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. 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

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, Iserlohn station has been classified as a ''Haltepunkt'' (halt). However, the ''Zweckverband SPNV Ruhr-Lippe'' (association for the promotion of public transport in Ruhr-Lippe, ZRL) intends to build a connection between the two lines, including points, which would restore its status as a ''bahnhof'' (station). The station building of the 1960s was demolished in 2007/2008 and rebuilt as a so-called city station by a private investor. In addition to the typical tenants (ticket counter, food sales), the station building also has a tourist information office and a community college. In addition to the new station building built in 2008, the platforms, a new bus station, a railway station forecourt and a roundabout have been built or rebuilt. There is also a parking garage with 189 parking spaces. On 18 September 2010, the station was proclaimed the first ''Wanderbahnhof'' ("hiking station") in North Rhine-Westphalia because of its connections and proximity to hiking infrastructure.

Operations

Platform 1 is a combined platform. Trains running on the Ardey Railway stop on one side and ''Märkische Verkehrsgesellschaft'' ( Märkische Transport Company) buses stop on the other side. Although the new station building is now a terminus, the reactivation of the line between Hemer and Iserlohn is still possible (the track would be placed between the station building and a retaining wall and would continue over the roundabout). Iserlohn station is served by one

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and two Regionalbahn services:

Bus routes

Notes

{{Commons category, Bahnhof Iserlohn, Iserlohn station Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia Railway stations in Germany opened in 1864