Soest station is a passenger station in the city of Soest in the German state of

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. It is on the Hamm–Warburg and the Dortmund–Soest lines. It was also served by passenger trains on the Möhne Valley Railway (''Möhnetalbahn'') from 1899 to 1960.

Train services

It is served by one

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line 51 daily. In regional traffic, it is served by the

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on the Düsseldorf–Soest route every two hours. The ''Rhein-Hellweg-Express'' is operated by

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. It is served by the Ems-Börde-Bahn stopping service every 30 minutes, operating on the Hamm–Paderborn route and the

Hellweg-Bahn The Hellweg net consists of the four Regionalbahn lines in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia: RB 50 (Münster – Lünen – Dortmund), RB 59 (Dortmund – Unna – Soest), RB 69 (Münster – Hamm – Bielefeld) and RB 89 (Münster – ...

stopping service every 30 minutes, operating on the Dortmund–Soest route. The ''Hellweg-Bahn'' and the ''Ems-Börde-Bahn'' are operated by

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(

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). The following services currently call at Soest: *Regional services as of 2023:

Station

The Soest station was extensively renovated and refurbished up to 2010 to meet its role as both a regional station as well as a (touristic) gateway to the city. In addition to the renovation of the building and its environment, about five hectares of industrial land has been created. The building of a new underpass gives direct access to the north side of the town. In addition, the level of platform 1 was raised. In addition, the station has new retail, sanitary facilities and automatic teller machines on the ground floor with office space on the upper floors.

References

{{Portal bar, Transport, North Rhine-Westphalia Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia Railway stations in Germany opened in 1850 1850 establishments in Prussia Buildings and structures in Soest (district)