Wattenscheid-Höntrop station is a railway station in the district of Wattenscheid of the city of

Bochum Bochum ( , also , ; wep, Baukem) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia. With a population of 364,920 (2016), is the sixth largest city (after Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg) of the most populous Germany, German federal state o ...

in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the route of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 from

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 la ...

to Solingen. Wattenscheid station, which is more than a kilometre to the northwest is only served by regional trains.

History

The Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg line of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (german: Bergisch-Märkischen Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) was put into operation from the former Bochum Süd station to Mülheim on 1 March 1862. A waiting room with a ticket office was opened in Höntrop on 1 June 1886. On 1 October 1910, an entrance building was opened. S-Bahn line S 1 has served the station since 26 May 1974. The entrance building has since been used as a shop or as a restaurant. Most recently it has housed a health food store.

Services

Wattenscheid-Höntrop S-Bahn station is on the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg line and is classified by

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as a category 5 station. It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 (

– Solingen) every 15 minutes during the day on week days between Dortmund and

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 ...

. The Wattenscheid-Höntrop S bus stop is located in close proximity to the station on Höntroper Straße. It is served by bus lines 365 (every 30 minutes), 389 (every 20 minutes) and 390 (every 20 minutes), operated by BOGESTRA. In walking distance you can reach the stop Höntrop Kirche. There are connections to other bus lines as well as to tram line 310 via the city centres of Bochum and Witten to Witten-Heven. Unlike Wattenscheid station, this station has been completely renovated, making it accessible for the disabled. A wheelchair-accessible entrance is available for all trains. Wattenscheid Höntrop has park-and-ride facilities and parking space for bicycles.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wattenscheid-Hontrop station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations S1 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn) Railway stations in Bochum Railway stations in Germany opened in 1886