Unna station
Eurobahn
National Express Germany
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Schwerte (Ruhr) towards Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | IC 34 | Hamm (Westf) Hbf towards Münster Hbf or Norddeich Mole | ||
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Terminus | RB 54 | Frömern towards Neuenrade | ||
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Holzwickede towards Venlo | RE 13 | Bönen towards Hamm (Westf) Hbf | ||
Holzwickede towards Dortmund Hbf | RB 59 | Lünern towards Soest | ||
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Holzwickede towards Krefeld Hbf | RE 7 (Rhein-Münsterland-Express) | Bönen towards Rheine | ||
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Unna West towards Dortmund-Lütgendortmund | S4 | Terminus |
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Unna station is the main passenger station in the Westphalian city of Unna in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The other stations in the city that are served by regular passenger services are Unna-Königsborn, Unna West, Massen, Lünern and Hemmerde.
History
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The station was opened in 1855 as part of the Dortmund–Soest railway built by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (BME) and equipped with an impressive station building, which was sold for non-rail purposes in 2005.[5]
In 1866, the BME opened the line from Unna to Hamm to connect with the Cologne-Minden trunk line.[6] Later the line was extended from Unna to Hagen, making Unna station into a railway junction of regional importance.[7]
Between 1899 and 1901 the Prussian state railways opened the Fröndenberg–Kamen railway to connect the three east-west lines in the area.[8][9] The southern part connected with the line to Menden, which was opened in 1872; this line was extended in 1912 to Neuenrade as the Hönne Valley Railway. The northern part was opened later for freight in 1900 and a year later for passenger traffic. This route is now worked only as far as Unna-Königsborn, as line S 4 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.
Between 1909 and 1950, the Unna-Kamen-Werne light railway also connected Unna station and Kamen station.
Connections
Unna station is served by the Rhein-Münsterland-Express (RE 7, at 60-minute intervals), the Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13, at 60-minute intervals), the Hönnetalbahn (RB 54, at 60-minute intervals), the Hellweg-Bahn (RB 59, at 30-minute intervals) and Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 4 (at 30-minute intervals). The station also serves as the central bus junction for the city.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (2017 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2017. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.
- ^ "Ihr Liniennetz Unna Schwerte" (PDF). Verkehrsgesellschaft Kreis Unna. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Joost, André. "Unna station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Rudolf Geitz (June 2005). "150 years of Unna station". Herbst-Blatt (in German) (39). Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Unna - Hamm (Westf) line". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Schwerte - Holzwickede line". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Fröndenberg - Unna line". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Unna - Kamen line". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ Joost, André. "Unna station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.