Gütersloh Hauptbahnhof
- Hamm- Minden railway line ( KBS 400)
- Railway line from Bielefeld to Munster ( KBS 406)
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The Gütersloh Hbf Bahnhof is located in Gutersloh at the electrified, four-track main line Ruhrgebiet -Hannover, opened in 1847 a stretch of the former Cologne -Minden Railway Company. The two platforms for regional and long distance services are located on the two-track " passenger rail " Hamm ( Westphalia ) Pbf - Minden ( Westphalia ) Gbf ( line 1700) while also dual-track " rail freight " Hamm Rbf Hvn - Minden ( Westphalia ) Gbf ( route 2990 has ) no platforms and is traveled only diversions of passenger trains. From this route branches in Rheda- Wiedenbrück Warendorf train from Münster. In the reception building is now home to a DB travel center where tickets can be purchased. There is a restaurant / bistro, bakery and mini- supermarket, train station bookstore and a bike station with luggage storage are available.
- 3.1 electrification and high-speed tests
- 3.2 current developments
- 4.1 last Zugausrufer the Federal Railroad
- 4.2 Visit of Queen Elizabeth
Train services
In long-distance train station every two hours from the IC line 55 Cologne -Wuppertal -Hannover- Magdeburg -Leipzig is served. On Fridays and Sundays operate additional intercity every two hours on the line Stuttgart / Karlsruhe, Cologne and Berlin Suedkreuz. In days remoteness also hold some ICE trains.
In transport, there is a 30 -minute intervals between Gütersloh and Hamm. Bielefeld is available since December 2006, three drive options per hour. In Gütersloh Hbf have the following lines:
Transport tariffs
The station is located in the regional federation tariff " The sixes" (OWL Transport GmbH). In addition, a transitional tariff applies to the " Münster - Tariff" ( Transport Community Munsterland ) to Warendorf or Ahlen and the NRW tariff.
Station connection
Directly across from the main train station is a central bus station. From here, the Gütersloh town area is accessible by a star-shaped city bus network of Stadtwerke Gütersloh. Furthermore, there are regional bus services to neighboring towns.
In walking distance is beyond the main post and Friedrich -Ebert -Str. the Gütersloh Nord Train operation of the Teutoburger Wald-Eisenbahn ( TWE ), formerly passenger towards Hovelhof or Ibbenbüren. This railhead is still used sporadically the museum railway operation " Teuto - Express" as an endpoint.
See also: Transport in Gütersloh
History
Gütersloh first station building was 1845-1847 from the " Cologne -Minden Railway " at the end of today's Kökerstr. built 1876/77 supplemented with two side wings and turn of the century by the " Royal Railway Office Hanover " is being expanded by an extension. Location was beyond today's retaining wall at the level of Stohlmann place. After receiving the neoclassical building had to make way for the four-tracked expansion of the railway line Hamm- Minden, the German State Railroad Company (DRG ) opened to December 21, 1925 at its present location on the then " mercury angle" a representative new reception building. The extensive redesign of the extended rail facilities at which all height level crossings were replaced with underpasses, came in August 1932 with completion of the new goods clearance beyond the freight railroad at Long way to completion. Ticket hall and south wing ( with the ticket office, express and baggage handling ) were damaged on March 14, 1945 aerial bombs and blown up by American soldiers in April 1945. Henceforth take place over six years had to buy the ticket and pastry handling in a temporarily constructed Behelfsbaracke on the station forecourt. The German Federal Railroad ( DB) moved into a left standing the north wing ( station restaurant and waiting room ) with the reconstruction. On the foundations of the previous building first emerged, the new south wing in an extended version, which could be re- opened on 3 October 1951. With the completion of the intervening new lobby in a simpler form zeitypisch today's main train station is since 1953 the southeastern completion of the immediate downtown area.
Electrification and high-speed tests
The first drawn by the electric locomotive E10 438 test train ran on 25 September 1968 one of the official inaugural special train with 112498-1 on September 29, 1968 in Gütersloh Hbf. Since that day, the section between Hamm and Wunstorf is electrified and the important link between the Ruhr and Hanover continuously electrically passable.
Since 1973, Gütersloh Hbf acts always as a starting point for testing and Fastest rides from the Federal Railroad Central Office ( BZA ) Minden, where in September an electric locomotive of class 103 on the made-up as a test section rectilinear path portion between Gütersloh and Neubeckum the speed of 252, 9 km / h reached. 1979 takes the German Federal Railroad the 58 km long section between Brackwede and Hamm as one of the first high-speed lines in Germany in operation; since the platforms of the two main tracks 2 and 3 are scheduled moderately happened at 200 km / h maximum speed. On November 26, 1985, a reception with high-ranking passengers ICE / V test train reached after passing through the Gütersloh Central Station in Neubeckum 317 km / h new German record for wheel / rail vehicles as well as a world record for three-phase rail vehicles.
Current developments
The display boards on the platforms were defective since December 2005 and have been placed by Deutsche Bahn in October 2008 repaired. From February 2010 was an extensive renovation of the station. The German railway invested, resources from the stimulus packages around three million euros. All four edges of the platform two island platforms have now been rebuilt from the ground up and with the visually impaired. Furthermore and comprehensive measures for lighting and equipment of the station. In addition, the platforms were passenger elevators, which were put into operation on 23 December 2011. The freight elevators until then provisionally used are now removed.
If for December 2016 as envisaged by the VVOWL resumption of passenger train service implemented on the TWE- route to Harsewinkel and Verl, the trains will stop for a convenient connections via a new rail connection to the Teutoburger Wald-Eisenbahn directly on the platform track 1 and so the main station from the current pure pass - port to upgrade the station. Until the beginning of 2014 is expected with a decision to the regional rail project plan for the needs of the country.
Trivia
Last Zugausrufer the Federal Railroad
Gütersloh was the last station in the Federal Republic of Germany, on the still Schaffner ( officially known as the "gatekeeper ") is on the platforms, in case of delays in the lobby and waiting rooms, by loud cries announced the oncoming trains. The hand bell used in this case made of bronze was donated poured at the instigation of Gütersloher manufacturer Carl Miele Miele and the Deutsche Reichsbahn. Until his retirement in June 1957 became Louis Hunke, who carried out this task since 1940, with his winning spirit and wit people passing through and locals alike a certain popularity as Gütersloher original. With consideration for the war-ravaged railway workers, the German Federal Railroad was the introduction of the railway station speakers in Gütersloh be deferred.
Visit by Queen Elizabeth
During a ten-day state visit, met on May 26, 1965 at 12:35 clock the Queen Elizabeth II on a 4 track in Gütersloh Hbf. The two diesel locomotives DB Class V 200.0 -covered, 380 -meter-long special train D Esn 24525 consisted of 15 cars, including two saloon cars for the queen, a saloon car for Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a carriage for the wardrobe of the Queen. After removal of an aircraft of the Royal Air Force parade the state guests left at 14:40 clock the special train Han D 4711 Gütersloh towards Brackwede to visit program and returned against 0:25 clock to ensure that the special train D Mst 3761 over the Teutoburg Forest Railway could be transferred to the secure military airport at the Marienfelder street where the British monarch and her husband Prince stayed in the quiet place parked in the officers' mess room sleeping cars.