Ahlen (Westfalen) station

  • Hamm- Minden line ( KBS 400)

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The Ahlen (Westfalen) station - short Ahlen ( Westphalia ) - is the station of the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Ahlen. He is on the electrified, four-track main line railway Hamm- Minden, which leads from the Ruhr to Hanover. It belonged in the 19th century, the Cologne -Minden Railway Company and is now part of Deutsche Bahn AG.

History

The Ahlen station was put into operation on 15 October 1847 on the construction of the Cologne - Minden railway. The first station building built in 1848 was demolished during World War II, since at this time the ground level running track bodies were placed on a railway embankment. The new reception building, which is still in operation today, was opened in 1916.

Today's meaning

The station is a so-called transit system maintenance ( category 4) within the transport association of the NRW - clock. The nodes Bielefeld Hbf and Hamm ( Westphalia ) and the regional nodes Gütersloh Hbf are two transport lines connected by the hour, so that overall a half hour, in both directions.

Is controlled by the Ahlen station via the Dispatcher interlocking " Af ", a track plan Pushbutton interlocking the type SpDrS60.

At the station there is a tourist center, which is operated since 2007 by a private travel agency from Werl. The travelers also find a bookstore with a kiosk operation and a bakery. For the purchase of tickets outside the business hours of the travel center ticket machines are available for local and long distance traffic.

The staircases of the platforms are equipped with single-sided inclined stair lifts and can be used barrier-free wheelchair users.

Station connection

Right next to the train station is the " Central Bus Station " (ZOB ). From here, the Ahlen urban area is accessed via the city bus lines. To transition into the neighboring towns consist regional bus services. Businesses are the city buses of the regional transport Munsterland and the city of Ahlen.

Park and ride

Behind the station building there is a parking area with spaces for park-and -ride and park-and -rail. At the central bus station bicycle parking facilities are furnished.

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