Münster-Hiltrup station

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The station Münster- Hiltrup is a suburban railway station in the district Hiltrup the city of Münster. He uses the transport between Münster and Hamm and is an important station for commuters and students who visit mainly from the southern district of Warendorf secondary schools in Münster- Hiltrup.

The train station is conveniently located between the town center in Hiltrup Center and Hiltrup -east, thus switching from car, bike or as a pedestrian is attractive in the trains to and from Münster. In addition, the station over several city bus lines is reached.

History

In 1848, the Munster Hammer Railway Company presented the construction of the railway Münster- Hamm finished. On 28 May the same year the railway station " Diecke WIEF " ( " Thick wife " ) opened along the route. Due to the unfavorable situation on the northern edge of the High Ward and the resulting long walk to the old village (today Hiltrup - center) was at the insistence of the Imperial Consul aD August 's King the station to August 1, 1868 moved to its present location.

In October 1879 was added in a separate goods station for wagon loads and general cargo traffic, which won particular from the opening of the Glasurit plant in 1903, in importance. The work had its own railway siding, as well as the later being moved Rockwool factory.

The rail connection provided together with the adjacent Dortmund -Ems Canal for economic growth in the community Hiltrup. Owing to the associated increase in passenger and freight traffic, a new, enlarged station building was opened in 1907. The station building, which stands on its site today, decreed among other things, waiting room and ticket office.

The building, which survived the Second World War unscathed, lost in the decades that followed in importance. BASF Coatings (formerly Glasurit ) laid the private siding quietly in favor of truck freight, whereupon the entire affiliated freight station ceased its operation. Right next to the station building, the old station building, a new building was built with automated switchboard and a small staff run the ticket office, shut down with time.

Until the 1970s, was at the station a level crossing, the Hiltrup - middle -east and over the adjacent Prince bridge connected on the Dortmund -Ems Canal. Since the level crossing often long caused by the rain rail traffic tailbacks, the construction of today's major road bridge along the L 885 was decided. The new bridge crosses railroad and canal. Instead of the level crossing an underpass for cyclists and pedestrians was built. From this also the platform of the tracks is to achieve 2 and 3 of the station.

The station building, which passed into the possession of the city of Münster in the course of time, was in a fire in the 1990s, heavily damaged and repaired poorly. The substance has since been numerous structural damage to the roof is leaking, the entrances are blocked.

The personal ticket sales was discontinued at the beginning of the new millennium.

Current Situation

Today, the Hiltrup station is used with about 100 train stops daily from about 2500 passengers. It has four tracks in the station area, three of which are accessible by train platforms. The fourth track belonged to the former goods station and is no longer used. The freight station was established in 1994 in an arson severely damaged and demolished completely in 2000. Today through traffic takes place mainly on the tracks 1 ( direction Hamm ) and 2 ( Münster ). Track 3 is only used as replacement grip.

The station has two ticket vending machine for mass transit and one for long-distance transport. Another machine for long distance service on the platform of the tracks 2 and 3 was dismantled a few years ago after continual vandalism. Since the end of 2009, both platforms have a dynamic passenger information.

In the rooms of the former ticket office in the interlocking buildings of the private kiosk by the way has been operated since 2008. This kiosk was then abandoned at the end of 2012.

At the station forecourt the bus stop Hiltrup station, which is the last stop of two heavily used city buses is. Between the two station buildings, and a bicycle station of the city of Münster for about 60 bikes. In other station area there are about 50 bike racks. In recent years, the parking spaces for cars have been enhanced to be parking for about 50 cars. On the edge of the railway station premises, there is a skate park.

As part of the modernization drive 2, the German railway plans reconstruction and modernization measures at the Münster- Hiltrup Train: The platforms should be raised to 76 inches to allow accessible boarding the trains. The platform of the tracks 2 and 3 shall for this purpose get a lift. Work will also include lighting and sound systems renewed and new signs are attached. Up to now the construction is scheduled to begin in 2013.

The local politics discussed for years about the future of the old station building. While the city administration on the basis of an old Council Decision unsuccessfully tried to sell the building, a favorite local politicians use of the building as a youth and leisure center. As an operator, among other things, the association socially therapeutic institutions was talking, owner of the building should be the urban living Urban Planning. Nature and extent of use and financial status of the project, however, were controversial.

The building was finally sold on 14 February 2011 to the investor Ludger Holtz. The investor plans to build a cafe, a bistro, a function room, including cabaret on the ground floor of the station building. About the actual purchase price was officially nothing to learn. The administration had proposed in December the Council a price of 132,000 euros for which the station building was to be sold.

Compounds

Transport

The station Münster- Hiltrup served a total of 6 times every hour from three transport lines. The RB89 stops every 30 minutes, every hour, as it RB69/RB89 train combination whose train route is winged in Hamm.

See also: List of regional railway lines in North Rhine -Westphalia

Bus

The train station is Hiltrup start and end points of two city bus lines and connected with other bus routes nearby, to the non- rail-bound public transport.

Bus lines 1 ( Amelsbüren - Roxel ) and 9 ( Hiltrup East - Coerde ) can be reached in about 5 minutes walk from the train station Hiltrup.