Werdohl station

• Ruhr -Sieg line
• Circle Altenaer Railway until 1955

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The Werdohl station is the passenger station of the city Werdohl. It lies at the Ruhr -Sieg line, which leads to victories by Hagen and was opened in 1861 with the commissioning of the track. From 1887 to 1955 Werdohl was also operated by the endpoint of the circle Altenaer Railway narrow-gauge railway track to Lüdenscheid.

Since the end of December 2012, the Werdohl station is also one of the city points from the hiking Sauerland - altitude flight.

Transformation of the station building

The neo-baroque reception building with two storeys was built in 1914. It is now part of the urban road route märkische Technical monuments. Since July 2011, the station building in the city Werdohl extensively renovated. The renovation will be completed by 2012. The contract value amounts to around 2.3 million euros. In addition, currently cleared as a barrier-free access is to create the main entrance. Before the onset of winter also possible the roof and facade work should be completed. That the redevelopment of the station building should be finished by the end of 2012, was placed under reservation because of the uncertainties in the old building. In the station building will in future also drag a bakery that will operate the restaurants there. The café bakery is open 7 days a week. In addition, there should be an outside catering. The current lobby of the station building should be able to be used not only for restaurants, but in some cases also for larger events.

The lease for the management of the station was signed in April 2012 as Managing Director of Gold Bakery Grote KG by the Mayor of Werdohl Griebsch Siegfried and Karl -Heinz Grote. The Balver businessman Karl -Heinz Grote invest EUR 250 000 in the concept, which purports to be " a modern gastronomic experience". Contracted at the end of 2012, but realistically only the beginning of 2013 will open according to the newspaper " Southshore countries Volksfreund " the modernized railway station and the catering trade. The café will have 60 seats and are open daily from dawn to dusk. These come the cultivated terrace, 14 parking spaces allowed a direct right of way for the customer. A staircase leads to the loft in the café, which could also be used. From the gallery, the visitor gelange to the first floor. There, the Cultural Forum was housed with about 60 seats. Next year, the bakery will Grote 100 years old, also the station building could celebrate the same birthday. The lease is committed to ten years according to the newspaper.

In the basement of the station cultivation should, according to the online portal " come- on.de " in the coming autumn and the city archives to find a new place to live. In the ground floor are a tourist office and a cash payout machine Sparkasse move. The rooms on the upper floor of the main building should be reserved for the City Museum and the Small Cultural Forum. In the attic, the railway employees could reside in a new break room. 2.4 million euros would cost the conversion. 1.2 million euro funded state and federal governments as part of urban renewal West. The remaining 1.2 million deceive the city, private users like the housing company Werdohl - this pull to the right side, where once the game room and the restaurant were housed - and the bakery Grote.

On March 21, 2013, the Werdohler Housing Association ( wave ) is drafted as the first tenant in the renovated station building in downtown. Where once in the right wing of the historic building game room and restaurant were housed, now the light-filled and modern reception area of ​​the Werdohler apartment company is located ( wave ). In the new office the staff of the wave are now a total of 400 square meters are available. Thus, the wave had significantly more space than at its old location at the Werdohler causeway. The new location is centrally located in the city center. Also the service for tenants to be significantly improved by the Customer on the ground floor.

The bakery Grote has followed the wave on April 18, 2013, the redesigned station building. The total opening of the renovated Werdohler station building took place on Saturday, June 15, 2013, together with the North Rhine-Westphalian building and Transport Minister Michael Groschek (SPD). The historic building in the heart of the city had previously been redeveloped as part of urban redevelopment for approximately 2.9 million euros.

Station area

At the station grounds are home to several businesses, companies and a supermarket, which are grouped to the north and south of the railroad tracks. A bridge connects the middle platform with the two areas north and south of the tracks. The bridge at both ends and at the middle platform lifts and stairs that make the station accessible.

In January 2011, the former signal box of the station Werdohl was demolished. It was formerly the most modern interlocking time of its construction. Since operating the switches and signals from Hagen Hauptbahnhof is controlled from the signal box was empty. Concrete plans for further use of the land according to the DB Mobility Logistics AG NRW do not yet exist.

For 53,000 euros to 2012 at the Central Bus Station (ZOB ) at the train station, a new bus platform arise. Private transport to the Charles Street then only can drive on a single lane from the station towards the island road. Has necessitated the enlargement of the ZOB, because the märkische Transport Company ( MVG) after the timetable change on 27 August 2010, more buses simultaneously sent to the central bus station.

On November 24, 2011 have been announced by the Werdohler Mayor Siegfried Griebsch that in 2012 the retail chain Edeka will draw in the empty complex on the island road. The contracts had been signed a week earlier. For the city of Werdohl that was a big step forward. " The new shopping center, which will be comparable with the Edeka in Hemer, is the railway station district upgrade " Griebsch was sure. According to the online portal " come- on.de " did the company list and Wilber the contract from the previous owner, the Berlin Arwobau obtained in structured bidding process would have been to learn from well Edeka circles. Approximately 40 jobs should arise in the future in the new market on the island road, it would mean the early evening of November 24, 2011 from well-informed company sources.

Lt.. a newspaper report of 19 December 2012 aims to submit the planning application for the development at the city council Werdohl the project company of Edeka new building in mid-January. With high pressure according to the project company 'm just working on the final design of the new building. It is planned near the former main entrance area rental space for a restaurant with 140 square meters and a expel with only 50 square meters.

Lt.. a newspaper report of 27 March 2013 are already started on the " island real estate" the demolition work. Piece by piece to the excavator through the many layers of the building slide. Against the large amount of dust from demolition soon is to be used a water cannon. After the demolition of the building will soon begin the work of the new building. In addition to an Edeka market on the first floor also other smaller shops will be located in the new building.

Train services

The Werdohl station is currently served by a regional train line and a regional express line:

Bus

Run from the station forecourt - next to the city traffic Werdohl - bus routes to Altena, Lüdenscheid, Neuenrade and Plettenberg

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Werdohl station - Plettenberg, Ohle Post - Plettenberg station - Plettenberg, Green Street ZOB

Altena, Stortel - Altena, Bungern - Altena, Post - Altena, On Markaner ZOB - Altena, Stadtwerke

Neuenrade, middle - Neuenrade station - Neuenrade, yard - Neuenrade, Küntrop turning point

Werdohl, Small Hammer - Werdohl, sheet metal hammer - Werdohl Church - Werdohl Station

Werdohl, Danziger Straße - Werdohl, Berliner Straße - Werdohl, Leipziger Strasse

Werdohl, Small Hammer - Werdohl, school center Riesei - Werdohl, parking Riesei

Werdohl, Am Paul piece - Werdohl, High Bausenberg - Werdohl, Hart Mecke

Werdohl, King's Castle - Werdohl Church - Werdohl Station

Werdohl, Small Hammer - Werdohl, Bremfeld - Werdohl, Am Grossen piece

Neuenrade, middle - Neuenrade station - Neuenrade, Küntrop turning point - Altena, Nettenscheid settlement

( Werdohl station - Werdohl, church) - Werdohl, Kettling - Plettenberg, Böddinghausen school center

Werdohl, Herb Mühle - Werdohl Church - Werdohl Station

Werdohl, Hospital - Werdohl, harrowing path - Werdohl, Derwentsider road - Werdohl Station

Werdohl, mountain road - Werdohl, Versevörde - Werdohl Church - Werdohl Station

Werdohl, Bottom Bausenberg - Werdohl, Wilhelm height - Werdohl, Derwentsider road - Werdohl Station