Bochum Hauptbahnhof

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Bochum Hbf

Architectural information
Location	Bochum
State	NRW
Country	Germany
Operations
DS100 code	EBO
Station code	0724
Type	Bf
Category	2
Platforms in use	8
Deutsche Bahn - Stations in Germany
BW BY BE BR HB HH HE MV NI NW RP SL SN ST SH TH

Bochum Hauptbahnhof (usually translated from German as Bochum Central Station, short form: Bochum Hbf) is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Bochum in western Germany. In its current incarnation, it was built from 1955 to 1957 and is one of the most notable 1950s railway stations in Germany. The station underwent extensive remodeling and modernisation from 2004 to 2006 and was officially reopened on May 29, 2006.

1 History
2 Operational usage
3 External links
4 Gallery

[edit] History

The original central station was situated a few hundred metres further west on the Essen to Dortmund railway line, but was completely destroyed in British World War II air attacks. Taking the opportunity, the Bochum city government moved the station to its present location, as it proved to be more suitable with regards to later expansion.

A temporary station building was erected on the old site of the central station to provide access to the 1949 Katholikentag. It later was used a training centre by the Deutsche Bundesbahn until 1990 and has now fallen into disuse, despite being a listed building.

In the late 1970s, a fourth platform, designed for the S1 line of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn, was built. An underground Stadtbahn stop was added to the station at the same time.

[edit] Operational usage

Regional and long-distance trains call at the station. It is integrated into the InterCityExpress network, although some trains do not call at Bochum, especially those services that begin in Dortmund.

[edit] External links

Bochum Hauptbahnhof is at coordinates 51°28′43″N 7°13′22″E / 51.478709, 7.222827 (Bochum Hauptbahnhof)Coordinates: 51°28′43″N 7°13′22″E / 51.478709, 7.222827 (Bochum Hauptbahnhof)

[edit] Gallery

Katholikentag station

Preceding station	DB AG	Following station
Wattenscheid toward Essen Hbf	RB 40	Witten toward Hagen Hbf
Bochum-West toward Gelsenkirchen	RB 46	Terminus
Preceding station	Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn	Following station
Bochum-Ehrenfeld toward Düsseldorf Hbf	S1	Bochum-Langendreer toward Dortmund Hbf