Gevelsberg Hauptbahnhof | |
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Operations | |
Category | 6 [1] |
Type | Through stattion |
DS100 code | EGVH |
Station code | 2113 |
Construction and location | |
Opened | 15 September 1879 [2] |
Location | Ennepetal |
State | NRW |
Country | Germany |
Local authority | Gevelsberg |
Home page | www.bahnhof.de |
Route information | |
List of railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia |
Gevelsberg Central Station (German: Gevelsberg Hauptbahnhof) is a railway station in the municipality of Gevelsberg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened along with a section of the Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway, opened by the Rhenish Railway Company (German: Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, RhE) between Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen and Hagen RhE station (now Hagen-Eckesey depot) on 15 September 1879.[3] It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station.[1]
The station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines S 8 between Mönchengladbach and Hagen twice an hour (with intervals of 20 and 40 minutes alternatively).[4] The station is unique in the fact that it is the only Hauptbahnhof in Germany that is served exclusively by S-Bahn trains. This is because Gevelsberg as a municipality is a relatively recent creation, and traditionally Ennepetal (Gevelsberg) on the direct line from Wuppertal to Hagen carries most of the regional and mid-distance traffic for Ennepetal and Gevelsberg. Whilst Gevelsberg Hbf therefore is more central to Gevelsberg, it does not offer any connections other than the S8 trains running twice an hour, making it one of the least busy Hauptbahnhof stations in Germany.
Preceding station | Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn | Following station | ||
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toward Mönchengladbach Hbf
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S8 |
toward Hagen Hbf
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The station is also served by 5 bus routes operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Ennepe-Ruhr: SB38 (every 60 minutes), 551 (30), 552 (20/40), 565 (60) and 563 (30). It is served by bus route 542 operated by Hagener Straßenbahn at 15-30 minute intervals.[4]