| Gütersloh Hauptbahnhof | |
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| Entrance to the station hall | |
| Operations | |
| Category | 4 [1] |
| Type | Through station |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| DS100 code | EGLO |
| Station code | 2438 |
| Construction and location | |
| Opened | 1847 |
| Location | Gütersloh |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| Home page | www.bahnhof.de |
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| List of railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Gütersloh Central Station (German: Gütersloh Hauptbahnhof) is the main station of Gütersloh in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the electrified, four-track main line from the Ruhr to Hanover, opened in 1847 as part of the trunk line of the former Cologne-Minden Railway Company. Services of the Warendorf Railway from Münster run also to Gütersloh by the Hamm–Minden line from Rheda-Wiedenbrück.
Immediately north of the station is Gütersloh North station of the Teutoburg Forest Railway (Teutoburger Wald-Eisenbahn, TWE), which used to operate passenger services to Hövelhof and Ibbenbüren. This station is now the terminus of a heritage railway. The TWE now operates freight traffic only.
In the station building there is a tourist bureau, where tickets can be purchased. There is also has a restaurant/bistro, a bakery, a mini-supermarket and a station bookshop.
The first electric locomotive hauled a special train to Gütersloh station on 26 September 1968. On that day the section between Hamm and Wunstorf was electrified, completing electrification between the Ruhr and Hanover.
On the platform edges of platform tracks 1 and 4 there were until recently recognisable marks of World War II bombs. The platforms are currently being renovated and converted to give access for the disabled.
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toward Münster Hbf
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RB 69 Ems-Börde-Bahn |
Isselhorst-Avenwedde
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toward Münster Hbf
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RB 67 Der Warendorfer |
Isselhorst-Avenwedde
toward Bielefeld Hbf
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