Hagen Hauptbahnhof

Hagen Central Station
Deutsche Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
Through station
The station hall
General information
LocationBerliner Platz 1, Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°21′44″N 7°27′39″E / 51.362178°N 7.460935°E / 51.362178; 7.460935
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms16
Construction
Architectural styleBaroque Revival
Other information
Station code2457
DS100 codeEHG[1]
IBNR8000142
Category2[2]
Fare zoneVRR: 580[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened9 March 1849, rebuilt 1910[4]
Passengers
30,000 daily
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Wuppertal Hbf
towards Köln Hbf
ICE 10 Hamm (Westf) Hbf
Wuppertal Hbf ICE 19 Bielefeld Hbf
Wuppertal Hbf
towards Wien Hbf
ICE 91 Dortmund Hbf
Terminus
Wuppertal Hbf
towards Köln Hbf
IC 55 Dortmund Hbf
towards Dresden Hbf
Preceding station National Express Germany Following station
Ennepetal
towards Aachen Hbf
RE 4 (Wupper-Express) Wetter (Ruhr)
towards Dortmund Hbf
Ennepetal
towards Krefeld Hbf
RE 7 (Rhein-Münsterland-Express) Schwerte
towards Rheine
Preceding station Eurobahn Following station
Ennepetal
towards Venlo
RE 13 Schwerte
Preceding station VIAS Following station
Wetter (Ruhr)
towards Essen Hbf
RE 16 Hagen-Hohenlimburg
towards Iserlohn
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station
Terminus RE 17 Schwerte
Hagen-Vorhalle
towards Essen Hbf
RB 40 Terminus
Herdecke
towards Dortmund Hbf
RB 52 Hagen-Oberhagen
towards Lüdenscheid
Terminus RB 91 Hagen-Hohenlimburg
towards Siegen Hbf
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station
Hagen-Vorhalle
towards Dortmund Hbf
S5 Terminus
Hagen-Wehringhausen S8
Hagen-Wehringhausen S9
Map
Location
Hagen Hauptbahnhof is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Hagen Hauptbahnhof
Hagen Hauptbahnhof
Location in North Rhine-Westphalia
Hagen Hauptbahnhof is located in Germany
Hagen Hauptbahnhof
Hagen Hauptbahnhof
Location in Germany
Hagen Hauptbahnhof is located in Europe
Hagen Hauptbahnhof
Hagen Hauptbahnhof
Location in Europe

Hagen Hauptbahnhof is a railway station serving the city of Hagen in western Germany. It is an important rail hub for the southeastern Ruhr area, offering regional and long distance connections. The station was opened in 1848 as part of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company's Elberfeld–Dortmund line and is one of the few stations in the Ruhr valley to retain its original station hall, which dates back to 1910.

History

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Hagen Hauptbahnhof from the air
Thorn-Prikker: Der Künstler als Lehrer für Handel und Gewerbe (1911)

The original Elberfeld–Dortmund trunk line of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company was completed in 1848/49 linking Hagen to the rapidly expanding Prussian railway network. This led to Hagen quickly becoming an industrial city based steel and metal production. After the opening of the Ruhr–Sieg railway to Siegen via Altena in 1861 the city also became an important railway junction.[5]

The Baroque Revival entrance building, opened on 14 September 1910, was built of brick and partly covered with sandstone. It survived bombing during the Second World War, although not completely, in contrast to other stations in the Ruhr area, so it can be admired today. A stained-glass window called The Artist as Teacher of Trade and Industry (German: Der Künstler als Lehrer für Handel und Gewerbe) by Johan Thorn Prikker was installed above the entrance by Karl Ernst Osthaus in 1911.[5]

Also preserved is a two-span train shed designed by Stephany from 1910. It was restored in the 1990s and is heritage-listed as an important example of a steel-constructed hall developed in the late 19th century. It is the only remaining station with a "traditional" platform area in Westphalia and the Ruhr region and one of a few of its kind in Germany. The heavy Anglo-American bombing raids in World War II on Hagen did not destroy it, unlike many other railway stations in the Ruhr.[5]

The station has points and overtaking tracks connecting to the two main platforms in the train shed. This allows up to four (short) trains to operate from each of these two-edged platforms. This has the disadvantage that passengers may sometimes be required to walk long distances.

The interior of the station was painstakingly restored from the autumn of 2004 to May 2006. Thus, the barrel vault over the concourse has been reconstructed, restoring some of its old lustre and details, including Thorn Prikker's stained-glass window, are now illuminated by daylight and are again clearly visible. This work was carried out for the 2006 World Cup of football at a total cost of €1.2 million.

The Hagen Hauptbahnhof is a listed building and is part of The Industrial Heritage Trail (Route Industriekultur).[5]

Rail services

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The station serves as an important link between long distance services; the InterCityExpress lines linking Cologne and Berlin call at the station as well as various InterCity and EuroCity services.

Line Route Frequency Operator
ICE 10 Berlin East HanoverBielefeldHammHagenWuppertalCologne 120 min DB Fernverkehr
ICE 19 Berlin East – Hanover – Bielefeld – Hagen – Wuppertal – Cologne (– Bonn – Andernach – Koblenz)
ICE 42 (Hamburg-Altona – Münster –) Dortmund – Hagen – Wuppertal – Solingen – Cologne – Siegburg (Bonn) – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Stuttgart – Ulm – Augsburg – Munich 1 train
ICE 91 Dortmund – Hagen – Wuppertal – Solingen – Cologne – Koblenz – Frankfurt Airport – Frankfurt Airport – Würzburg – Nuremberg – Passau – Linz – Vienna 2 train pairs
IC 55 Dresden – Leipzig – Halle – Hannover – Hamm – Dortmund – Hagen – Wuppertal – Solingen – Cologne – Bonn 120 min

Regional and S-Bahn trains

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Hagen Hbf lies within the area of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr transport association and is served by several RegionalExpress and RegionalBahn lines as well as by three S-Bahn services of the Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn network. The following Regional-Express, Regionalbahn and S-Bahn services call at the station:[6]

Line Route Frequency
RE 4
Wupper-Express
AachenMönchengladbachDüsseldorfWuppertalHagenDortmund 60 mins
RE 7
Rhein-Münsterland-Express
KrefeldNeussCologneSolingen – Wuppertal – HagenHammMünster (Westf)Rheine 60 mins
RE 13
Maas-Wupper-Express
VenloViersen – Mönchengladbach – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm 60 mins
RE 16
Ruhr-Lenne-Express
EssenBochumWittenHagen – Iserlohn-Letmathe – Iserlohn 60 min
RE 17
Sauerland-Express
HagenSchwerteArnsberg (Westf)Brilon-WaldWarburg (–Kassel HbfKassel-Wilhelmshöhe) 60 min
RB 40
Rhein-Niers-Bahn
Essen – WattenscheidBochumWittenWetterHagen 60 mins
RB 52
Volmetal-Bahn
Lüdenscheid – Lüdenscheid-Brügge – Schalksmühle – Hagen – Dortmund 60 mins
RB 91
Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn
Hagen – Letmathe – Finnentrop – Siegen 60 mins
S5 Dortmund – Witten – Wetter (Ruhr)Hagen 60 mins
S8 HagenGevelsbergWuppertal-Oberbarmen – Wuppertal – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Mönchengladbach 60 mins
S9 Hagen – Gevelsberg – Schwelm – Wuppertal – Velbert-Langenberg – Essen – BottropGladbeck - Recklinghausen 60 mins

References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ "VER-Tarifinformation". Verkehrsgesellschaft Ennepe-Ruhr. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Hagen Hauptbahnhof operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "Hagen Hauptbahnhof" (in German). route-industriekultur. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Hagen Hauptbahnhof". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 May 2020.