Dortmund Stadthaus station

Dortmund Stadthaus station is an important railway station of the inner city of Dortmund in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the inner city at the junction of Ruhrallee (B54) and Märkischen Straße, near the Stadthaus, a municipal office building. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.[1] The above-ground section of the station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 4 and the underground section is served by lines U41, U45, U47 and U49 of the Dortmund Stadtbahn.

Dortmund Stadthaus
Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
Through station
General information
LocationRuhrallee/Sonnenstr., Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°30′28″N 7°28′08″E
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)Lütgendortmund–Dortmund (KBS 450.4)
Platforms2
Train operatorsDB Regio NRW
ConnectionsS4
Other information
Station code1292[1]
DS100 codeEDST[2]
IBNR8001520
Category5[1]
Fare zoneVRR: 370[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened26 May 1963 [4]
Services
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station
Dortmund Möllerbrücke S4 Dortmund-Körne West
towards Unna
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn Following station
Stadtgarten
towards Brambauer Verkehrshof
U41 Markgrafenstraße
towards Clarenberg
Stadtgarten
towards Dortmund Hbf
U45 Markgrafenstraße
Stadtgarten U47 Markgrafenstraße
towards Aplerbeck
Stadtgarten
towards Hafen
U49 Markgrafenstraße
towards Hacheney
Dortmund Stadthaus station in 2009
VRR underground station

Significance

Line S4 runs in the east–west direction from Unna to Dortmund-Luetgendortmund on above ground tracks through the station. The platforms are accessible by stairs and lifts. The underground section is served by lines U41, U45, U47 and U49, which run in a north–south direction. In addition, bus route 444 operated by the municipal bus company, Dortmunder Stadtwerke (DSW21), stops in front of the station, connecting to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof and the Hohensyburg Casino at Syburg each hour.[5]

History

The station is on the historic Ruhr line of the Rhenish Railway Company and the Welver–Sterkrade railway of the Royal Westphalian Railway Company, in the immediate vicinity of the abandoned Dortmund Süd (south) station. Trains have stopped here since 26 May 1963.[4] It was originally served by battery electric multiple units of class 515. It was served by Silberling carriages hauled by class 212 locomotives from 1980. Since 3 June 1984 run x-Wagen (“x-cars”, a type of push–pull train), initially propelled by class 111 locomotives and from 1995 by class 143 locomotives. In December 2011, line S4 was converted to operation by class 422 electric multiple units.[6]

Rail services

Dortmund Stadthaus station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 4 at 20-minute intervals.[5][7]

Line Route
S4 Dortmund-LütgendortmundDortmund-Möllerbrücke - Dortmund-StadthausDortmund-Asseln Mitte - Unna-KönigsbornUnna

It is also served by lines U41, U45, U47 and U49 of the Dortmund Stadtbahn, all at 10-minute intervals.[5]

References

  1. "Stationspreisliste 2023" [Station price list 2023] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. "Linie U41". Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. "Dortmund Stadthaus station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  5. "Dortmund Stadthaus station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  6. "S4 : Lütgendortmund - Dorstfeld - Unna". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  7. "VRR rapid-transit plan 2013" (PDF) (in German). VRR. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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