Soest station (Germany)
Soest station is a passenger station in the city of Soest in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Hamm–Warburg and the Dortmund–Soest lines. It was also served by passenger trains on the Möhne Valley Railway (Möhnetalbahn) from 1899 to 1960.
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| Location | Bahnhofstr. 2, Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°34′42″N 8°06′19″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Deutsche Bahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 5876[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | ESOT[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IBNR | 8000076 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Westfalentarif: 49231[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 October 1850[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Soest Location in North Rhine-Westphalia  Soest Location in Germany  Soest Location in Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train services
It is served by one InterCity line 51 daily. In regional traffic, it is served by the Rhein-Hellweg-Express on the Düsseldorf–Soest route every two hours. The Rhein-Hellweg-Express is operated by DB Regio NRW. It is served by the Ems-Börde-Bahn stopping service every 30 minutes, operating on the Hamm–Paderborn route and the Hellweg-Bahn stopping service every 30 minutes, operating on the Dortmund–Soest route. The Hellweg-Bahn and the Ems-Börde-Bahn are operated by Eurobahn (Keolis).[5]
The following services currently call at Soest:
- Regional services as of 2023:
| Line | Route | Frequency |
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| IC 51 | Düsseldorf – Hamm – Soest – Paderborn – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – Erfurt – Gera | Once daily |
| RE 11 | Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Essen – Bochum – Dortmund – Hamm – Soest – Paderborn – Kassel | 60 mins |
| RB 59 | Dortmund – Unna – Soest | 60 mins |
| RB 89 | Münster – Hamm – Soest – Paderborn – Warburg | 60 mins |
Station
The Soest station was extensively renovated and refurbished up to 2010 to meet its role as both a regional station as well as a (touristic) gateway to the city. In addition to the renovation of the building and its environment, about five hectares of industrial land has been created. The building of a new underpass gives direct access to the north side of the town. In addition, the level of platform 1 was raised. In addition, the station has new retail, sanitary facilities and automatic teller machines on the ground floor with office space on the upper floors.
References
- "Stationspreisliste 2023" [Station price list 2023] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- "Fahrtauskunft". Westfalentarif. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Soest station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- "Soest station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 31 January 2017.