Unna station

Unna station is the main passenger station in the Westphalian city of Unna in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The other stations in the city that are served by regular passenger services are Unna-Königsborn, Unna West, Massen, Lünern and Hemmerde.

Reconstruction in 2007
Unna
Unna station (2006)
LocationBahnhofstraße, Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°32′19.9″N 7°41′32″E
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Train operatorsDB Regio NRW
Eurobahn
National Express Germany
ConnectionsS 4
Other information
Station code6335[1]
DS100 codeEUN[2]
IBNR8000171
Category3[1]
Fare zoneWestfalentarif: 42491[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1855[4]
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio NRW   Following station
TerminusRB 54
Hönnetal-Bahn
Frömern
toward Neuenrade
Preceding station   Eurobahn   Following station
toward Venlo
RE 13
Maas-Wupper-Express
Bönen
toward Hamm Hbf
toward Dortmund Hbf
RB 59
Hellweg-Bahn
Lünern
toward Soest
Preceding station   National Express Germany   Following station
toward Krefeld Hbf
RE 7
Rhein-Münsterland-Express
Bönen
toward Rheine Hbf
Preceding station   Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn   Following station
S 4Terminus
Location
Unna
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia

History

The station was opened in 1855 as part of the Dortmund–Soest railway built by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (BME) and equipped with an impressive station building, which was sold for non-rail purposes in 2005.[5]

In 1866, the BME opened the line from Unna to Hamm to connect with the Cologne-Minden trunk line.[6] Later the line was extended from Unna to Hagen, making Unna station into a railway junction of regional importance.[7]

Between 1899 and 1901 the Prussian state railways opened the Fröndenberg–Kamen railway to connect the three east-west lines in the area.[8][9] The southern part connected with the line to Menden, which was opened in 1872; this line was extended in 1912 to Neuenrade as the Hönne Valley Railway. The northern part was opened later for freight in 1900 and a year later for passenger traffic. This route is now worked only as far as Unna-Königsborn, as line S 4 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.

Between 1909 and 1950, the Unna-Kamen-Werne light railway also connected Unna station and Kamen station.

Connections
Buses in the bus station

Unna station is served by the Rhein-Münsterland-Express (RE 7, at 60-minute intervals), the Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13, at 60-minute intervals), the Hönnetalbahn (RB 54, at 60-minute intervals), the Hellweg-Bahn (RB 59, at 30-minute intervals) and Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 4 (at 30-minute intervals). The station also serves as the central bus junction for the city.[10]

References
  1. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (2017 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2017. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.
  3. "Ihr Liniennetz Unna Schwerte" (PDF). Verkehrsgesellschaft Kreis Unna. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. Joost, André. "Unna station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  5. Rudolf Geitz (June 2005). "150 years of Unna station". Herbst-Blatt (in German) (39). Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  6. "Unna - Hamm (Westf) line". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  7. "Schwerte - Holzwickede line". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  8. "Fröndenberg - Unna line". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  9. "Unna - Kamen line". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  10. Joost, André. "Unna station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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