Münster-Hiltrup train station
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| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 3 |
| abbreviation | EHIT |
| IBNR | 8002841 |
| Price range | 5 |
| opening | 1907 (first 1868) |
| Profile on Bahnhof.de | Muenster-Hiltrup |
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| City / municipality | Muenster |
| Place / district | Hiltrup |
| country | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 54 '17 " N , 7 ° 39' 17" E |
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| Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia | |
The Münster-Hiltrup train station is a suburban train station in the Hiltrup district of the city of Münster . It serves the local transport between Münster and Hamm and is an important station for commuters and schoolchildren, who mainly from the southern district of Warendorf attend the secondary schools in Münster-Hiltrup.
The train station is conveniently located between the center of Hiltrup-Mitte and Hiltrup-Ost, which makes it attractive to change from car, bike or even as a pedestrian to the trains to and from Münster. Furthermore, the train station can be reached via several city bus routes.
history
In 1848, the Münster-Hammer Railway Company completed the construction of the Münster – Hamm railway line . On May 28 of the same year, the “Diecke Wief” (“Dickes Weib”) train station opened along the route. Due to the unfavorable location on the northern edge of the Hohe Ward and the resulting long footpath to the old village (today's Hiltrup-Mitte), at the urging of the Reich Consul a. D. August Schenking relocated the train station to its current location on August 1, 1868.
In October 1879, a separate freight station for wagonload and general cargo was added, which gained in importance especially after the opening of the Glasurit plant in 1903. The plant had its own siding, as did the Rockwool plant, which was later established .
The rail connection, together with the neighboring Dortmund-Ems Canal, ensured an economic upswing in the Hiltrup community. Due to the associated increase in passenger and freight traffic, a new, enlarged station building was opened in 1907. The station building, which is still at its location today, had a waiting hall and ticket office, among other things.
The building, which survived the Second World War unscathed, lost its importance in the following decades. The BASF Coatings (ehem. Glasurit) grew silent the private siding in favor of truck freight, whereupon the entire Affiliate freight station ceased its operation. Directly next to the station building, a new building with an automated signal box and a small, staff-operated ticket office was erected, and the old station building was decommissioned over time.
Until 1982 there was a level crossing at the train station that connected Hiltrup center and east via the neighboring Prinzbrücke bridge over the Dortmund-Ems canal. Since the level crossing often caused long backlogs due to the heavy rail traffic, it was decided to build today's large road bridge along the L 885. The new bridge crosses the railway line and canal. Instead of the level crossing, an underpass for cyclists and pedestrians was built. The platform on tracks 2 and 3 of the station can also be reached from here.
The station building, which over time became the property of the city of Münster, was badly damaged in a fire in the 1990s and only poorly repaired. The substance then showed numerous structural damage, the roof was leaking, the entrances were blocked.
Personal ticket sales were discontinued at the beginning of the new millennium.
Current situation
Today the Hiltrup station with its approx. 100 train stops is used by around 2500 travelers every day. It has four tracks in the station area, three of which are accessible via platforms. The fourth track belonged to the former freight yard and is no longer used. The freight yard was badly damaged in a fire in 1994 and completely demolished in 2000. Today's through traffic mainly takes place on tracks 1 (direction Hamm) and 2 (direction Münster). Track 3 is only used as a substitute stop.
The station has two ticket machines for local traffic and one for long-distance traffic. Another machine for long-distance traffic on the platform of tracks 2 and 3 was dismantled a few years ago after continuous vandalism. Since the end of 2009, both platforms have had dynamic passenger information .
The private kiosk has been operated by the way in the rooms of the former ticket office in the signal box building since 2008 . This kiosk was then given up again at the end of 2012.
The Hiltrup Bahnhof bus stop is located on the forecourt of the station and is the terminus of two heavily frequented city bus routes. Between the two station buildings there is a bicycle station for the city of Münster for around 60 bicycles. In the further area of the station there are around 50 bicycle racks . In recent years, the parking space for cars has been expanded so that there are now parking spaces for around 50 cars. There is a skate facility on the edge of the station area .
As part of the modernization offensive 2 , Deutsche Bahn is planning renovation and modernization measures at Münster-Hiltrup station: the platforms are to be raised to 76 centimeters to enable barrier-free boarding of the trains. The platform on tracks 2 and 3 is to receive an elevator for this purpose. Lighting and loudspeaker systems are also to be renewed and new signs are to be installed. The construction work has now been completed.
Local politicians discussed the future of the old station building for years. While the city administration tried unsuccessfully to sell the building on the basis of an old council resolution, local politicians favored using the building as a youth and leisure center. Among other things, the association of socio-therapeutic institutions was under discussion as the operator , the owner of the building should be the municipal housing + urban construction. The type and scope of use and financing options for the project were, however, controversial.
The building was finally sold to the investor Ludger Holtz on February 14, 2011. The investor plans to build a café, a bistro and an event room including a cabaret on the ground floor of the station building. Officially, nothing was known about the actual purchase price. In December, the administration had proposed a price of 132,000 euros to the council for which the station building should be sold.
In 2014, the renovation of the station building began. The keys were handed over on July 10, 2014, and the Kulturbahnhof finally opened on August 23, 2014.
From April 2015, Deutsche Bahn AG planned extensive renovations in the area of the platforms and accesses. At the end of 2016, the company reported that extensive modernization work had been completely completed. The focus of the modernization work was therefore in particular the barrier-free conversion. New weather shelters and new platform equipment improved the quality of the new, modernized traffic station, renewal of the lighting and equipment with modern signage systems made it easier to find one's way around the Münster-Hiltrup station and thus increased customer friendliness.
The platforms on track 1 (main platform) and on tracks 2 and 3 (central platform) have been raised to 76 cm so that passengers can now get on and off the trains without steps. The central platform is now also accessible from the pedestrian underpass using a new elevator.
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Local transport
Münster-Hiltrup station is served a total of six times an hour by three local transport lines. The RB89 stops every 30 minutes, once every hour as a train combination RB69 / RB89, whose train route is winged in Hamm.
See also: List of SPNV lines in North Rhine-Westphalia
Bus transport
The Hiltrup train station is the start and end point of two city bus routes as well as other nearby bus connections to non-rail public transport .
| line | Surname | Line course | operator |
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| 5 | Hiltrup train station - Nienberge | Hiltrup - Berg Fidel - Südviertel - Central Station - Gievenbeck - Nienberge | Stadtwerke Münster |
| 6th | Hiltrup train station - Coerde | Hiltrup - Gremmendorf - Central Station - Lublinring - Coerde |
Bus routes 1 ( Amelsbüren - Roxel ) and 9 (Hiltrup-Ost - Kinderhaus) can be reached in about 10 and 5 minutes on foot from Hiltrup train station.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Grottendieck: VSE has to slim down . In: Westfälische Nachrichten , February 13, 2010. Accessed June 3, 2011.
- ↑ Michael Grottendieck: station-chaos . In: Westfälische Nachrichten , March 6, 2010. Accessed June 3, 2011.
- ↑ Michael Grottendieck: Bahnhof: Everything depends on the costs . In: Westfälische Nachrichten , January 28, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ↑ Michael Grottendieck: Hiltrup train station is sold . In: Westfälische Nachrichten , February 14, 2011. Accessed June 2, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.wn.de/Muenster/Stadtteile/Hiltrup/1686742-Nach-zwei-Jahren-Arbeit-wird-das-historische-Gebaeude-als-neuer-Kulturbahnhof-den-Buergern-wieder-uebergenz-Alter -Bahnhof-opens-again
- ↑ http://www.wn.de/Muenster/Stadtteile/Hiltrup/1921065-Umfassende-Modernisierung-wird-erneut-vorzüge-Bahnhofsumbau-im-April
- ↑ Münster-Hiltrup railway station now completely modernized | DB - Press Office - Düsseldorf. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 15, 2017 ; accessed on August 14, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
