Railway stations in Hamm

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This article describes existing and historical train stations in the city of Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia .

Hamm (Westphalia) central station

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Hamm (Westphalia) main station in the city center of Hammer (tariff name Hamm (Westf) Hbf ) is the most important train station in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Hamm. It is part of the network of Deutsche Bahn AG . The facility also serves as an important railway junction in North Rhine-Westphalia , especially for the eastern Ruhr area .

Hamm train station serves the following rail routes:

Hamm marshalling yard

Drainage system Hamm Rbf Hso
Brake tower Hamm Rbf, 1975

The marshalling yard , which is immediately south of the main train station, but not identical to the passenger station, was built in 1882. As a result of the rapid growth in train traffic, the station's capacity was soon no longer sufficient. From 1911 onwards, a large-scale renovation was started, which was completed in 1929. The old marshalling yard was replaced by a new building a little further south with three shunting systems: Hso and Vmo for the west-east direction, Hvw (later Hro) for the east-west direction. In addition, there were three side waste mountains in the station for special tasks (for example re-sorting). After the renovation work, the facility was 9.3 kilometers long and up to 430 m wide with a total track length of 325 kilometers and a capacity of 10,500 wagons per day, making it one of the largest of its kind in Europe. In 1925 the Hvw shunting system received one of the first drainage mountains mechanized with track brakes .

During the 1960s, the marshalling yard was partially modernized. In 1974 a total of around 1.9 million freight wagons were being formed into new trains in Hamm. After the transition from German Federal Railroad to German Railroad , those at the signal boxes Hro (formerly Hvw) and Vmo of the three drainage systems were shut down. The Hso drainage mountain will continue to be operated as an EOW facility . This meant that the last of the electromechanical signal boxes in the station could be dispensed with. Since then, the marshalling yard has been completely controlled from the two Hrw and Hro track diagram interlockings (both type track plan 60).

Today, large parts of the marshalling yard are used by DB standstill management for the parking of decommissioned electric locomotives, diesel locomotives, passenger coaches and diesel railcars that have been postponed by revision. The marshalling yard only works with 10% of the original capacity of almost 10,000 wagons a day. The supraregional train formation tasks have been transferred to the Hagen-Vorhalle shunting yard , to which Hamm Rbf is attached as a hub station. The Hamm G depot with two transfer platforms and a rectangular locomotive shed once belonged to the marshalling yard . As early as 1966, it was merged with the nearby Bw Hamm P to form a single "Bw Hamm (Westf.)" Department. As early as the end of the 1950s, they began to replace the express steam locomotives of the Hamm depot with class V 200.0 diesel locomotives . The particularly long locomotive shed of the former Hamm P depot was well suited for the maintenance of complete multiple units, which is why the 601 and 403 series were located in Hamm. After the aforementioned vehicles were taken out of service, the main focus of maintenance at the Hamm depot shifted to shunting locomotives and auxiliary vehicles. After the shunting locomotive stocks of the Bielefeld and Münster depots had been taken over in the previous years, locomotive maintenance and residency in the Hamm depot ended on March 31, 2001. Its tasks were taken over by the Hagen depot. However, Hamm is still an important personnel deployment point for DB Cargo Deutschland, as many freight trains passing through make a stopover to change personnel in the Hamm marshalling yard.

Hamm-Bockum-Hövel train station

The Hamm-Bockum-Hövel station is a Deutsche Bahn AG station on the Hamm – Münster line in the Hamm-Bockum-Hövel district of Hammer . Originally it was not used to develop Bockum-Hövel, but was only intended to connect the Ermelinghof building to the transport network. That is why the station was initially called Ermelinghof station .

In 2008, the city of Hamm completed a structural modernization of the station area with numerous improvements for passengers:

  • Extension of the parking facilities to 100 park & ​​ride spaces
  • more bicycle spaces thanks to a new, theft-proof parking facility
  • Construction of a bus turning loop, which for the first time enables the connection of bus and train in Bockum-Hövel
  • better appearance of the entire station area

The Hamm-Bockum-Hövel train station is used by around 350 commuters every day.

Until 1985 there was a stop on the Werne – Bockum-Höveler Railway track opposite the station building , where a freight train with passenger transport departed every day .

Hamm-Heessen station

The Hamm-Heessen station is a former passenger station and today's depot on the Hamm – Minden railway line . It is located in the Hamm-Heessen district of the city of Hamm.

The Hamm-Heessen stop , a local transport system stop, is located on the passenger route (VzG number 1700) .

There is a rail connection for the Eurobahn on the freight line (VzG number 2990) . The electric multiple units of the Maas-Rhein-Lippe network and the Hellweg network are fed to the Hamm-Heessen depot for maintenance and cleaning via this connection.

Service offer

The Heessen stop is served by two lines every hour for local rail passenger transport:

The regional express is operated by DB Regio NRW , the regional train by the Eurobahn .

Furnishing

The platform towards Bielefeld is accessible at ground level, the platform towards Hamm can only be reached by stairs. There is a ticket machine at the entrance to the platform.

In 2009, over 600,000 euros were made available for the renovation of the stop. Since 2019 another extensive renovation has been carried out with a view to the RRX connection.

A link with the local public transport system in Hamm is available via the Heessen Bahnhof stop, on Ahlener Strasse about 120 m from the train station. Which is served by 11 and 12 bus lines of Stadtwerke Hamm .

history

The first train stopped in Hesse on June 1, 1891. The station building was erected in 1916. In 1947 fifty trains stopped in Heessen every day. In 1949 a freight yard was set up.

On January 17, 1960, the Westfälische Anzeiger und Kurier stated: Heessen train station is only an additional business . At this point in time, the restaurant and waiting room had already been closed. Thirty passenger trains stopped in Heessen every day. Day-to-day operations in the station were maintained by Federal Railroad Secretary Fritz Vorrath and Federal Railroad Operations Manager Günter Klüner.

In April 1961 the station building was demolished. A year later a new one was built, which was torn down in 1983 and replaced by a waiting room with a ticket machine. Only twenty trains a day stopped at the stop. In the 2012 timetable, 74 trains stopped in both directions a day.

Hamm RLG station

The Hamm RLG train station of the AG Ruhr-Lippe-Eisenbahnen (today Regionalverkehr Ruhr-Lippe GmbH ) was once the starting point of a meter-gauge small train network that reached via Lippborg and also via Werl on two sides to Soest and via Ostönnen to Neheim-Hüsten. Of this route network, only the Hamm RLG – Lippborg line, which was converted to standard gauge until 1940, still exists. In the Hamm RLG station there is now a locomotive shed for the RLG local locomotive, which handles the freight traffic to the neighboring Du Pont Uentrop and the Westfalen power station . Two further sidings are used by the Hamm museum railway . A connecting curve enables shunting trips from Hamm RLG to the Hrw district of the Hamm marshalling yard. The newly built platform at the old locomotive shed is called Hamm Süd by the Hammer railway enthusiasts. The actual Hamm Süd station was a few kilometers away.

Westtünnen stop

A train stop is to be built in the Westtünnen district. At the same time as the construction of the station, an underpass of the Südfeldweg is planned. According to the city administration of Hamm, the planning is nearing completion. The aim was to start construction in 2013. Construction has not yet started in 2020.

Museum railway stops

The stops of the Hamm museum railway on the Hamm – Lippborg railway line are described in detail in the article on the museum railway.

Historic train stations

Pelkum train station

The Pelkum station in the city district of the same name, which has existed since 1905, is a station on the " Osterfelder Bahn " from Hamm to Oberhausen . It was closed for passenger traffic on May 21, 1966 at midnight, after the Pelkum municipal council had vehemently opposed the closure of the station in February. At this time, the municipal reorganization was discussed, and Pelkum tried to maintain his independence from Hamm. In 1983 passenger traffic was shut down on the entire route.

Only station master Ernst Erdelkamp and his deputy Ernst Bohnensack initially remained in office to handle freight traffic. The main customer of the station was the Heinrich-Robert colliery , from which at least one coal train with 1300 tons went through this station every day to France . Until 2010, the station was used exclusively for the removal of coal from the east mine , which was closed at that time.

Until March 31, 1957, the Pelkum station was accessible for local transport by the Hamm tram. As an extension of the connection to Wiescherhöfen, tram line 3 of the Hammer Stadtwerke was extended to the Pelkumer Amtshaus in June 1928. After that, local passenger traffic was handled by Hammer Verkehrsbetriebe buses .

The station building remained as a restaurant, with changing hosts. In 1978 it was empty and showed signs of deterioration. In 1979 the Deutsche Bundesbahn therefore sold it to a private individual. As a result, there were repeated changes of tenants. In 1988 the house was renovated and now houses a restaurant, a lighting studio and a tanning studio.

Breakpoint Allen

Allen was a stop on the Welver – Sterkrade railway line opened in 1876 . The line was closed in 1968 from Welver to Unna-Königsborn .

Rhynern train station

The Rhynern station of the former Deutsche Bundesbahn is on the Hamm – Soest line and was the last stop before Hamm for trains from Soest. Because of the unfavorable location to the village and the low frequency of use, the stop for passenger trains was given up for the timetable change in spring 1981.

Rhynern West train station

On August 18, 1897, the district of Hamm decided to build the Hamm - Werl railway line . On January 31st at 10:10 a.m., the first passenger train with 100 guests of honor left Hamm station along with District Administrator Schulze-Pelkum. The day after, normal travel began. A trip from Hamm to Werl cost 85 pfennigs in third class and 1.25 marks in second class. In Rhynern one of the wagons derailed, resulting in significant delays.

During the last stop in Hamm on Schwarzer Weg in the amount of Feidikstraße was on the built-up today side and in 1916 moved to the other side of the street during the conversion of the tracks, was Rhynern accessed through the station Rhynern West. The steam train running on the Hamm – Werl line was popularly known as “ Pengel Anton ”. In 1937 a light railcar type Wismar or Schweineschäuzchen was put into service, which the population called "Schienensepp" or "Hoppdiwipp". Its siren was so piercing that the residents of the level crossings were often startled during the war and believed that an air raid was going on. The siren was eventually replaced by a whistle, which mayor Thomas Heller compared in the 1960s with the " Trumpets of Jericho ".

In the famine years after the Second World War , the townspeople drove to the countryside in their thousands to “hoard” potatoes, eggs, bacon and other food from the farmers in exchange for jewelry, carpets or other valuables. Railway operations, which had ceased in February 1945 due to the war damage, could initially only be resumed as far as Alleestraße after the end of the war in 1945.

In 1947 plans were devised to connect the small railway to the Hammer Staatsbahnhof via a ramp on Schwarzen Weg. Rubble was collected and the ramp was built in sections. In 1952 it turned out that the connection could not be realized for technical reasons. However, in the same year, on the initiative of Rhynern's district director Walter Schüerhoff and Hamm's city planning officer Emil Haarmann, the small railway line was extended over the Schwarzen Weg from the terminus Alleestraße to almost Wilhelmstraße. A wooden house at the terminus served as a ticket office and waiting room. The new route section was opened on August 21, 1952 with the "large station".

In the 1950s, new rail buses were used, which were also called "Pengel Anton". They were used for weekend excursions and school trips in overcrowded cars. Special trains were used for pilgrimage purposes. As recently as 1951, up to 500 pilgrims found themselves in one train.

The operating company, the Ruhr-Lippe-Eisenbahn, received a new five-year license for the Werl – Rhynern line from the state's transport minister in June 1958. Nevertheless, it was decided to sell the track area to the road construction authority and to use the funds received to purchase buses. A bus line would be set up for this purpose, which the Ruhr-Lippe Railway would operate jointly with Hammer Stadtwerke .

The plan was initially partially implemented on October 19, 1959, Rhynern West became the terminus; on March 4, 1962, the rail traffic was finally stopped. At 4:18 p.m. the last railcar left Rhynern West station for a farewell trip to Hamm. This ended the 60-year era of small railways. At the same time, this meant the end of the Rhynern West station.

Uentrop station or Mark station

In 1904 the Ruhr-Lippe-Eisenbahn opened the passenger traffic between Uentrop and Lippborg . The Mark station was near the castle hill . Steam trains called “Pengel Anton” also ran on this railway line. On Saturday, September 26, 1964, there was a “large station” for the “Pengel Anton”. This started at 9:11 am for the last time in the direction of Lippborg. The last return trip was over at 11:04 a.m. At the farewell there were thanks and appreciation from many sides, while the city of Hamm failed to send a representative. Railcar driver Heinrich Lichte stayed with the Ruhr-Lippe-Eisenbahn and from then on transported coal and other goods on this route on a freight train with a diesel locomotive. Railcar driver Heinrich Lödding was transferred to Neheim.

The railway line is still used today for freight trains; In addition, steam trains run by the Hamm Railway Friends occasionally run here .

Wiescherhöfen stop

The Wiescherhöfen stop was also closed for passenger traffic.

Pendulum line Hamm Rbf

From 1921 to the end of the 1960s, a shuttle line operated on the west side of the marshalling yard. At first only for the employees, later also for the public. The trips were initially carried out with a steam locomotive and two passenger cars, later with battery and diesel railcars. The following stops were served every 30 minutes:

  • Hamm Wilhelmstrasse
  • Hamm Alleestraße / Banning
  • Hamm depot
  • Hamm Germaniabad
  • Lohauserholz / breakpoint
  • Workshop II

When the marshalling yard was electrified, some of the track used was required for the catenary masts. The shuttle service was discontinued and replaced by a bus line.

literature

  • Borghaus / Rüdt: The mechanical systems of the Hamm i. Westf. In: Organ for the progress of the railway system N ° 12 of June 15, 1929, pp. 200–208, plate 9. (Contains historical track plan).
  • Hanns Jürgen Buchholz: The railway traffic junction Hamm (Westf.) - Development and change of its meaning. In: 750 Years of the City of Hamm, pp. 325–356. Hamm (Westf.): Ed. On behalf of the city of Hamm by Herbert Zink, 1976.
  • Heinz Werner Kretschmann: Hamm railway junction. Origin and development until 1927. In: Yearbook for Railway History 1987, Volume 19, pp. 5-54. Publisher: German Society for Railway History, Karlsruhe. Lübbecke: Uhle & Kleimann 1987. ISBN 3-922657-59-1
  • Markus Meinold: Hamm (Westf) train station. The story of a railway junction. Hövelhof: DGEG Medien GmbH 2004. ISBN 3-937189-07-6
  • Maria Perrefort (Ed.): "All tracks lead to Hamm". On the history of the Hammer train station. Hamm (Westf.): Westfälischer Anzeiger, 1997, ISBN 3-924966-12-5 (= notes on the city's history, issue 2).
  • Erich Preuss (Hrsg.): Single sheet about the train station Hamm (Westf.) With track plan around 1980. In: The big archive of the German train stations. (Collected work as loose-leaf edition.) Munich: GeraNova Zeitschriften-Verlag. ISSN  0949-2127 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eisenbahn-Kurier 5/2001 No. 344 p. 8: Locomotive and freight car workshops in Hamm (Westf) dissolved
  2. ^ City of Hamm
  3. ↑ http://www.hammtv.de/?CID=00001331
  4. ↑ a b c d Anneliese Beeck: On the way to the city of Hamm. 1956-1975. Westfälischer Anzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG, Hamm 2001, ISBN 3-924966-30-3 .
  5. ↑ KBS 400 of the electronic course book of the DB , accessed on July 24, 2012.
  6. ^ Report of the Westphalian Gazette from February 4, 2011.
  7. ↑ Note from Drehscheibe online , accessed on July 24, 2012.