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49-505: The main station hall was rebuilt in the year 1952 in a contemporary style. Its stained glass windows feature then-common professions of Dortmund. The station has 190,000 passengers passing through each day. The original Dortmund station was built north of the city centre by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company ( Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft , CME) as part of its trunk line and opened on 15 May 1847. Two years later

98-602: A bridge builder. During the reconstruction of the station they were removed and the put on exhibition at the Hattingen Henrichshütte (a former steel works, which is partly used as a museum of industry). They were replaced with exact copies. The reconstruction of the Dortmund Hauptbahnhof has been under discussion since 1997. The original plan for a residential area in the form of an "oversized UFO" (80,000 square metres (860,000 sq ft) of usable space)

147-497: A lift. The reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Dortmund Hauptbahnhof began in summer 2009. In a first phase, the station building and related operational areas were gutted. During construction the ticket office and a restaurant of a fast-food chain were placed in containers outside the station. The federal police station and the Bahnhofsmission (a German charity focussed on railway stations) were also placed in containers on

196-562: A terminus in Minden , which was connected by boat to the port of Bremen . At the same time they discussed with the Kingdom of Hanover the possibility of a rail link via Hanover , Braunschweig and Magdeburg to Berlin. Prolonged negotiations were conducted regarding the route between Cologne and Dortmund . Interested parties from Bergisches Land and the Wupper valley supported a direct route through

245-526: Is 105 m (344 ft) long, forming train sets 210 m (690 ft) long, with a powered single-deck car on each ends and two non-powered double-deck cars in the middle. The trains have triple-unit traction capabilities, but these are not planned to be used. Maintenance of the trains is done in a new fully digital maintenance facility in Dortmund-Eving that was opened in September of 2018, and both

294-591: Is a regional rail system in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region of Germany connecting the Ruhr Valley and the central Rhineland . The primary goal is to provide a fast connection on the main trunk line between Dortmund and Cologne , located along the Ruhr Valley, with trains every quarter of an hour. This main line has been expanded, improved or reconfigured to enable more trains to operate and at higher speeds. Like

343-566: Is divided into 6 different sections ( Planfeststellungsabschnitte or PFA) that are also divided into smaller sub-sections with different kinds of works necessary: In the first section more capacity is provided by moving freight trains from the tracks used by the RRX to the tracks of the S-Bahn . For this the S-Bahn was double tracked on the entire route in the summer of 2023 and was given a larger distance between

392-414: Is planned to be finished by 2030 and the project is expected to replace 24,000 automobile trips per day when finished. There are four currently operating RRX routes that use the main trunk line: Additionally, there is one route that is operated with RRX branded equipment, but does not use the main trunk line: Currently in 2023 there are seven planned lines that will all operate once per hour each, but

441-549: Is served by Thalys , Flixtrain , Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express and Intercity services. In local passenger service, Dortmund is served by several regional and S-Bahn lines (as of 2020): The station is served by lines U41, U45, U47 and U49 of the Dortmund Stadtbahn . ∗ U45 becomes at the station Westfalenhallen the line U46 and continues to Brunnenstraße . On match days of the Borussia Dortmund soccer club

490-449: Is the first time this technology has been used in a series-production train according to Siemens. As two trains are always used in a pair they have a total of 800 seats per train set, and the door areas and doors itself are large to accommodate the many passengers. The trains have a low noise-level inside and in addition to level boarding have wheelchair accessible areas that can also be used for bicycles and an accessible toilet. Each train

539-481: The Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company ( Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft , BME) opened its station as a purely terminating station south of the existing station at the end of its main line to Elberfeld (now Wuppertal ), its line to Soest (from 1855) and its Ruhr route to Duisburg and Oberhausen (from 1860). The original station building on an island, with access from the castle gate,

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588-579: The Ruhrort-Homberg train ferry . The government had pressed the company since the early 1850s to build a railway bridge over the Rhine in Cologne. Because it was not yet possible to build strong bridges with spans of over 100 metres, it was initially planned to build a bridge capable of carrying individual carriages pulled by horses. This was intended to avoid the unloading of cargo on to ferries and its reloading on

637-784: The 183 kilometre long railway between 1859 and 1862 from Deutz via Betzdorf , Dillenburg and Wetzlar to Gießen , with a branch to the mines in Siegen . In Siegen, it connected with the Main-Weser line . This line now forms the northern part of the Sieg line , the Heller Valley Railway and the southern part of the Dill line . At the end of the 1860s the Cologne-Minden Railway Company built its largest project, when Prussia decided that

686-670: The Aachen Committee favoured a railway line through Belgium to the seaport of Antwerp . The Rhenish Railway Company –which had already been established on 9 July 1837 in Cologne–began construction of a railway line from Cologne via Aachen to the Belgian border, which was opened in sections between 1839 and 1843. Others saw advantages in a better connection between the Rhineland and the Weser with

735-715: The Dutch Railways on 3 October 1936. The rest between Straelen, Wesel and Haltern is also now largely closed. On the other hand, the line from Wanne-Eickel to Hamburg is one of the busiest railway lines in Germany, however, and is now sometimes referred to as the Rollbahn ("rolling line"). From 1871 to 1878 the CME built another line from Duisburg to Dortmund along the Emscher valley largely parallel to its trunk line via Osterfeld Süd and Wanne through

784-564: The Essen branch of the Federal Railway Authority ( Eisenbahn-Bundesamt ) approved the plans for "3do". On 28 February 2007, Deutsche Bahn announced that the investor was unwilling to commit to the project. Through plans for the reconstruction of the station have twice failed, Dortmund Hauptbahnhof suffers significantly from neglect. Only the terminating platforms (tracks 2–5) and the platform of S-Bahn lines S1 and S2 (tracks 6 and 7) have

833-469: The capacity. No construction work has happened yet in section 3 as well. The part between Duisburg main station and the border to Mülheim a. d. Ruhr is included in planning section 3, but doesn't feature exclusive tracks for the RRX. In this section only minimal changes will be made to the rail line. In the entire section in Mülheim only a few new track switches were installed and new interlocking technology

882-552: The cities of Düsseldorf , Cologne and Aachen attempted to find a solution with each other and the Prussian government. The focus of all these efforts was to avoid the Dutch duties on trade on the Rhine , which significantly increased the cost of import and export of goods via the Rhine. Some of the Cologne committee members under David Hansemann (1790–1864)—a merchant and banker from Aachen—and

931-486: The different operators didn't need to invest into the rolling stock on their own. After a study conducted in 2011 showed that double deck trains were suitable to be used and even preferable to single deck variants due to their higher capacity and being shorter, these were selected for operation on the network. The other requirements were a top speed of at least 160 km/h (100 mph), a minimum acceleration of 1.0 m/s², multiple-unit support, being bi-directional ,

980-523: The infrastructure in Dortmund was influenced by the Deutschlandtakt so much, that large parts of it will have to be redone. Because of this, no plans have been made public yet. In contrast to most regional rail systems in Germany, the state of NRW tendered the trains to be used separately from the operator. The vehicles were then leased for 15 years to the chosen operator. This enabled more competition, as

1029-550: The line ends instead of the regular terminus Westfalenhallen at the Westfalenstadion station, which is only open on these occasions. In this case it does not continue as U46. Cologne-Minden Railway Company The Cologne-Minden Railway Company ( German , old spelling: Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft , CME ) was along with the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company and the Rhenish Railway Company one of

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1078-468: The line was completed. The line south towards Venlo reached Wesel on 1 March 1874, but was delayed by the need to build the longest railway bridge in Germany over the Rhine Bridge at Wesel, which was opened on 31 December 1874. During the planning phase had been argued that no financial return could be expected from this section. So not surprisingly the section Venlo–Straelen was closed at the initiative of

1127-533: The local hills. This was rejected by the company because of the high costs for the necessary engineering works. On 18 December 1843, the Prussian government granted a concession to the CME for the line from Deutz (now a suburb of Cologne) through Mülheim am Rhein , Düsseldorf, Duisburg , Oberhausen , Altenessen , Gelsenkirchen , Wanne , Herne and Castrop-Rauxel to Dortmund and on to Hamm , Oelde , Rheda , Bielefeld and Herford to Minden. This route bypassed

1176-483: The north side. On 17 June 2011, the first phase was formally completed. Of the total cost of €23 million, the federal government contributed €13.3 million, the state €1.4 million and the Deutsche Bahn €8.3 million. In a second phase, which is scheduled to be completed until 2024, the station tunnels and the entrances to the platforms will be renewed. Dortmund is one of the few big-city stations in Germany where access to

1225-668: The northern Ruhr to service the growing industries and prosperous coal mines. A law for the nationalisation of the Railway Company was proclaimed on 20 December 1879. At this time the Prussian government held 74 per cent of the share capital of the company. It placed the railway under the management of the Königliche Direction der Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn zu Köln ( Royal directorate of the Cologne-Minden railway of Cologne ) since 1 January 1879. On 23 February 1881 this directorate

1274-502: The old mining areas but travelled through more open terrain. This route is similar to that advocated by the economist Friedrich List in 1833. The decisive factor favouring the route north of the Ruhr was the influence of David Hansemann, who was then briefly Prussian Minister for Finance. The Prussian state acquired one seventh of the share capital of the company at its foundation. The first section from Cologne to Düsseldorf ( Cologne–Duisburg )

1323-402: The other rail traffic again, for which the entire line between the two cities will be expanded to six tracks. At Düsseldorf Airport its station will be expanded with two additional tracks and platforms as the airport is the third largest in Germany by passenger numbers and is therefore served by the trains. In the southern approach to Duisburg main station new flyovers will be built to increase

1372-485: The other side. It was then decided during the Cathedral Bridge 's construction to build a two-track bridge capable of supporting a locomotive, which had a swing bridge (which could be disabled in the event of war) on the west bank. This was required by the military, which had to give its consent for all bridge projects. It was a truss bridge with spans of 131 and 101 metres. The foundation stone for its construction

1421-442: The planning is not finished as some passenger estimates from 2006 were already exceeded in 2015. On the central section from Dortmund via Bochum, Essen, Mülheim a.d. Ruhr and Düsseldorf to Cologne four of the lines will provide an interlined service every quarter of an hour and continue on from there to the following cities: The other three lines serve part of the central section, but either use parallel routes or branch off to serve

1470-486: The platforms has not yet made accessible for the disabled. In the course of these alterations the eastern access to the tunnel linking the station's buildings and platforms will also be rebuilt. At the same time it is also intended that there will be improvements to facilitate the introduction of the Rhine-Ruhr Express (a planned upgrade to North Rhine-Westphalia's Regional-Express network). Dortmund Hauptbahnhof

1519-471: The previous Regional-Express lines they replaced, RRX routes branch off from the main trunk line to serve other cities and states at lower frequencies. For the project, 84 Siemens Desiro HC trainsets were purchased, which have higher capacity and acceleration, enabling increased punctuality. Operation of the first RRX line started in December of 2018, while five lines operate as of 2023 . The construction

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1568-561: The railway companies that in the mid-19th century built the first railways in the Ruhr and large parts of today's North Rhine-Westphalia . The founding of the Cologne-Minden Railway Company in 1843 in Cologne ended a long struggle for a railway line between the Rhineland and the German North Sea ports, as well as the Prussian capital of Berlin . From the 1830s several railway committees in

1617-557: The right to connect the proposed line from Venlo via Wesel , Münster and Osnabrück to Bremen and Hamburg to its existing line between Cologne and Minden. Therefore, on 1 January 1870 it began construction of a new line between the two routes from Wanne-Eickel to Haltern . During the Franco-Prussian War large parts of the line were temporarily put into operation: On 1 January 1870 to Munster, on 1 September 1871 to Osnabrück, on 15 May 1873 to Bremen -Hemelingen. On 1 June 1874,

1666-555: The section of a French railway company's project for a line from Paris to Hamburg (called the "Paris-Hamburg line") in Germany would need to be owned and operated by a German railway company. The Cologne-Minden Railway Company won the tender to build the approximately 550 kilometre long Hamburg- Venlo line against the competition of the Rhenish Railway Company. The cost of its construction was calculated to be 43 million thalers . The Cologne-Minden Railway Company had reserved

1715-419: The southern parts while in the parts further to the north two S-Bahn lines will be put on the same tracks freeing the former S-Bahn tracks for use by the RRX. In Düsseldorf main station a new platform will also be built to accommodate the additional trains running through it. None of these parts have started construction yet. The RRX will run on its own tracks up until Duisburg main station where it merges with

1764-474: The standard door height of 76 cm (30 in) and an existing license by the regulators. There were three bidders for the contract, which the Siemens Desiro HC won. Subsequently, 84 trains of the type were manufactured and delivered from 2018 to 2020 for 800 million Euro . While earlier sources mention 82 trains being built, more recent ones state 84. The contract also includes maintenance of

1813-407: The trains for 32 years raising the total volume to 1.7 billion Euro. Additionally to the mentioned requirements of the tender the trains feature free Wi-Fi , air conditioning , power outlets , reading lamps and folding tables at the seats and new windows that allow internet signals to pass through uninterrupted leading to a much better experience when using the internet during the train ride. This

1862-412: The two tracks. In Leverkusen the side platform was modified to be an island platform for which the former building of the station had to be demolished. Work in this section is already finished or nearing completion, with only small works left to finish in 2024. Between Düsseldorf and Duisburg the RRX will run on two completely separate tracks. In this section two new tracks will have to be built in

1911-491: The wider region. All the lines continue outwards from the central section to connect to more cities or even neighboring states. The full planned lines are: To create the needed capacity for the additional trains running through the highly congested Rhein-Ruhr area new and improved infrastructure is planned along nearly every part of the route. This includes additional tracks and platforms as well as new connections and flyovers between tracks and improved signalling. The project

1960-424: Was installed. This is the only section where all works are already finished, as there are so few of them. In Essen and Bochum two regional rail lines, RE 16 and RB 40, will be moved to the S-Bahn tracks and shorter distances between signals will be used to increase train capacity on the non-S-Bahn tracks. Both parts of this section already have building permits, but actual work hasn't started yet. The planning of

2009-510: Was laid by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV on 3 October 1855. It was opened in 1859 and was the second rail bridge over the Rhine, together with a road bridge that had been built in parallel. The first railway bridge across the Rhine had opened in the same year far upstream at Waldshut , which had spans of only 52 metres at most. The bridge was demolished and replaced by the Hohenzollernbrücke between 1907 and 1911. The next line to be opened

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2058-444: Was opened on 20 December 1845. Only a few weeks later, on 9 February 1846, the second section was completed to a temporary terminus at the site of present-day Duisburg Hauptbahnhof called Duisburg Cologne-Minden station , the first of three train stations built at the same site. The next sections ( Duisburg–Dortmund and Dortmund–Hamm lines ) were opened on 15 May 1847. On 15 October 1847 the last section to Minden ( Hamm–Minden line )

2107-607: Was opened, thus completing the entire 263 kilometre long, single track railway. On the same day the Royal Hanoverian State Railways opened its Hanover-Minden Railway , completing a connection to Berlin and northeastern Germany. In 1848 the CME built a branch line to the docks at Ruhrort from Oberhausen station and agreed with the Aachen-Düsseldorf-Ruhrort Railway Company ( Aachen-Düsseldorf-Ruhrorter Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft ) to construct

2156-494: Was rejected. On 7 October 1998 a memorandum of understanding had been signed between Deutsche Bahn , the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and Westdeutsche Immobilien Bank. The Deutsche Mark (DM) 850 million project was to be completed by 2002. After the plans for the so-called "Dortmund UFO " were dropped, a new investor was found in 2001 in the form of the Portuguese investment group Sonae Imobiliaria . The DM 1.2 billion project

2205-588: Was renamed Königliche Eisenbahn-Direktion zu Köln rechtsrheinisch ( Royal directorate of right Rhine railways of Cologne ). The nationalization of the company involved about 619 locomotives and 17,023 wagons, operating on a 1,108 kilometre long railway network, of which 467 kilometres had been duplication. The purchase price financed through government bonds was 509,326,500 marks . Rhine-Ruhr Express Rhein Ruhr Express (branded as Rhein Ruhr Xpress or RRX)

2254-575: Was replaced in 1910 by a spacious new building at the current location. The tracks were raised to end the obstacle to road traffic through restricted level crossings. This second Dortmund station was inaugurated on 12 December 1910 and was one of the largest in the German Empire when it opened. The station then received the name "Dortmund Hbf" on 1 October 1912. It was destroyed during the Second World War. The entrance building of Dortmund Hauptbahnhof

2303-400: Was replaced in 1952 by a functionalist building. It is regarded as architecturally insignificant, but it has significant stained glass windows on the theme of the former industrial specialisations of Dortmund. Five large stained glass windows document the Dortmund economy. In the middle one the city is shown, flanked to the left and right by a steelworker, a blast furnace worker, a brewer and

2352-553: Was the 73 km-long Holland line from Oberhausen via Wesel and Emmerich to the German/Dutch border at Elten and on to Arnhem . It was put into operation in sections from 15 February to 20 October 1856. The CME left operations on the section from Emmerich to the border of to the Dutch Rhine Railway Company ( Dutch : Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij , (NRS). The Cologne-Minden Railway Company built

2401-419: Was to be completed by 2006 and new designs were commissioned from architectural firms in the first quarter of 2001. The new proposed development was called "3do" (3 Dortmund). €75 million of federal and €55 million of state funds were pledged. It was planned to have 36,000 square metres (390,000 sq ft) of retail and 26,500 square metres (285,000 sq ft) of entertainment space. On 3 February 2006,

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