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Gelsenkirchen HauptbahnhofDeutsche Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
Through station
Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof main entrance
General information
LocationGelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°30′16″N 7°6′5″E / 51.50444°N 7.10139°E / 51.50444; 7.10139
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms6
Train operatorsAbellio Rail NRW
DB Fernverkehr
DB Regio NRW
eurobahn
ConnectionsTrams: 107 301 302
Other information
Station code2052
DS100 codeEG
IBNR8000118
Category2
Fare zoneVRR: 260
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened15 May 1847
Passengers
ca. 17,500
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Essen Hbftowards Köln Hbf IC 32 Wanne-Eickel Hbftowards Berlin Ostbahnhof
Oberhausen Hbftowards Koblenz Hbf IC 35 Wanne-Eickel Hbftowards Emden Hbf
Preceding station Following station
Essen Hbftowards Köln Hbf FLX 20 Münster Hbftowards Hamburg Hbf
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station
Essen Hbftowards Düsseldorf Hbf RE 2 Wanne-Eickel Hbftowards Osnabrück Hbf
Essen Hbftowards Mönchengladbach Hbf RE 42 Wanne-Eickel Hbftowards Münster Hbf
Essen Zollverein Nordtowards Duisburg Hbf RB 32 Wanne-Eickel Hbftowards Dortmund Hbf
Preceding station Following station
Essen-Atlenessentowards Düsseldorf Hbf RE 3 Wanne-Eickel Hbftowards Hamm (Westf) Hbf
Preceding station VIAS Following station
Essen Zollverein Nordtowards Mönchengladbach Hbf RB 35 Terminus
Terminus RB 46 Wanne-Eickel Hbftowards Bochum Hbf
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station
Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausentowards Essen Hbf S2 Wanne-Eickel Hbftowards Dortmund Hbf
Location
Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof is located in North Rhine-WestphaliaGelsenkirchen HauptbahnhofGelsenkirchen HauptbahnhofLocation within North Rhine-Westphalia

Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the German city of Gelsenkirchen. It connects the city to the regional and long-distance rail service of Deutsche Bahn and other railway companies in Germany.

History

The Gelsenkirchen railway station was opened in 1847 with the Cologne-Minden railway. The station has since been rebuilt two times. The first time was in 1904, because the capacity of the old station was no longer sufficient. Since then the station has been a Hauptbahnhof. As part of this construction project, the tracks, which were located at ground level at the time, were raised. This allowed for traffic to Bochum could happen freely pass through. The second new development was carried out from 1982 to 1983. In preparations for the 2006 FIFA World Cup the station underwent extensive renovations.

On 4 August 1914, English civilian Henry Hadley was fatally shot by a German officer while their train was standing at the station. Dying the next day, shortly after war was declared, he is sometimes described as the "first British casualty" of World War I.

Operational usage

The station has connect to the InterCity trains towards Norddeich Mole via Münster and Luxembourg via Cologne. To the week-end, even some ICE-trains connecting Munich or Hamburg stop here. It is also an important connection point for RegionalExpress and RegionalBahn lines to Hamm, Düsseldorf, Münster and Essen and has a S-Bahn line of the Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn calling at the station. The Stadtbahn station below the Hauptbahnhof offers local connections by tram to GE-Buer/Horst, Bochum and Essen.

  • The station and main post office in 1924 The station and main post office in 1924
  • Underground Stadtbahn platforms at Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof Underground Stadtbahn platforms at Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. "Liniennetzplan/Wabenplan" (PDF). Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG. April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. "Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. Van Emden, Richard (2013-08-15). Meeting the Enemy: The Human Face of the Great War. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781408821640.
  6. "Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

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