Solingen Hauptbahnhof
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General information | |
Location | Bahnstr. 5, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany |
Coordinates | 51°09′41.5″N 7°00′15″E / 51.161528°N 7.00417°E |
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Platforms | 5 |
Other information | |
Station code | 5882 |
DS100 code | KSO |
Category | 2 |
Website | www.bahnhof.de |
History | |
Opened | 25 September 1867 |
Previous names | Ohligs-Wald |
Passengers | |
20,000 |
Solingen Hauptbahnhof is the only railway station in Solingen, Germany, to be served by ICE and IC long distance trains. Solingen-Mitte station serves central Solingen, but only has Regionalbahn trains.
History
The first station in the area of present-day town of Solingen was built with the opening of the Gruiten-Cologne-Mülheim railway by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company.[1] The station opened on 25 September 1867 and was named Ohligs Wald ("Ohligs forest").[2] That same year a branch line to Solingen was built from this station.[3] In 1890, the Wald part of the name was dropped and with the incorporation of Ohligs into Solingen in 1929, the station was renamed Solingen-Ohlings.[2] In 1894, the line from Hilden was opened.[4]
The importance of the Solingen-Ohligs station always exceeded that of the other stations in Solingen, including the old Solingen Hauptbahnhof, since only Ohligs station is located on a main line. Consequently, it was the stopping point for long-distance traffic. This factor lead to the discussion of renaming this station to Hauptbahnhof and giving the Hauptbahnhof a new name. These discussions, however, never came to a conclusion, so the station kept its name until the end of 2006. With the decommissioning of the old Hauptbahnhof in May 2006, Solingen-Ohligs station was renamed as Solingen Hauptbahnhof on 10 December 2006.[2]
Operational usage
Long distance trains
Preceding station | Deutsche Bahn | Following station | ||
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toward Template:DB-ICE stations | Template:DB-ICE lines | toward Template:DB-ICE stations |
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toward Template:DB-ICE stations | Template:DB-ICE lines | toward Template:DB-ICE stations |
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toward Template:DB-IC stations | Template:DB-IC lines | toward Template:DB-IC stations |
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toward Template:DB-IC stations | Template:DB-IC lines | toward Template:DB-IC stations |
Regional trains
Preceding station | National Express | Following station | ||
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toward Template:RE-NRW stations | Template:RE-NRW lines | toward Template:RE-NRW stations |
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toward Template:RB-NRW stations | Template:RB-NRW lines | toward Template:RB-NRW stations |
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Preceding station | RRSB | Following station | ||
toward Template:RRSB stations | Template:RRSB lines | Terminus | ||
toward Template:RRSB stations | Template:RRSB lines | Terminus |
Notes
- ^ "Line 2730: Gruiten - Neurather Ring". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Solingen Hbf operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Line 2675: Solingen Hbf - Remscheid Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Line 2671: Hilden - Solingen Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
External links
- "Solingen Hbf track plan" (PDF; 176.9 KB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- "Solingen Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.