Wattenscheid-Höntrop station

Wattenscheid-Höntrop station
Through station
Location	Langendreer, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°27′37″N 7°09′16″E / 51.46016276°N 7.15443274°E / 51.46016276; 7.15443274Coordinates: 51°27′37″N 7°09′16″E / 51.46016276°N 7.15443274°E / 51.46016276; 7.15443274
Line(s)	Dortmund–Duisburg (KBS 450.1) S 1
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	6569
DS100 code	EWHP
Category	5 [1]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1 July 1886

Wattenscheid-Höntrop station is a railway station in the district of Wattenscheid of the city of Bochum in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is after Wattenscheid station on the 97 km-long (60 mi) route of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 from Dortmund to Solingen.

History

The Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg line of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (German: Bergisch-Märkischen Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) was put into operation from the former Bochum Süd station to Mülheim on 1 March 1862. A waiting room with a ticket office was opened in Höntrop on 1 June 1886. On 1 October 1910, an entrance building was opened.

S-Bahn line S 1 has served the station since 26 May 1974.^[2] The entrance building has since been used as a shop or as a restaurant. Most recently it has housed a health food store.

Services

Wattenscheid-Höntrop S-Bahn station is on the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.^[1] It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 every 20 minutes.^[3]

The Wattenscheid-Höntrop S bus stop is located in close proximity to the station on Höntroper Straße. It is served by bus lines 365 (every 30 minutes), 389 (every 20 minutes) and 390 (every 20 minutes), operated by BOGESTRA.^[3]

Unlike Wattenscheid station, this station has been completely renovated, making it accessible for the disabled. A wheelchair-accessible entrance is available for all trains. Wattenscheid Höntrop has park-and-ride facilities and parking space for bicycles.

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