Soest (Germany) station

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Soest
Deutsche Bahn
Through station
Bahnhof Soest.jpg
LocationBahnhofstr. 2, Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°34′42″N 8°06′19″E / 51.578211°N 8.105348°E / 51.578211; 8.105348Coordinates: 51°34′42″N 8°06′19″E / 51.578211°N 8.105348°E / 51.578211; 8.105348
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms3
Other information
Station code5876[1]
DS100 codeESOT[2]
IBNR8000076
Category3[1]
Fare zone: 49231[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened4 October 1850[4]
Services
Preceding station   DB Fernverkehr   Following station
towards MunichICE 41ICE 1223/1228 only
Hamm (Westf)
towards Dortmund
towards GeraIC 50
Hamm
towards Düsseldorf
Preceding station   Abellio Rail NRW   Following station
Hamm Hbf
toward Düsseldorf Hbf		RE 11
Rhein-Hellweg-Express		toward Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
Preceding station   eurobahn   Following station
toward Dortmund Hbf		RB 59
Hellweg-Bahn		Terminus
toward Münster Hbf		RB 89
Ems-Börde-Bahn
toward Warburg
Location
Soest is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Soest
Soest
Location in North Rhine-Westphalia

Soest station is a passenger station in the city of Soest in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Hamm–Warburg and the Dortmund–Soest lines. It was also served by passenger trains on the (Möhnetalbahn) from 1899 to 1960.

Train services[]

It is served by occasional Intercity services. In regional traffic, it is served by the Rhein-Hellweg-Express on the Düsseldorf–Soest route every two hours. The Rhein-Hellweg-Express is operated by DB Regio NRW. It is served by the Ems-Börde-Bahn stopping service every 30 minutes, operating on the Hamm–Paderborn route and the Hellweg-Bahn stopping service every 30 minutes, operating on the Dortmund–Soest route. The Hellweg-Bahn and the Ems-Börde-Bahn are operated by Eurobahn (Keolis).[5]

The following services currently call at Soest:

  • Rhein-Hellweg-Express Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Airport – Duisburg – Essen – Dortmund – Hamm – Paderborn – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
Series Operator Route Material Frequency Notes
RB 59 Hellweg-Bahn Dortmund – Unna – Werl – Soest
RB 89 Ems-Börde-Bahn Eurobahn Münster Hbf - Münster-Hiltrup - - - - - Hamm (Westf) - - - Soest - - Lippstadt - - - - - - Paderborn Hbf - Altenbeken - - Warburg (Westf) (- Hofgeismar - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe) Stadler FLIRT ? 2x per day to Kassel

Station[]

The Soest station was extensively renovated and refurbished up to 2010 to meet its role as both a regional station as well as a (touristic) gateway to the city. In addition to the renovation of the building and its environment, about five hectares of industrial land has been created. The building of a new underpass gives direct access to the north side of the town. In addition, the level of platform 1 was raised. In addition, the station has new retail, sanitary facilities and automatic teller machines on the ground floor with office space on the upper floors.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. ^ "Fahrtauskunft". Westfalentarif. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Soest station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Soest station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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