Kreuztal station

Kreuztal
Kreuztal
Through station
	Entrance building
General information
Location	Bahnhofstraße 11, Kreuztal, North Rhine-Westphalia ; Germany
Coordinates	50°57′22″N7°59′31″E / 50.95611°N 7.99194°E
Line(s)	Kreuztal–Cölbe railway ; Ruhr-Sieg railway ;
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	3420
DS100 code	EKT
IBNR	8000214
Category	4
Fare zone	Westfalentarif: 81004
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1861
Services
Location
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Last updated March 11, 2024

Kreuztal station is the main station in the town of Kreuztal in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

History

The construction of a rail link to Kreuztal was under discussion in the 1840s. The route most discussed at that time was a line from Cologne via the Agger valley (a route eventually used by the Siegburg–Olpe railway) and continuing east through the Wittgensteiner Land to Treysa along the route of the later Kreuztal–Cölbe railway. In 1861 the Ruhr–Sieg railway was opened between Siegen and Hagen through Kreuztal (then spelt Creuzthal). In 1884 the first section of the Kreuztal–Cölbe railway was opened to Hilchenbach. This led to Kreuztal gradually becoming a transport hub. Although the construction of the only missing section of the original planned east-west line between Olpe and Kreuztal was still planned in 1913, the Prussian Parliament decided not to build it due to the outbreak of the First World War.

Between 1860 and 1865 the station was built on a large meadow in Kreuztal, which then had approximately 200 residents. The industrial Ferndorf valley, including the Müsen mining district, was of paramount importance. On 6 August 1861, when the last section of the Ruhr–Sieg line was opened, there was already restaurant facilities in the station building. The main station building was a three-storey building with gables facing Bahnhofstraße (“station street”). On the ground floor it had two waiting rooms with a bar area and two offices, one for the station master and the other for ticketing and baggage handling. Upstairs was accommodation for the station master and the chief signalman. With the opening of the Rothaar branch line to Hilchenbach in 1884 and its continuation to Erndtebrück and Marburg in 1888/89, an extension to the station complex was required. The station building was enlarged with an annex on the south side. This was followed by further renovations and additions.

The first bomb attack on the station Kreuztal occurred towards the end of World War II, on 22 February 1945, and mostly destroyed the track work in the passenger station. In another attack on 18 March 1945 the shunting yard was almost completely destroyed. In 1947 the destroyed part of the facade of the reception building was replaced by a rectangular building with a hipped roof and strongly articulated.^[4]

After a fire in 2002, when large parts of the building were burned completely, the reception building was no longer usable. At the end of 2004 the city of Kreuztal acquired the station for the symbolic price of one Euro.^[5] After extensive construction work costing a total of €2.1 million, of which about a quarter was contributed by North Rhine-Westphalia, the station re-opened in February 2008 as the Kulturbahnhof (“culture station”) Kreuztal.

Today the station has three platform tracks, each of which are accessible by lifts. The public toilets are accessible from the platforms. The lobby with its art exhibition space and the kiosk on the ground floor are also accessible by wheelchair. The lobby is equipped with an induction audio system. Deaf people can participate in cultural events through this system. The announcements of Deutsche Bahn on the platform and in the lobby are connected with the audio system. The station is fully accessible for the disabled.

Regional transport

Kreuztal station is served by buses to many destinations, including Freudenberg, Hilchenbach, Junkernhees, Littfeld and Siegen. In it served by the following rail services:

Line	Name	Route	Frequency
IC 34		Dortmund – Witten – Hagen – Iserlohn-Letmathe – Finnentrop − Kreuztal − Siegen – Frankfurt	120 min (60 mins for IC 34 and RE 34 together)
RE 34	Dortmund–Siegerland-Express	Dortmund – Witten – Hagen – Iserlohn-Letmathe – Finnentrop – Kreuztal – Siegen	120 min (60 mins for IC 34 and RE 34 together)
RB 91	Ruhr-Sieg-bahn	Hagen – Iserlohn-Letmathe – (Finnentrop – Kreuztal – Siegen) / Iserlohn	60 min (120 min on Sundays and public holidays)
RB 93	Rothaarbahn	Siegen – Kreuztal – Hilchenbach – Erndtebrück – Bad Berleburg	60 min (120 min on Sundays and public holidays)

Culture station

During the renovation of the station building in 2007 and 2008 it was rebuilt as a Kulturbahnhof ("culture station”) with offices, shops, a dining area and two art studios.^[6] Two well-known artists from the region, Annette Besgen and Ulrich Langenbach have their studios there with an area of 100 square metres. In a small gallery in the foyer with a total area of 40 square metres of exhibition space, three to four exhibitions from all areas of fine art are held each year under the motto "scene change" (szenenwechsel).

Notes

1 2 "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024](PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
↑ "Fahrtauskunft". Westfalentarif. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
↑ Eisenbahnen im nördlichen Siegerland, Werner Herling, Bundesbahn-Sozialwerk Kreuztal, 1978
↑ Bericht DerWesten, 24 February 2008
↑ DerWesten 25 June 2008

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References

Wied, Werner (1969). Kreuztal, junge Stadt am Kindelsberg (in German). Kreuztal. pp. 62–70.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Kalitzki, Jürgen; Tröps, Dieter (1996). Menschen, Züge, Bahnstationen – Volume 2: Eisenbahnen im Siegerland. Die Ruhr-Sieg-Strecke mit den Eisenbahnorten Siegen, Weidenau, Kreuztal, Hilchenbach, Betzdorf, Freudenberg und Olpe im Sauerland (in German). Siegen. ISBN 3-923483-22-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

"Kulturbahnhof Kreuztal" (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2011.

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[categories-1] 1 2 "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024](PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[Eisenbahnatlas-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] Eisenbahnen im nördlichen Siegerland, Werner Herling, Bundesbahn-Sozialwerk Kreuztal, 1978

[5] Bericht DerWesten, 24 February 2008

[6] DerWesten 25 June 2008

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