Oelde station explained

Oelde
Native Name Lang:de
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:de
Type:Through station
Address:Am Bahnhof 2, Oelde, North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:Germany
Coordinates:51.8289°N 8.1434°W
Platforms:3
Zone:Westfalentarif

53351[1]

Opened:15 October 1847[2]
Website:www.bahnhof.de

Oelde station is a passenger station in the Westphalian town of Oelde in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It lies on the Hamm–Minden railway, one of the most heavily trafficked lines in Germany. The station is served by an hourly Regional-Express service, the Rhein-Weser-Express (RE 6) on the CologneDüsseldorfDortmundBielefeldMinden route and an hourly Regionalbahn service, the Ems-Börde-Bahn (RB 69) on the MünsterHamm–Bielefeld route, meaning that trains run approximately every 30 minutes in both directions. Both lines were previously operated by DB Regio NRW. As of December 2008 the RB 69 service has been operated by the Hamm-based eurobahn.

Services

In passenger transport the station is served by several Regional-Express and Regionalbahn services:[3]

LineNameRouteFrequencyOperator
Rhein-Weser-ExpressMinden – Bielefeld – Oelde – Dortmund – Essen – Duisburg – DüsseldorfNeuss – Cologne – Cologne/Bonn Airport60 minNational Express
Ems-Börde-BahnBielefeld – Oelde – HammMünster (Westf)60 mineurobahn
See also List of regional rail lines in North Rhine-Westphalia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fahrtauskunft . Westfalentarif . 18 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Oelde station operations . NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 30 January 2017 . German.
  3. Web site: Oelde station . NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 30 January 2017 . German.