Schwerte (Ruhr) station explained

Schwerte (Ruhr)
Native Name Lang:de
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:de
Type:Through station
Address:Bahnhofstr. 35, Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:Germany
Coordinates:51.4416°N 7.5587°W
Platforms:6[1]
Zone:Westfalentarif

42151[2]

Opened:1 April 1867 [3]
Website:www.bahnhof.de
Map Type:North Rhine-Westphalia

Schwerte station is a through station in the town of Schwerte in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened with the section of the Hagen–Hamm railway between Hagen and Holzwickede, opened by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (German: Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, BME) on 1 April 1867.[4] It has six platform tracks[1] and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.

The station is served by the Rhein-Münsterland-Express (RE 7) between Krefeld and Rheine, the Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13) between Venlo and Hamm, the Sauerland-Express (RE 17) between Hagen and Warburg or Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe and the Ardey-Bahn (RB 53) between Dortmund and Iserlohn, each hourly.[5]

Line Line name Service Route
Frankfurt am Main – – SiegenSchwerte – – HammMünster – (Emden –)2 train pairs
Rhein-Münsterland-Express(Rheine –) MünsterHammUnnaSchwerteHagenWuppertalSolingenCologneKrefeld60 min
Maas-Wupper-ExpressHamm – Unna – Schwerte – Hagen – Wuppertal – DüsseldorfMönchengladbachVenlo60 min
Hagen – SchwerteArnsberg (Westf)Brilon-WaldWarburg (–Kassel HbfKassel-Wilhelmshöhe)60 min
DortmundSchwerteIserlohn60 min

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station track plan . PDF. . 10 November 2011 . German.
  2. Web site: Ihr Liniennetz Schwerte . Verkehrsgesellschaft Kreis Unna . 18 May 2020 . 30 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Schwerte (Ruhr) station operations . NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 1 November 2011 . German.
  4. Web site: Line 2550: Aachen - Kassel . NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 10 November 2011 . German.
  5. Web site: Schwerte (Ruhr) station . NRW Rail Archive . André Joost . 10 November 2011 . German.