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Hönnetalbahn
The Sauerland Net () is a group of railway services in the western Sauerland and the eastern Ruhr of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and consists of four Regionalbahn services, RB 43 (Dortmund–), RB 52 (Dortmund–Hagen–Lüdenscheid), RB 53 (Dortmund–Schwerte–Iserlohn) and RB 54 (Unna–Fröndenberg–Menden– Neuenrade), and the Regional-Express service RE 57 (Dortmund–Bestwig–Winterberg/Brilon Stadt). The RB 43 also carries the brand name of the ''Emschertal-Bahn'', the RB 52 is called the ''Volmetal-Bahn'', the RB 53 is called the ''Ardey-Bahn'', the RB 54 is called the ''Hönnetal-Bahn'' and the RE 57 is called the ''Dortmund Sauerland-Express''. In December 2004, DB Regio NRW took over or retained operations of these services. Previously the RB 53, RB 54 and RE 57 had been operated by DB Regio NRW and RB 52 had been operated by the ''Dortmund-Märkische Eisenbahn'' (DME). In December 2004, DB Regio NRW took over the operation of the RB 52 from Dortmund-Mà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unna Station
Unna station is the main passenger station in the Westphalian city of Unna in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The other stations in the city that are served by regular passenger services are Unna-Königsborn, Unna West, Massen, Lünern and Hemmerde. History The station was opened in 1855 as part of the Dortmund–Soest railway built by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (BME) and equipped with an impressive station building, which was sold for non-rail purposes in 2005. In 1866, the BME opened the line from Unna to Hamm to connect with the Cologne-Minden trunk line. Later the line was extended from Unna to Hagen, making Unna station into a railway junction of regional importance. Between 1899 and 1901 the Prussian state railways opened the Fröndenberg–Kamen railway to connect the three east-west lines in the area. The southern part connected with the line to Menden, which was opened in 1872; this line was extended in 1912 to Neuenrade as the Hönne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
