Hagen Hauptbahnhof

Hagen Hauptbahnhof is a railway station serving the city of Hagen in western Germany. It is an important rail hub for the southeastern Ruhr area, offering regional and long distance connections. The station was opened in 1848 as part of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company's Elberfeld–Dortmund line and is one of the few stations in the Ruhr valley to retain its original station hall, which dates back to 1910.

Hagen Central Station
Through station
The station hall
Location	Berliner Platz 1, Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°21′44″N 7°27′39″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Netz DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Elberfeld–Dortmund Hagen–Dieringhausen Hagen–Warburg Hagen–Siegen Hagen–Hamm
Platforms	16
Construction
Architectural style	Baroque Revival
Other information
Station code	2457
DS100 code	EHG[1]
IBNR	8000142
Category	2[2]
Fare zone	VRR: 580[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	9 March 1849, rebuilt 1910[4]
Passengers
30,000 daily
Services Preceding station   DB Fernverkehr   Following station Wuppertal towards Cologne or Koblenz ICE 10 via Düsseldorf/Wuppertal - Hamm (Westf) - Hannover Hamm (Westf) towards Berlin-Gesundbrunnen Wuppertal towards Frankfurt ICE 31 Dortmund towards Hamburg-Altona Wuppertal towards Basel SBB ICE 43 Dortmund towards Hannover Wuppertal towards Vienna ICE 91 Dortmund towards Vienna Wuppertal towards Frankfurt IC/EC 31 Dortmund towards Hamburg-Altona Wuppertal towards Cologne IC 55 Dortmund towards Cologne Preceding station   Abellio Rail NRW   Following station Wetter (Ruhr) toward Essen Hbf RE 16 Ruhr-Sieg-Express Hagen-Hohenlimburg toward Siegen Hbf Hagen-Vorhalle toward Essen Hbf RB 40 Ruhr-Lenne-Bahn Terminus Terminus RB 91 Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn Hagen-Hohenlimburg toward Siegen Hbf Preceding station   DB Regio NRW   Following station Ennepetal toward Aachen Hbf RE 4 Wupper-Express Witten Hbf toward Dortmund Hbf Terminus RE 17 Sauerland-Express Schwerte toward Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe Herdecke toward Dortmund Hbf RB 52 Volmetalbahn Hagen-Oberhagen toward Lüdenscheid Preceding station   Eurobahn   Following station Ennepetal toward Venlo RE 13 Maas-Wupper-Express Schwerte toward Hamm Hbf Preceding station   National Express Germany   Following station Ennepetal toward Krefeld Hbf RE 7 Rhein-Münsterland-Express Schwerte toward Rheine Hbf Preceding station   Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn   Following station Hagen-Vorhalle toward Dortmund Hbf S 5 Terminus Hagen-Wehringhausen toward Mönchengladbach Hbf S 8 Terminus Hagen-Wehringhausen toward Haltern am See S 9 Terminus
Location
Hagen Hauptbahnhof Location in North Rhine-Westphalia Hagen Hauptbahnhof Location in Germany Hagen Hauptbahnhof Location in Europe

History

Hagen Hauptbahnhof from the air

Thorn-Prikker: Der Künstler als Lehrer für Handel und Gewerbe (1911)

The original Elberfeld–Dortmund trunk line of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company was competed in 1848/49 linking Hagen to the rapidly expanding Prussian railway network. This led to Hagen quickly becoming an industrial city based steel and metal production. After the opening of the Ruhr–Sieg railway to Siegen via Altena in 1861 the city also became an important railway junction.[5]

The Baroque Revival entrance building, opened on 14 September 1910, was built of brick and partly covered with sandstone. It survived bombing during the Second World War, although not completely, in contrast to other stations in the Ruhr area, so it can be admired today. A stained-glass window called The Artist as Teacher of Trade and Industry (German: Der Künstler als Lehrer für Handel und Gewerbe) by Johan Thorn Prikker was installed above the entrance by Karl Ernst Osthaus in 1911.[5]

Also preserved is a two-span train shed designed by Stephany from 1910. It was restored in the 1990s and is heritage-listed as an important example of a steel-constructed hall developed in the late 19th century. It is the only remaining station with a "traditional" platform area in Westphalia and the Ruhr region and one of a few of its kind in Germany. The heavy Anglo-American bombing raids in World War II on Hagen did not destroy it, unlike many other railway stations in the Ruhr.[5]

The station has points and overtaking tracks connecting to the two main platforms in the train shed. This allows up to four (short) trains to operate from each of these two-edged platforms. This has the disadvantage that passengers may sometimes be required to walk long distances.

The interior of the station was painstakingly restored from the autumn of 2004 to May 2006. Thus, the barrel vault over the concourse has been reconstructed, restoring some of its old lustre and details, including Thorn Prikker’s stained-glass window, are now illuminated by daylight and are again clearly visible. This work was carried out for the 2006 World Cup of football at a total cost of €1.2 million.

The Hagen Hauptbahnhof is a listed building and is part of The Industrial Heritage Trail (Route Industriekultur).[5]

Rail services

The station serves as an important link between long distance services; the InterCityExpress lines linking Cologne and Berlin call at the station as well as various InterCity and EuroCity services.

Line	Route		Frequency	Operator
ICE 10	Berlin Ost – Hannover – Bielefeld – Hamm – Hagen – Wuppertal – (Solingen –) Cologne		060 min	DB Fernverkehr
ICE 31	Hamburg-Altona – Hamburg – Bremen – Münster – Dortmund – Hagen – Wuppertal – Solingen – Cologne – Koblenz – Mainz – Frankfurt Airport – Frankfurt – / Hanau – Würzburg – Nuremberg – Ingolstadt – Munich		2 train pairs	DB Fernverkehr
ICE 42	(Hamburg-Altona – Münster –) Dortmund – Hagen – Wuppertal – Solingen – Cologne – Siegburg (Bonn) – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Stuttgart – Ulm – Augsburg – Munich		1 train	DB Fernverkehr
ICE 43	Hannover – Hamm – Dortmund – Hagen – Wuppertal – Solingen – Cologne – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Karlsruhe – Basel		Individual services	DB Fernverkehr
ICE 91	Dortmund – Hagen – Wuppertal – Solingen – Cologne – Koblenz – Frankfurt Airport – Frankfurt Airport – Würzburg – Nuremberg – Passau – Linz – Vienna		2 train pairs	DB Fernverkehr
IC 31	Kiel –/Fehmarn-Burg – Hamburg – Bremen – Münster – Dortmund – Hagen – Wuppertal – Solingen – Cologne – Koblenz – Frankfurt Airport – Würzburg – Nuremberg – Passau		120 min	DB Fernverkehr
IC 55	Dresden – Leipzig – Halle – Hannover – Hamm – Dortmund – Hagen – Wuppertal – Solingen – Cologne – Bonn		120 min	DB Fernverkehr

Regional and S-Bahn trains

Hagen Hbf lies within the area of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr transport association and is served by several RegionalExpress and RegionalBahn lines as well as by three S-Bahn services of the Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn network. The following Regional-Express, Regionalbahn and S-Bahn services call at the station:[6]

Line	Route	Frequency
RE 4 Wupper-Express	Aachen – Mönchengladbach – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Dortmund	60 mins
RE 7 Rhein-Münsterland-Express	Krefeld – Neuss – Cologne – Solingen – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm – Münster (Westf) – Rheine	60 mins
RE 13 Maas-Wupper-Express	Venlo – Viersen – Mönchengladbach – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm	60 mins
RE 16 Ruhr-Sieg-Express	Essen – Bochum – Witten – Hagen – Iserlohn-Letmathe – (Finnentrop – Siegen) / (Iserlohn)	60 min
RE 17 Sauerland-Express	Hagen – Schwerte – Arnsberg (Westf) – Brilon-Wald – Warburg (–Kassel Hbf – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe)	60 min
RB 40 Rhein-Niers-Bahn	Essen – Wattenscheid – Bochum – Witten – Wetter – Hagen	60 mins
RB 52 Volmetal-Bahn	Lüdenscheid – Lüdenscheid-Brügge – Schalksmühle – Hagen – Dortmund	60 mins
RB 91 Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn	Hagen – Letmathe – Finnentrop – Siegen	60 mins
S 5	Dortmund – Witten – Wetter (Ruhr) – Hagen	60 mins
S 8	Hagen – Gevelsberg – Wuppertal-Oberbarmen – Wuppertal – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Mönchengladbach	60 mins
S 9	Hagen – Gevelsberg – Wuppertal-Oberbarmen – Wuppertal – Velbert-Langenberg – Essen – Bottrop – Haltern am See	60 mins

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
2. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
3. "VER-Tarifinformation". Verkehrsgesellschaft Ennepe-Ruhr. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
4. "Hagen Hauptbahnhof operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
5. "Hagen Hauptbahnhof" (in German). route-industriekultur. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
6. "Hagen Hauptbahnhof". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 12 May 2020.