Soest (Germany) station

Soest station is a passenger station in the city of Soest in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Hamm–Warburg and the Dortmund–Soest lines. It was also served by passenger trains on the Möhne Valley Railway (Möhnetalbahn) from 1899 to 1960.

Soest
Through station
Location	Bahnhofstr. 2, Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°34′42″N 8°06′19″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Netz DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Hamm–Warburg (KBS 430) Dortmund–Soest (KBS 431) Soest–Brilon (closed)
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	5876[1]
DS100 code	ESOT[2]
IBNR	8000076
Category	3[1]
Fare zone	Westfalentarif: 49231[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	4 October 1850[4]
Services
Preceding station   DB Fernverkehr   Following station Lippstadt towards Munich ICE 41 ICE 1223/1228 only Hamm (Westf) towards Dortmund Lippstadt towards Gera IC 50 Hamm towards Düsseldorf Preceding station   Abellio Rail NRW   Following station Hamm Hbf toward Düsseldorf Hbf RE 11 Rhein-Hellweg-Express Lippstadt toward Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe Preceding station   eurobahn   Following station Westönnen toward Dortmund Hbf RB 59 Hellweg-Bahn Terminus Borgeln toward Münster Hbf RB 89 Ems-Börde-Bahn Bad Sassendorf toward Warburg
Location
Soest Location in North Rhine-Westphalia Soest Location in Germany Soest Location in Europe

Train services

It is served by occasional Intercity services. In regional traffic, it is served by the Rhein-Hellweg-Express on the Düsseldorf–Soest route every two hours. The Rhein-Hellweg-Express is operated by DB Regio NRW. It is served by the Ems-Börde-Bahn stopping service every 30 minutes, operating on the Hamm–Paderborn route and the Hellweg-Bahn stopping service every 30 minutes, operating on the Dortmund–Soest route. The Hellweg-Bahn and the Ems-Börde-Bahn are operated by Eurobahn (Keolis).[5]

The following services currently call at Soest:

• Rhein-Hellweg-Express Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Airport – Duisburg – Essen – Dortmund – Hamm – Paderborn – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe

Series	Operator	Route	Material	Frequency	Notes
RB 59 Hellweg-Bahn		Dortmund – Unna – Werl – Soest
RB 89 Ems-Börde-Bahn	Eurobahn	Münster Hbf - Münster-Hiltrup - Rinkerode - Drensteinfurt - Mersch (Westf) - Bockum-Hövel - Hamm (Westf) - Welver - Borgeln - Soest - Bad Sassendorf - Lippstadt - Dedinghausen - Ehringhausen(Kr Lippstadt) - Geseke - Salzkotten - Scharmede - Paderborn Hbf - Altenbeken - Willebadessen - Warburg (Westf) (- Hofgeismar - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe)	Stadler FLIRT	?	2x per day to Kassel

Station

The Soest station was extensively renovated and refurbished up to 2010 to meet its role as both a regional station as well as a (touristic) gateway to the city. In addition to the renovation of the building and its environment, about five hectares of industrial land has been created. The building of a new underpass gives direct access to the north side of the town. In addition, the level of platform 1 was raised. In addition, the station has new retail, sanitary facilities and automatic teller machines on the ground floor with office space on the upper floors.

References

1. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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. "Soest station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
5. "Soest station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 31 January 2017.