Dortmund-Scharnhorst station

Dortmund-Scharnhorst station
Through station
File:Bahnhof Scharnhorst 2011.jpg Eastern access bridge
Location	Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates
Line(s)	Dortmund–Hamm
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	1324
DS100 code	EDSH
Category	5
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1 April 1928

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Scharnhorst station track plan (as of 2005 - sidings shown are schematic)

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Scharnhorst station in January 2007

Dortmund-Scharnhorst station is located between the Dortmund suburbs of Alt-Scharnhorst and Brackel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Dortmund–Hamm line on Flughafenstraße.

History

During the construction of Dortmund Hauptbahnhof a freight rail bypass was built between Scharnhorst and Nette in 1903 along with the Scharnhorst marshalling yard, where a passenger station was initially established for railway staff. On 6 May 1926, the station became available for normal passenger services following the construction of the first Dortmund airport nearby and the station was renamed Bahnhof Dortmund-Flughafen (Dortmund Airport station). Although the airport closed in 1959, the station retained the name until 31 May 1986. During the construction of the station a small station building was also built with a waiting room, a ticket counter, baggage storage and a bike shed.

Station

Today the station has no station building anymore; in its place there is the Dortmund-Scharnhorst signal box. The two platforms are connected by an old steel bridge running parallel to the road bridge. At the western end of the station another and more modern pedestrian and cycle bridge also connects the two platforms together.

Services

Dortmund-Scharnhorst station is served by the Rhein-Emscher-Express (RE 3) and the Rhein-Hellweg-Express (RE11). Some early morning and late evening NRW-Express (RE 1) services stop at the station.

Line	Line name	Route
RE 3	Rhein-Emscher-Express	Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Airport – Duisburg – Oberhausen – Gelsenkirchen – Herne – Dortmund – Dortmund-Scharnhorst – Hamm
RE 11	Rhein-Hellweg-Express	Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Airport – Duisburg – Essen – Dortmund – Dortmund-Scharnhorst – Hamm

Preceding station		Deutsche Bahn		Following station
Dortmund Hbf toward Mönchengladbach Hbf		RE 11 Rhein-Hellweg-Express		Dortmund-Kurl toward Hamm Hbf
Preceding station		eurobahn		Following station
Dortmund Hbf toward Düsseldorf Hbf		RE 3 Rhein-Emscher-Express		Dortmund-Kurl toward Hamm Hbf

The station is also served by bus route 420 (Scharnhorst – Derne + Brackel – Aplerbeck), operated by Dortmunder Stadtwerke (DSW21) at 20 minute intervals.