Soest (Germany) station

Soest
Through station
Location	Bahnhofstr. 2, Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°34′42″N 8°06′19″E / 51.578211°N 8.105348°E / 51.578211; 8.105348Coordinates: 51°34′42″N 8°06′19″E / 51.578211°N 8.105348°E / 51.578211; 8.105348
Owned by	DB Netz
Operated by	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]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	4 October 1850[3]
Services
Preceding station   DB Fernverkehr   Following station Hamm Hbf towards Cologne Hbf IC 51 Lippstadt towards Ostseebad Binz Hbf Preceding station   DB Regio 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 within North Rhine-Westphalia

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.

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).^[4]

The following services currently call at Soest:

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

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.

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