Solingen Hauptbahnhof is the only railway station in Solingen, Germany, to be served by ICE and IC long distance trains.
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| Location | Bahnstr. 5, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°09′41.5″N 7°00′15″E / 51.161528°N 7.00417°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 5882 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | KSO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www.bahnhof.de | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 September 1867 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ohligs-Wald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
The first station in the area of present-day town of Solingen was built with the opening of the Gruiten-Cologne-Mülheim railway by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company.[3] The station opened on 25 September 1867 and was named Ohligs Wald ("Ohligs forest").[4] That same year a branch line to Solingen was built from this station.[5] In 1890, the Wald part of the name was dropped and with the incorporation of Ohligs into Solingen in 1929, the station was renamed Solingen-Ohligs.[4] In 1894, the line from Hilden was opened.[6]
The importance of the Solingen-Ohligs station always exceeded that of the other stations in Solingen, including the old Solingen Hauptbahnhof, since only Ohligs station is located on a main line. Consequently, it was the stopping point for long-distance traffic. This factor lead to the discussion of renaming this station to Hauptbahnhof and giving the Hauptbahnhof a new name. These discussions, however, never came to a conclusion, so the station kept its name until the end of 2006. With the decommissioning of the old Hauptbahnhof in May 2006, Solingen-Ohligs station was renamed as Solingen Hauptbahnhof on 10 December 2006.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ "Wabenplan für das Rheinbahn-Bedienungsgebiet" (PDF). Rheinbahn. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. 20 April 2020. p. 207. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Line 2730: Gruiten - Neurather Ring". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Solingen Hbf operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Line 2675: Solingen Hbf - Remscheid Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Line 2671: Hilden - Solingen Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
External links edit
- "Solingen Hbf track plan" (PDF; 176.9 KB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- "Solingen Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.