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Dortmund Stadthaus station is an important railway station of the inner city of Dortmund in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the inner city at the junction of Ruhrallee (B54) and Märkischen Straße, near the Stadthaus, a municipal office building. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.[1] The above-ground section of the station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 4 and the underground section is served by lines U41, U45, U47 and U49 of the Dortmund Stadtbahn.

Dortmund Stadthaus
Through station
General information
Location	Ruhrallee/Sonnenstr., Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°30′28″N 7°28′08″E
Owned by	DB Netz
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Lütgendortmund–Dortmund (KBS 450.4)
Platforms	2
Train operators	DB Regio NRW
Connections	S4
Other information
Station code	1292[1]
DS100 code	EDST[2]
IBNR	8001520
Category	5[1]
Fare zone	VRR: 370[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	26 May 1963 [4]
Services
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station Dortmund Möllerbrücke towards Dortmund-Lütgendortmund S4 Dortmund-Körne West towards Unna Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn Following station Stadtgarten towards Brambauer Verkehrshof U41 Markgrafenstraße towards Clarenberg Stadtgarten towards Dortmund Hbf U45 Markgrafenstraße towards Westfalenhallen Stadtgarten towards Dortmund-Westerfilde U47 Markgrafenstraße towards Aplerbeck Stadtgarten towards Hafen U49 Markgrafenstraße towards Hacheney

Significance

Line S4 runs in the east-west direction from Unna to Dortmund-Luetgendortmund on above ground tracks through the station. The platforms are accessible by stairs and lifts. The underground section is served by lines U41, U45, U47 and U49, which run in a north-south direction. In addition, bus route 444 operated by the municipal bus company, Dortmunder Stadtwerke (DSW21), stops in front of the station, connecting to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof and the Hohensyburg Casino at Syburg each hour.[5]

History

The station is on the historic Ruhr line of the Rhenish Railway Company and the Welver–Sterkrade railway of the Royal Westphalian Railway Company, in the immediate vicinity of the abandoned Dortmund Süd (south) station. Trains have stopped here since 26 May 1963.[4] It was originally served by battery electric multiple units of class 515. It was served by Silberling carriages hauled by class 212 locomotives from 1980. Since 3 June 1984 run x-Wagen (“x-cars”, a type of push–pull train), initially propelled by class 111 locomotives and from 1995 by class 143 locomotives. In December 2011, line S4 was converted to operation by class 422 electric multiple units.[6]

Rail services

Dortmund Stadthaus station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 4 at 20-minute intervals.[5][7]

Line	Route
S4	Dortmund-Lütgendortmund – Dortmund-Möllerbrücke - Dortmund-Stadthaus – Dortmund-Asseln Mitte - Unna-Königsborn – Unna

It is also served by lines U41, U45, U47 and U49 of the Dortmund Stadtbahn, all at 10-minute intervals.[5]

References

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