Bochum-Langendreer station

Bochum-Langendreer station is now a stop on the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn in the district of Langendreer in eastern Bochum in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Langendreer formerly had a 40 hectare marshalling yard, which is now used as a depot, with the location code of EBLA. Until the 1980s, the yard was also the location of a passenger station, which was served by express trains.ServicesBochum-Langendreer S-Bahn station is on the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. It consists of two tracks on either side of a central platform. Both tracks are used for regular Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn services. It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 every 20 minutes.The station is served by bus lines 345, 355, 372, 377, 378 and 379 operated by BOGESTRA, all at least once every 20 minutes. From October 2017 on, the station can also be reached by tramline 302, which will be continued from the old endpoint Laer Mitte, to the new endpoint Langendreer station.HistoryThe first station in Langendreer was opened on 26 October 1860 by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, BME) on its line from Witten Hauptbahnhof. In 1862, this line was completed to Dortmund and Duisburg and now forms the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway, one of the most important lines in Germany. In 1862 the line to Bochum-Laer was also opened exclusively for coal trains to the Dannenbaum colliery. In 1870, it was extended to Bochum-Dahlhausen and general freight trains began to run on it.