Münster-Hiltrup station

Münster-Hiltrup station is a suburban station in the district of Münster-Hiltrup in the city of Münster in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is served by regional trains between Munster and Hamm and is an important station for commuters and students. The station is conveniently located between central Hiltrup and Hiltrup Ost. In addition, the station is served by several city bus lines.HistoryIn 1848, the Munster Hamm Railway Company finished the Münster–Hamm railway. On 28 May of the same year it opened Diecke Wief station on the route. Due to its poor situation on the northern edge of the Hohe Ward forest and the long walk to the old village the station was moved on 1 August 1868 to its present location.In October 1879 a separate freight yard was added. It was particularly important after the opening the Glasurit factory in 1903. The plant had its own siding, as did the Rockwool factory, which was built later.As a result of increasing passenger and freight traffic, a new larger station building was opened in 1907. The station building, which still stands, possessed, among other things, a waiting room and ticket office.The station, which survived the Second World War unscathed, lost importance in the decades that followed. BASF Coatings closed its own rail siding in favour of truck freight, leading to the closure of the freight yard. A new station building with a small ticket office and automated signalling was built next to the old station building, which was eventually closed.