Iserlohn station

Iserlohn

Terminus of two lines

Stadtbahnhof ("city station") of 2008

General information
Location| Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates| 51°22′23″N 7°41′32″E﻿ / ﻿51.37306°N 7.69222°E﻿ / 51.37306; 7.69222
Line(s)|

* Ardey Railway
* Iserlohn–Letmathe

Platforms| 2
Other information
Station code| 3006[1]
DS100 code| EIL[2]
Category| 6[1]
Fare zone| Westfalentarif: 48611[3]
Website| www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened| 31 March 1864 [4]
Passengers
About 3000
Services
| Preceding station  |  DB Regio NRW | Following station

|
|

Letmathe-Dechenhöhle

towards Essen Hbf

|  | RE 16 |  | Terminus
Letmathe-Dechenhöhle

towards Dortmund Hbf

|  | RB 53 |
Letmathe-Dechenhöhle

towards Hagen Hbf

|  | RB 91 |

Iserlohn station is located in central Iserlohn in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is at the end of two single-track lines, the Ardey Railway (Ardeybahn) from Dortmund and Schwerte and the line from Iserlohn-Letmathe with services from Essen via Hagen. Since 2008, it has operated from a rebuilt station called the Stadtbahnhof (city station).

## History[edit]

Platforms in 2006 Station building in 2006 Station building since 2008

Iserlohn station was opened in 1864,[4] together with the line from Letmathe, which was extended to Hemer in 1885, connecting to Fröndenberg.[5] In 1910 the Ardey Railway to Schwerte was added.[6] In 1966, the old station building was replaced by a new building.[4]

The Letmathe–Fröndenberg railway between Iserlohn Ost station and Hemer was closed in 1989 because of the deterioration of a bridge on the line, which was not considered worth repairing. The line between Iserlohn and Iserlohn Ost was still used by freight trains up to 1995. Since the dismantling of the line and the removal of the last set of points, Iserlohn station has been classified as a Haltepunkt (halt). However, the Zweckverband SPNV Ruhr-Lippe (association for the promotion of public transport in Ruhr-Lippe, ZRL) intends to build a connection between the two lines, including points, which would restore its status as a bahnhof (station).

The station building of the 1960s was demolished in 2007/2008 and rebuilt as a so-called city station by a private investor. In addition to the typical tenants (ticket counter, food sales), the station building also has a tourist information office and a community college. In addition to the new station building built in 2008, the platforms, a new bus station, a railway station forecourt and a roundabout have been built or rebuilt. There is also a parking garage with 189 parking spaces.

On 18 September 2010, the station was proclaimed the first Wanderbahnhof ("hiking station") in North Rhine-Westphalia because of its connections and proximity to hiking infrastructure.[7]

## Operations[edit]

Platform 1 is a combined platform. Trains running on the Ardey Railway stop on one side and Märkische Verkehrsgesellschaft (Märkische Transport Company) buses stop on the other side.

Although the new station building is now a terminus, the reactivation of the line between Hemer and Iserlohn is still possible (the track would be placed between the station building and a retaining wall and would continue over the roundabout).

Iserlohn station is served by one Regional-Express and two Regionalbahn services:[8]

Line  | Line name  | Route  | Frequency

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RE 16 | Ruhr-Lenne-Express | Essen – Bochum – Witten – Hagen – Iserlohn-Letmathe – Iserlohn | 60 min
RB 53 | Ardey-Bahn | Dortmund – Schwerte (Ruhr) – Iserlohn | 60 min

peak: 30 min

RB 91 | Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn | Hagen – Iserlohn-Letmathe – (Finnentrop – Siegen) / Iserlohn | 60 min

### Bus routes[edit]

Line | Route | Frequency

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|

S 1 | Lüdenscheid, Sauerfeld ZOB (bus station) – MVG-Verwaltung – Altena, Mühlenrahmede – Bahnhof (station) – Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde – Iserlohn, Stadtbahnhof – Konrad-Adenauer-Ring ZOB  | 60min

peak: 30min

S 3 | Iserlohn, Stadtbahnhof – Hemer, Niederhemer – Menden, Bahnhof  | 60 min
1 | Hagen, Hohenlimburg Bf. – Iserlohn, Letmathe Mitte – Grüner Talstraße – Stadtbahnhof – Konrad-Adenauer-Ring ZOB – Hemer, Westiger Kreuz – Hemer ZOB – Becke – Menden, Battenfeld – Bahnhof – Hönnenwerth  | 15 min
4 | Iserlohn, Stadtbahnhof – ZOB – Kesbern – Hemer, Ihmert – Iserlohn, Dahlsen – Dannenhöfer – Grüner Talstraße – Dröschede – Stadtbahnhof  | Tax-bus: 120 min
7 | Iserlohn, Brandkopf – Stadtbahnhof – ZOB/Knipp – Sonnenhöhe  | 60 min
11 | Iserlohn, Im Lau – Wohnpark Buchenwäldchen – ZOB – Hemberg – Liebigstraße – Stadtbahnhof – ZOB – Wohnpark Buchenwäldchen – Im Lau  | 60 min
12 | Iserlohn, Im Lau – Wohnpark Buchenwäldchen – ZOB – Stadtbahnhof – Liebigstraße – Hemberg – ZOB – Wohnpark Buchenwäldchen – Im Lau  | 60 min
13 | Iserlohn, Gerlingsen – Hauptpost – Stadtbahnhof – ZOB – Seilerseebad – Hemer, ZOB – Sundwig  | 60 min
14 | Iserlohn, Gerlingsen – Hauptpost – Stadtbahnhof – ZOB – Seilersee – Griesenbrauck – Rombrock  | 60 min
15 | Iserlohn, Letmathe – Oestrich Kirche – Dröschede – Stadtbahnhof – ZOB – Hombruch  | 30 min
16 | Iserlohn, Letmathe – Am Dorfanger – Stadtbahnhof – ZOB – Wolfskoben – Echelnteichweg  | 30 min
17 | Iserlohn, Lössel – Roden – Grüner Talstraße – Stadtbahnhof – Sonnenhöhe  | 60 min
18 | Iserlohn, Stadtbahnhof – Kalthof – Drüpplingsen/Helle – Hennen  | 60 min
22 | Iserlohn, Stadtbahnhof – ZOB – Sümmern – Menden, Battenfeld – Lendringsen – Hüingsen  | 30 min
R30 | Iserlohn, Stadtbahnhof – Kalthof – Hennen – Rheinen – Geisecke – Schwerte Bahnhof | 60 min
204 | Iserlohn, Realschule Bömberg – Stadtbahnhof – Hemer, Ihmert – Iserl., Dahlsen – Dannenhöfer – Saatschule  | Not regular
214 | Iserlohn, Gerlingsen - Hauptpost - ZOB - Stadtbahnhof - Seilersee - Griesenbrauck - Rombrock - Hennen  | Not regular
218 | Iserlohn, Lössel – Dröschede – Gesamtschule Gerlingsen – Stadtbahnhof – Letmathe Gymnasium  | Not regular

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
3. ^ "Fahrtauskunft". Westfalentarif. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
4. ^ a b c "Iserlohn station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
5. ^ "Line 2850: Letmathe - Fröndenberg". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
6. ^ "Line 2841: Iserlohn - Schwerte". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
7. ^ Torsten Lehmann. "Leichte Wahl bei dem "Prachtbau"" (in German). WAZ. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
8. ^ "Iserlohn station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. 3 August 2013.

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