Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof

Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof
Hbf
Main entrance to station building
Location	Große Perdekamp Str. 2 45657 Recklinghausen Recklinghausen, NRW Germany
Coordinates	51°36′58″N 7°12′11″E / 51.6162°N 7.2030°ECoordinates: 51°36′58″N 7°12′11″E / 51.6162°N 7.2030°E
Line(s)	Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg S 2
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	5160
DS100 code	ERE
IBNR	00149
Category	3
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1870
Key dates
1945	Destroyed
1998	Current structure built

Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof is a railway station for the city of Recklinghausen in Germany.

History

The original station opened in 1870 by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company as part of the construction of the Hamburg-Venlo railway.

During the Second World War, on April 1, 1945, a heavy bombing raid mostly destroyed the station and tracks. It is commemorated by the bunker built next to the station, in which the Kunsthalle Recklinghausen was established in 1950.

An outstanding feature of the architecture of the station building with its glass front is now the clock tower. The new bus station was built in 1998. Up until the renovation of the building, a plaque commemorating the 5000th kilometer of electrified rail of the Deutsche Bundesbahn, was located in the station. The plaque has been missing since the completion of the renovation.