Kreuztal station

Kreuztal
Through station
Entrance building
Location	Bahnhofstraße 11, Kreuztal, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	50°57′22″N 7°59′31″E / 50.95611°N 7.99194°E / 50.95611; 7.99194Coordinates: 50°57′22″N 7°59′31″E / 50.95611°N 7.99194°E / 50.95611; 7.99194
Line(s)	Rothaar Railway Ruhr-Sieg railway
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	3420
DS100 code	EKT
IBNR	8000214
Category	4
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1861
Services
Preceding station   Abellio   Following station Welschen Ennest toward Essen Hbf RE 16 Ruhr-Sieg-Express Siegen-Weidenau toward Siegen Eichen toward Hagen Hbf RB 91 Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn Siegen-Geisweid toward Siegen Preceding station   Deutsche Bahn   Following station Ferndorf (Siegen) toward Betzdorf (Sieg) RB 93 Rothaar-Bahn Siegen-Geisweid toward Bad Berleburg

Kreuztal station is the main station in the town of Kreuztal in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The construction of a rail link to Kreuztal was under discussion in the 1840s. The route most discussed at that time was a line from Cologne via the Agger valley (a route eventually used by the Siegburg–Olpe railway) and continuing east through the Wittgensteiner Land to Treysa along the route of the later Rothaar Railway and the Upper Lahn Valley Railway. In 1861 the Ruhr–Sieg railway was opened between Siegen and Hagen through Kreuztal (then spelt Creuzthal). In 1884 the first section of the Rothaar Railway was opened to Hilchenbach. This led to Kreuztal gradually becoming a transport hub. Although the construction of the only missing section of the original planned east-west line between Olpe and Kreuztal was still planned in 1913, the Prussian Parliament decided not to build it due to the outbreak of the First World War.

Between 1860 and 1865 the station was built on a large meadow in Kreuztal, which then had approximately 200 residents. The industrial Ferndorf valley, including the Müsen mining district, was of paramount importance. On 6 August 1861, when the last section of the Ruhr–Sieg line was opened, there was already restaurant facilities in the station building. The main station building was a three-storey building with gables facing Bahnhofstraße (“station street”). On the ground floor it had two waiting rooms with a bar area and two offices, one for the station master and the other for ticketing and baggage handling. Upstairs was accommodation for the station master and the chief signalman. With the opening of the Rothaar branch line to Hilchenbach in 1884 and its continuation to Erndtebrück and Marburg in 1888/89, an extension to the station complex was required. The station building was enlarged with an annex on the south side. This was followed by further renovations and additions.