Dortmund-Kurl station is in the Dortmund suburb of Kurl in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Dortmund–Hamm line. The station has two platform tracks and an overtaking track for long-distance trains, and also a freight track without platforms which is no longer used.
History In 1847, Kurl station was opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company as a simple halt. Tickets were sold at the nearby Zur Mühle restaurant. The Zeche Kurl (colliery) opened in 1855 had a siding at Kurl station.
In April 1886 the first permanent station building was built, on the south side of the railway line. It is still used, as a residence, as is the former crossing keeper's house. In 1908, a new entrance building was erected on the north side of the tracks, which now only serves as a passageway to the tracks.
The station is listed as a monument by the city of Dortmund.No. A 0430.
Services It is served by the NRW-Express (RE 1) and the Rhein-Emscher-Express (RE 3). Line Line name Route NRW-Express Hamm (Westf) – Dortmund-Kurl – Dortmund – Bochum – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Aachen Rhein-Emscher-Express Hamm – Dortmund-Kurl – Dortmund – Herne – Gelsenkirchen – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf
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