Soest station is a passenger station in the city of Soest

Soest, Germany

Soest is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Soest district. After Lippstadt, a neighbouring town, Soest is the second biggest town in its district.-Geography:...

 in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

. It is on the Hamm–Warburg and the Dortmund–Soest lines. It was also served by passenger trains on the Möhne Valley Railway (Möhnetalbahn) from 1899 to 1960.

Train services

It is served by occasional Intercity

Intercity (Deutsche Bahn)

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 services. In regional traffic it is served by the NRW-Express at 2-hour intervals and the Ems-Börde-Bahn stopping service every 30 minutes, operating on the Hamm–Paderborn route. It is also served by the Hellweg-Bahn on the Dortmund–Soest route every 30 minutes (hourly on the weekend). The NRW-Express is operated by DB Regio NRW. The Hellweg-Bahn and the Ems-Börde-Bahn are operated by Eurobahn (Keolis

Keolis

Keolis is the largest private sector French transport group. It runs passenger railways, tramways, bus networks, funiculars, trolley buses, and airport services. The company, based in Paris, is majority owned by SNCF, the French state rail operator. AXA Private Equity and Caisse de dépôt et...

).

The following services currently call at Soest:

• NRW-Express Aachen - Cologne - Düsseldorf - Duisburg - Essen - Dortmund - Hamm - Paderborn

Series	Operator	Route	Material	Frequency	Notes
RB59 Hellweg-Bahn		Dortmund – Unna Unna station Unna station is the main passenger station in the Westphalian city of Unna in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The other stations in the city that are served by regular passenger services are Unna-Königsborn, Unna West, Massen, Lünern and Hemmerde....  – Werl Werl Werl is a town located in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Werl is easily accessible because it is located between the Sauerland, Münsterland, and the Ruhr Area...  – Soest
RB89 Ems-Börde-Bahn	Eurobahn	Münster Hbf Münster Hauptbahnhof -History:The original Münster station was opened in 1848 by the Münster-Hamm Railway Company, when it opened by the Münster–Hamm railway to the then capital of the Prussian Province of Westphalia as a terminus of its branch line from Hamm, where it connected with Cologne-Minden trunk line. The...  - Münster-Hiltrup - Rinkerode - Drensteinfurt - Mersch (Westf) - Bockum-Hövel - Hamm (Westf) - Welver - Borgeln - Soest - Bad Sassendorf - Lippstadt - Dedinghausen - Ehringhausen(Kr Lippstadt) - Geseke - Salzkotten - Scharmede - Paderborn Hbf Paderborn Hauptbahnhof is the main passenger station in the city of Paderborn in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the Hamm–Warburg line, part of the Mid-Germany Connection from Cologne or Düsseldorf to Thuringia and Saxony...  - Altenbeken - Willebadessen - Warburg (Westf) (- Hofgeismar Hofgeismar railway station -The station:The station is located on the Kassel–Warburg railway and is served by RB services operated by DB.-Train services:The following services currently call at Hofgeismar:...  - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe railway station Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe is a railway station in the city of Kassel, in the German state of Hesse. It is the city's most important railway station, as it is connected to the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line, with InterCityExpress services calling at the station.- History :When the Deutsche... )	Stadler FLIRT Stadler FLIRT Stadler FLIRT is an electric multiple unit produced by Stadler Rail AG. The articulated trainset comes in units of two to six cars with two to six motorized axles. The maximum speed is 200 km/h...	?	2x per day to Kassel

Station

The Soest station was extensively renovated and refurbished up to 2010 to meet its role as both a regional station as well as a (touristic) gateway to the city. In addition to the renovation of the building and its environment, about five hectares of industrial land has been created. The building of a new underpass gives direct access to the north side of the town. In addition, the level of platform 1 was raised. In addition, the station has new retail, sanitary facilities and automatic teller machines on the ground floor with office space on the upper floors.