Herford station

Herford
General information
LocationHerford, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates52°07′10″N 8°39′50″E / 52.11944°N 8.66389°E / 52.11944; 8.66389
Lines
Platforms7
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code2708
DS100 codeEHFD
IBNR8000162
Category2
Fare zoneWestfalentarif: 62001
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened
  • 15 October 1847
  • current station building: 1902
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Bielefeld Hbf
towards Köln Hbf
ICE 10 Minden (Westfalen)
Bielefeld Hbf
towards Aachen Hbf
ICE 14 Hannover Hbf
Bielefeld Hbf
towards Köln Hbf
IC 55 Bad Oeynhausen
towards Dresden Hbf
Preceding station National Express Germany Following station
Bielefeld Hbf RE 6 (Rhein-Weser-Express) Löhne
towards Minden
Preceding station Following station
Bielefeld Hbf
Terminus
RE 78 Löhne
Brake bei Bielefeld RB 61 Hiddenhausen-Schweicheln
towards Hengelo
RB 71 Hiddenhausen-Schweicheln
towards Rahden
Terminus RB 72 Bad Salzuflen
Preceding station Following station
Bielefeld Hbf
Terminus
RE 70 Löhne
Preceding station Start Following station
Terminus RB 77 Löhne
Location

Herford station is a junction station with four platforms and seven platform tracks in the town of Herford in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It lies on the quadruple track, electrified Hamm–Minden railway, a section of the original route of the historic Cologne-Minden Railway Company.

In Herford Station, the line to Altenbeken branches off to the south and the Ravensberg Railway branches off towards the north to Bünde and Rahden with a connection to the Löhne–Rheine railway. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station.