page_title: Minden (Westfalen) station
section_title: Station building
hierarchical_section_title: Minden (Westfalen) station / Station building
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Lok der Baureihe 296 028-4 im Bahnhof Minden (Westf.) in Minden, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Am Bahnsteig ein Regionalexpress (vermutlich Weser-Leine-Express RE 70 aus Braunschweig) Typ Doppelstockwagen mit Endbahnhof Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof. Der Bahnhof selbst war einst Teil der Festung Minden.
context_page_description: Minden (Westfalen) station is a railway station in Minden. The station is located on the Hanover–Minden railway to Hanover, the Hamm–Minden railway to Hamm and the Verden–Rotenburg railway to Rotenburg an der Wümme. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and WestfalenBahn. The station is also served by the Hanover S-Bahn.
context_section_description: The Cologne-Minden Railway Company’s station and reception building was built to the design of the royal building inspector Schelle and was completed in 1848 after the start of railway operations on 15 October 1847. It was built in the romantic style, with features based on medieval towers and battlements, a style which was used at this time for many stations in Westphalia. The Minden station is one of the few remaining stations in this style.
  The station was designed as a transfer station between the Cologne-Minden and the Royal Hanoverian State railways. This function was no longer required after the absorption of Hanover by Prussia, so the station always showed plenty of space and could accommodate new, larger traffic flows smoothly and without further modification. The facade of Minden station has three parts. The building is divided into two identical-looking end buildings, which are connected by a single-storey central section with a ticket office and baggage-handling facilities. Originally, there were customs facilities and first, second, third and fourth class waiting rooms. In addition, it houses a restaurant and bar.
  The Cologne-Minden Railway built its lines and its maintenance facilities on the southern and western side of the station while the Royal Hanoverian State Railways built its lines and its maintenance facilities on the eastern side, turning the station into an "island" station.
  The station was opened in 1847 is located on the Rheine to Löhne railway and the Hamm to Minden railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn.
caption: The station and connecting railway lines
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