Borken (Westf) station

Borken (Westf) station (German: Bahnhof Borken (Westf)) is the main station of the town of Borken and important transport hub of west Münsterland in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Borken (Westf)
Terminus
General information
LocationBorken, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°50′55″N 6°51′56″E
Line(s)
  • Bismarck–Winterswijk (KBS 423)
  • Empel-Rees–Münster railway (most recently KBS 286)
  • Borken–Burgsteinfurt (most recently KBS 287)
Platforms1
Other information
Station code785
DS100 codeEBK
Category6
Fare zoneWestfalentarif: 57651
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened21 June 1880
Services
Preceding station NordWestBahn Following station
Terminus RE 14 Marbeck-Heiden
towards Essen Hbf

Borken station is a former railway junction on the Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck–Winterswijk railway, the Empel-Rees–Münster railway and the Borken–Steinfurt railway. Since 1996, it has been the terminus of the only section of the Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck–Winterswijk line that is still operating.

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