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Gelsenkirchen main railway station
(Hauptbahnhof) is served mainly by regional (RE/RB) trains and
not by many of German Rail's long distance (ICE) Intercity Express trains.
However, it is only about 10 minutes to Essen main station, and around 25 to
Dortmund main stations, both of which are served by more long distance
trains.
The city
of Gelsenkirchen has a rather elongated shape (map on Gelsenkirchen.de), running almost north-south.
The ground is in the north, near the district of Buer, while the station is in
the city centre, which is in the south. A metro-cum-tram
(Stadtbahn) link (the no. 302) runs from the station to the
ground (see City centre to
stadium).
Local transport
Gelsenkirchen forms part of a
small metro-cum-tram network (called Bogestra) linking three adjacent
towns. You'll see this referred to both as the Stadtbahn (light urban
railway) and Strassenbahn (trams). As in all German cities, the buses are also
fully integrated (Public transport planner).
Mainline
Services
There are not many direct mainline
services between Gelsenkirchen and the other World Cup venues. (See German rail
journey planner) Many of the journeys shown on the right are via
Essen:
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- Frankfurt, c. 2
hrs 20 mins
- Stuttgart, c. 4 hrs
(via Frankfurt)
- Cologne, c. 1
hr
- Hanover, c. 2 hr 25
mins
(via Essen)
- Leipzig, c. 5 hrs 35
mins
(via Essen)
- Munich, c. 6
hrs (via Essen)
- Nuremberg, c. 4
hrs 45 mins (via Essen)
- Dortmund, c. 25 mins
- Kaiserslautern, c. 4hrs 10 mins (via Frankfurt)
- Hamburg, c. 3 hrs 15 mins (via Münster)
- Berlin Zoo, c. 4 hrs
(via Essen)
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