[1] Construction of the station building started on 15 August 1868 and it was officially opened on 15 February 1870.

[4] The building is constructed out of Ruhr sandstone with a three-storey tower on the entrance side.

[6] Bahnhofsstraße connects the station, which is situated close to the Ruhr, with the town of Hattingen.

The end of mining in the region reduced the significance of the Ruhr Valley Railway.

On 20 May 1984, electrification of the line to Hattingen was completed and on 25 May 1985 the first electric train of the regional S-bahn network ran.