St. Arnold railway station, railway station in Neuenkirchen, Germany
St. Arnold railway station is a heritage monument in Neuenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, opened in 1890 as a modest station building. The structure retains its traditional style and is now privately owned, while the former rail bed has been converted into a bike path with some tracks preserved for hobby draisine rides.
The station was built in 1890, roughly eleven years after the railway line from Duisburg to Quakenbrück began operations. It served as a passenger hub until 1984 and continued with freight service until 1999, when operations ceased entirely and the line was officially closed.
The 1931 renaming to St. Arnold reflected the nearby mission school and church dedicated to the saint, creating a lasting link between the station and local religious identity. This naming choice helped shape how residents understood and related to their community.
The station building is privately owned but viewable from outside, while the adjacent RadBahn Münsterland bike path is freely accessible. Visitors can explore the preserved track sections, and hobby draisine rides are organized on specific days throughout the year.
Preserved tracks allow visitors to pedal hand-powered draisines over the same rails that once carried trains. These hobby rides, organized on special event days, offer a hands-on way to experience what rail travel once meant in this area.
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