Bochum-Nord station

Bochum-Nord station on the Ostring was opened in 1874 by the Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft as part of the Osterath–Dortmund Süd line. It handled both passenger and freight traffic for over a century before passenger services were discontinued in 1979. The site today houses Bochum's main customs office, a quiet afterlife for what was once a busy Wilhelmine-era railway facility.