Bahnverkehr in Ibbenbüren-Esch mit Br 101 + Intercity, Hafenbedienung, KISS, Güterzügen und FLIRT 3

The Ibbenbüren-Esch station is on the Rheine - Löhne(Westf) railway line, in the Püsselbüren district of Ibbenbüren, and was opened in 1889 as Esch(Westf) station. The halt at that time was named after the farming community Apken Esch, since the name Püsselbüren was already used for a station further east that no longer exists. In 1928, the mine railway to the Ibbenbüren mine was opened, which resulted in a strong increase in freight traffic. The siding to the port was opened in 1962. Like the mine railway, it also has an electric catenary. The locomotives of the mine railway could thus drive through from the mine to the port. The signal box next to the level crossing was put into operation in 1972. With the closure of the Ibbenbüren mine in August 2018, freight traffic also fell sharply, as coal no longer had to be transported away. The empty reception building was demolished in October 2020. The port is still served regularly by DB Cargo. From time to time, freight trains from other companies also go to the port. DB Cargo still uses the name Esch(Westf) for its fare system today. In passenger traffic, the station is served every hour by the RB61 Hengelo - Bielefeld, and every two hours by the RE60 Rheine - Braunschweig. Stopping: RE60 Ems-Leine-Express Rheine - Hörstel - Ibbenbüren-Esch - Ibbenbüren - Ibbenbüren-Laggenbeck - Osnabrück-Altstadt - Osnabrück Hbf - Melle - Bünde(Westf) - Kirchlengern - Löhne(Westf) - Bad Oeynhausen - Porta Westfalica - Minden(Westf) - Bückeburg - Stadthagen - Haste - Wunstorf - Hannover Hbf - Lehrte - Hämelerwald - Vöhrum - Peine - Vechelde - Braunschweig Hbf | 1x Stadler KISS Westfalenbahn, 1tp2h RB61 Wiehengebirgs-Bahn Hengelo - Oldenzaal - Bad Bentheim - Schüttorf - Salzbergen - Rheine Hörstel - Ibbenbüren-Esch - Ibbenbüren - Ibbenbüren-Laggenbeck - Osnabrück-Altstadt - Osnabrück Hbf - Wissingen - Westerhausen - Melle - Bruchmühlen - Bünde(Westf) - Kirchlengern - Hiddenhausen-Schweicheln - Herford - Brake(Bielefeld) - Bielefeld Hbf | 1xBr2429 Eurobahn, 1tph Passing: IC 77 Amsterdam Centraal - Hilversum - Ameersfoort Centraal - Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo Bad Bentheim - Rheine - (Ibbenbüren 1x) - Osnabrück - Bad Oeynhausen - Minden(Westf) - Hannover Hbf - Wolfsburg Hbf - Stendal - Berlin-Spandau - Berlin Hbf - Berlin-Ostbahnhof