The Transport Committee of the State Parliament has included the reactivation of the Münster - Sendenhorst and the Harsewinkel - Gütersloh - Verl lines in the state’s public transport demand plan and the Public Transport Infrastructure Financing Plan on the recommendation of the Ministry of Transport.
The 21km Münster Main Station - Sendenhorst line will serve three stations, reconnecting the southeast of Münster and Sendenhorst, a town of 13,000 inhabitants, to the regional rail network.
Services will operate at 20-minute intervals between Münster and Wolbeck, with two services per hour continuing to Sendenhorst. Ridership is forecast to be 10,000 passengers per day in 2030, including 2300 switching from cars to trains. The total estimated cost of the project is €40.4m.
The reopening of the 27.5km Harsewinkel - Verl line will connect the two towns to Bielefeld - Hamm services at Gütersloh Main Station. An hourly service is envisaged with estimated ridership of 3100 passengers per day in 2030. The estimated cost of the project is €34.5m.
