Brackwede station
Brackwede station is the main station in the city of Bielefeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia except for Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof. It was opened in 1847 with the opening of the Cologne-Minden trunk line. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. Train services are operated by NordWestBahn and Eurobahn.
Station environment
Brackwede station has six tracks. The platform for tracks 5 and 6 was completely renovated for Expo 2000 and the reactivation of the Osnabrück–Bielefeld railway to Osnabrück; the height of the platform was raised to 76 cm and given weather protection. The remaining tracks have a platform height of 38 cm.The platforms are accessible via a pedestrian tunnel that goes from Eisenbahnstraße under the railway tracks and the Ostwestfalendamm expressway to the Naturbad Brackwede on the border of district of Quelle. The tunnel is the main pedestrian and cycling route between central Brackwede and Quelle and since the re-opening of the natural pool in 2009 has provided barrier-free access to both sides. However, the platforms are accessible from the tunnel only via stairs and therefore there is no access for disabled people. The rear part of the tunnel that passes under the Ostwestfalendamm was embellished by young people with a continuous piece of graffiti showing the "skyline" of Brackwede.
The station has a parking area. In addition, covered bike racks and lockable bike boxes are available.
Close-by located next to the Ostwestfalendamm and the natural pool, are a mosque of the Turkish-Azerbaijani Cultural Association, a junkyard, a Turkish/Russian supermarket, Lutter valley including the Lutterkolk and the sources of the Lutter as well as the Gestamp GMF Umformtechnik company.
Rail services
The following Regionalbahn services stop at Brackwede station:| Linie | Name | Linienverlauf | Betreiber |
| Der Warendorfer | Bielefeld – Brackwede – Gütersloh – Warendorf – Münster | Eurobahn | |
| Ems-Börde-Bahn | Bielefeld – Brackwede – Hamm – Münster | Eurobahn | |
| Senne-Bahn | Bielefeld – Brackwede – Sennestadt – Paderborn | NordWestBahn | |
| Haller Willem | Bielefeld – Brackwede – Halle – Osnabrück | NordWestBahn |
Stadtbahn and bus connections
Services on Bielefeld Stadtbahn line 1 stop 300 metres to the north east of the station on Gütersloh Straße at a stop called Bahnhof Brackwede, which is reached via a staircase that is not accessible for the disabled. The station is also served by the following bus routes.| Line | Route | Operator | Frequency |
| Bielefeld Hbf – Quelle – Steinhagen – Brockhagen – Versmold | go.on | 6 per day | |
| Bielefeld Hbf – Verl – Neuenkirchen – Rietberg – Mastholte – Lippstadt | TWE Veolia Verkehr Niedersachsen / Westfalen GmbH | 4 per day | |
| Bielefeld Hbf – Senne – Sende/Verl – Schloß Holte | Wittler & Voßhans | 2 per day | |
| Bielefeld Hbf – Ummeln – Holtkamp – Isselhorst – Gütersloh | Stadtwerke Gütersloh | Hourly | |
| Bielefeld Hbf – Quelle – Steinhagen – Amshausen – Künsebeck – Halle | go.on | Hourly | |
| Bielefeld Hbf – Brackwede – Ummeln – Isselhorst – Gütersloh | bvo DB Ostwestfalenbus | Every 30 or 60 minutes | |
| Bielefeld Radrennbahn – Ummeln – Miele-Werke – Gütersloh | Stadtwerke Gütersloh | 2 per day |
It has long been planned for bus lines running on the Brackwerd city ring to pass the station and to end at a terminus in the station district, in order to improve connections between trains and buses. Since the relocation of the bus route 94 to Brackweder Kirche, however, only two bus routes operate on this route.