 The entrance building stands near the junction of the former Ruhr Valley Railway ("Ruhrtalbahn") that ran from there along the north bank of the Ruhr and the Baldeneysee reservoir to Ruhrort.This building was opened on 27 July 1898.The station was designed in the form of a two-story brick house with decorative brick work, windows in different sizes and an arched entrance built with ochre sandstone.