 The stucco decoration in the first class waiting room, which was renovated for its current use as a large dining room, is notable.The front platform, from which day the historic Hesper Valley Railway ("Hespertalbahn") begins its journey, belonged formerly to the Ruhr Valley Railway, which crossed the Ruhr about 200 metres to the south.The Hesper Valley Railway or Pörtingsiepen Railway ("Pörtingsiepenbahn") branched off and ran along the south bank of the Ruhr.