! |- ! colspan=2| Invalid votes ! 486 ! 1.8 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=2| Total ! 26,877 ! 100.0 ! ! 52 ! 2 |- ! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout ! 60,039 ! 44.8 ! 2.5 ! ! |- | colspan=7| Source: City of Castrop-Rauxel |} Transport Castrop-Rauxel has access to three major highways, the Emscherschnellweg A 42,the Sauerlandlinie A 45 and the A 2. There are 3 railway stations within the city. The central station (Castrop-Rauxel Hauptbahnhof) on the Cologne-Minden Railway is located in the suburb of Rauxel. Connecting Castrop-Rauxel to the western Ruhr cities like Duisburg, Oberhausen, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne and in the east to Dortmund and Hamm. The unmanned stations of Castrop-Rauxel South (Castrop-Rauxel Süd) and Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde on the Duisburg-Ruhrort–Dortmund railway have hourly services with trains to Dortmund, Herne and Dorsten. Located in the city centre is the central bus station Muensterplatz. From here passengers can travel to almost all suburbs and to neighboring cities like Herne, Dortmund and Bochum. The Rhine-Herne Canal runs right through Castrop-Rauxel; Castrop-Rauxel also has a small Yacht club on this body of water. Twin towns – sister cities Castrop-Rauxel is twinned with: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom (1949) Vincennes, France (1961) Kuopio, Finland (1965) Zehdenick, Germany (1990) Nowa Ruda, Poland (1991) Trikala, Greece (2013) Zonguldak, Turkey (2013) Economy Castrop-Rauxel has been attempting to change from a former mining city to a city with a modern lifestyle, high recreational value, new economy companies, a 27-hole golf course, and various cultural events. Despite those efforts, the town has one of the lowest median incomes per capita in North Rhine-Westphalia. Metalworking and electronics are the key manufacturing sectors. Culture The WLT (Westphalian State Theater) is the oldest and most relevant source of theatrical entertainment in Castrop-Rauxel. There is one cinema with two screens in Castrop. Castrop’s history is closely connected to horse racing, the Reiterbrunnen in the very center of Castrop’s market square is a reminder of the race days on the Naturhindernisbahn, now part of the Goldschmieding Park. Notable people Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844–1919), singer and writer Heinrich Haslinde (1878–1938), local poet Josef Hermann Dufhues (1908–1971), politician CDU) Member of Landtag North Rhine-Westphalia, NRW Interior Minister and President of the Parliament Wilhelm Specht (1910–1986) entrepreneur, businessman and association official Heinz Ballensiefen (1912–?), historian and Nazi functionary who used to investigate the "Jewish question" Hermann Paschasius Rettler (1915–2004), bishop of Bacabal (Brazil) Alfred Niepieklo