station in an easterly direction and the only westerly route runs over the Altenbeken Viaduct towards Paderborn. Because of these characteristics of the railways, the station is also known as the Fünffingerbahnhof (five fingers station). Electrification On 11 December 1970, the electrification of the Hamm–Kassel line completed and the first electric locomotive was able to enter Altenbeken station. On 21 May 1971, electrification was completed on the Altenbeken–Hanover line. Except for the line to Höxter and Kreiensen are all lines are now electrified. Current services On the line, some long-distance passenger services stop on Intercity services, including one daily service on line 50 from Düsseldorf to Dresden). The station is served by several Regional-Express and Regionalbahn lines. It is also a stop on Hanover S-Bahn line S 5 to Hamelin, Hanover and Hanover Airport every hour (every two hours on Sundays). Notes References External links Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia Hannover S-Bahn stations Railway stations in Germany opened in 1864 Buildings and structures in Paderborn (district)