 Thus, the station was primarily built for the transport of coal mined in Barop and it was located near the "Louise" colliery in Hörder Chaussee (now Stockumer Straße), and connected by sidings to the "Vereinigte Wittwe & Barop" colliery and the Giesbert shaft of the "Glückauf" colliery, which were nearby.The "Henriette" colliery, which was about two km away, was probably connected by a horse-hauled tramway when the station opened.On 9 March 1849, passenger services began running on the line.