▁over ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁by ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁government - fund ed ▁Royal ▁West phal ian ▁Railway ▁Company ▁( K önig lich - West f äl ische ▁Eisen bahn , ▁K WE ). ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁short ening ▁of ▁travel ▁times , ▁because ▁through ▁trains ▁now ▁ran ▁from ▁War burg ▁to ▁Mun ster . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁the ▁Mün ster – R he ine ▁railway ▁was ▁opened . ▁This ▁line ▁connected ▁at ▁R he ine ▁with ▁the ▁Han over ian ▁Western ▁Railway , ▁connecting ▁L öh ne , ▁R he ine ▁and ▁Em den . ▁ ▁The ▁con cess ion ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁connection ▁from ▁the ▁Ru hr ▁area ▁and ▁Ven lo ▁via ▁Mün ster ▁to ▁Hamburg ▁was ▁awarded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁to ▁the ▁C ologne - M inden ▁Railway ▁Company ▁( C ö ln - M ind ener ▁Eisen bahn - G es ellschaft , ▁C ME ). ▁The ▁W anne – M un ster ▁section ▁of ▁this ▁route ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁Os nab r ück ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁/ and ▁to ▁Hamburg ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁So ▁Mun ster ▁now ▁had ▁direct ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁North ▁Sea ▁ports . ▁The ▁C ME ▁built ▁its ▁Mün ster ▁station ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁K WE ▁station . ▁This ▁station ▁was ▁designed ▁as ▁a ▁stop g ap , ▁so ▁that ▁a ▁single ▁station