▁of ▁E ick el , ▁B icker , ▁C range , ▁Hol ster hausen ▁and ▁R öh ling hausen ▁were ▁merged ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Amt ▁W anne . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁Mün ster ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁W anne ▁station ▁became ▁a ▁railway ▁j unction . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁the ▁station ▁building ▁and ▁the ▁track ▁work ▁were ▁re built ▁and ▁extended . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁W anne - E ick el ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁renamed ▁W anne - E ick el ▁Haupt bahn hof . ▁It ▁became ▁the ▁largest ▁mar sh alling ▁yard ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁Ru hr ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁Ru hr ▁that ▁included ▁all ▁four ▁forms ▁of ▁rail ▁operations : ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁mar sh alling ▁yard , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁dep ot ▁for ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁locomot ives ▁along ▁with ▁associated ▁rolling ▁stock , ▁a ▁fre ight ▁yard ▁and ▁a ▁passenger ▁station . ▁ ▁Current ▁operations ▁W anne - E ick el ▁Haupt bahn hof ▁is ▁a ▁station ▁of ▁major ▁traffic ▁importance ▁as ▁a ▁cross ro ads ▁on ▁the ▁east - west ▁Dort mund – D uis burg ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁north - s outh ▁Mün ster – E ss en ▁line , ▁which ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁is ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Roll bahn ▁( rolling ▁railway ) ▁to ▁Hamburg .