Hagen Hbf is an important rail hub for the southeastern Ruhr area. The heavy bombing raids in World War II on Hagen did not destroy it, unlike many other railway stations in the Ruhr region. The building dates back to 1910 and is designed in Baroque revival. A stained-glass window called „The Artist as Teacher of Trade and Industry„ by Johan Thorn Prikker was installed above the entrance in 1911. The building is one of the stations in this area that retain its original station hall. Around the turn of the century Hagen quickly becme an industrial city based steel and metal production.  Hagen main station is a listed building and a part of The Industrial Heritage Trail. It is not easy to leave this station as there is a lot to be see in its close vicinity.