Editing Hagen (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Hagen-Vorhalle 20080830.jpg|thumb|Marshalling yard Hagen-Vorhalle]]
The [[Autobahn]]en [[Bundesautobahn 1|A1]], [[Bundesautobahn 45|A45]] and [[Bundesautobahn 46|A46]] pass by Hagen.

Hagen has been an important rail junction for the southeastern Ruhr valley since the first rail line opened in 1848. The [[marshalling yard]] of Hagen-Vorhalle is among Germany's largest, and the [[Hagen Hauptbahnhof|central station]] offers connections to the [[InterCityExpress|ICE]] network of [[Deutsche Bahn]] as well as to local and [[S-Bahn]] services. Since December 2005, Hagen has also been the starting point for a service into [[Essen]], the [[Ruhr-Lenne-Express]], operated by [[Abellio Deutschland]]. Since 2022, it has been operated by [[DB Regio]].

Local traffic is handled by [[Hagener Straßenbahn]] (Hagen Tramways), which, despite its name, offers only bus services, as the last [[tram]]way route in Hagen was abandoned in May 1976. All in all there is a large-scale network of 36 bus lines in Hagen. All local rail and bus services operate under the transport association [[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr|VRR]].