Editing Bochum (section)

==Transport==

===Roads===
Bochum is connected to the [[Autobahn]] network by the [[Bundesautobahn 40|A 40]], [[Bundesautobahn 43|A 43]] and [[Bundesautobahn 44|A 44]] autobahns. In addition, Bochum has a ring road, built to expressway standards, consisting of four segments; the Donezk, Oviedo, Nordhausen and Sheffield-Ring roads. It serves as a three-quarter loop around central Bochum and begins and ends at Autobahn A40. [[Ruhr University Bochum]] is also served by an expressway running from the Nordhausen-Ring to Autobahn A43. Until 2012, a new interchange (Dreieck Bochum-West) between the Donezk-Ring and Autobahn A40 is being constructed within tight parameters due to the existence of a nearby factory.

Apart from the autobahns and expressways, there is also a small ring road around the centre of Bochum, where most roads radiating out of Bochum begin. Most main roads in Bochum are multi-lane roads with traffic lights. Bochum is also served by the [[Bundesstraße 51]] and [[Bundesstraße 226]]. B51 runs to Herne and Hattingen, and B226 runs to Gelsenkirchen and Witten.

===Railways===
[[File:Bochum - Kurt-Schumacher-Platz - Hbf 01 ies.jpg|thumb|[[Bochum Hauptbahnhof]], the city's main railway station]]
Bochum has a [[Bochum Hauptbahnhof|central station]] situated on the [[Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway|line from Duisburg to Dortmund]], connecting the city to the long-distance network of [[Deutsche Bahn]] as well as to the [[Rhine-Ruhr]] [[S-Bahn]] network.

===Bus, tram, underground===
Local service is supplied mainly by [[BOGESTRA]], a joint venture handling transportation between the cities of Bochum and Gelsenkirchen. The [[Bochum Stadtbahn]] is a single underground line connecting the University of Bochum to [[Herne, Germany|Herne]], and the [[Trams in Bochum/Gelsenkirchen|Bochum/Gelsenkirchen tramway network]] is made up of several lines, partially underground, connecting to Gelsenkirchen, Hattingen and [[Witten]]. Public transport in the city is priced according to the fare system of the [[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr|VRR]] transport association.

===Waterways===
As one of the few [[Ruhr area]] cities, Bochum is not directly connected with the German waterway net; the closest link is in the more northern located [[Herne Common|Herne]] at the [[Rhine-Herne Canal]]. In the south the border of Bochum is marked by the [[Ruhr]]. Up to the first half of the 19th century it was one of the most-travelled rivers in [[Europe]] and was mainly used for coal departure. Aside from cruise ships, it is no longer used for commercial navigation.

===Air===
The closest airports are [[Essen/Mülheim Airport]] (27&nbsp;km), [[Dortmund Airport]] (31&nbsp;km) and [[Düsseldorf Airport]] (47&nbsp;km). To reach the airport in [[Düsseldorf]], there are [[InterCityExpress|ICE]], [[Intercity (Deutsche Bahn)|InterCity]], RE and S railway lines. Other reachable airports are the [[Cologne Bonn Airport]], the [[Weeze Airport]], the [[Münster International Airport]] and the [[Paderborn Lippstadt Airport]].