Accessible route to Campus Sonnenstraße (SON) of Fachhochschule Dortmund
Address Campus Sonnenstraße (SON)
Sonnenstraße 96-100 44129 Dortmund
Porter’s loge (Pforte): +49 (0231) 9112 9399
General accessibility information on Campus Sonnenstraße (SON)
Some of the buildings on Campus Sonnenstraße are historic and with limited accessibility.
The main entrance and the central info point/porter’s lodge are located in building section A. The main entrance can be accessed only via stairs.
Stepless access to the central info point/porter’s lodge is possible via the "Neuer Graben" entrance. This entrance also has an automatic door system.
There are elevators in all buildings, without audio output.
In the inner courtyard, an outdoor elevator provides access to building section B.
The buildings are only partially equipped with automatic door sensors.
Accessible bathrooms can be used with European toilet keys.
Take the subway U-Bahn via the central station Dortmund Hauptbahnhof.
Accessibility information for blind and vision impaired persons on Campus Sonnenstraße (SON)
The rooms on Campus SON are labeled in Braille.
There is no tactile guidance and orientation system inside and outside of the buildings.
The elevators have no audio output.
Traveling by train via Dortmund Hauptbahnhof
Dortmund’s central station is still being renovated until 2024. Currently (2022), not all platforms are accessible. Information on accessibility can be found on the station website of the national railway company Deutsche Bahn.
U42 coming from Hombruch and Grevel, stop "Möllerbrücke"
Next to the escalators is an elevator that goes all the way to the top and is suitable for wheelchair users.
When you reach the "Sonnenstraße" exit, go straight ahead and keep to the right.
There is a pedestrian traffic light on your left that you must cross. Then keep left and follow the street for 500 meters.
Cross three side streets (Arneckestraße / Liebigstraße / Poppelsdorfer Straße); Campus SON is on the right.
Note for mobility impaired persons who want to use building A (main entrance, info point and porter’s lodge) and building B
After crossing Poppelsdorfer Straße, you will see a building with an orange sign with the letter D on the right side.
Turn sharp right behind it.
Cross the courtyard straight ahead and use the ramp next to the stairs until you reach the top of the street "Neuer Graben".
Turn left and follow the sidewalk until you see the building with the orange sign with the letter A on the left side.
There you will find a stepless entrance to building A with a ramp next to the stairs and an elevator inside.
Traveling by subway U-Bahn for blind and vision impaired persons
U42 coming from Hombruch and Grevel, stop "Möllerbrücke"
There is no tactile guidance and orientation system.
Follow the sound of the escalator. Take the elevator to the top to the exit "Sonnenstraße". Use the exit straight ahead. If using the escalator at the top, turn sharp right, follow straight ahead and use the escalator sharp right. Use the exit sharp left.
When you reach the Sonnenstraße exit, turn sharp right. Walk straight ahead for 10 meters. There is a pedestrian traffic light on the left you must cross.
Then turn sharp left and follow the road straight ahead for 500 meters.
Cross three side streets; Campus SON is on the right.
Traveling by commuter train S-Bahn
S4 coming from Dortmund-Dorstfeld or Dortmund-Lütgendortmund, stop “Möllerbrücke”
Take the elevator on the left to the very top.
Follow the left turn until you reach Möllerbrücke. Stay on the left side and follow the bridge to the end. Then cross the pedestrian lights.
Keep left and follow the road straight ahead for 500 meters.
Cross three side streets (Arneckestraße / Liebigstraße / Poppelsdorfer Straße); Campus SON is on the right.
Hinweis für Rollstuhlnutzer*innen die Gebäude A (Haupteingang, Infopunkt und Pforte) und B nutzen möchten:
After crossing Poppelsdorfer Straße, you will see a building with an orange sign with the letter D on the right side.
Turn sharp right behind it.
Cross the courtyard straight ahead and use the ramp next to the stairs until you reach the top of the street “Neuer Graben”.
Turn left and follow the sidewalk until you see the building with the orange sign with the letter A on the left side.
There you will find a stepless entrance to building A with a ramp next to the stairs and an elevator inside.
S4 coming from Unna, stop "Möllerbrücke
Keep left on the platform and follow the path to the next street (Sonnenstraße).
Cross the street, keep left and follow the path. After crossing Poppelsdorfer Straße, Campus SON is on the right.
Note for wheelchair users who want to use building A (main entrance, info point and porter’s lodge) and building B:
After crossing Poppelsdorfer Straße, you will see a building with an orange sign with the letter D on the right side. Turn sharp right behind it.
Cross the courtyard straight ahead and use the ramp next to the stairs until you reach the top of the street “Neuer Graben”.
Turn left and follow the sidewalk until you see the building with the orange sign with the letter A on the left side.
There you will find a stepless entrance to building A with a ramp next to the stairs and an elevator inside.
Traveling by commuter train S-Bahn for blind and vision impaired persons
S4 coming from Dortmund-Dorstfeld, stop "Möllerbrücke"
There is no tactile guidance and orientation system.
Follow the sound of the escalator on the right. Take the escalator, then turn sharp left, go straight for 30 meters and use the escalator on the (sharp) right side.
When you reach the exit “Sonnenstraße”, turn sharp right. Walk straight ahead for 10 meters. There is a pedestrian traffic light on the left you must cross. Then turn (sharp) left and follow the street for 500 meters.
Cross three side streets; Campus SON is on the right.
S4 coming from Unna, stop "Möllerbrücke"
There is no tactile guidance and orientation system.
Follow the sound of the escalator on the left. Take the escalator, then turn slightly left and use the escalator straight ahead.
When you reach the exit "Sonnenstraße", take the exit sharp left.
Turn sharp right at the exit and walk straight ahead for 10 meters.
There is a pedestrian traffic light on the left you must cross. Then turn (sharp) left and follow the street for 500 meters.
Cross three side streets; Campus SON is on the right.
Traveling by car
Campus Sonnenstraße (SON) is located in the immediate vicinity of the through road Bundesstraße 1 (B1). The B1 can be reached via the highways A1, A44 and A45.
From the direction of Kamener Kreuz, highway junction AK Do/Unna, Westhofener Kreuz
When driving on the B1, take the exit "Dortmund-Zentrum", at the exit turn right into Ruhrallee (B54), at the 4th street turn left into Sonnenstraße.
From the direction of highway junction AK Do/Witten, AK Do-West and AK Do Nordwest
When driving on the B1, exit on "ZVS/WDR" and turn right into Wittekindstr. At the traffic light first turn left into Lindemannstraße, then turn right into "Neuer Graben". At the 4th street, turn left into Weisbachstraße and then left into Sonnenstraße.
Accessible parking at Campus Sonnenstraße (SON)
A publicly accessible parking space is located directly in front of the accessible entrance in the street "Neuer Graben".
The accessible parking lot of Fachhochschule Dortmund are located in the inner courtyard of Campus SON. Press the call button at the gate to the campus. Cross the first parking lot and keep left at the next gate.
A stepless access to the porter’s lodge in building part A is located in the street "Neuer Graben". Leave the inner courtyard via the ramp next to building F. At the top, keep left and follow the sidewalk until you reach the building with the orange sign with the letter A. Here you will find an entrance to building A with a ramp next to the stairs and an elevator inside.
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