Borken is a town and the capital of the district of the same name, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Borken is situated 10 km east of the Du…Borken is a town and the capital of the district of the same name, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Borken is situated 10 km east of the Dutch border. Borken station is the northern terminus on the remaining section of the Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck–Winterswijk railway.